SGOYT September 2019 Entries
Geeklist Entries by Game
2019-09-29
"The 7th Continent lets you explore a world that unfolds in front of your eyes." [SGOYT]
2019-09-18
"Aeon's End is a fantastic deckbuilder. The mechanics are simple enough to get back into the rules quickly, and I love the fact that you don't shuffle the deck - saves time as well as wear and tear on…" [SGOYT]
2019-09-04
"A small zombie themed deck builder that is quick to play and has lots of tension" [SGOYT]
2019-09-30
"Architects generates entertaining narratives with strong characterisation mixed with an innovative virtue track." [SGOYT]
2019-09-17
"At the Gates of Loyang is a fantastic solo experience that challenges one to manage fields of vegetables and a steady stream of customers." [SGOYT]
2019-09-25
"Awkward Guests integrates an app with the physical components to create an interesting and enjoyable experience as one tries to solve a murder mystery." [SGOYT]
2019-09-30
"A fun, challenging, relatively fast, and sweet game in small box. Includes many variations in the box, including a fun solo versions!" [SGOYT]
2019-09-15
"Songbirds presents one with a challenging sort of mathematical puzzle that can be enjoyable, but is also rather tough." [SGOYT]
2019-09-24
"Pfister has designed an excellent game where you are welcome to use your imagination if you so desire." [SGOYT]
2019-09-01
"A heavyish, fast-playing game with a variety of well-integrated mechanics but a muddled theme." [SGOYT]
2019-09-30
"Great game for traveling: small box - but big table space needed." [SGOYT]
2019-09-30
"A very smart and beautiful game which comes in a small package but delivers lots of contents, only devoid of any real purpose in the solo mode." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Circle The Wagons: Lone Cowboy (2017) [BGG]
2019-09-25
"The City of Kings allows you to battle randomly generated monsters with unique stats." [SGOYT]
2019-09-16
"Clan Cunningham posted a respectable 133 in the Highlands tonight with a bit of milk production and some distilleries." [SGOYT]
2019-09-13
"An interesting PnP puzzle experience. Most reminds me of a solo light Forbidden Desert." [SGOYT]
2019-09-22
"Dawn of the Zeds is thematic and let’s you play at your own comfort level for difficulty and complexity." [SGOYT]
2019-09-05
"March up the map to the bunker if you can in this dice and card game that plays well solo." [SGOYT]
2019-09-03
"Deep Space D-6 is a nice light card and dice game with a worker placement mechanic." [SGOYT]
2019-09-26
"Defenders of the Last Stand is a good post apocalyptic coop that plays well solo." [SGOYT]
2019-09-05
"Desolate is a nice quick solo card and dice game with a little press your luck component sprinkled in." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Desolate: Dark Matters Pack 1 (2018) [BGG]
Posted as: Dinosaur Island: Totally Liquid (2018) [BGG]
2019-09-19
"Dungeon Degenerates is a unique theme coupled with a fun game experience." [SGOYT]
2019-09-04
"Elder Sign is a classic solo friendly board game that has lots of dice rolling." [SGOYT]
2019-09-08
"Fallen Land is a great game that really feels like an RPG in a box." [SGOYT]
2019-09-08
"Woodcutters and snare-hunters got together and emigrated to Bear Island" [SGOYT]
2019-09-01
"Marc The Sober Pillager got a bit overly aggressive, landed the English Crown and had a grand old time with special tiles" [SGOYT]
2019-09-16
"Flash Point is a great dice game that is a really good solo experience." [SGOYT]
2019-09-27
"Freedom: The Underground Railroad presents a sensitive historical period with respect and offers one a heartbreaking experience filled with smooth gameplay elements." [SGOYT]
2019-09-24
"Freedom is a great game that is a real challenge and a joy to solo." [SGOYT]
2019-09-12
"This little deck-building game is a great travel companion and is fun to play at home as well." [SGOYT]
2019-09-30
"Great artwork and clever gameplay mechanics combine for a great solo experience." [SGOYT]
2019-09-12
"Gloomhaven still manages to impress me even after several plays." [SGOYT]
