Welcome to Episode 94 of the Solosaurus podcast! Host Michael Eckenfels gets into a long needed discussion of Black Orchestra!

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Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro and Disclaimer 01:56 - Solosaurus News 12:47 - Review Begins 39:14 - Conclusion 42:36 - Final Thoughts and Outro To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected]. 

To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news.    You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!

Welcome to the next episode of Solosaurus Plays. In this Part 2 episode, Michael Eckenfels continues his foray into a solo playthroughs of Rock Band, a solo RPG where you create and control a band as it struggles to rise from garage band status with few fans, to international stardom and beyond, in the early 1980s. So join him for this exercise in solo play! Need new games? Head on over to Game Kastle and use the discount code SOLOSAURUS10 at check out to secure 10% off your first order! Note: All music was provided via Humble Bundle, and all sound effects were purchased from Videvo. 

Please head over to the Solosaurus Facebook page to give any feedback. I'm still trying to find a good balance of sound effects!

Welcome to Episode 93 of the Solosaurus podcast! Host Michael Eckenfels discusses a zombie-themed board game, Resident Evil 2!

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Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro and Disclaimer 01:50 - Solo2 News 13:45 - Review Begins 14:50 - Horror in Board Games versus Movies versus Zombies 20:24 - Overview 25:18 - Components 31:56 - Rules 34:11 - Gameplay 49:34 - Overall 52:52 - Stomp of Approval (?) 53:58 - Final Thoughts and Outro

To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].    To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news.    You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!

Welcome to the first (ish) episode of Solosaurus Plays. In these episodes, Michael Eckenfels dives into solo playthroughs of all types of games, starting with this solo RPG called Rock Band. In this game, you create and control a band as it struggles to rise from garage band status with few fans, to international stardom and beyond. So join him for this exercise in solo play! Need new games? Head on over to Game Kastle and use the discount code SOLOSAURUS10 at check out to secure 10% off your first order! Note: All music was provided via Humble Bundle, and all sound effects were purchased from Videvo. 

Please head over to the Solosaurus Facebook page to give any feedback. The sound effects were limited in this one as I didn't want to weigh it down too much with an overabundance of them. At least, not now. Muwahahahahaha!

Welcome to Episode 92 of the Solosaurus podcast! Here, your host Michael Eckenfels brings his Top 10 list of solo games to compare with Jerry from the Board Game Snobs Podcast! This makes this technically a mega-episode (or mega-saurus, however you want to see it), full of not just game discussions. 

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Time Stamps:

00:03:57 - Board Game Snobs Podcast Discussion

00:27:18 - Our Top 10 Solo Games Discussion Starts

00:28:09 - No, Really, Our Top 10 Solo Games Discussion Starts

01:58:21 - Final Thoughts and Outro

To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].    To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news.    You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!

Welcome to Episode 91 of the Solosaurus podcast! In this episode, Michael reviews the game The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-1943, designed by Gregory Smith and published by GMT Games.

• Intro and Exposition (00:00)
• Solo2 News (from Solitaire Times) (02:27)
• 19:27 Review Begins
• 22:56 Components
• 28:40 Gameplay
• 01:01:04 Solo Strength
• 01:01:15 Replayability
• 01:02:52 Stomp of Approval?
• 1:03:57  Outro

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• Black Rose Wars
• Dungeonology
• Nova Aetas
• 99 Ninja
• Requiem: Downfall of Magic
• Umbrella

Other Games:

• Nightfighter Ace: Air Defense over Germany, 1943-44
• Interceptor Ace: Daylight Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44
• B-17: Queen of the Skies
• Amerika Bomber: Evil Queen of the Skies
• Target for Today
• Target for Tonight: Britain's Strategic Air Campaign Over Europe, 1942-1945

To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].    To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news.    You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Michael dives into solo wargaming, talking about a LOT of different games. Plus, he discusses what makes a solo game solitaire, as well as what makes a wargame, a wargame. Plus, he goes down various gaming rabbit holes as a bonus.

