1 Player Podcast
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A podcast dedicated to solitaire board gaming, feature game reviews and discussions.
Episodes
- 1P 399 - Cozy Stickerville
This episode reviews Cozy Stickerville, a cooperative sticker legacy game where players build a village over a 10-year campaign by drawing cards and placing stickers. The discussion contrasts its narrative focus with potential boredom, que…
- 1P 398 - Fields of Fire
This episode discusses Fields of Fire, a solitaire tactical wargame by Ben Hull, published by GMT Games. It covers the game's solo experience, its campaigns set in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, its terrain card system, and its command and cont…
- 1P 397 - Back to the Table: Nations
This episode of 1 Player Podcast, titled "1P 397 - Back to the Table: Nations," compares the board games Nations and Nations: The Dice Game.
- 1P 396 - Power Vacuum
In episode 1P 396, Julius introduces Power Vacuum, a trick-taking game for multiple players. Players assume the roles of appliances vying to succeed the deceased Vacuum, with gameplay incorporating mechanics beyond simple trick-taking.
- 1P 395 - Popular Mechanics: Family Games
In episode 1P 395, hosts discuss the definition of a family game and review several titles suitable for mixed skill groups and solo play, such as Nations: The Dice Game, Sagrada, and The Game.
- 1P 394- Dawn of the Orcs
This week, I tell Julius all about the one-shot RPG, Dawn of the Orcs. In this game, you and up to seven friends will play as the council of a kingdom under attack for a more powerful enemy empire. To fight back, the council approves the c…
- 1P 393 - So You've Been Cursed
This week Julius previews So You've Been Cursed. It's a Scott Almes game that was on Kickstarter and has now been sent to backers so should be available soon. This is based on So You've Been Eaten, which we covered way back in episode 275!…
- 1P 392 - Tend
I tend not to like roll and writes. I'm not sure what exactly it is but I don't seem to like the write aspect of the games, except for Yahtzee and maybe the Catan Dice Game. Fortunately, Julius is here to tell us about other roll & writes…
- 1P 391 - S.E.T.I.
1 Player Podcast reviews the board game S.E.T.I.: Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, highlighting its basis in real science and exploration. The game features simple rules with complex, thematically integrated mechanics.
- 1P 390 - Popular Mechanics: Cards Only!
In episode 1P 390, hosts Julius and discuss board games that consist solely of cards, exploring titles such as For Northwood!, Onirim, Maiden's Quest, Deckscape, Skytear Horde, and Star Realms, with a few honorable mentions.
- 1P 389 - Habitats
Episode 1P 389 of 1 Player Podcast discusses the board game Habitats. The gameplay involves collecting exotic animals and plants to build a nature park.
- 1P 388 - Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship
This episode reviews the board game Fate of the Fellowship, a Lord of the Rings-themed game where players aim to destroy the One Ring in Mount Doom. The reviewer highlights its thematic design, suitable for fans of the franchise.
- 1P 387 - Oros
In episode 1P 387 of 1 Player Podcast, Julius discusses the game Oros. Players in the game raise lands for their followers to construct temples atop volcanoes.
- 1P 386 - Lost in Adventure: The Labyrinth
The 1 Player Podcast episode 386 discusses the game Lost in Adventure: The Labyrinth, a light point-and-click adventure game. It is noted as being similar in style to games such as Cantaloop, Leisure Suit Larry, and Monkey Island, but with…
- 1P 385 - Sports Games
In episode 1P 385, hosts Albert and Julius discuss various sports board games. They cover titles such as Bottom of the 9th, Heat: Pedal to the Medal, Formula D, Bowling Solitaire, K2, and Mars Open: Tabletop Golf.
- 1P 384 - A Place for All My Books
The 1 Player Podcast episode discusses "A Place for All My Books," a cozy game centered around the concept of storing books in various places within a home.
- 1P 383 - Emerald Skulls
In episode 1P 383 of 1 Player Podcast, Julius introduces the game Emerald Skulls. It is described as a gambling game suitable for one to six players, with a mention of feisty goblins.
