Tag: GencantSolo

  • Games I should be playing.

    Solo
    Friday – its apparently really good. Solo Survival.
    Mageknight – complicated, but the gold standard for solo games. A tough nut to crack. Maybe my goal for #GencantSolo.
    Lord of the Rings – solid mechanics, good thematic experience.
    Robinson Crusoe :  – another solid game with some interesting mechanics. Based on the novel, it’s very much a survival game.
    Alien Uprising – Worker placement escape the alien planet game.

    Two player – exclusively.
    Claustrophobia  – asymmetric dungeon crawler. Go into the dark places to fight demons…
    Mage Wars Arena – wizards fighting!

    Two Or more.
    Valley of the Kings – Egyptian deck builder. Neat Crumbling market mechanic.
    Five Tribes – Mancala-based  tiles puzzle. Pick up meeples, drop in them in paths, collect the matches on the last tile, and go for a score. With some auction mechanics.
    Legendary Encounters – co-op survival in the Aliens movies.
    Xenoshyft – co-op lane defense against alien hordes, ala Starship Troopers.
    Blood Bowl : Team Manager – Sportsball battles
    Tokaido – Zen game of wandering through Japan.
    Abyss – Pearls, Keys and the undersea kingdom.

    Three or more
    Dead of winter – tense survival with personal goals and the potential of traitors, and of course zombies.
    Among the stars – build a space station by drafting titles.
    Star Wars : Imperial Assault – mission based adventure game, in the Star Wars universe, around the time of original trilogy.
    Cthulhu Wars – Conquer the world, and end it.
    Black Fleet – Pirates!
    Terra Mystica – Magical landscaping.

    Four specifically.
    Shadowrun : Crossfire – Co-op combat.

    BTW, Most of these games were…

    Purchased at Starlit Citadel