2019-09-13
"Herbaceous is a fast, small, and light card game, great for relaxing solo play. The artwork on this game makes playing the cards a special pleasure!" [SGOYT]
2019-09-02
"A superhero themed deck builder that allows you to build your own heroes." [SGOYT]
2019-09-24
"HEXplore It is a fun RPG-like game that plays well solo." [SGOYT]
2019-09-26
"History Maker Baseball is a really simple to learn and fun baseball sim game." [SGOYT]
2019-09-27
"Hold The Line can be played solo by controlling both sides which overcomes some scenario balance issues." [SGOYT]
2019-09-03
"A wonderfully fun thematic game of classic Universal Pictures horror movies with all the bad guys you know and love and all the villagers you worried for. Plays great solo when YOU have to save the d…" [SGOYT]
2019-09-23
"Hostage Negotiator is a really good solo card and dice game with a heavy theme." [SGOYT]
2019-09-09
"Strap on your rocket boosters and go campaigning through space with this quick engine builder" [SGOYT]
Posted as: Leaving Earth: Outer Planets (2016) [BGG]
Posted as: Legendary: Dark City (2013) [BGG]
Posted as: Legendary: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) [BGG]
Posted as: Legendary: Paint the Town Red (2014) [BGG]
2019-09-17
"Thematic and mechanically well designed card game that is one of the best solo experiences I’ve ever played out of any board game." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Maximum Apocalypse: Gothic Horrors (2019) [BGG]
2019-09-23
"Tiny worker placement game that actually looks like a tin of mints but there’s more game here than you’d expect out of such a small package." [SGOYT]
2019-09-17
"Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden includes a fun challenge as one populates a vegetable garden and tries to avoid the rude stealing abilities of the neighbors." [SGOYT]
2019-09-12
"Nations: The Dice Game packs tactical decisions, little bit of luck and an entire history of civilization into a short playtime." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Near and Far: Amber Mines (2018) [BGG]
2019-09-18
"Nemo's War presents one with an interesting narrative and rising tension that can be a little too random, yet it still delivers a very enjoyable solo experience." [SGOYT]
2019-09-14
"Nemo’s War is a great game for solo play with several motives to try." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Neolithic: Advanced Cultures (2016) [BGG]
2019-09-09
"Obsession is a highly thematic and enjoyable game about managing a British family and estate in the 1800s, complete with all sorts of building tiles and guests." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Oh My Goods!: Longsdale in Aufruhr (2016) [BGG]
2019-09-10
"Orchard: A 9 Card Solitaire Game uses a simple ruleset and minimal components to create a challenging and enjoyable sort of puzzle." [SGOYT]
2019-09-10
"Orchard is a exemplar of elegance. Get yourself a copy and have a crack at the next monthly Solo Challenge!" [SGOYT]
Posted as: Outlive: Underwater (2018) [BGG]
2019-08-31
"The Hydraulic Engineer builds dikes frantically as the Director drags her away from her earthworks to share knowledge" [SGOYT]
2019-09-03
"Paper tales has a great solo mode that plays quickly and doesn't introduce too many new rules" [SGOYT]
Posted as: Patchwork: Automa (2018) [BGG]
2019-09-30
"Project Dreamscape takes one on a journey through a dream with the goal of chaining icons and purchasing new cards." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Pulp Detective: Double Cross (2018) [BGG]
2019-09-30
"Race for the Galaxy features a very difficult solo opponent and a challenging game experience as one builds up a tableau of various cards." [SGOYT]
2019-09-18
"A clever new take on the zombie theme with interesting mechanics and a bit of story" [SGOYT]
Posted as: Renegade: Safe House Mission Promo (2019) [BGG]
2019-09-06
"Rice Dice: A Spirits of the Rice Paddy Dice Game is a simply satisfying solo dice rolling, card collecting play of planting and harvesting rice." [SGOYT]
