SGOYT December 2019 Entries
Geeklist Entries by Game
2019-12-22
"The 7th Continent is a great exploration game allows you the freedom to focus on the curse or just do some exploring." [SGOYT]
2019-12-22
"With a modified strategy, Carapace Queen was nearly taken down at the normal difficulty level in Aeon's End." [SGOYT]
2019-12-22
"With a slight increase in difficulty, Jian and Kadir struggled to do much damage against the diabolical Carapace Queen in Aeon's End." [SGOYT]
2019-12-20
"A seemingly easy battle against Carapace Queen turned into a challenging fight as Jian and Kadir nearly surrendered to the husks in Aeon's End." [SGOYT]
2019-12-18
"A closer inspection of the rules for Rageborne led to a triumphant solution to the puzzle at the expert difficulty level in Aeon's End." [SGOYT]
2019-12-17
"Escalating difficulty levels against Rageborne proved to be a mixed sort of experience for the duo of Jian and Kadir in Aeon's End." [SGOYT]
2019-12-16
"A rather simple first outing against Rageborne turned into quite the battle with a narrow victory in Aeon's End." [SGOYT]
2019-12-12
"The final requirements for a campaign victory were met as Grumple, Meziah, Ringr, and Whisper reached important story milestones in Aftermath." [SGOYT]
2019-12-11
"A surprising ally and a new form of transportation were discovered as the rodents continued to explore the city in Aftermath." [SGOYT]
2019-12-11
"Another journey into uncharted territory led to a near failure for the small but determined rodents of Aftermath." [SGOYT]
2019-12-08
"A trio of related missions took the rodents down new and old paths as several members were badly hurt for the first time in Aftermath." [SGOYT]
2019-12-06
"Although an interesting method of travel saved some time, the party of rodents was delayed during an important mission in Aftermath." [SGOYT]
2019-12-05
"A simple search for supplies turned into a tricky battle as a former enemy tracked down the vulnerable party in Aftermath." [SGOYT]
2019-12-04
"The long and winding journey to complete a mission for clean water finally came to an end, though not without its challenges, in Aftermath." [SGOYT]
2019-12-04
"Unexpected events and a heartbreaking sort of encounter created a number of challenging situations for the determined rodents of Aftermath." [SGOYT]
2019-12-02
"A return to E Street proved to be a worthwhile route for the brave rodents of Aftermath." [SGOYT]
2019-12-24
"A holiday gift opportunity to continue delving deeper into the world of Arkham Horror: The Card Game." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Aventuria: Inn of the Black Boar (2019) [BGG]
2019-12-17
"Black Orchestra really presents the theme well and the gameplay features are fun and engaging." [SGOYT]
2019-12-24
"Engaging card play and resource manipulation where the in-game tension comes from the game clock" [SGOYT]
2019-12-04
"A quick, fun, and portable solo game played with no more than a standard deck of cards." [SGOYT]
2019-12-19
"Cartographers feels a bit like a fantasy Tetris and not being artistically inclined I tend to fudge on the cartography in favor of speed. Fun little diversion, although scoring is a little bit too mu…" [SGOYT]
Posted as: Circle The Wagons: Lone Cowboy (2017) [BGG]
2019-12-21
"The City of Kings allows you to face uniquely challenging enemies with each game." [SGOYT]
2019-12-29
"Dark Venture is a good dungeon crawler style game with a nice choose your own adventure feature." [SGOYT]
2019-12-27
"Darkest Night is thematic and fun solo experience with unique and interesting characters." [SGOYT]
2019-12-26
"Dawn of the Zeds is a thematic game that plays well solo and can easily have the difficulty adjusted to your personal preference." [SGOYT]
2019-12-01
"D-Day Dice has a surprising amount of choices for a dice heavy game." [SGOYT]
2019-12-15
"Featherweight war-themed dice chucked that is a good distraction, well balanced, and has a campaign. Don't mistake that as anything too deep though" [SGOYT]
Posted as: Deadball: Year III (2019) [BGG]
2019-12-06
"Deadball III adds tons of fun new features to an already stellar baseball sim series of games." [SGOYT]
