Based on the suicide prevention message at the end you have earned a subscriber. I hope this doesn't sound silly; however, I actually got a little emotional at how genuine the message was. Very kind of you. I am a stage IV cancer patient and I certainly have my 'hard' days. Death is indeed permanent and if someone like me can find a reason to keep going, then anyone can. Life is such a gift and there are so many great games, books, movies and musical compositions to explore. Not to mention that the board gaming community is full of so many wonderful people. Get involved on BGG, or other places, and you'll be sure to find some like-minded individuals. Anyway, these are tough times and many of us are alone a lot more right now. Keep your chin up and stay safe. Please, please use the hotline if you need someone to talk to. Take care and happy gaming!

Cody, you're a class act! The jokes made me laugh and the message at the end touched my cold, cold heart. Not to mention the countdown itself gave me ideas for games to play solo. Kudos to you, sir!

Nice plug for hotline. All “problems” are temporary, death is permanent and the ultimate “FU” to those who love you the most.

Great list, I am currently playing Castle itter and loving it. Always enjoy your videos, and thought your segment at the end was spot on.

Glad to see Castle Itter on your list, excellent and totally underrated game.

Really a thoughtful and sensitive thing to do. Thank you for all your good work Cody, I'm a fan.

What I love about Arkham Horror TCG is that there are a lot of custom made scenario's by players. Just print them out, sleeve them and you have hours of new content

What a great video -- I have a tremendous interest in solo games/games that can be played solo, and now I have some new titles to track down (especially Castle Itter). Thanks for posting. And OMG, as the kids say (do they still say that?), the silent film Imperial Assault-Zombicide mashup will have me grinning for days! Kudos as well for posting the National Suicide Prevention Hotline number at the end--a good call.

thank you for the list, the humor, and the serious!

Thanks for this, nice mixture of well known and not so well known games.

Last night I played Arkham Noir for the first time and I really enjoyed it. It's a pretty challenging pure solo card game. The artwork is fantastic. Lovecraft and film noir make a memorable combination. Also, I thought your montage at the end was very entertaining! 😂 I always enjoy your sense of humor, Cody. It certainly contributes to you being one of the best reviewers in the hobby!

Glad I stuck around until the end. Great content. A lot of games I haven't heard of before. Did I just see Ahsoka Tano fight a zombie? But seriously love the plug about the hotline at the end. So many people are struggling right now. I can speak from personal experience that I used to deal with depression and know that life can seem pretty isolating at times. But there are always more boardgames to play. I'd like to think that us boardgamers are never alone. And even though I will probably never meet most people in person my heart goes out to others. We are never alone even if were are playing solo.

Excellent video as always, Cody. A couple of suggestions for other solo games: Pavlov's House (see also Castle Itter). Highly recommend The Wars of Marcus Aurelius - amazing CDG about the Roman suppression of the Germanic tribes. Thanks for the message at the end of the video. Very often such messages come across as trite or sanctimonious, but it was clear that you were speaking from the heart. Cheers!

Great list! Arkham Horror LCG is the game I have played solo the most. I will replay campaign scenarios that result in a negative resolution to see if I can make it all the way through successfully, which improved my enjoyment of the campaign format.

Retro recommendation that's available these days as a free pdf: Star Smuggler, a microgame from Heritage's old Dwarfstar range. You're playing a Han Solo-style indie starship owner trying to make ends meet in a small cluster of star systems. Despite the small format it's got remarkable depth and replay value, and the different systems come to life far more than usually see in these "read the paragraph and choose" games. Overall feel is a pleasant mix of many old scifi series, including the John Grimes and Dumarest of Terra stories - or Traveller and Star Wars, if the books are unfamiliar. Well worth trying for the low, low cost of some printer ink. Also has a very similar cousin called Barbarian Prince, which is a bit lighter on mechanics and has a fantasy theme. Fun, but I slightly prefer Star Smuggler out of the two. You can find them both on the same free pdf site, along with five of the six other games in the range, most of which are also worth a look for scifi/fantasy wargame fans.

Great list. Looks like I need to check out the Space Marines game, because it's right up my alley. My current top solo list is Marvel Champions, Terraforming Mars, Renegade, Spirit Island, Thunderbolt Apache Leader, Conflict of Heroes Awakening the Bear, Freedom Underground Railroad, Nemo's War, Star Wars: Outer Rim

Seriously, you’re hilarious. Love it.

Great List! There is a lot of things on here I need to try. I have and love MoM2E. Both Castle Itter and Habsburg Eclipse look like a lot of fun. I would almost want to play Habsburg Eclipse as a descendant of that royal family is also part of the Try Guys. Typically when I do solos, though, I prefer them to have very little set up time. This has made Star Realms Frontiers and Tiny Epic Galaxies my go to games for this.