- 1P 382 - Maki Master
In episode 1P 382, Julius reviews Maki Master, a tile-laying game where players arrange ingredients to complete sushi recipes. The deluxe edition of the game is highlighted for its components.
- 1P 381 - Conservas
Episode 1P 381 of 1 Player Podcast discusses the board game Conservas. Players manage a finishing and canning business, catching fish for the market while carefully balancing the ecosystem to prevent overfishing.
- 1P 380 - Popular Mechanics: Sequels
1 Player Podcast episode 1P 380 covers game sequels. The hosts discuss games that are sequels to other games, citing examples like The Search for Planet X, Arkham Horror, Sleep Gods, and Agricola.
- 1P 379 - One Hit Heroes
This episode features Julius discussing the cooperative game One Hit Heroes, where heroes confront significantly more powerful super-villains. The game can be played solo or with multiple players acting as solo participants. Audio technica…
- 1P 378 - SpaceCorp 2035-2300AD
This week I tell Julius all about the game SpaceCorp, by John Butterfield and published by GMT. This game is played in three phases in which you explore colonize, the inner Solar System, then the outer Solar System and finally the nearby g…
- 1P 377 - Endeavor: Deep Sea
This week Julius tells us about a game as big as a school bus! Endeavor is a game about exploring the world's oceans solo, cooperatively or competitively. It's a big game that sounds like lots of fun and very thematic. Endeavor: Deep Sea (…
- 1P 376 - Time Fenix & tariffs
This week I talk with Mike & Olga Rimer of Caravel games. They have been making video game content for years and years in the excellent D.R.O.D. series (Deadly Rooms of Death). A few years ago, they released a solo puzzle game called Twist…
- 1P 375 - Popular Mechanics: Dexterity Games
This week Julius and I talk about dexterity games. It's not a category you see often when talking about solo games, but there are a few fun ones we've tried (mostly). 02:04 Flip Ships ( BGG ) 05:47 Nekojima ( BGG ) 09:50 What Lies Beneath…
- 1P 374 - Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
This week Julius and I talk about the smaller version of Terraforming Mars. Well, one of the smaller versions. The game is the very lovely love-child of Terraforming Mars & Race for the Galaxy, Ares Expedition. In this game, you are workin…
- 1P 373 - Harvest
This week, we talk about Harvest, the farming game from Keymaster Games, publishers of PARKS. In this game, you are trying to farm and harvest your fields as often as possible. It's a worker placement that can be soloed by playing against…
- 1P 372 - Back to the Table: Lewis & Clark: The Expedition
This week Julius takes us back to the table with Lewis & Clark. Go on a slow boat ride accoss the North American continent to explore lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase and explore the yet unclaimed Pacific Northwest. That is, not ye…
- 1P 371 - Colostle
This week Julius and I explore a RPG about exploring a giant castle. Giant doesn't do this castle justice though. This is a world inside a castle so immense there are seas in it. The castle is filled with room so large there are cities and…
- 1P 370 - Loooooong Games
This week Julius and I talk about looooong games. These are games that take 3 or more hours to play! Serioulsy, these are the kind of games I wish I could play more often but find it hard to get out on the table... 03:44 7th Continent ( BG…
- 1P 369 - Fit to Print
This week, Julius introduces Fit to Print the newspaper layout game. It actually sounds like a fun game with a timer. In this game, you are buying the best stories and laying out on your newspaper to make the most captivating paper in town…
- 1P 368 - Free Ride
This week I tell Julius and the audience all about Free Ride, the train game by Friedemann Friese and published by Rio Grande Games. This is a fun pick-up and deliver game with quick turns that includes a solo challenge. Hop aboard and hea…
- 1P 367 - Welcome to Reckoning
This week Julius tells us about the small game Welcome to Reckoning. This 1 player game by Mike Heiman set in a wild wild west with cosmic horrors. Gotta love those cosmic horrors.
