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    Solosaurus

    A podcast about one player board and card games, hosted by Michael Eckenfels. Join me here on each episode as I discuss the latest solo games news and give an in-depth review of a new solo game or variant. I’ll also have designers and other podcasters on to discuss games as well!

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    Latest Episodes:
    Solosaurus Episode #90 - Solitaire Wargames, Part 1 of 3 Sep 25, 2023
    Show notes

    Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Michael dives into solo wargaming, talking about a LOT of different games. Plus, he discusses what makes a solo game solitaire, as well as what makes a wargame, a wargame. Plus, he goes down various gaming rabbit holes as a bonus.

    • Intro and Exposition (0:00)
    • Solo2 News (from Solitaire Times) (3:44)
    • What Is Solo Gaming? (11:18)
    • What Is a Wargame? (18:20)
    • New Solo Wargaming Player Recommendations (22:16)
    • Classic Solo Wargames and More (46:53)
    • Outro/Wrap Up (1:01:48)
    To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games! Games mentioned in this episode: In Solo News:
    • Creature Caravan
    • Bone Wars
    • Sirens
    • Defrag
    • Forage
    • Orchard
    • Grove
    Recommendations:
    • Pavlov's House
    • Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of World War II
    • Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms
    • Lanzerath Ridge
    • Pacific Tide
    • Interceptor Ace
    • Interceptor Ace Volume 2
    • Nightfighter Ace
    • B-17 Queen of the Skies (mentioned because of Greg Smith's design, Amerika Bomber: Evil Queen of the Skies, which I failed to follow through with - sorry!)
    • Aurelian: Restorer of the World
    • Charlemagne, Master of Europe
    • Escape from Hades
    • Endurance
    • NATO Air Commander
    • That Others May Live: Combat Search and Rescue, Vietnam
    • The Hunters
    • The Hunted
    • Beneath the Med
    • Skies Above the Reich
    • Storm Above the Reich
    • Skies Above Britain
    • Fire in the Lake
    • Pendragon
    • All Bridges Burning
    • Colonial Twilight
    • Enemy Coast Ahead: Operation Chastise – The Dambuster Raid
    • Enemy Coast Ahead: The Doolittle Raid
    • Fields of Fire
    • Fields of Fire 2
    • Combat!
    • Ambush!
    • Battle Hymn
    • Mosby's Raiders
    • RAF: The Battle of Britain, 1940 (Decision Games edition)
    • D-Day at Omaha Beach
    • D-Day at Tarawa
    • In Magnificent Style
    • Crowbar! The Rangers at Pointe Du Hoc
    • Dawn of the Zeds
    Solosaurus Episode #89 - Back Again Sep 09, 2023
    Show notes

    Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Michael returns to Solosaurus to talk about a whole lot of things. Again.

    • Intro and Exposition (0:00)
    • Solo News (from Solitaire Times) (10:04)
    • What Have I Been Playing/Buying? (20:15)
    • What Else Is Going On? (30:54)
    • What's in Store for Solosaurus? (36:55)
    • Outro (39:15)
    To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games! Games mentioned in this episode:
    • Snap Ships Tactics
    • Fortune and Glory
    • Shadows of Brimstone
    • Sherman Leader
    • Warfighter Shadow War
    • Iron Maiden Figure Pack 1
    • Star Trek Adventures Captain's Log Role Playing Game
    • Pursuit of Happiness
    • Hostage Negotiator (including Crime Wave and Career)
    • The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-1943
    • The Hunted: Twilight of the U-Boats, 1943-1945
    • In Dreams
    Solosaurus Episode #88 - Everywhere Everything Once at All Oct 14, 2022
    Show notes

    Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Martin and Michael return to Solosaurus to talk about a whole lot of things.

    • Intro and Exposition (0:00)
    • Solo News (from Solitaire Times) (14:56)
    • What We've Been Playing (28:56)
    • Purchases (1:10:24)
    • What's in Store for Solosaurus (1:30:56)
    • Outro (1:38:14)
    To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!
    Episode #87 - Special Guest David Turczi Mar 17, 2022
    Show notes

    Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Martin and Michael interview one of the most prolific and legendary solo mode game designers out there, David Turczi!

