Thanks you so much for your concise and calm videos. I subscribed and am going to see your others too. Take care
@wishmeheaven Жыл бұрын
I enjoy the atmosphere, the flow, and the choices. Thanks!
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ryan, I'm glad you enjoyed the video...
@Naru-Maki Жыл бұрын
Wow I'm glad I stumbled on this video introducing me to your channel. The video is very well structured, music is beautiful, information on each game is clear and the view of each game really shines through!
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Naru, what a lovely comment, I'm glad you appreciated the work I put in, makes it worthwhile. More videos to come...
@ExeFBM Жыл бұрын
Arkham Noir is a great little hand management puzzle solver. Tough challenges, and you can really agonise over most turns.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, that does look right up my alley...
@DaveB Жыл бұрын
Really succinct and informative. Very helpful, thanks!
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words Space Indaver, great name by the way...
@JohnPelagides Жыл бұрын
My favorite 2 player smallish box game is Caper Europe. Exquisite artwork and super fun heist theme!
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Hadn't heard of that one John, just watched a video on it, does look like fun... Thanks for the comment and recommendation....
@ronaldbell74294 ай бұрын
A lot of new ones for me. Great list. One of my favorite small games is Doom Machine. It’s a tiny dice placement game where you’re trying to defeat a doomsday machine. The machine adds a new card every turn and you have to roll dice and defeat each card. For every card you defeat, you get one more die. Very tense and thinky, and very thematic
@TheSludgeMan Жыл бұрын
I've been really enjoying the My City roll and write. It works great as a R&W and is very relaxing to play solo.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it does look very calming. Thanks for comment Sludgeman...
@ConsummateGamer Жыл бұрын
+1 for this one. Really impressed at how much I'm enjoying it. Fun challenge and chill!
@jonathanfryer1319 Жыл бұрын
What a great video. I love the pace and you have highlighted some games fur us. Thank you.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words Jonathan, glad you appreciated the effort...
@Mercury2wo Жыл бұрын
Deep space D6 - Fly an airship, fight oncoming attackers by manipulating dice, For Northwood! - Solo Tricktaking, Regicide - Solo card game, Iron Helm - Dungeon Crawling
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the quality suggestions and comment...
@Ferenc-Racz8 ай бұрын
Hi I just found your chanel / subscribed. Thank you for the game intros I really searched some good solo game and I found it thx to you. :) Solar Storm, Pocket Landship, looks really good. Cartographers and Hero realms' twins ( Star Realms) can be played on phone as well. I would suggest a game to this list: Doom Machine, a PNP card and cube manipulation game, with only 16 cards and 20 cubes. :)
@thesoloboardgamer60516 ай бұрын
Thanks for the sub and comment... I'm glad you found some good stuff in my video... Thanks for the suggestions as well...
@stevekingswell9143 Жыл бұрын
I play Keyforge 2 handed, once you have a collection of deck you have such a great variety of win conditions and Rock, Paper, Scissors!
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Hey Steve, I bought a joblot of Keyforge decks off eBay a month ago.. Not had time to play it too much, but what I did see looked good. I too love the decks different abilities... Thanks for the comment and support...
@TheGuardimaster Жыл бұрын
The crew 2 is actually my fav small box game. Aside with Crop circle, an addictive roll & write
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
I haven't played the crew games, I should because they are well rated. I hadn't heard of crop circle, I had a look and it looks like my cup of tea... Thanks for the heads up and comment Caballo...
@TheGuardimaster Жыл бұрын
@@thesoloboardgamer6051 fun fact: Crop circle was the winning proposal of a board game creation contest in Chile and Argentina called "Llevalo a la mesa 2021" (bring it to the table) . There were many competing proposals and I was lucky enough to try some of them during the testing period in differents stores. Also, the challenge of that competitions is to create a Roll & Write with only 2d6 dices.
@CamObscura88 Жыл бұрын
@@TheGuardimaster Crew 2 for solo…?
@YeMinakoBrown Жыл бұрын
High-quality video, thanks~
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Hey mate.... Thanks for the lovely comment, makes it worthwhile doing...
@paultice Жыл бұрын
Great video. I'd also have Forbidden Island and Pocket Landship on my list. I'm really fond of Crypt of Chaos and Space Hulk Death Angel, and 7 Moons has a nice epic quest in a tiny box. I also quite like Shadowscape but I don't anticipate winning that anytime soon 😄I also like Zombie Island but the minis are ultra fragile!
