Table for one! Looking for games you can play all by yourself?
Anitra really loves solo games, and we’ll always try a game’s solo mode and let you know whether we think it’s worth trying.
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SNAP Review – Ultimatch
SNAP Review – Sherlock Solitaire
Sherlock Holmes doesn’t really work alone – he works best when Dr. Watson is beside him. Sherlock Solitaire is the same way: it can be played solo, but is more fun as a two player cooperative game.
» Read moreFlashback: Lucy – Looking Back, and Back, and Back!
In Flashback: Lucy, Scorpion Masqué didn’t bother calming your nerves, but leaned into creepiness instead of a light-hearted adventure.
» Read moreWandering Towers – A Magical Race
Wandering Towers brings a special kind of magic to the table. It’s a game that will click after a single turn, and keep you super engaged until the last wizard drops into Ravenskeep.
» Read moreExplosion in the Laboratory
Explosion in the Laboratory is best for families looking for a more challenging press-your-luck game. It packs a lot of options into a small box with a really interesting ramp up of risk and reward.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Rush Hour
Can you get the red car out of the parking lot? Elliot discovers this classic puzzle game for the first time.
» Read moreExpress Route
Cooperative games tend to be either quite easy or nearly impossible. Express Route doesn’t feel impossible, but it’s very tough.
» Read moreDogfight! Rule The Skies in 20 Minutes
Dogfight! has rapid, action-packed turns. Your toughest decision is determining how far to move and when to fire. You’ll need to be cunning to try and predict what your opponent will do. Can you out-maneuver them and line up your shot?
» Read moreArcheOlogic – Deductive Cartography
Mapping a hidden city full of traps is the theme of ArcheOlogic, a new logic and deduction game from Ludonaute. ArcheOlogic is a deduction and polyomino placement game for 1-4 players ages 12 and up. A game should take a little under an hour. Setup In ArcheOlogic, players race to determine the correct placement of six buildings (represented by polyominos)
» Read moreRedwood: Nature Photography as Puzzle
It’s rare that a game can move as quickly as Redwood does while allowing players to interact in a non-destructive way. It combines point-of-view with a photography theme in a way that’s fresh and easy to understand.
» Read moreSNAP Review – At The Helm
Build a tiny deck and play cards carefully to achieve your goals in this challenging solo game.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Pocket Paragons
Anitra and Elliot explain this quick and tiny dueling game. Perfect for on-the-go playing, with plenty of characters to keep from feeling stale.
» Read moreTesseract – Cooperative Cube Containment
Are kids allowed when you’re saving the known universe? We think so. Cooperate to contain cubes from the collapsing Tesseract before it causes an irreparable breach!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Ecosystem: Savanna
Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game
Players chuck dice to make Mars habitable: increasing oxygen, raising temperature, and creating oceans. The dice represent different resources players can spend to raise these terraforming parameters or play Project cards.
» Read moreChomp
With simple rules and quick set up, Chomp is easy to dive into. The complexity lies in the decisions of card drafting and placement while considering end game scoring. And it works wonderfully as a solo puzzle game.
» Read moreOverboss: A Boss Monster Adventure
Can you build the best “overworld” for your video-game monsters? “Overboss is a map-building game from the makers of Boss Monster.
» Read moreFlashback: Zombie Kidz – Memory Mysteries
A mystery-solving adventure game set in the Zombie Kidz universe. Examine three Memories over several sessions to figure out the zombies’ plan and how to stop them!
» Read moreCranium Big Brain Detective Game
Cranium Big Brain Detective Game is more of a seek-and-find activity than a game. Young players can solve mysteries on a colorful, large-scale game board.
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