1 Player Podcast

This episode is on the new game by Bruno Cathala & Ludovic Maublanc. The game is a cooperative/solo game on the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.  However, this game is really just a variant of the classic solitaire card game which I just remembered is sometimes called Klondike...doh!  Anyway, as I said, it is just a variant, but one that I found made the game MUCH better than the original.  The theme and mechanics work very very well together and make this game much more than the sum of its parts.

This is a game I've been wanting to talk about for a long time.  I finally got it out and played it solo again, in part because of the relatively new (as of last September) SoloPlay variant.  But not only do I play that variant, I also try out three solitaire specific maps and have a lot of fun with it.

Welcome to episode 50!  It's amazing that I have gotten this far and there seems to be no shortage of games to talk about.  This time, I look at Navajo Wars by Joel Toppen.  I also talk to Joel about the game.  It's a very interesting discussion.

Once again it's braiiins time here on the 1 Player podcast. This time, we look at Victory Point Games take on the theme with the States of Siege, Dawn of the Zeds, designed by Hermann Luttmann.  This is one of the biggest most complex States of Siege game so far.  You get tons of options and variety and decisions to make all with fantastic graphic design.

I am in the midst of moving this week.  I don't have much time for a show but this one is surprisingly long.  I talk to Todd R from French Toast Games about Spell Saga.  This is a Tabletop Novel he has on Kickstarter right now.  That's a narrative told in the form of a card game.  I also look at Dungeon Heroes by Michael Coe of Gamelyn Games.  Dungeon Heroes is a neat little dungeon crawler that can be played solo in about 10 or 15 minutes.

This month's game is Cuba Libre.  This is a game I've been really excited about playing for a long time.  If finally came out about a month ago and I've been learning,playing and enjoying it the last few weeks.  This is the 2nd or 3rd game in GMT's COIN series and is co-designed by Volko Ruhnke & Jeff Grossman.  The game is about the Cuban Revolution of the 1950's.

This episode is once again mostly about Print and Play games.  Specifically, I talk to Chris Hansen about the Solitaire PnP Design Contest going on right now as well as about his new endeavor with White Dog Games.  Finally, I l look at the solitaire RPG, Chronicles of Arax.

I've been busy busy busy lately so in this episode I find time to talk about games I may talk about some day.  Then, I look closely at In Magnificent Style by Hermann Luttmann and published by Victory Point Games.  This is a neat little game about the Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.  The game recreates this hopeless charge in a very entertaining way.

All aboard! This episode I attempt to look at solo friendly train games.  I don't get very in depth into that but I do reminisce about old video games.  I go into more detail about Silverton.  It's a game I really like because of the history and gameplay.

This episode I briefly talk about the game Shut the Box and even play the game live on the show!  I also list my Top 10-ish solitaire games.

This is the post vacation episode so I don't talk about much more than just this show's game.  That game is Infection by John Gibson.  I interviewed John a few months ago and we talked about this game which was still in beta testing.  The game has since been published and is now available.  Actually, today is it's 2 month anniversary.  Happy game anniversary John.  I also briefly talk about my vacation and have a suggestion for travelling with games.

I finally get around to reviewing Onirim's younger brother, Urbion, aka Equilibrion.  The game is similar in style and simplicity, however it does have it's own distinct feel.  Does the game hold up to it's legacy?  It does for me.

Episode 40 is here!  In this episode I talk a lot about print & play games.  I go into tools, supplies and even a bit about technique.  Then, I review a game which was originally a commercial game but is now available as PnP.

• Barbarian Prince on BGG

• The Game Crafter
• Print and Play Productions
• ArtsCow
• Printer Studio
• Meeple Source
• Mini Poker Chips from Discount Poker Shop

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