1 Player Podcast

I'm really excited by this episode. I've been wanting to talk about dungeon crawlers for the longest time. Not only that, but I even review a game appropriately named Dungeon Crawler. This is a ECG (expandable card game) in which to take a team of characters into a dungeon. I also give a broad general look at dungeon crawling. Oh, make sure to pay attention to the small contest. Note that one game...

Episode 34 is about D-Day Dice.. which was covered in episode 11 and even in an unboxing on episode 22.  This now is officially the game I've most talked about.  I also give a quick look at bunch of 5 minute games. D-Day Dice Yahtzee Fistful of Penguins Boggle Trivial Pursuit Lord of the Rings: THe Adventure Deck Game Proton Rory's Story Cubes Spot It! Escape of the Dead Minigame The Clock Strikes...

Today we have another big episode all about infections. First, there is an interview with John Gibson, designer of Infection and being published by Victory Point Games. Then, I give a review of Pandemic comparing both the old and new versions as well as describing the gameplay in general. Pandemic on BGG Information about Infection by John Gibson ThatCowboyGuy.com That Cowboy Guy blog BGG post on...

Another megasode is here!  This episode is all about Van Ryder Games and If I'm Going Down.... If I'm Going Down is a zombie survival game which you won't get to survive. We also talk about the playtesting of Hostage Negotiator. If I'm Going Down... on BGG. Hostage Negotiator on BGG. Bremerhaven on BGG. Elder Sign: Unseen Forces on BGG. Where There is Discord on BGG.

This latest episode looks at the new game by Serge Lagat & Bruno Cathala.  This is a small memory math card game. Also, I briefly look at Tunnels & Trolls which is currently on Kickstater. Shadows over Camelot the Card Game on BGG. Deluxe Tunnels and Trolls on Kickstarter. Yggdrasil: Asgard on BGG. Questor on BGG. Forbidden Desert on BGG. Pandemic on BGG. Peloponnes on BGG.

Welcome to the 1st episode of 2013. This show I look at the game Mosby's Raiders published by Victory Games. The game is about John Mosby and his Partisan Raiders. They waged guerrilla warfare against the North during the American Civil War. This episode I also look at my "ideal solitaire game" by picking the various attributes I think I like in a game. The episode is a bit short. It might have be...

For the last episode of the year, I talk about Yahtzee-like games and specifically the Catan Dice Game. Based on the simplicity of this game, it is probably the shortest review yet. Also, yet another contest.. this one is even smaller and more complicated than the last! Happy Holidays! The Catan Dice Game on BGG Hostage Negotiator currently open for beta test Achipelago solo expansion on BGG.

This is Uwe Rosenberg month at the 1 Player Podcast.  I review At the Gates of Loyang but also briefly talk about the other solo friendly games Mr Rosenberg has designed and I have tried. At the Gates of Loyang Agricola Ora et Labora Merkator Bohnröschen Al Cabohne

Today's episode is on the classic solitaire wargame, Ambush! This is a paragraph driven wargame. As you play, you look up in a book to determine what is going on. In otherwords, this game has A LOT of information that is unknown to the player until he encounters it. I also briefly talk about preparing to play a big solo game. Ambush! on BGG.

Today's show is on The Isle of Doctor Necreaux. It's a small cooperative game for 1-5 players with a fun theme. I also go over some of the solo-friendly games at Essen this year. The Isle of Doctor Necreaux on BGG. The Essen Spiel 2012 Preview geeklist on BGG. Storm the Castle on Kickstarter. Relentless: The Search for Glory on Kickstarter. Trail of Ithaqua announcement on FFG. The Steward's Fear...

In this latest episode, I review Last Frontier: The Vesuvius Incident. This is a neat game about sending space marines into a ship invested with hostile aliens. Unfortunately, the ship is falling into a planets atmosphere. Your time is limited. The goal is to get into the ship and save as many crew as possible, or at least account for the dead crew. It's a bit gruesome but fun. The game is current...

This episode I talk about the Victory Point Game's State of Siege game called Levée en Masse. The game is on the French Revolution and designed for exactly one player. I also mention a contest. Levéee Masse on BGG. Solitaire PnP Design contest winners. Lonely Meeple blog. Fragor Brothers' Spellbound on BGG. Don Quijote Android app beta on BGG.