• Intro and Exposition (0:00)
• Solo2 News (from Solitaire Times) (3:44)
• What Is Solo Gaming? (11:18)
• What Is a Wargame? (18:20)
• New Solo Wargaming Player Recommendations (22:16)
• Classic Solo Wargames and More (46:53)
• Outro/Wrap Up (1:01:48)

To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].    To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news.    You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!   Games mentioned in this episode:   In Solo News:

• Creature Caravan
• Bone Wars
• Sirens
• Defrag
• Forage
• Orchard
• Grove

Recommendations:

• Pavlov's House
• Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of World War II
• Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms
• Lanzerath Ridge
• Pacific Tide
• Interceptor Ace
• Interceptor Ace Volume 2
• Nightfighter Ace
• B-17 Queen of the Skies (mentioned because of Greg Smith's design, Amerika Bomber: Evil Queen of the Skies, which I failed to follow through with - sorry!)
• Aurelian: Restorer of the World
• Charlemagne, Master of Europe
• Escape from Hades
• Endurance
• NATO Air Commander
• That Others May Live: Combat Search and Rescue, Vietnam
• The Hunters
• The Hunted
• Beneath the Med
• Skies Above the Reich
• Storm Above the Reich
• Skies Above Britain
• Fire in the Lake
• Pendragon
• All Bridges Burning
• Colonial Twilight
• Enemy Coast Ahead: Operation Chastise – The Dambuster Raid
• Enemy Coast Ahead: The Doolittle Raid
• Fields of Fire
• Fields of Fire 2
• Combat!
• Ambush!
• Battle Hymn
• Mosby's Raiders
• RAF: The Battle of Britain, 1940 (Decision Games edition)
• D-Day at Omaha Beach
• D-Day at Tarawa
• In Magnificent Style
• Crowbar! The Rangers at Pointe Du Hoc
• Dawn of the Zeds

 

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Michael returns to Solosaurus to talk about a whole lot of things. Again.

• Intro and Exposition (0:00)
• Solo News (from Solitaire Times) (10:04)
• What Have I Been Playing/Buying? (20:15)
• What Else Is Going On? (30:54)
• What's in Store for Solosaurus? (36:55)
• Outro (39:15)

To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].    To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news.    You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!   Games mentioned in this episode:

• Snap Ships Tactics
• Fortune and Glory
• Shadows of Brimstone
• Sherman Leader
• Warfighter Shadow War
• Iron Maiden Figure Pack 1
• Star Trek Adventures Captain's Log Role Playing Game
• Pursuit of Happiness
• Hostage Negotiator (including Crime Wave and Career)
• The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-1943
• The Hunted: Twilight of the U-Boats, 1943-1945
• In Dreams

 

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Martin and Michael return to Solosaurus to talk about a whole lot of things.

• Intro and Exposition (0:00)
• Solo News (from Solitaire Times) (14:56)
• What We've Been Playing (28:56)
• Purchases (1:10:24)
• What's in Store for Solosaurus (1:30:56)
• Outro (1:38:14)

To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].    To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news.    You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Martin and Michael interview one of the most prolific and legendary solo mode game designers out there, David Turczi!

• Intro and Exposition (0:00)
• What Have You Played, Lately? (2:48)
• Interview Kinda Begins (27:13)
• Outro and Ending (1:08:24)

You can find great solo games (and a community to talk about them with like-minded folks) at the best online gaming store for solo gamers: Stone Valley Games (www.stonevalleygames.com). Check them out, and tell them we sent you!   To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].    To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to www.tableforone.me, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9292.    You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!

You can find a full list of David's work here!

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Martin and Michael spend time plotting to overthrow the Communist leadership of Hungary, circa 1956, in the board game Days of Ire: Budapest 1956.    Michael also took a look at an expansion, Days & Nights: Red Army Pack.

• Intro and Exposition (0:00)
• Solo Gaming News (2:03)
  • Purple Haze (on Gamefound as of this recording)
  • Final Girl Season 2 (already funded on Kickstarter as of this recording)
  • Solar 175 (launching on Kickstarter on March 1, 2022, as of this recording)
• What Have You Played, Lately? (19:01)
• Game Review: Overview (37:51)
• Components (41:33)
• Rules (49:07)
• Gameplay (53:49)
• The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1:003:14)
• Stomp Discussion (1:03:11)
• Outro and Ending (1:03:59)

You can find great solo games (and a community to talk about them with like-minded folks) at the best online gaming store for solo gamers: Stone Valley Games (www.stonevalleygames.com). Check them out, and tell them we sent you!   To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].    To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to www.tableforone.me, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9292.    You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!   The games mentioned (at least, all the ones Michael could catch!) are listed here:   Martin's Play List:

• It's a Wonderful World
• Cascadia
• Rise to Nobility

Michael's Play List:

• Coffee Roaster
• HeroQuest
• Mini Rogue
• Hunted: Mining Colony 415
• Absolute War! The Russian Front, 1941-45

Other Games Mentioned:

• Operations Olympic & Coronet
• Gato Leader
• Nights of Fire