2019-12-09
"Deep Space D6 is a dice placement solo game that is quick to setup and fun to play." [SGOYT]
2019-12-06
"A nice quick solo dice game with a little press your luck in the gameplay." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Dice City: All That Glitters (2016) [BGG]
2019-12-25
"An expansion, but not much of one. At least it fits into the base game box." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Dice City: By Royal Decree (2016) [BGG]
Posted as: Dice City: Crossroads (2016) [BGG]
Posted as: Dicey Goblins: Festive Choice Token (2016) [BGG]
2019-12-28
"Very intuitive Worker Placement game. Also very average. Lots of good ideas but then it all comes down to dice rolls with far less mitigation than is expected these days" [SGOYT]
2019-12-15
"DD continues to surprise me in a good way. It’s clever and a ton of fun." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Dungeon Roll: Winter Heroes Pack (2014) [BGG]
2019-12-28
"A quite satisfying dice-chucker that gives you the illusion that humanity can be successful against the face of cosmic horrors." [SGOYT]
2019-12-12
"Elder Sign is a great fast dice based game I really enjoy." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Everdell: Pearlbrook (2019) [BGG]
2019-12-17
"I had a great time escaping the Abandoned Cabin and I look forward to my next Exit experience" [SGOYT]
2019-12-13
"Fallen Land is a great post apocalyptic RPG-like board game experience." [SGOYT]
2019-12-25
"A fast playing, dice/worker placement engine builder with some interesting decisions to be made, for sure." [SGOYT]
2019-12-20
"Fantastic Factories is a really good dice rolling engine building game." [SGOYT]
2019-12-13
"A post that is mostly about Odin, with some velociraptors and Shadowrun thrown in for some reason" [SGOYT]
Posted as: Fields of Green: Grand Fair (2018) [BGG]
2019-12-23
"Flash Point is a great solo/coop dice based game that is fun and easy to learn/play." [SGOYT]
2019-12-12
"Freedom impresses not just by the way it handles the theme but also in the gameplay and solo experience." [SGOYT]
2019-12-20
"Robinson breezed through the lower difficulty levels, then struggled to reach the final hazards and pirates at level 4 in Friday." [SGOYT]
2019-12-14
"This is a classic solo card game with some of my least favorite artwork of any board game." [SGOYT]
2019-12-13
"A comical sort of training montage led Robinson to finally face and defeat the pirates in Friday." [SGOYT]
2019-12-29
"Ganz schön clever is a great and very quick game for solo and multiplayer use." [SGOYT]
2019-12-31
"I finished the year playing a great board game solo." [SGOYT]
2019-12-14
"Strolling down the Glass Road for a Christmas Challenge and some practice with the old faithful." [SGOYT]
2019-12-28
"Gloomhaven is great and I look forward to more adventures, but with two characters it is of punishing difficulty." [SGOYT]
2019-12-08
"Gloomhaven really sets the bar for me for board game experiences." [SGOYT]
2019-12-21
"HEXplore It allows players to explore a huge variety of characters with a wide range of abilities." [SGOYT]
2019-12-29
"Still plumbing the depths of the core set, and I have expansions still to come." [SGOYT]
2019-12-27
"While the theme might scare off some gamers this solo game is definitely worth a look for a good dice and card solo experience." [SGOYT]
2019-12-13
"Still improving tactics but I like the narratives that fall out of the card play." [SGOYT]
2019-12-03
"To be honest, I'm more of the ameritrash / miniature skirmish game player and only few Euros can catch my interest.Engine builders, however, can!And WW DOES!This is a brain burner requiring long term…" [SGOYT]
2019-12-16
"In which I fanboy at length about components and mention gameplay" [SGOYT]
Posted as: Kingdom Builder: Crossroads (2013) [BGG]
2019-12-23
"LOTR:LCG is one of the best card games I’ve ever played and is very thematic and challenging." [SGOYT]
2019-12-08
"A complex game that requires practice to learn all the rules but provides great satisfaction when the game is won with a combination of skill, planning and some luck." [SGOYT]