I first heard about"Black Orchestra" from watching this video. I am in love. Finally another thematic and challenging co-op game (other than Pandemic)

Loved that short film in the end haha

Great list. Thank you.

Space Marines is SO good, one of my fave solo games as well. Totally underrated. Love Sprawlopolis as well solo. Dresden Files is amazing. So those are my top 3.

Lovely sentiment at the end. If you're a WWII game buff, you really should try out V-Commandos from Triton Noir. It's fantastic.

lol, love the intro joke. Keep them coming.

Stalingrad Solitaire is a game on Kickstarter that is ending soon. I backed it. Since you like WWII games, I thought I'd mention it. Good list.

Castle Itter is a terrifically well designed solitaire game. Thanks for the recommendation.

Wow, the was a really heartfelt message at the end. Keep sharing the good karma. As for the review... interesting... I have Eldritch Horror and never thought about playing it solo. I'll have to try that. Arkham Horror the Card Game is on my list.... and so is (now) Legendary. My poor budget...

Eldritch horror is my favorite game if I have to play alone. But I jsut finished a game with Cthulhu Death may die (solo) and it was so much fun in a little different way. These two games are a great combinaton.

Cody, I agreed with the items on your list that I have played. Especially Legendary, I usually play one handed solo but with the two player set up to make it more challenging. I was wondering have you played Pavlov's house or V Commandos. I own the second and have played the training missions so far and enjoyed them. Looking forward to trying the real missions. Thanks. JD

I have eight of them, so chuffed. I really need to get Castle Itter, Space Marine Adventures will be difficult as it had a very small distribution. Totally agree with number one. 🙂

Agree with most of the list. My number 1 is Too many Bones and at #3 Deep Space D6, but of all of them, Marvel Legendary I have played the most. A solid #2. Especially adding Marvel Legendary to Legendary encounters. Something about taking super heroes through the Aliens movies just gets me.

Love your Arkham game choices … great for playing solo. Also, a game that is now rivaling Mansions of Madness, for me, is Lord of the Rings: Middle Earth. Another Fantasy Flight app-driven rpg-like game that rocks!

Arkham Horror the Card Game is amazing - so much fun as a coop play.

Nice list, Cody. I'm a Lovecraft nut, so the 3 AH Files games are in my collection. I prefer the Legendary Encounters series (I have Aliens and Firefly) over Legendary. My favorite States of Siege game, well 2 actually are Mound Builders and Dawn of the Zeds.

I am not a big fan of Solo bg, but I play once in a while. I do agree with Mansion of Madness, also my number one. Also Arkham Horror TCG and Legendary Marvel but less,. For Legendary i feel choices are a bit obvious. Some games you cited looks very interesting, especially since love simple boardgames (but never played solo, usually I move in schizophrene mode), but seems not easy to get here in Singapore. Castle Itter, Freeman’s Farm. Thanks for the list Cody!

Hey Cody... great list, a lot of titles I haven’t heard of before and will have to look into. If you like the “States of Siege” system then check out “Dawn of the Zeds”. It’s very thematic. I usually don’t get into Zombie themed games but this one quickly became a favorite of mine for solo play. I would say it is really a “pure” solo game. It’s a “States of Siege” game couched in a “B grade” 80’s Zombie movie theme. I think you would really enjoy it... be warned though, it is brutally hard on the advanced levels :-).

Love Marvel Legendary. I've played over 50 solo games and still love it. I usually play 2 handed or the solo variant rather than the official solo version.

You may be aware of it, but if your not you should really check out Nemo's War. I personally think it has a ton of theme and depth.

the ending was priceless :)

I was a former Marvel: Legendary owner (with several expansions) but found the set up time a bit of a bear, and I also felt that the mix of cards in the decks didn't give me a feeling of playing an individual hero. With Marvel Champions: The Card Game, I really feel like I am playing as that hero, and it has a true solo mode rather than multi handed solitaire. I'mlooking forward to the first campaign expansion coming out this August...! You should give it a go!

