Broke out Ragusa finally, and played a couple solo games with it. I really enjoyed the “other players benefit from your action” aspect of it (for clarification, you’re placing houses at the corners of resource hexagons, and when you activate certain hexagons, each other player who has house(s) around it also take the action).

The rules take a bit to sink in, but I found it pretty satisfying.

A fellow Colemakian! Love the keyboard!

I see your concern there, and I’m in the same boat as far as not wanting to make games not fun. For me, the app is more of a way to keep track of what I’ve played, keeping high scores, and knowing what day of the week I sacrifice most of my time to board games on.

Thanks for that info about Dominion though. I’ll only abuse it a couple times. ;)

I played a few solo games, including Dustrunner and Gate, and I did a couple scenarios in Monster Expedition (in which I realized I had been under-improving my hunting camps in my previous games by not using all applicable dice). My girlfriend and I got in a couple games of Wingspan ala duet mode, which is always a satisfying way to spend post of an afternoon.

Also, I picked up the BG Stats app and have spent a fair amount of time entering any logged games I could scrounge up. I feel complete now.

Slightly sorry, mostly not sorry. (Oh, how I wish indie, on demand games weren’t so expensive…)

Not sure if you saw it, but there is a Gates mat actually! It’s annoyingly several dollars more, but for completeness, it’s there. And thanks for the heads up on the sale! Any suggestions for other good games?

While it is indeed a highly intriguing name, it is but a small part of the larger game. Sadly you do not get to explore the Fearamid, haha.

I haven’t played any yet, but I like the idea of it! I’d really like to give the Frostpunk and Monster Hunter World adaptations a go.

Quick follow up: it’s available on their site now!

Libby, the ebook reader app that is synced with my library card! It works quite well, and though I technically pay for my public library via taxes, the app is free and fantastic!

Onirim is a fun experience, but I’d wait for a sale. You can get a lot more board game for $35. Aim for $20 or less. Game Nerdz and Amazon have it for $25 at the moment.

For those transfer fees alone, I should be switching to yearly donations, but I’m about half half monthly and yearly right now. Looking at the ones I support via Patreon, not all of them actually offer a yearly option though.

I’ve haven’t tried the app yet, but it might be nice to pick up for lightweight traveling!

It is pretty colorful, though I think my phone might have boosted the colors a wee bit. It’s been on sale a bit late for around $15 ;)

That’s alright, looking forward to trying it myself!

Always looking for good solo games, thanks! This one should do nicely to help satiate the urge to go out and hike a wee bit (it’s regularly over a 100°F here, too hot for hikes).

Edit: is there a way to pick this up yet? I see that it was a kickstarter project, and that they do not yet have it on their site.

I was looking through that list the other day myself. Here are some that I play and like: Onirim, Imperium Classics, Wingspan, Cascadia, Spaceshipped, Tin Helm, Gate, and, if you have a bit of disposable income, LCGs like Arkham Horror and Marvel Champions.

I’ve found a few groups on Meetup where folks are looking for games or looking for players for their tables locally. Other than that, related Discord communities are good for online games.

Thanks, that was my next step! Appreciate the help.

I should have been more specific, yes it’s a 404.