1 Player Podcast

Albert spent some time playing Discover: Lands Unknown from FFG.  We get back together to discuss the game.

Welcome to another instalment of the 1 Player Podcast.  In this episode we look at the official solo variant for Five Tribes.  This is a fantastic game published by Days of Wonder   News (02:37) Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small ( bgg ) (03:40) Groves ( bgg ) (04:34) Nightfighter Ace ( bgg , compass games ) (05:44) Gorbachev: The Fall of Communism ( bgg , wdg ) (07:09) Arkham Horror: 3rd editi...

In this episode we look at the game New Bedford, published by Greater Than Games.

Another episode another game!  This time we talk some brief news including Albert's new fountain pen podcast and the new Snowdownia Kickstarter.  Then we take a deep look at Four Against Darkness, the solo RPG dungeon crawl in which you take for intrepid adventures in a quest for fame and fortune. Pens on the Go ( podbean ) Snowdonia ( BGG , KS ) Four Against Darkness ( BGG , Amazon , DriveThruRPG...

Julius and Albert travel through time to review Anachrony, from Mindclash games. Let's admit,Julius spends a lot of time talking about the solo mode for this one, so tune in and travel.   Extended show notes: Banter and geenral discussion Review of Anachrony (06:04)

In this 150th episode Albert & Julius discuss Nusfjord.   01:26  Unlock ( Asmodee , BGG ) 05:22  Heroes of Terinoth ( FFG , BGG ) 09:36  The Deep Gate: Arkham Horror novel ( FFG ) 11:56  Dragonfire ( BGG ) 13:10  Asmodee 16:46  Nusfjord ( BGG )

Do you like Arkham Horror the card game? Do you continue to purchase the new expansions as they come out? Well, Julius does. Albert doesn't, so we are leaving him behind as Julius and guest co-host Tyler Moore review over the entire Path to Carcosa cycle for Arkham Horror the card game. Join us for a full review of each scenario across the cycle.

Welcome to episode #148 of the 1 Player Podcast.  This month, Albert and Julius talk about the game, Terraforming Mars.  See what we like and what we don't like about this game from Stronghold Games.

Journey into the depths of the libraries of the 1 Player Podcast. Join us on the couch as we chat about some of our favorite books of late, including the "Traps Hidden Books" and "You Don't Want to Know." We also talk about Victory Point Games' recent kickstarter for their Graphic Novel Adventures, and about Gem Rush. We then review Ex Libris, a library building worker-placement game. We then retu...

After chatting about some recent games they've played, Albert and Julius review two Pandemic games today, Pandemic Reign of Cthulhu and Pandmic Iberia. Afterwards, Julius talks with the designer of Unbroken, currently on Kickstarter. General Discussion: Stuffed Fables and the Every Night is Game Night Podcast (01:55) CoOp Cast (05:55) Ex Libris, Architects of the West Kingdom, by Renegade Games (6...

Hi folks, in this episode Julius and Albert go over some news and a rant or two, then we talk about the "Big In Japan" game from AEG, Unicornus Knights.   01:17 News (Portal Games) 01:34   Detective: A Modern Crime Boardgame ( BGG ) 02:32   Imperial Settlers: Amazons ( BGG ) 03:29   Imperial Settlers: We Didn't Start the Fire ( BGG ) 04:03   Robinson Crusoe: Mystery Tales ( BGG ) 06:06 Rant! Flash...

Albert and Julius have a packed episode today. Not only do we announce the winners of the Lords of the Rings contest, but we also have an extended interview with AJ Porfirio about upcoming Van Ryder Games titles, including the Big Score, graphic novel adventures, and the Hostage Negotiator campaign. Then we review and discuss Flee, the innovated rules-less small box game from Friedemann Friese.  ...

In episode #143 we look at the new game for Creativity Hub, now known as Hub Games.  The game is Untold: Adventures Await.  This is a cooperative storytelling game that uses Rory's Story Cubes and is really a light RPG in disguise.  We also have a small segment interviewing Rory O'Conner of Rory's Story Cubes fame. For the rest of the really interesting cube, head on over to the Every Night is Gam...

After a winter break, the 1 Player Podcast is back to review a big game, Too Many Bones, and a little game, Triplock. Both are published by Chip Theory Games, so the episode is dedicated to discussions of chips (for at least a minute, but we never do decide on a favorite chip). As usual, we chat about a bunch of other games and a bit about general life happenings before getting into the game discu...