    • Intro and Exposition (0:00)
    • What Have You Played, Lately? (2:48)
    • Interview Kinda Begins (27:13)
    • Outro and Ending (1:08:24)
    You can find great solo games (and a community to talk about them with like-minded folks) at the best online gaming store for solo gamers: Stone Valley Games (www.stonevalleygames.com). Check them out, and tell them we sent you! To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to www.tableforone.me, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9292. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!

    You can find a full list of David's work here!

    Episode #86 - Days of Ire Budapest 1956 Feb 13, 2022
    Show notes

    Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Martin and Michael spend time plotting to overthrow the Communist leadership of Hungary, circa 1956, in the board game Days of Ire: Budapest 1956. Michael also took a look at an expansion, Days & Nights: Red Army Pack.

    • Intro and Exposition (0:00)
    • Solo Gaming News (2:03)
      • Purple Haze (on Gamefound as of this recording)
      • Final Girl Season 2 (already funded on Kickstarter as of this recording)
      • Solar 175 (launching on Kickstarter on March 1, 2022, as of this recording)
    • What Have You Played, Lately? (19:01)
    • Game Review: Overview (37:51)
    • Components (41:33)
    • Rules (49:07)
    • Gameplay (53:49)
    • The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1:003:14)
    • Stomp Discussion (1:03:11)
    • Outro and Ending (1:03:59)
    You can find great solo games (and a community to talk about them with like-minded folks) at the best online gaming store for solo gamers: Stone Valley Games (www.stonevalleygames.com). Check them out, and tell them we sent you! To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to www.tableforone.me, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9292. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games! The games mentioned (at least, all the ones Michael could catch!) are listed here: Martin's Play List:
    • It's a Wonderful World
    • Cascadia
    • Rise to Nobility

    Michael's Play List:

    • Coffee Roaster
    • HeroQuest
    • Mini Rogue
    • Hunted: Mining Colony 415
    • Absolute War! The Russian Front, 1941-45

    Other Games Mentioned:

    • Operations Olympic & Coronet
    • Gato Leader
    • Nights of Fire
    Episode #85 - A Show About Nothing Dec 22, 2021
    Show notes

    Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Martin and Michael pine about games and fjords and such...no particular game is the focus here, but there's lots of discussion!

    • Intro and Exposition (0:00)
    • Nothing About Marvel Movies (00:35)
    • Nothing About Show Outlines and Old PC Games (02:48)
    • Nothing About Finally Starting This Episode (05:51)
    • Nothing About How Michael Needs a Board Game Intervention (or, His First Purchases from Stone Valley Games) (08:47)
    • Nothing About Martin Selling Games (21:10)
    • Nothing About Solo Gaming News (24:14)
    • Nothing About What Have We Been Playing Lately (37:46)
    • Nothing About an Outro and Ending (1:17:54)
    You can find great solo games (and a community to talk about them with like-minded folks) at the best online gaming store for solo gamers: Stone Valley Games (www.stonevalleygames.com). Check them out, and tell them we sent you! To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to www.tableforone.me, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9292. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games! The games mentioned (at least, all the ones Michael could catch!) are listed here: PC Games (of the old kind)
    • Sid Meier's Colonization
    • Covert Action
    • Pirates! Gold

    Actual Board Games

    • NATO: The Cold War Goes Hot (Designer's Signature Edition)
    • NATO: The Next War in Europe
    • Deep Space D-6 Armada
    • Hunted: Mining Colony 415
    • Hadrian's Wall
    • Merchant's Cove
    • Rush M.D.
    • Baseball Highlights 2045
    • Tapestry
    • The Artemis Project
    • Lost Ruins of Arnak
    • Shadows of Brimstone (this is a link to a search result on BGG for "Shadows of Brimstone" to show you how deep the rabbit hole goes...)
    • Wild Space
    • Aliens RPG (not really a board game per se, but it's included here anyway)
    • Furnace
    • Little Town
    • Plus many more Michael no doubt missed
    Episode #84 - Donning the Purple Nov 02, 2021
    Show notes

    Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Martin and Michael spend time discussing how not to get stabbed in the back like Caesar, and succeed just as well as he, in Donning the Purple, from Tompet Games!

