The Rise and Rise of Solo Gaming

If you were to think of ‘someone who plays board games alone’ – what image comes into your mind?  Be honest, is it Comic Store Guy from The Simpsons?  A socially challenged loner geek who struggles with human interaction?  Maybe you’re right.  But you’re probably wrong.  The truth is that more and more people are being drawn towards solo board gaming, and the reasons for this are myriad and interesting.   It’s strange to think that video games were once merely the province of marginalised geeks.  Especially now that franchises like Call of Duty have proven they can draw in... View Article

Help with an article – The Rise and Rise of Solo Gaming

Dearest Blorggers,   I’m writing an article detailing The Rise and Rise of Solo Gaming for the UK Games Expo (our version of Essen) this year, and I’d love to canvas you gentlefolk for opinions, quotes and ideas.   I think it’s fair to say that whilst solo rules for board games, and particularly war games, have been around for ages we’ve also seen a surge of interest in solo rules recently, particularly in line with the rise of Kickstarter – a platform where gamers can help to guide the decisions of creators to include extra elements they might not... View Article