In this last episode of 2017 we look look back (though don't we always?)  But first we also breifly look forward with the news!  Our main review is a look way back to the 1960s and world wide espionage with Agents of SMERSH by Jason Maxwell and published by 8th Summit Games.   02:59 Nations: Dice Game - Unrest ( BGG ) 06:45 Viceroy ( BGG ) 09:43 Imperial Assault companion app ( FFG ) 14:48 Lord of...

Albert and Julius return, after a slight delay due to holidays and technical difficulty. But we're back, and talking about some new news and some old news! And about games! And about pop culture! Could you ask for more? Join us for a discussion of some kickstarter projects and gaming trends. Then we review two games from our new "Same but different" category: Limes and NMBR 9. We Must Tell The Emp...

This slightly longer than "normal" episode has a bit of news followed by a long discussion on Hotshots by Fireside Games. We also get into a small discussion on probabilities.   02:17 Shopping Geeklist (1 Player Guild Collective Aquisition Disorder) ( BGG ) 04:27 English Eerie ( RPG Geek , DriveThruRPG ) 07:34 Tom Vassel loves Solo 12:12 Untold: Adventures Await ( BGG ) 18:32 Dawn of Peacemakers (...

Have you considered a career in sound effects creation? Neither did Albert until he played B-17, and now he is fascinated with creating the sound air-based combat simulation sound effects! Amazing! In this episode, Albert and Julius talk about a bunch of games they've been playing and are highly anticipating playing. Expect to hear more about all of these. Then, Albert presents B-17 Flying Fortres...

In this episode Albert & Julius talk a bit about a few games and then dig into Mechs vs Minions, a co-op dungeon crawl pubished, by of all things, a video game company.   01:46 - St. Louis Game Design Day 05:38  -  Subatomic ( BGG ) 06:53  -  Subterranian Cities ( BGG ) 10:36 - Escape the Room: Mystery at the Stargazer's Manor ( BGG ) 14:37 - Hostage Negotiator ( BGG ) around the world ( geeklist...

A game about farming in the Mediterranean!  This episode has Julius taking a close look at La Granja for solo play.  Then we both play a game of Ancient Empires, currently on Kickstarters.   Kickstarter 05:50 - The Networks: Executives ( BGG , KS ) 09:35 - Wander: The Cult of Barnacle Bay ( BGG , KS ) 13:55 - Ancient Artifacts ( BGG , KS ) Feature 15:20 - La Granja ( BGG ) Playthrough 50:10 - Anci...

Having survived the great darkening of the sun, Albert and Julius return to delve into the deepest reaches of our oceans. In this episode, after a breif chat of our solar eclipse experiences, Albert and Julius review the solitaire game Nemo's War (second edition). Albert also interviews David Thompson, the designer of Pavlov's House and a number of other designs. Join us as we chat about puppies,...

Welcome to the Eclipsisode.  In this episode (which actully has nothing to do with an eclipse other than the date)) we review Yggdrasil.  Albert also talks about CRGE, the Conjectural Roleplaying Game Emulator.  As always, we also have a bit of news and whatnot. 00:24 - Intro 00:39 - Welcome   Conjecture Games 00:54 - CRGE ( DriveThruRPG ) 12:52 - UNE ( DriveThruRPG ) 14:19 - BOLD ( DriveThruRPG )...

Gencon is right around the corner, so Albert and Julius are excited to talk about some of the games they are looking forward to hearing more about. Sadly, although GenCant is happening this year, GenCant SoloCon didn't get arranged for this year. Regardless, Albert and Julius take a brief run through their wishlists from Gencon releases, and talk about a few other games on Kickstarter. After the r...

This is a big episode folks!  This time around Julius and Albert invited anybody that wanted to participate to come on the show and chat.  We were joined by BGG user SSGMightyMouse.  We spent a lot of time talking about just about every aspect of new new-ish Arkham Horror LCG.  We also have some news and a discussion of LCG versus "regular" games, in terms of cost. This is a big big show.   01:45...

Albert and Julius celebrate July 4 with a rousing discussion of board games. We preview the upcoming game Renegade, chat about the recent release of the Friday app, and a few other board games. We also announce our upcoming live event: The Big Arkham Chat. On July 16 at 8 pm (central), we will be recording our episode talking about Arkham Horror the card game and a discussion of living card games...