2019-12-17
"Maiden’s Quest is a great game for taking out-and-about. Very portable, challenging, and fun." [SGOYT]
2019-12-09
"In this in-hand card game, you play a damsel in distress who decides to escape. Move cards from the front to the back of the tower deck, deciding whether to run from dangerous obstacles or challenge …" [SGOYT]
2019-12-29
"Epic and satisfying win against a very tough opponent! I don't see how people say this game is too easy. I'm not one of them, but I'm glad I'm not either" [SGOYT]
Posted as: Nations: The Dice Game – Unrest (2017) [BGG]
2019-12-25
"Nemo’s War is fun, challenging, and thematic and is a really good solo experience." [SGOYT]
2019-12-09
"I don't see myself getting rid of this game any time soon, but it's a bit long to play often." [SGOYT]
Posted as: The Networks: Telly Time (2018) [BGG]
2019-12-28
"Good deck builder that has a reasonable play length and meaningful decisions." [SGOYT]
2020-01-01
"With the help of the elders and sizable fleet of ships, a little fishing operation turned into a successful campaign in Nusfjord." [SGOYT]
2019-12-31
"A simple but interesting foray into the campaign mode proved to be just shy of an overall victory in Nusfjord." [SGOYT]
2019-12-29
"With a bit of luck with the fish and buildings, a small outfit grew into a maritime empire nestled in the woods of Nusfjord." [SGOYT]
2019-12-07
"If you think this is One DeckDungeon in Space, you will hate this game. It is so different and different awesome" [SGOYT]
2019-12-03
"While having more moving parts than One Deck Dungeon, this one is the one that appeals to me more. Light Civ games are an underrepresented genre in my collection" [SGOYT]
2019-12-22
"A return to a classic little game led to a fairly nice outing with Orchard: A 9 Card Solitaire Game." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Pandemic: On the Brink (2009) [BGG]
2019-12-20
"A blossoming romance with the Pandemic Expansion and the new role cards" [SGOYT]
2019-12-26
"As the Lich King grew in power at higher difficulty levels, the tiny kingdoms struggled to recruit and construct enough to thwart his efforts in Paper Tales." [SGOYT]
2019-12-24
"With a handful of helpful mythological units, a tiny kingdom rose up to defeat the Lich King in Paper Tales." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Patchwork: Automa (2018) [BGG]
2019-12-08
"While you have choices, and a random bag of cubes to resolve everything, this game puts up a fight when you think you are getting a crawling grip back into the upswing" [SGOYT]
2019-12-09
"Rallyman is a good solo option with choices to play aggressively that might just take of some of your time." [SGOYT]
2019-12-31
"The monthly challenges are a great way to play Roll Player. It's always a fun little diversion." [SGOYT]
2019-12-19
"Roll Player lets you create this great character and you can play this game solo." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Roll Player: Monsters & Minions (2018) [BGG]
2019-12-28
"Run, Fight, or Die is a dice game that plays well solo." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Run, Fight, or Die!: Big Box (2015) [BGG]
2019-12-16
"Scythe is one of my favorite solo game experiences with tons of replay value." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Scythe: Modular Board (2019) [BGG]
Posted as: Scythe: The Rise of Fenris (2018) [BGG]
2019-12-05
"Scythe is a great solo experience enhanced by this expansion." [SGOYT]
2019-12-24
"Exploring the tomb is thematic and fun with a wide variety of scenarios to keep things interesting for solo players." [SGOYT]
2019-12-02
"Airwave and Shepherd have an unusually successful run through the Crossfire" [SGOYT]
2019-12-14
"Take a break from the typical game theme and explore a unique theme in this game." [SGOYT]
2019-12-16
"This is a nice quick solo game that has a theme that’s really appealing to me." [SGOYT]
2019-12-04
"Space Empires 4X gives you the opportunity to explore space if you can survive!" [SGOYT]
2019-12-20
"Space Park is a light, quirky puzzle with quality components." [SGOYT]