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment and the excellent list. You certainly love your dungeon crawlers...
@joetrotta9211 Жыл бұрын
Nice video! Thanks for some interesting titles that was not aware before. Some of my favorite small box solo games (that are not on your list) are: Railroad Ink, Regicide, Maquis, Assembly, Lux Eterna, Cat Lady, Balada, Judge Dredd: The Curesed Earth and, depending on whether these are considered 'small' - - The Bloody Inn (possibly my favorite of all these), and Falling Skies. I sometimes like games as simple 'time killers' and sometimes I like something a bit more interesting. Hope you find something interesting here! Cheers!
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Great list of your own Joe, plenty in there for me to look at... My collection too is a mix of fillers and big box campaign games. Thanks for the kind comment and the game suggestions...
@addisontaylor59794 ай бұрын
I never heard of some of these. Pretty cool list!
@jonathanantscherl Жыл бұрын
Loving this vid and never heard of the Manhattan Project CR… looks awesome. I’m very much in the small box zone - favourites are button shy games (too many to mention!), black sonata, maquis… I could go on 😂
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the video Jonathan... MPCR is a great little game, I love the multi use cards and resource management. Black Sonata looks fantastic, I watched some videos on it some while ago, I couldn't seem to find a copy at the time and forgot about it. I'll have to look out for it.. Thanks for the kind comment and recommendations...
@jonathanantscherl Жыл бұрын
@@thesoloboardgamer6051 I ended up splashing out and treating myself to both maquis and black sonata from the same person on eBay- he had a small business selling games and specialising in solo/small and quite a few copies left last year so may be worth a looksy if still there
@jonathanantscherl Жыл бұрын
@@thesoloboardgamer6051 ps: you lurking around on any other social media channels?
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
No, just this channel... I'm a bit of a dinosaur as far as social media.. Had a look on Ebay, could only find sellers in the US...
@jonathanantscherl Жыл бұрын
@@thesoloboardgamer6051 lol. I’m the same but have forced myself for the sake of a community project I was doing and now a game I’ve designed coming to KS (sort of have to to spread the word!) - just wondered as enjoy the “content” but don’t tend to check/go on KZfaq as much as Twitter say. Anyways, have a cracking day and hopefully you’ll be able to grab a copy of Black Sonata soonish!!
@erinstileski7261 Жыл бұрын
Some great small box games on my list are: Canopy, Fantasy Realms, Splendor Duel, Arboretum, Codenames Duet; to name a few.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Erin for the comment and list, you have a great taste in games clearly...
@quiddity1977Ай бұрын
I wouldn't have said forbidden island due to it not been a small enough box lol When I go on holiday (currently away now!) I take a tin lunch box filled with mainly solo games. Granted most are without their box (I bought a load of drawstring pouches for this) but it does give a bigger variety. Currently I have Limes Elevenses for one The mind Flip 9 Hive pocket (in its own pouch) Star realms Adventure of D (in its own box) Bandido Friday The game Palm island (in own box) Ultra tiny epic galaxies (in own box) I then jus swap in & out a few of the button shy wallet card games.
@mattspeer3516 Жыл бұрын
I have Solar Storm, Pocket Landship, and Ganz Shon Clever. Fantastic Factories would be a great add to this list.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Great minds think alike....I had a look at Fantastic Factories, I think you are right, does look like my cup of tea... Thanks for the comment Matt...
@anonymousbosch9265 Жыл бұрын
We like “set a watch”
@thesoloboardgamer605110 ай бұрын
Looks like my cup of tea... Having trouble locating a copy at the moment. thanks for the comment anonymous...
@jeremiahhammer2282 Жыл бұрын
Great video, and a lot of these I hadn’t heard of, but definitely want to check out. It was cool to see Grimslingers in the intro. Love that game.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words Jeremiah, I'm glad I gave you a few ideas for new games to try. Yeah love Grimslingers, it very nearly made the list. It deserved its place in the intro...
@spilchsaysstuff1427 Жыл бұрын
@Jessy Catterwaul Up voted to cancel out your down vote. 😊. Grimslingers solo play is great. My son and I play the duel version, and though there was one rule I couldn't decipher, we just agreed a rule and wrote it down and got on with it.
@cubsnextyear17 Жыл бұрын
The Dead Eye is a really fun small solo only game. It’s very unique and has 3d cards as you play.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Does look cool, thanks for the comment cubs...
