1 Player Podcast

This latest show is all about Victory Point Games and it's a big one!  First off I give a brief overview of the company's origins and then get into a look at the States of Siege game series. Then, there is an interview with Tom Decker who has designed a number of solitaire friendly games published by VPG. Finally, I look at Nemo's War by Chris Taylor. Victory Point Games' website. Nemo's War on BGG. Tom Decker on BGG. States of Siege on BGG.

Hello folks. Welcome to the latest episode and the 1 year anniversary. In this episode I very quickly go over all the games currently in the Solo Print and Play Design contest and then give an overview of March to the Sea, the solitaire game of modern conflict in Germany. Interesting links: March to the Sea on BGG. Solitaire Print and Play contest on BGG. El Tablero Podcast en español.

In this latest show, I go over The Walking Dead: The Boardgame.  This is the Z-Man edition based on the comic.  I also ask the question "Is my Lord of the Rings: LCG a good value?"  Tune in to see if I answer the question. The Walking Dead: The Boardgame on BGG. Lucky Numbes by Michael Schacht. Shadi Torbey inteview (scroll down to 24-04-12). Dark Eon Assasin on Kickstarter. Hoplomachus - The Lost Cities on Kickstater. Artscow sale discussion on 1 Player guild.

Episode 17 is now up. It features another review about a firefighting game (hopefully not my last). In this one, I talk about Smokejumpers. It's a neat little game where your crack team of firefighters have to stop a forest fire. But, before that, I talk about randomness in a game and some the different mechanics used to handle that. Smokejumpers on BGG.

This is the (first) Print and Play episode. Hopefully, I'll have many more of these as I have a few other PnP games I'd like to look at. In this episode, I first talk with Crhis Hansen of the Solitaire Print and Play Design Contest being hosted on BGG. Chris talks about last years contest and winners and also about how to be involved in this years contest. There is also some talk about print and play games, in general. After that interview, I look at Raider 16-Atlantis, which was a winner from last year's contest. I talk about my experiences with putting together and then playing the game. Raider 16 - Atlantis on BGG. The files for the game are listed in this discussion. The current monthly geeklist on print and play crafting. The Print and Play guild on BGG. It's origins are based on the Print and Play podcast which has unfortunately been inactive for about a year. However, there is lots of great information on this guild and all the old episodes of that show are still available. This geeklist has lots of free PnP games to try out. Reviews by Chris, of games from last year's contest. And finally... The discussion thread for this year's contest.

This episode takes a look at solitaire games that can be played on an airplane tray table.  It's a very small surface and very few games actually work on it.  I also resolve the contest and announce the winner of the soon to be available Equilibrion.  Finally, I talk about Feurio!, which was recently re-published by Mayfair games as Ablaze!. Links Episode entry on BGG - The podcast GL entry. It includes a link to all the travel games mentioned in this show. Ablaze! on BGG

Today's episode has a look forward at upcoming solitaire games.  Then, I look at Death Hulk: Space Angel, published by Fantasy Flight Games, in detail.  Oh yeah, I announce a small contest because, darned it, I want e-mail.

Welcome to episode 13.  In this show I first go over my "1 player podcast solitaire gaming awards" for my played games last year.  Awards are given in about a dozen categories such as...

• Funnest Wargame
• Best Solitaire Value
• Best Thematic Experience
• Most Tense Game

Happy New Year!  Episode 12 of the 1 Player podcast is finally available.  In this episode I briefly discuss playing RPGs solo and go into detail about the Mythic RPG ruleset which can be used with any other RPG system to play adventures without a GM or stand-alone to create a home brew adventure, in any genre you can imagine, just using the Mythic rules. Mythic RPG on RPGGeek.com Mythic's homepage

This episode should have been the solo RPG episode but Real Life has gotten in the way of that in a BIG way. Instead, this episode is on D-Day Dice. The co-operative dice game about WW II. If you haven't heard about this game yet, check it out and try out the Print and Play version. If you like it, hop on over to Kickstarter and back this project. D-Day Dice Free Trial version on BGG D-Day Dice on BGG D-Day Dice on Kickstarter

Welcome to the Halloween Episode... published just barely in time for the Holiday. It has a very very brief look at Halloween solo friendly games in general and then I spend some time dwelling on Elder Sign. Enjoy! Elder Sign on BGG

Welcome to episode 9.  In this show I talk about playing multiplayer games alone.  I discuss a bit about some of the benefits and drawbacks of it.  Then, I go into more detail about my experience while playing Men of Iron, Volume 1: The Rebirth of Infantry by Richard H. Berg and published by GMT in 2005. I also very briefly talk about the games being released at Essen this year which support playing solitaire.  Essen is just a week away at this point and many if these games will be available at local retailers in the next month or two.

Finally another episode! In this show I talk about game books such as the Choose Your Own Adventure series and Fighting Fantasy Game books. I also give a pseudo-review of Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective. This game is about to be re-published in French and might be of interest to listeners. Audio quality issues still hound me. This episode is quieter than most, except for the really loud dice rolls. Sorry about those. Other than that, it does seem to be more consistent. Anyway, here are some links that might be interesting. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective on BGG. Demian's Gamebooks website is the most comprehensive place to get info on gamebooks. The Solosaurus blog which is so far mostly about one person's experience with playing solitaire RPGs.

In this episode, first I talk about what I've been playing lately. Then, I talk about Solitaire variants. I talk briefly about some games with variants for one and go over what kind of games don't usually support solitaire variants. Finally, I have an interview with BGG user GameRulesForOne. He has designed quite a few solitaire variants that have been posted on BGG. SoloPlay variants on the Geek

Episode 6 is finally available. It's only a week late. This episode is about experience games. I define those as games where playing is more abut the experience and story the game provides than it is about winning or losing. I first talk a little bit about dungeon crawlers and the review Outdoor Survival. This game is both despised and beloved. In both cases, I think, because the gameplay is so bad. However, if you start a game of Outdoor Survival with that in mind you'll find the experience more fun for it. Finally, I have a small contest in which you can win a copy of Onirim if you upload an Outdoor Survival scenario to BGG. Having taken 3 weeks to get this episode out, I think I like that time frame. It gives me enough time to play games between shows. In the near future, I may try and slow down my publishing rate a bit. Outdoor Survival on BGG