As a massive fan of scythe (predominantly multiplayer) and Expeditions (my top played solo heavier game) this game was an instant buy for me. After watching the 2 one stop coop shop playthroughs (one is patron), I was really looking forward to this.

This is my second game (both as scythe faction on level 3 difficulty) and i really do love it so far. The automa advanced rules (power ratings) seemed difficult, but after the first game it really clicks. As the scythe player I managed to get my first mech turn 2 and kept it and my leader together to reduce the chance I would get attacked unexpectedly as the automa generally tries to stay out of range if my power rating is higher.

I will be shortly testing out the expeditions faction and see how that goes and trying the alternate map.

I have already swapped in some of my upgraded components from scythe (coins and realistic resources) and i am hoping someone releases wooden map tokens for this game.

I believe this will be on my table for a while to come. Thankyou Jamey for another great gaming experience (and hope your current back issues will be a thing of the part shortly).

I've had this game on my want list for quite a while now. I went to a local game store and they had this (plus many others on my list I can't afford right now). The solo variant is a fun, quick play with an interesting theme.

And I picked up Magical Athlete to play with my kids, and they absolutely LOVE IT! We have more fun playing with blind drafting rather than snake drafts. Sometimes by just shuffling the cards and dealing them out, or by reaching in the bag and grabbing (minus Huge Baby of course, he's pretty obvious).

Getting back into Heat with the new Legends expansion.

One of the highly praised part of the game is how easily and quick it is to control the "AI" Legends to fill out the grid. I was super excited to add more legends, in which this expansion includes a new Legends Deck for 12 cars (including unreleased ones for planned/future expansion). It's actually 3 decks with 6 new difficulties and other functionally added to make legends more human like/challenging.

I 3D printed 12 cars matching the games colors and 1 extra for me and played 4 races using the base difficulty of a new deck. It was also the first time I added the Weather/Road Condition module.

Across the 4 races, I won with a total of 21 points, and the next two legends had 16. I really enjoy the weather and road conditions but had to keep reminding myself to check for them. I can't see myself not playing with them in the future unless I'm teaching new people, as they really change the tracks up in how you approach them.

I thought I would really enjoy having a "full" grid, 13 cars in this case. However, with how quick my turns go, I think moving 12 other cars definitely tipped the balance of how many legends I want to be controlling. I think the sweet spot might be around ~6-8 cars? I'm going to experiment to see what works best.

I'm also excited to try out the upgrades in the base game now that I've played about 10 total games. I have Heavy Rain and Tunnel Vision unopened as well and don't feel like I need Rocky Road at this moment.

1. What do you guys think about Heat and its expansions?
2. What's your preferred modular set up for solo play?
3. How many legends do you think is "optimal" for easy controlling before it gets tedious?

So... WK doesn't have a booth... I'm not coming either.... This should be a pretty sad party, right? WRONG. A friend of mine, Wim, volunteered to be my earthly ambassador, and he will have a sizeable amount of Star Trek: Captain's Chair – Promo Pack 2 with him.

He will be very recognizable for two reasons:

- he's Dutch, so he should stick out from some crowds

- he has sworn an oath to always wear a blue "Where is Janeway" baseball hat.

Plus he will be posting on BGG about how to find him on given days: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3741364/how-to-get-promo-pack-2-at-gencon

Curious if anyone is backing any kickstarter currently that hasn’t closed yet?

I’m thinking about doing Rosalie because it looks adorable lol but I’m wanting to look around at some others people are interested in since I always seem to have my “cute” glasses on and miss some gems based on art style.

Picked up Unstoppable a few months ago and it almost instantly became my 2nd favorite board game of all time. Just today I bought the entire collection of Astro Knights and am greatly looking forward to jumping in once it arrives. Are there any others with similar mechanics? Mainly deck builders with a boss or objective to accomplish?

I've realized that while I love dungeon crawlers and adventure games, I don't really enjoy controlling multiple characters when playing solo. I'd much rather focus on a single hero and go on an adventure than manage an entire party.

Some of my favorite games are:

Zombicide

Cthulhu: Death May Die

Massive Darkness

Maximum Apocalypse

Eldritch Horror (I know it can be played true solo, but it feels like a pretty big disadvantage.)

Mansions of Madness

What I enjoy most is progressing through scenarios, fighting monsters, finding loot, upgrading my character, and feeling like I'm on an adventure.

Do you have any recommendations for games that are designed for (or work really well with) true solo using just one character? I'm happy with campaign or standalone scenario games, and complexity isn't an issue (as long as its not Mage Knight complex).

I'd love to hear what you think are the best options!

Hi

I’m a bit limited on space and looking at getting some sort of lap table / puzzle board that I can use sat on the sofa and wondered if anyone has recommendations.

Looking to play Kinfire Delve / Unbroken / Onirim / Star Realms / Bloody Inn. So not the biggest games but not sure what size table I would need for the footprint of those sort of games.

Any suggestions or ideas?

So i know it's odd to ask for solo with multi-player options here but I felt like I'm sure a ton here are more inclined to try those types. I haven't tried much so I'm welcomed to explore and try new genres.

In general, i really want quick (around maybe 30 min or less gameplay) and simple games enough to teach myself and others without too much rule book shuffling.

For example harmonies was simple to teach and had a great multi-player options.

Unfortunately I mostly play multiplayers so I'll have to reference them to get a general idea about types i like, for example:

Harmonies (again)

Castle combo

Faraway

Coffee rush (I love multiple pieces)

Push (sometimes I like gambling games xD)

Other solo board games I do like ( and I will accept recommendations of only solo board games, but it isn't the main focus) is:

Onirim (I love this a lot)

Harmonies (love it sooo much, it's art is too appealing too)

Friday (felt a bit weirdly repetitive, and i know this is wierd coming from an onirim fan but they do provide 7 expansions in onirim)

Will be ordering : grove 9 card solitaire, coffee roaster.

I heard about hercules 12 labors but i fear that once you complete it then there's to replay-ability, so i would like to hear thoughts about that too.

I do want solo/multi-player because I do sort of want to budget having people over and enjoying alone time. If you do end up recommending solos only please mention 🙏💞.

Thanks in advance!

They have a new Kickstarter up for their new game Rosalie and some of their older games are part of the campaign. I definitely like how unique the art style is, was wondering how people liked their games for solo

Hi, since both these games are open world narrative adventure games ideal for roleplaying and solo play, which one has the better story? They both seems to offer great customization.

I’ve been considering getting it.

So I've just gotten my copy of the Obelisk RPG. Pretty typical gritty D6 pool system dungeon crawling in terms of mechanics. I have friends who will want to join but I do love a good solo game, and im somewhat new to the solo game, does anyone have any recommendations on how to go about running that for a system like this?

Also my apologies if this is the wrong group, like I said somewhat new so not familiar with the reddits for it yet.

I’ve played about 10 games now and the patrols seem to hardly move at all. I can usually go around them on my turn and so have very little interaction with them. Do you all have any house rules to make them move more often or maybe I’m playing wrong?

Hi!

Me and my partner have just begun our journey. As a reward we got a singing stone at one point. Only the stone, not an ability.
I know the stones can be put under the armor/weapon if you have slots enough for it, and that you add a chip to your bag if you choose to do that.
Does the stones do anything else other than that?