@jessp1074 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I love your videos!
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jess for the lovely comment and continued support of the channel... See you for the next adventure....
@johnpritchard7591 Жыл бұрын
Nice Video, Race for Glaxy (Gathering Storm) would be in my list, perhaps a stretch to call it a small box game though?
@thesoloboardgamer605110 ай бұрын
Just watching Box of Delights doing a play through, looks like my kind of thing... I think it looks about the same size as Star Wars TDBG, so we will let it pass. Thanks for the heads up John...
@thesoloboardgamer605110 ай бұрын
And the nice comment...
@reimannsum90772 ай бұрын
Pocket Landship looks as if it's precisely the kind of game in which I would be interested. Unfortunate that that secondary market prices are so exorbitant.
@popovqc Жыл бұрын
Nice list, thanks for sharing, but I notice that I am wondering what is this game in your video intro that is not in your list. I'm intrigued by the second one at 0:25... looks amazing.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment.... The game is grimslingers from greenbrier games. It's a futuristic cowboy card duelling game that has a solo campaign. You have to house rule a few things but it doesn't detract from being a very cool game. Hope that helps?...
@popovqc Жыл бұрын
@@thesoloboardgamer6051 thanks for the reply. I will defenatly look into it.
@AtrusDesign2 ай бұрын
Nice video! What is the game that appears at the beginning of the video while you are introducing the theme? (at 0.25)
@peterbelcher-truss569 Жыл бұрын
Games that make my list. Omen reign of war Tiny epic galaxies Orchard Palm island Sprawlopolis
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter, some great little games...
@nickat1985 Жыл бұрын
Excellent list! Thank you for the suggestions! Please tell me which card game is the one on your intro from 00:20 to 00:40!
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
That's Grimslingers... Thanks for the kind comment Nikos..
@captainnolan50625 ай бұрын
Anima: Shadow of Omega and the two sequels are great little games (and there is a solo variant on BGG).
@willtarver945 Жыл бұрын
I fell in LOOOVE with Hero Realms. But I keep my content in the Adventure Storage Box, so my collection is no longer small box...lol
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Glad you agree with Hero Realms being in my list, a cracking little game, or in your case not so little... thanks for the comment Will...
@krstakg12 Жыл бұрын
Elder sign, red cathedral.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Good call Janko, I thought after the video that Red Cathedral should of made the list... I've had it a while and enjoyed every playthrough, just forgot about it... my memory's not what it was..🙂
@l0tu5block27 Жыл бұрын
What is the name of the first preview game?
@notjefflee Жыл бұрын
Grimslingers
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Kyajin... Yep, Grimslingers by greenbrier games. You can play it Duelling with friends or solo with the included campaign, hope that helps?.. Thanks for the comment Lotus...
@viktorkm Жыл бұрын
Mine are: 1. After the virus 2 Wizards of he grimoire, 3. Ascension eternal 4. star realms. 5. Cartographers, 6. DKR rally raid, 7. Radlands
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Great list Viktor, some crackers on there...
@suzuwatarix74 Жыл бұрын
Onirim would be higher than Aerion for me if not for the constant shuffling (which is solved by the digital version). My favorite and most played small box game has to be Oh My Goods.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I see your point, doesn't stop me loving it though.... Haven't played oh my goods yet, does look my cup of tea. Thanks Suzu for the comment again...
@suzuwatarix74 Жыл бұрын
@@thesoloboardgamer6051 Oh, yes, Onirim doesn't lose its charm. I even can see myself shuffling cards on a long lazy day just for fun and chill, which I think it was part of the inspiration to create it if I'm not mistaken.
@skarnl Жыл бұрын
Just like what @joetrotta9211 said, I also want to drop a vote for Bloody Inn. Lovely game, plays wonderfully solo. And also Lux Aeterna - difficult to obtain, but very quick game. And check out Desolate - also a small box and quick game to setup. It's the small sibling of Iron Helm - which I liked a bit less. Desolate is quicker.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Oskar for the comment and the recommendations...
@caesarsihombing2822 Жыл бұрын
Wish the star wars box could be smaller
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
I suppose it could of been smaller... I do like the card separation though, gets to setup quicker I think. Thanks for the comment...
@stevekingswell9143 Жыл бұрын
Try Mini Rogue, cool solo dungeon crawler.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Just watched a solo playthrough from dale the casual gamer, definitely my cup of tea... Thanks for the heads up and comment Steve...
