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

DOTR – One Paladin (and all of his Companions) Against The World

I’d been told that a solo hero could not Defend the Realm, so I set out to prove this to be true.  One slightly cowardly Paladin set out on a one way mission into war and hell.  The following is from another play-test of the forthcoming Companions & Catacombs expansion using a single hero: The sunlight glistened on the spears, polearms and helmets of the orc battalion as they scoured the forest for their elusive quarry.  The weight of their numbers was terrifying – the earth seemed to shake as they stormed about, grunting and barking at each other.  Amongst... View Article

Thunderstone Strategy Series: Assess the Setup

Just got Thunderstone as a gift recently and it’s proving to be awesome solo and even more fun – and very competitive – in two player mode too.  In the following article, AEG’s Mark Wootton discusses Thunderstone strategies, and as a TS noob I found his thoughts very useful – hope you do too:http://www.alderac.com/thunderstone/2011/03/06/strategy-series-assess-the-setup/And if you haven’t picked this little gem of a game up yet, what are you waiting for??