- 1P 366 - Vinhos
This week we talk about a Vital Lacerda big-box game on wine making. The game is the 2016 release of Vinhos: Deluxe Edition. It's a fun game that lets produce wine, compete in wine fairs, sell and export. All this in an effort to become th…
- 1P 365 - Popular Mechanics: The Year
This week, we look at a year of gaming. Well, sorta. We look at games that have a year in them or somehow use the flow of time in them. It was harder than expected, but we found a few games that do have a pretty decent sense of time passin…
- 1P 364 - Power Plants
This week Julius and I look at a game about growing magic herbs and plants in a communal wizard's hedge. Position your helper sprites to help you get the most plants from this shared garden. This is an interesting game of area control in w…
- 1P 363 - Bot Factory
Julius and I talk about Bot Factory but Vital Lacerda. Mostly Julius describes the game and I talk about how much it reminds me of Kanban and how I want to play either of those two games. Bot Factory is based on Kanban in both the theme of…
- 1P 362 - Back to the Table: Castle Panic
This week we look back at a classic co-op game, Castle Panic. Monsters have decided to attach your castle in a clearing surrounded by dangerous woods. Waves of monsters charge the castle. Fortunately, the clever design makes it hard for th…
- 1P 361 - Mythic Mischief
This week tells us about a Monster High-ish game called Mythic Mischief. In it, you play a group of monster kids in school, trying to cause mischief in the library and get one of the rival cliques in trouble. It's a head-to-head sportsball…
- 1P 360 - Popular Mechanics: Roll(etc.) & Write
04:20 - Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age (BGG, Eagle-Gryphon) 08:55 - Cartographers (BGG, Thunderworks) 14:40 - Yahtzee! (BGG) 17:40 - Dungeon Dice (BGG) 22:45 - Railroad Ink (BGG) 27:39 - OctoDice (BGG) 31:27 - Clip-Cut Parks (BGG) 3…
- 1P 359 - Aleph Null
This week we talk about the game Aleph Null by Tony Boydell and published by Capstone Games. The art is by Alex Leigh and music by Nicholas O'Neill. I did not include music as I mentioned I might do, primarily because I didn't see it avail…
- 1P 358 - Wild Gardens
This week Julius and and daughter join this week to talk about the very lovely Wild Gardens. This is a game about foraging for natural ingredients to put into your delicious recipes. It's a beautiful game that reminds of Studio Ghibli anim…
- 1P 357 - Anamnesis
This week I talk about a small solo RPG called Anamnesis. This is a game about forgetting your past and then rediscovering who you are. I found it hard to start because you begin with no information and you are making it all up as you go a…
- 1P 356 - Back to the Table: Pandemic
This game seems to come up again and again and it's for good reason. Pandemic is a classic games in line with the likes of Monopoly, Clue or Scrabble. Fight off diseases ravaging the world in an effort to save humanity. This game has inspi…
- 1P 355 - Popular Mechanics - Tragic Games
While still struggling slightly (very slightly), Julius and family recorded an episode about tragic games. That's right. These week we look at games that are overall about sad events. No tragedy here though, it's a very fun episode! 02:00…
- 1P 354 - Deck of Wonders
This week we talk about Deck of Wonders, which currently has an expansion out on Kickstarter. I'd hope to get this episode out with plenty of time for listeners to decide if they want to back this. Saddly, Hurricane Helene set back my prod…
- 1P 353 - Search for the Lost Species
I am still struggling with outdoor home internet. Julius and family picked up my slack and recorded an episode. This week's game is the sequel to The Search for Planet X.
- 1P - Hurricane Helene
This week again no episode. I was affected by Hurricane Helene. My family is fine but we are with out power going on four days now. It will be a few weeks before I can get the currently recorded episode out.
- 1P 352 - Leviathan Wilds
This week Julius tells us all about climbing behemothic monsters, also known as Leviathans. In this game you are trying to remove crystals from Leviathans all while they fight back. It's a cooperative game that can be played solo and uses…
- 1P 351 - What Lies Beneath
This week I talk about a gamebook from Fervent Workshop called What Lies Beneath. It was designed by Chris Scaffidi and the art is by Jason Glover, who has also designed quite a few games of his own. In this gamebook, you wake up in a dung…