@kosterix1237 ай бұрын
6:56 for all the games. I could tell you my favorites but they wouldn't mean a thing to you.
@thesoloboardgamer60516 ай бұрын
I'd still be interested to hear... Thanks for the comment.
@kosterix1236 ай бұрын
@@thesoloboardgamer6051 dungeon flee, diceborn heroes, salvation road, aftermath, the last stronghold, the forgotten road. Still undecided about galdor's grrip. But I use my own (and better) rules on the above.
@Ultra_Kuma Жыл бұрын
Never heard most of these games 🤣🤣
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Hopefully that's a good thing, more options of games to buy?. Thanks for comment Uk....
@ProfessorB.8 ай бұрын
If you search on KZfaq, I think you will find at least one solo mode demo for the Star Wars game.
@thesoloboardgamer60518 ай бұрын
Thanks Professor for the heads up, there wasn't one when I did the video, glad it didn't take too long for one to appear...
@rob-star216 Жыл бұрын
0:21 which game you show here at this time stamp? It looks very interesting!
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
That's Grimslingers Robin, very cool, but flawed futuristic cowboy duelling game that comes with a solo campaign...
@e10hssanamai Жыл бұрын
What game is at 0:17? It isn't mentioned in the rest of the video, but looks interesting with great art (bonus points if you leave your review of the game)
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
The game is Grimslingers by Greenbrier games... It's a futuristic wild west cowboy/monster duelling game that comes with a story mode called Tall Tales... you work your way through a campaign book, duelling monsters and improving your stats and abilities along the way. The combat is very much Rock, Paper scissors... It didn't make my list because the rules have always been a bit janky and require quite a bit of house ruling... I love the world it's set in and the artwork, that's why i'm forgiving of it's problems. hope that helps?...
@billybirdy95079 ай бұрын
Elder Sign with the expansions.
@thesoloboardgamer60516 ай бұрын
I've been close to buying this many times on Ebay, but keep missing out... Thanks for the comment Billy...
@vincentgaliano6 ай бұрын
Hi ! You don't seem to talk about one of the games we see in the intro, the very beautiful game with a map in the middle and some creatures on cards... Can you tell me what it is ?
@thesoloboardgamer60516 ай бұрын
Hey Vincent, the game is Grimslingers.. I get a lot of questions about that clip, maybe I'll do a playthrough. It's a duelling steampunk cowboy cardgame that comes with a campaign. There is also an expansion called northern territories. You're right it is beautiful. The reason it's not in my top ten is that it needs a lot of house ruling. Hope that helps and thanks for the comment...
@vincentgaliano6 ай бұрын
@@thesoloboardgamer6051 Thanks !
@stevebillups9238 Жыл бұрын
What is the game shown at the 20 second mark of the intro? I don't think you cover it in the countdown...
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
That's Grimslingers by Greenbrier games... A futuristic cowboy duelling game that comes with a solo campaign.... Rules are a bit jankey but nothing you can't houserule out.. Hope that helps Steve..
@alextagar Жыл бұрын
I think Mint Knight is missing…
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
That looks cool, certainly easier to get to the table than it's big brother.... Thanks Alex for the heads up and comment...
@alextagar Жыл бұрын
Yep! I love Mage Knight, but this is almost the same level of complexity with less footprint, smaller box and a bit faster, but still the same feeling of a puzzle. I would recommend the second player expansion even for more options in solo play.
@jasonbruygoms4765 Жыл бұрын
What is the name of the game from the start of the video that is not mentioned in the list? Looks very interesting
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
That would be Grimslingers, a futuristic cowboy duelling game with a solo campaign... Thanks for the comment Jason.
@tabletopmischief9 ай бұрын
Great video what game is on the table on at the 20sec mark?
@thesoloboardgamer60516 ай бұрын
That would be Grimslingers, a steampunk cowboy duelling game that comes with a small campaign... I love it but it does require a bit of house ruling... The artwork is fantastic...
@tabletopmischief6 ай бұрын
@@thesoloboardgamer6051 thank you so much!
@kosterix123 Жыл бұрын
I think your viewers want you to highlight Grimslingers, and since the rulebook is indecipherable a very detailed video would help. TIA! ♪
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Future content, maybe??... Thanks Kosteri...
@RVRCloset2 ай бұрын
0:20 What game is this?
@greenskynz Жыл бұрын
Friday..
