Board for One: Board Games Beyond Solitaire

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board games for one

board games for one

On the list of those things that we always enjoy, but even more when we are alone , we can admit without fear of being wrong that losing track of time reading and watching for hours, on loop and without any shame, that series, program or movie that has become our particular guilty pleasure are two of the most sought after home plans for the common mortals.

Until, as with everything good in this life, we come face to face with popular wisdom: that little pleases and much tires. We have crossed the fine line that separates it from binge eating, which means 'reset' the mind with a totally different activity: cooking, tidying the house, set up our own spa ... The truth is that the list is longer than it seems.

If you like them table games , you're in luck, because your options have just multiplied, courtesy of all those who were created with single player . We select some of the best table games individual; and no, don't worry, none is the lonely man , no matter how good moments he has given us throughout our lives.

FRIDAY

Although the brief explanation that accompanies its box leaves no room for doubt ('A solo adventure'), we clarify that Friday is a board game created solely for the intervention of a single player, unlike those that, although they have the solo option , were initially designed with multiplayer in mind. The protagonist is a castaway who needs to be trained , because only then will he be able to improve his survival skills to successfully face the pirates.

Single player board games.

Single player board games.

AGRICULTURAL

After the end of a plague that has devastated Central Europe in the 17th century , the peasants have to rebuild civilization practically from scratch and that means reviving crops, developing livestock and improving their homes and farms. This is the starting point of this board game intended for a minimum of one player and indicated from the age of 12, but which allows up to four participants.

Single player board games.

Single player board games.

SCYTHE

A little further to the east of the continent, but without leaving Europe, and a few centuries later, this ** strategy game ** is located, which, however, also forces us to transport ourselves to a parallel reality conquered by five factions (one for each one of the players that the game allows); in the case of the mode for a single person, the rules force you to choose a faction. Achieving objectives and conquering territories is the broad idea of ​​this game that will end when the player has achieved six stars.

Single player board games.

Single player board games.

SHERLOCK HOLMES, COUNSELING DETECTIVE

Help Sherlock Holmes solve a case, as part of the Baker Street Irregulars , is the idea behind this board game designed for the intervention of at least one player and up to a maximum of eight people. At our disposal there is a total of 10 different cases , which occurred in various districts of London, which we must solve with the least number of clues possible; ahead, more than an hour of play for each case, although the final time will really depend on each player.

Single player board games.

Single player board games.

ROBINSON CRUSOE, ADVENTURES ON THE CURSED ISLAND

Once again with survival as the main objective, this board game begins with the arrival of an inexperienced castaway who must organize himself to get ahead on the desert island that has now become his new home. The scenarios can change (there are seven different ones) in the same way that the difficulty level of the game does.

Single player board games.

Single player board games.

AERION

In this case, it's time to put yourself in the shoes of an inventor who has been given the far from easy task of building a new fleet of aircraft. And for this you not only need the best partners, also materials and designs with the resources you can get.

Single player board games.

Single player board games.

ELDRITCH HORROR

This cooperative game (in multiplayer mode) is made up of a group of investigators who They will try to prevent at all costs the arrival of fearsome beings who intend to destabilize our world..

Single player board games.

Single player board games.

UTOPIA ENGINE

In the list of print & play games, designed to print at home and start playing directly, Utopia Engine is undoubtedly one of the most popular. Created by Nick Hayes, to play Utopia Engine all you need is a pencil, some dice and the printed game.

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