Cody's favorite thing about playing solo: He can wear whatever shirt he wants to. ;-)

Marvel Legendary is my number 1. Outer Rim is a blast as well

I thought the hot line was such a classy thing to do. My wife died 2 years ago, and this year I found out I have a defective heart, I got a stint and then had to get a defibrillator implant surgery on August 3rd 2020. The bad part about this was I needed some to pick me up because the would not allow me to take a cab home, 3 friends let me down, I almost canceled out, along with my landlord and work it was a very hard year

AH LCG is a huge money sink, but it's awesome. The core scenarios don't really do it justice, the game really starts to shine with the Dunwich cycle, and Carcosa cycle is possibly the best Lovecraftian boardgame experience out there. I don't know any other game which achieved that level of immersiveness while still having strong gameplay (and keeps toying with the players in various creative ways, which is completely in line with the theme of investigators losing their grips with reality).

You might like "Pavlov's House". Battle of Stalingrad from the Soviet point of view. I will check out "Castle Itter".

Great list. I noticed some of them have dice... Which one of those would you say has zero to minimum luck factor?

I have FOP (Stone-man Syndrome) good job Cody on your plugin.

I have 3 of your 10 choices so I am eager to try some of your other choices. Freedman's farm for some reason grabs my attention. I have not yet justified the cost of MoM2ndEd but I've been looking at that one for a long time

Knowing the kinds of wargames you like, I can offer two excellent solo games: The Hunters (GMT) and Redvers' Reverse (Legion Wargames). While the theme of the first is fairly mainstream (submarine warfare) the second is flavourful game set at Colenso in the second Boer war.

Great list! I definitely will be getting Castle Itter. Love Freeman’s Farm and Mansions of Madness and I certainly learned of some new games here too. I still say you have to try Nemo’s War (another Victory Point games product). I know you’re not a big solo guy..... but it’s one of those “must play” Solo games! And I bet you’ll have a “Whale of a tale or two” if you do! 😁

That was an excellent ending! Now I want to play Imperial Assault Zombicide! I think Han Solo would shoot first if he saw a zombie! Obi-wan would say to the zombies, "We are not the brains you are looking for! "

Great list! Your videos bring a lot of games I never heard of. Undaunted was a great tip;) thx!!! Most I did not know, being Austrian I have to check out that Habsburg Game:) I actually got into LOTR LCG the last weeks, had lots of expansions on my shelf;) Very nice, but AH is surely even better.

Have you checked out Nemo's War or tried Robinson Crusoe solo? I recently acqured Star Wars: Outer Rim and someone told me that the solo mode was pretty fun, so I need to try that out too.

Thanks for adding that bit at the end for folk who are struggling. I wanted to ask, how is the dissertation coming along?

Great list indeed, I prefer Legendary Encounters Predator over Marvel, and it fits the solo aspect a lot more. As for the Arkham Horror LCG, I am at that point where, is more really necessary? All in all, good stuff.

Great list!!! I'm going to have to do some research on those games; seeing as I can only also play solo for now. That Space Marine game in particular looks very interesting! Does it come with pre-assembled miniatures, or do they require some assembly? I ask because it's Warhammer...and are there Necron minis too?

3 Arkham games, nice. Stay strong and safe, Cody, you're a good egg.

For me: D100 DUNGEON! Love the game by Martin Knight.

Mansions of Madness... YES!

Great video but nothing from GMT? Navajo Wars is a great solo game, as well as it's companion Comanchería: The Rise and Fall of the Comanche Empire. Also, any of the COIN series. Working through Vol. 5 'Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection'. Imperial Struggle, which is being sent soon, needs to be reviewed on your show.

Hi Cody, I just found out about your channel the other day when I was on the GMT games website ordering of The US Civil War and I happened to see a link to one of your videos on another product page and I liked what I saw and subscribed to your channel. I watched your video on your favorite WW2 games and I didn't see it mentioned, so I decided to check this video and didn't see it either. So I was wondering, have you played D-Day at Omaha Beach by Decision Games? I personally have NOT played it yet, but I'm going to be picking it up soon and was just curious if you've tried it and what your thoughts were. If you're not familiar with it, it's solo wargame about the Omaha beach landing; it's a solitaire game, and it's played with cards. It looks great to me and was just curious if you've heard of it or tried it? Anyway, keep up the great work!

I did have a question about memoirs44.. If i am down to only 1 (say) infantry unit, and its my turn to fight, is there any penalty because i no longer have 4 units ?

Very good reviews! My wife and i are new to that relm of gaming... If you could add a ~how long the game takes to play" that would be great ! ! Thanks again !!!!!!!!!!!!!

seem to remember old fantasy games like Mystic Wood were great to play solo....... not too many classic old games in the rundown !

