1 Player Podcast

In this game I look at mountain climbing.  There are two games on the subject and I review the smaller sized one... Disaster on K2 by Tom Decker.  As may is a crazy month, this is about all I look at.  I do, however, give a brief "explanation" of the event that set the theme behind this game in which 11 climbers died on K2 in a single day.

• Disaster on K2 on BGG
• Disaster in the Himalayas series on BGG
• Enemy Coast Ahead: The Dambuster Raid at GMT
• GMT solo games page
• Marco's Board Game Video Reviews on KS
• Infection: Humanity's Last Gasp at VPG

This episode covers a neat little Print and Play game on transporting goods across the galaxy. The game is AstroNavis Merchant Advanced. You take on the role of a trader whose just taken a loan out on a ship and has 3 months left to repay it. Your going to need to haul quite a few loads in those 3 months.

I also give a quick recap of Solitaire Gaming Month and my recent solitairish activities which mainly amount to thrifting a few games.

• AstroNavis Merchant Advanced
• AstroNavis Merchant


• Solitaire Gaming Month geeklist


• Galaxy Defenders on KickStarter
• Upon a Fable on KickStarter
• Run For Your Life on Kickstarter

This long overdue episode is finally out. In this show, I look at Rune Age, the deck-building game by Corey Konieczka and published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2011. This is a fantasy themed deck-building game set in the world of Terrinoth which is also the setting for Rune bound, DungeonQuest, Descent, and Rune Wars. All of which, except for the last 2, support solitaire play. I also introduce solitaire gaming month... May!

• Rune Age on BGG.
• Rune Age: Oath and Anvil expansion on BGG.
• Runebound on BGG.
• DungeonQuest (3rd edition) on BGG.


• Computer AIs for games.

This episode covers, briefly, the history of solitaire, resolves a contest, and then describes a different solitaire... Bowling Solitaire by Sid Sackson. Happy April Fool's Day all.

• Bowling Solitaire on BGG
• Flash Point: Fire Rescue - Extreme Danger on Kickstarter
• Baldric's Tomb on Kickstarter
• Dungeon Crawler figures on Kickstarter
• Origins of Patience/Solitaire

I'm really excited by this episode. I've been wanting to talk about dungeon crawlers for the longest time. Not only that, but I even review a game appropriately named Dungeon Crawler. This is a ECG (expandable card game) in which to take a team of characters into a dungeon. I also give a broad general look at dungeon crawling. Oh, make sure to pay attention to the small contest. Note that one game I mentioned in the news, Once Upon a Fable, no longer seems to exist on Kickstarter. Sorry about that.

• Dungeon Crawler
• Navajo Wars
• Fields of Fire II at GMT
• Dungeon Roll on Kickstarter
• Where There is Discord
• Codeword: Cromwell

Episode 34 is about D-Day Dice.. which was covered in episode 11 and even in an unboxing on episode 22.  This now is officially the game I've most talked about.  I also give a quick look at bunch of 5 minute games.

• D-Day Dice
• Yahtzee
• Fistful of Penguins
• Boggle
• Trivial Pursuit
• Lord of the Rings: THe Adventure Deck Game
• Proton
• Rory's Story Cubes
• Spot It!
• Escape of the Dead Minigame
• The Clock Strikes
• Chronicles of Arax

Today we have another big episode all about infections. First, there is an interview with John Gibson, designer of Infection and being published by Victory Point Games. Then, I give a review of Pandemic comparing both the old and new versions as well as describing the gameplay in general.

• Pandemic on BGG
Information about Infection by John Gibson
• ThatCowboyGuy.com
• That Cowboy Guy blog
• BGG post on Infection

Another megasode is here!  This episode is all about Van Ryder Games and If I'm Going Down.... If I'm Going Down is a zombie survival game which you won't get to survive. We also talk about the playtesting of Hostage Negotiator.

• If I'm Going Down... on BGG.
• Hostage Negotiator on BGG.
• Bremerhaven on BGG.
• Elder Sign: Unseen Forces on BGG.
• Where There is Discord on BGG.

This latest episode looks at the new game by Serge Lagat & Bruno Cathala.  This is a small memory math card game. Also, I briefly look at Tunnels & Trolls which is currently on Kickstater.

• Shadows over Camelot the Card Game on BGG.
• Deluxe Tunnels and Trolls on Kickstarter.
• Yggdrasil: Asgard on BGG.
• Questor on BGG.
• Forbidden Desert on BGG.
• Pandemic on BGG.
• Peloponnes on BGG.

Welcome to the 1st episode of 2013. This show I look at the game Mosby's Raiders published by Victory Games. The game is about John Mosby and his Partisan Raiders. They waged guerrilla warfare against the North during the American Civil War. This episode I also look at my "ideal solitaire game" by picking the various attributes I think I like in a game. The episode is a bit short. It might have been longer if it wasn't for the power going out while recording. I finished in the dark.

• Mosby's Raiders on BGG.
• Where There is Discord on BGG.
• Tunnels and Trolls on Kickstarter.
• Battle for Souls on Kicstarter.

For the last episode of the year, I talk about Yahtzee-like games and specifically the Catan Dice Game. Based on the simplicity of this game, it is probably the shortest review yet. Also, yet another contest.. this one is even smaller and more complicated than the last! Happy Holidays!

• The Catan Dice Game on BGG
• Hostage Negotiator currently open for beta test
• Achipelago solo expansion on BGG.

This is Uwe Rosenberg month at the 1 Player Podcast.  I review At the Gates of Loyang but also briefly talk about the other solo friendly games Mr Rosenberg has designed and I have tried. At the Gates of Loyang Agricola Ora et Labora Merkator Bohnröschen Al Cabohne

Today's episode is on the classic solitaire wargame, Ambush! This is a paragraph driven wargame. As you play, you look up in a book to determine what is going on. In otherwords, this game has A LOT of information that is unknown to the player until he encounters it. I also briefly talk about preparing to play a big solo game.

Today's show is on The Isle of Doctor Necreaux. It's a small cooperative game for 1-5 players with a fun theme. I also go over some of the solo-friendly games at Essen this year. The Isle of Doctor Necreaux on BGG. The Essen Spiel 2012 Preview geeklist on BGG. Storm the Castle on Kickstarter. Relentless: The Search for Glory on Kickstarter. Trail of Ithaqua announcement on FFG. The Steward's Fear expansion for Lord of the Rings LCG announcement. Don Quijote app on Google Play.

In this latest episode, I review Last Frontier: The Vesuvius Incident. This is a neat game about sending space marines into a ship invested with hostile aliens. Unfortunately, the ship is falling into a planets atmosphere. Your time is limited. The goal is to get into the ship and save as many crew as possible, or at least account for the dead crew. It's a bit gruesome but fun. The game is currently on KS, if it sounds interesting check it out before the campaign ends. I also resolve the Pocast Contest #2 Last Fronter: The Vesuvius Incident on Board Game Geek and on Kickstarter.