2019-09-03
"Build a character and fight monsters with this game plus the expansion." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Roll Player: Monsters & Minions (2018) [BGG]
2019-09-17
"A frantic race to acquire skills and gather money before the dragon spawns" [SGOYT]
2019-09-18
"This game is a lock to end up high on my personal Top 20 for this year’s PC Top 200 voting for a reason. It’s a great solo game." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Scythe: The Rise of Fenris (2018) [BGG]
2019-09-06
"This expansion adds a campaign and modular additions that are compatible with the base game." [SGOYT]
2019-09-23
"Portable solo which looks nice, plays quick and is challenging enough to keep coming back to." [SGOYT]
2019-09-19
"A relaxing Uwe Rosenberg title where you get to colour in some boxes and wonder if everything will fit" [SGOYT]
2019-09-20
"Secrets of the Lost Tomb could be Indiana Jones: The Board Game!" [SGOYT]
2019-09-26
"Dark Watch #4 - Heroes find a little girl with powers who is struggling against a robotic cave in which she is imprisoned." [SGOYT]
2019-09-23
"Dark Watch #3 - Nightmist detects a disturbance in the Realm of Discord. There, she meets a mad Chokepoint whose body disappears into thin air after the fight." [SGOYT]
2019-09-24
"Cauldronia #21 - Honor guests of a ceremony in Windmill City Hall, the heroes are lured into a trap by The Chairman." [SGOYT]
2019-09-17
"Cauldronia #20 - While coming back to 21st century Earth, Lady of the Wood and co are stuck in a time loop made by The Mistress of Fate." [SGOYT]
2019-09-17
"Space Quest #3 - La Capitan pretends to be The Wraith from the future and points at Parse as a threat. The Sentinels neutralize Parse." [SGOYT]
2019-09-17
"Seven Bridges is a network-building stroll and write where you are taking on a mathematician who knows things you don't." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Shadows of Brimstone: Frontier Town (2015) [BGG]
2019-09-21
"A unique, fascinating game with a minimalistic approach to narrative that will really excite certain people. It wears its randomness and old-school influences proudly - not a casual or short experien…" [SGOYT]
2019-09-06
"Shadows of Malice provides an open world experience with very heavy dice mechanics for combat and other resolution." [SGOYT]
2019-09-27
"The Shared Dream is a good coop game with an interesting theme." [SGOYT]
2019-09-25
"Emberwind: The Skis of Axia Campaign does not provide a satisfying solo experience, and falls short in many regards." [SGOYT]
2019-09-20
"This is what a really good worker placement game with solo capability looks like and the theme is different and interesting." [SGOYT]
2019-09-09
"Sojourn gives you the time travel feel in a nice quick and light solo game." [SGOYT]
2019-09-30
"Spirit Island is a wonderful game that is a challenging solo experience." [SGOYT]
2019-09-27
"Spirit Island and Age of Empires soundtrack goes oddly well together" [SGOYT]
2019-09-12
"Spirit Island presents a highly variable selection of challenges as one wards off invading settlers in an interesting game of role reversal." [SGOYT]
2019-09-11
"Spirit Island is a challenging game with emergent narrative elements and many, many, MANY ways to adjust gameplay to suit your preference" [SGOYT]
2019-09-21
"Overall a very good thematic game, which do require some planning to win it seems :)" [SGOYT]
2019-09-14
"Sword & Sorcery is a hefty but good story driven games and felt perfect to solo with 3 heroes." [SGOYT]
2019-09-02
"A delightful adventure game in the theme of the Tales of the Arabian Nights, filled with fortune, misfortune and magic. Enjoyable for solo play, especially if one enjoys games emphasizing story-telli…" [SGOYT]
Posted as: Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period (2019) [BGG]
2019-09-02
"With a massive number of cards, including 12 unique Corporation cards, Terraforming Mars has a lot of depth to keep you entertained and intigrued game after game." [SGOYT]