Today's episode is on Circus Train by Tom Decker. A neat game in which you can play that dastardly sub-villain from Water for Elephants, Uncle Al. Circus Train on BGG Circus Train at Victory Point Games . Circus Train at GMT's website . Darkest Night is VPGs new co-operative game. Hooyah: Navy Seals Card Game on BGG. Hex Encounter's interview with Joel Toppen. Lunatic Labyrinth on RPGNow.com

In this episode, I review Flash Point: Fire Rescue, published by Indie Board & Cards. I've really enjoyed playing this game. I also do an unboxing of D-Day Dice which I received the other day. Oh yeah, and I ramble about the goal of gaming. Flash Point: Fire Rescue on BGG. Flash Point: 2nd Story on Kickstarter. D-Day Dice on BGG. The Battle of Red Cliffs on Kickstarter.

Episode 21 is here. Today I cover World War II games (sort of) and then go into detail about London's Burning. I also do an unboxing of A.D.30. Really, it's an uneveloping but you get the idea. :) London's Burning on BGG A.D.30

This latest show is all about Victory Point Games and it's a big one!  First off I give a brief overview of the company's origins and then get into a look at the States of Siege game series. Then, there is an interview with Tom Decker who has designed a number of solitaire friendly games published by VPG. Finally, I look at Nemo's War by Chris Taylor. Victory Point Games' website. Nemo's War on BG...

Hello folks. Welcome to the latest episode and the 1 year anniversary. In this episode I very quickly go over all the games currently in the Solo Print and Play Design contest and then give an overview of March to the Sea, the solitaire game of modern conflict in Germany. Interesting links: March to the Sea on BGG. Solitaire Print and Play contest on BGG. El Tablero Podcast en español.

In this latest show, I go over The Walking Dead: The Boardgame.  This is the Z-Man edition based on the comic.  I also ask the question "Is my Lord of the Rings: LCG a good value?"  Tune in to see if I answer the question. The Walking Dead: The Boardgame on BGG. Lucky Numbes by Michael Schacht. Shadi Torbey inteview (scroll down to 24-04-12). Dark Eon Assasin on Kickstarter. Hoplomachus - The Lost...

Episode 17 is now up. It features another review about a firefighting game (hopefully not my last). In this one, I talk about Smokejumpers. It's a neat little game where your crack team of firefighters have to stop a forest fire. But, before that, I talk about randomness in a game and some the different mechanics used to handle that. Smokejumpers on BGG.

This is the (first) Print and Play episode. Hopefully, I'll have many more of these as I have a few other PnP games I'd like to look at. In this episode, I first talk with Crhis Hansen of the Solitaire Print and Play Design Contest being hosted on BGG. Chris talks about last years contest and winners and also about how to be involved in this years contest. There is also some talk about print and p...

This episode takes a look at solitaire games that can be played on an airplane tray table.  It's a very small surface and very few games actually work on it.  I also resolve the contest and announce the winner of the soon to be available Equilibrion.  Finally, I talk about Feurio!, which was recently re-published by Mayfair games as Ablaze!. Links Episode entry on BGG - The podcast GL entry. It in...

Today's episode has a look forward at upcoming solitaire games.  Then, I look at Death Hulk: Space Angel, published by Fantasy Flight Games, in detail.  Oh yeah, I announce a small contest because, darned it, I want e-mail.

Welcome to episode 13.  In this show I first go over my "1 player podcast solitaire gaming awards" for my played games last year.  Awards are given in about a dozen categories such as... Funnest Wargame Best Solitaire Value Best Thematic Experience Most Tense Game I also give a brief description of Friday, by Friedmanm Friese. Links: Friday on BGG

Happy New Year!  Episode 12 of the 1 Player podcast is finally available.  In this episode I briefly discuss playing RPGs solo and go into detail about the Mythic RPG ruleset which can be used with any other RPG system to play adventures without a GM or stand-alone to create a home brew adventure, in any genre you can imagine, just using the Mythic rules. Mythic RPG on RPGGeek.com Mythic's homepag...

This episode should have been the solo RPG episode but Real Life has gotten in the way of that in a BIG way. Instead, this episode is on D-Day Dice. The co-operative dice game about WW II. If you haven't heard about this game yet, check it out and try out the Print and Play version. If you like it, hop on over to Kickstarter and back this project. D-Day Dice Free Trial version on BGG D-Day Dice on...