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Ashamed to say I haven't played Friday, something I will have to remedy.. Thanks for the comment greenskynz...
@greenskynz Жыл бұрын
@@thesoloboardgamer6051 theres so many games that i suppose deserve to be in top 10. havent played but as a solo gamer been thinking about getting One Deck Dungeon. your list great and for me when i watch the videos is about discovering something new. so thank you
@Pixiez2 ай бұрын
Whars the game at 00:46?
@jarzynek007 Жыл бұрын
I play Terrors of London the same way you play Star Wars and find it very enjoyable, espacially with great amount of chracters you can mix and match. I also enjoy Casciadia for solo game.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
I like the look of Terrors of london, difficult to get hold of a copy. Very much like star/hero realms, so I know I'd enjoy it... Thanks for the games ideas and comment...
@kosterix123 Жыл бұрын
I play memoir although that wouldn't count as small I'm afraid.
@remconet Жыл бұрын
0:19 What's this? Can't find it in the video.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
That would be Grimslingers by Greenbrier games... You can duel with friends or solo the campaign. It's a cracking little game, great futuristic cowboy theme... hope that helps? Thanks for the comment...
@jonathanfryer1319 Жыл бұрын
By the way, what is the game shown at 27 seconds?
@jonathanfryer1319 Жыл бұрын
Grimslinger.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
You're right, Grimslingers... A futuristic cowboy duelling game from Greenbrier games that comes with a solo campaign...
@kaytee8716 Жыл бұрын
Do all these have a solo mode ?
@thesoloboardgamer605110 ай бұрын
Star wars definitely not, I just play both sides fairly. Forbidden Island is coop so you can play a couple of characters... As for the rest you can play them all solo. Hope that helps? Thanks for the comment...
@kaytee871610 ай бұрын
@@thesoloboardgamer6051 👍
@apollonia6656 Жыл бұрын
Have 7 of your 10. What has happened to ODD 😥?
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
Great minds think alike... What's ODD?... Thanks for the comment mate...
@apollonia6656 Жыл бұрын
ODD= One Deck Dungeon. It really is a fantastic game as is the follow-up Forest of Shadows. I became addicted to ODD and played it for months without getting bored. Must say that I will not be buying One Deck Galaxy because the rulebook is a shambolic. Give the original ODD but don't blame me when you get addicted and become an insomnia 😂 No,not that bad 😊😊
@kosterix123 Жыл бұрын
1:20 forbidden island is too simple for all but the highest difficulty levels. I liked it more than the also excellent Forbidden Desert. Higher highs, lower lows. 2:14 Pocket Landship: I had to mutilate the cards to cut off parts of them so that they would fit in the box. Most stupid box design ever and I won't buy from the creator ever again. The advertised box was not what you eventually got. 4:30 Ony-rim, too many expansions. Didn't work for me. I don't know what you define as SMALL but I'd suggest one of those: 1. Shephy - either the original or pnp the royalty free version (for which I added the campaign mode that is in the digital but not the original). Tons of gameplay there. 2. Dungeon Flee. I co-edited it, it's perfect. Setup is a little long but you get an excellent game. I also added a scoring sheet. After your first play try medium difficulty. 3. The Phantom the Card game. Small, efficient footprint. I co-edited this gem too. Make sure to ignore the creator's hand size of 3 and increase it to 4 and you have a great time. 4. The Forgotten Road. Its pnp is out and the retail is being fulfilled right now. I created a great roguelite campaign for it. Give it a try, the pnp is cheap, campaign is free. 5. One deck dungeon. Hundreds of plays, campaign plus various fan based heroes and bosses/ monsters. 6. Palm Island, Sprawlopolis, but you already must have played these.
@thesoloboardgamer6051 Жыл бұрын
I do like my games fairly simple I must admit.... Sorry to hear about your troubles with the Pocket landship box, no such worries here... Thanks for the great game suggestions and the comments, much appreciated...
@patrickmcg5231 Жыл бұрын
This is my favourite niche in solo games for sure! Would I be able to send you a DM or email somehow?
@thesoloboardgamer605110 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more Patrick... Don't have all my contact and chat details set up on channel yet but will post them asap... Thanks for the comment mate...
@solo-board-gamer7 ай бұрын
Some of the "Tiny Epic..." games are good.
@thesoloboardgamer60516 ай бұрын
I did buy Tiny Epic Kingdoms ages ago but it remains on my shelf of shame... Should really get round to playing. Which ones would you recommend?...