    • Intro and Exposition (0:00)
    • Special Announcement (5:58) - go check out Stone Valley Games' front page for a new FREE GAME giveaway (actually, TWO games!), good through November 12th, 2021!
    • What Have You Played, Lately? (7:09)
    • Solo Gaming News (25:42)
    • Review Begins; Initial Thoughts (35:38)
    • Components (41:34)
    • Rules (49:09)
    • Gameplay (54:00)
    • What Does This Do Differently/Who Is This For? (59:30)
    • The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1:03:53)
    • Stomp Discussion (1:08:52)
    • Outro and Ending (1:11:47)
    You can find great solo games (and a community to talk about them with like-minded folks) at the best online gaming store for solo gamers: Stone Valley Games (www.stonevalleygames.com). Check them out, and tell them we sent you! To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to www.tableforone.me, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9292. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games! The games mentioned (at least, all the ones Michael could catch!) are listed here:
    • Lost Ruins of Arnak Expansion
    • Endless Winter Paeloamericans
    • Baseball Highlights 2045
    • London's Burning
    • Brass Age (PnP)
    • Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr
    • Street Masters
    • Senjutsu: Battle for Japan
    • Voidfall
    Solosaurus #83 - Special Guest Joe Slack / Relics of Rajavihara Oct 03, 2021
    Show notes

    Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Martin and Michael have game designer Joe Slack on, of Relics of Rajavihara fame! We discuss his game as well as his upcoming expansion, Montalo's Revenge (which juuuuuust finished on Kickstarter, but you can still late pledge and support - just click that link!).

    • Intro and Exposition (0:00)
    • What Have You Played, Lately? (5:27)
    • Solo Gaming News (16:08)
    • Relics of Rajavihara Discussion (28:50)
    • Joe Slack Q&A (42:30)
    • Outro and Ending (1:10:22)
    You can find great solo games (and a community to talk about them with like-minded folks) at the best online gaming store for solo gamers: Stone Valley Games (www.stonevalleygames.com). Check them out, and tell them we sent you! To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to www.tableforone.me, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9292. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games! The games mentioned go well north of 20, so there's lots of discussion here! But that's every episode, pretty much.
    Episode #82 - Alien: Fate of the Nostromo Sep 17, 2021
    Show notes

    Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Martin and Michael scream in space where nobody can hear them...except of course in this podcast, and about a game called Alien: Fate of the Nostromo! Plus a whole lot of other content as well, since it's been a while.

    • Intro and Exposition (0:00)
    • What Have You Played, Lately? (5:01)
    • A Gaming Epiphany (18:23)
    • Solo Gaming News (35:59)
    • Review Begins (52:20)
    • Components (1:04:44)
    • Rules (1:09:23)
    • Gameplay (1:13:53)
    • Who Would Enjoy This Game? (1:21:17)
    • The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1:26:25)
    • Stomp Discussion (1:31:38)
    • Outro and Ending (1:33:53)
    You can find great solo games (and a community to talk about them with like-minded folks) at the best online gaming store for solo gamers: Stone Valley Games (www.stonevalleygames.com). Check them out, and tell them we sent you! To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to www.tableforone.me, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9292. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games! The games mentioned go well north of 20, so there's lots of discussion here! But what else is new.
    Solosaurus #81 - Obsession Jul 23, 2021
    Show notes

    Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Martin and guest Jason Montgomery (from Meeple, Myself, and I) dive into Obsession and its expansions, published by Kayenta Games and designer Dan Halligan.

    • Intro and Exposition (0:00)
    • Obsession Review Intro (9:23)
    • What Have You Been Playing? (12:52)
    • Solo Gaming News (40:01)
    • Review Begins (50:40)
    • Components (56:05)
    • Rules (1:03:48)
    • Gameplay (1:10:47)
    • Who Would Enjoy This Game? (1:23:56)
    • The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1:26:16)
    • Stomp Discussion (1:31:04)
    • Outro and Ending (1:36:16)
    You can find great solo games (and a community to talk about them with like-minded folks) at the best online gaming store for solo gamers: Stone Valley Games (www.stonevalleygames.com). Check them out, and tell them we sent you! To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to www.tableforone.me, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9292. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games! The games mentioned go well north of 20, so there's lots of discussion here!

    Check out Kayenta Games!

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