Love the list but I have only played Marvel. I have interest in playing you entire list. Freeman's Farm the most as the site is down the road form me. Some of my solo games I really like are London's Burning, Open Fire, Patton's Best, Tokyo Express, Death Angels (WH40k card game), Elder Sign which scratches the Cathulu itch, and my Favorite game is Raid On St Narzaire. Where you are British Commando's tring to block the U-Boat pens at St Narzaire by crashing a old destroy in to the gate while taking out guards & spotlights. Haven't played it I while but I think you would like it. Nice touch about the hot line I had want to do it when I was in the 3rd grade.

I think you should really have a good look at Marvel Champions. I can see the dilemma with your complete collection of the Legendary series, but quite frankly this new LCG offers a ZILLION possible options JUST in the basic box. It shows much better the individual specs of each Champion and is extremely good for pure solo play. The basic box has a few hundred possible challenges . Quite unique for a collectable game.

So Dr. Carlson just wondering with your background in ww2 how far off the list would you put Unconditional Surrender since that is in many reviewers solo top 10?

I play Axis & Allies anniversary solo! Ha! Top that!

Great list! except that you are missing Mage Knight :)

Please go out and play Mosby's Raiders by Victory Games. My favorite Solitaire game and it's designed as such.

What do you think about Robinson Crusoe, Adventures on the Cursed Island?

Try "Patton's Best" some time. It's an oldie but a goodie.

you'll have to post the rules for Imperial Zombicide! XD

I like doing Horrified solo. I can beat three monsters with 3 players. Always. 4 monsters lose about 1/2 games. 5 nasties...never. not even close. Way lots of fun.

Been looking for Castle Itter, cant seem to find where to purchase it.

What about that wwII uboot submarine solo game ? You might enjoy this

Haven’t read all the comments (a pleasure apart from the video itself), but where’s Mage Knight, ppl? Thought it was ANY solo tops inhabitant... upd: haven’t played it though

Try Pavlov’s House by DVG great solo game

Arkham, Eldritch and Mansions of Madness - are these all the same 'world'? are they the same manufacturer? Which is the best to get first as a complete starter to adventure board / card games? last time I played a board game was monopoly 10 odd years ago!

One solo game I enjoy playing is "Warps Edge" by Renegade Game Studios. In it you pilot a space ship (of multiple different ships) to shoot down alien spaceships and their mothership (of your choosing in terms of difficulty). After a set amount of rounds you can upgrade the firepower or defense of your ship, be careful though, if you play carelessly your dead. Game Over.

Have you played a game entitled "Black Sonata?" It is a solo deduction game in which you are going through Elizabethan London trying to find the "dark lady" of Shakespeare's sonnets. There is also an upcoming expansion involving the "fair youth."

I'm primarily a solo gamer, so... yeah... you missed a few (according to me): Hostage Negotiator (save those poor bastards), Tiny Epic Galaxies, This War of Mine, "Rifles in the Ardennes/Pacific", Nemo's War, Combat Infantry (Columbia games), AH's Status Pro Baseball/football/basketball, Warfighter(!!!!!), pretty much any DVG game . Keep up the Fire, Zulus on the wire, ... unfortunately you really can't play ILLUMINATI, and Motainai... good list.

How much replayability is there in the second edition of Mansions of Madness ?

No This War of Mine? It's a great solo game.

Come to think of it, Pandemic can be solo'd during... a pandemic.

Have you tried Pavlov's House?

Weird that space empires isn't on the list, it has a solo mode. Also space Corp

I like you, friend

Cody, how many investigators do you play Mansions of Madness with solo?

Seriously. I keep getting recommended your videos. Don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying them but I'm curious. Are you getting any of mine? Any videos about my Caucasian ovcharkas popping up in your feed? Lol

I'll post my list too: 1-Mage Knight 2-D-day at Omaha Beach 3-Comancheria 4-Peloponnesion War 5-Nemo’s War 6-Too Many Bones 7-Gloom of Kilforth 8-Enemy Action: Ardennes 9-Thunderbolt:Apache Leader 10-Marvel Champions 11-Pavlov’s House 12-Silent Victory

No Dawn of the Zeds 3rd Edition???

you look inSANE IN YOUR THUMBNAIL!!!!!!!!!!!

No Robinson Crusoe ?

Eddie Valiant? Izzat you?

"App integration" is REQUIRED in Mansions and that for me is A DEAL BREAKER... the idea of board games is to escape STUPID FORCED TECHNOLOGY...

Ok mostly horror suggestion and war suggestion. But you never really explain what you like about each game.

Wow.. Sounds funny 😄. EH is 10? And Mom 2 number 1? Mom is just a, crap compare EH.. Yes different people different games but.. MOM? Really? No spirit island? Hmmmm ok 👌

Are you staying safe recently? I've been a communist for ten years and this has still radicalized me.