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 have previously considered, such as solo rules.

 

Anywho, whilst I’m developing this, if you have any interesting thoughts or articles on the subject that you think might help, I’d certainly be grateful for any suggestions – and if you do respond below feel free to pop in a quote with your own thoughts on the subject.  I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to quote everyone in the article but it might be a cool discussion point in any case.

 

So, why do you play solo games?  And have you seen an increase in the proliferation of solo games in recent times?

 

For example, if I was to answer the first question myself it would be along the lines of: I often play games solo to learn the rules before introducing the game to friends, to get away from screens for a bit and test my mental agility, to have a thematic narrative experience, and also because I blooming love it!

 

Thanks in advance for any thoughts on the subject.  🙂
T