SGOYT January 2022 Entries
Geeklist Entries by Game
Posted as: 7 Wonders Duel: Solo (2020) [BGG]
2022-01-23
"Waiting on Legacy of Gravehold; loving the variety and in-game tension." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Black Sonata: The Fair Youth (2020) [BGG]
2022-01-11
"Even a well-done digital adaptation means you have to look at a screen and I miss the physicality of the real thing." [SGOYT]
2022-01-03
"Flip and draw game that has you creating your own map to meet certain scoring objectives." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Circle The Wagons: Lone Cowboy (2017) [BGG]
Posted as: Clank! Expeditions: Gold and Silk (2018) [BGG]
Posted as: Concordia Solitaria (2021) [BGG]
Posted as: Dice Throne Adventures (2020) [BGG]
2022-01-23
"Dice Throne Adventures is a lightweight system that combines cards and dice into a fun and relatively quick campaign." [SGOYT]
2022-01-21
"Dice Throne Adventures offers a fun combination of cards and dice within a campaign that alternates between portal crawls and boss battles." [SGOYT]
2022-01-28
"Writing about Dune: Imperium means that I’m not playing Dune: Imperium." [SGOYT]
Posted as: A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians (2018) [BGG]
2022-01-23
"Final Girl takes some of the main game mechanics from HN and adds some new features and puts it all in a horror themed product." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Final Girl: Frightmare on Maple Lane (2021) [BGG]
Posted as: Final Girl: The Happy Trails Horror (2021) [BGG]
2022-01-16
"Fight a tsunami of aliens and survive in this dice rolling dice rolling dice rolling miniature game :D" [SGOYT]
2022-01-18
"Gem Rush is a compact, quick-playing exploration game, in which you rush to acquire gems/victory points" [SGOYT]
2022-01-26
"A fun solo puzzle with a quick setup and exciting combos and just-missed opportunities. Don't know why I would ever play this with others." [SGOYT]
2022-01-28
"Some commentary on why I don't reach for this as much as Nusfjord or Glass Road" [SGOYT]
2022-01-23
"A nice deckbuilding game of short play time with great artwork to admire. There are other deckbuilders of greater standing, but this works for solo play." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Heroes of Tenefyr: The Second Curse (2020) [BGG]
Posted as: Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 1 (2015) [BGG]
2022-01-13
"Solo mode works well but only recommended for people who love it to begin with. You know who you are" [SGOYT]
2022-01-25
"While Cartographers is a more polished overall package, Indus is more satisfying for me to play." [SGOYT]
2022-01-14
"Some emergent narrative in this rewarding but demanding LCG." [SGOYT]
2022-01-27
"It’s a fun little game that presents enough of a challenge and can help you overcome being bored during company wide meetings during a remote workday" [SGOYT]
2022-01-12
"A brief wrap-up on my first foray into 2-handed MC campaign play." [SGOYT]
2022-01-16
"Fun building crazy decks in Marvel Champions! Vision-Vivian recursion is quite cool!" [SGOYT]
2022-01-02
"Light hand management card game with near limitless variability that is deeper than it appears... and it comes with funky chibi miniatures!" [SGOYT]
Posted as: Memoir '44: Mediterranean Theater (2008) [BGG]
Posted as: Memoir '44: The Invasion of Crete (2011) [BGG]
Posted as: Merchants & Marauders: Seas of Glory (2015) [BGG]
2022-01-19
"A fairly straightforward tile drafting and laying game that plays quickly. I will enjoy trying to get to those top scoring tiers" [SGOYT]
Posted as: Obsession: Wessex Expansion (2018) [BGG]
Posted as: Oh My Goods!: Longsdale in Aufruhr (2016) [BGG]
2022-01-15
"Let's be clear, this is not a historical simulation. Its designers acknowledge that gameplay received preference over historical accuracy when needed. Anyway, you get enough historical flavor for it …" [SGOYT]
2022-01-30
"Move and flip fish to create large schools of fish swimming in the same direction. But do it before Chips the cat makes his way around the tank." [SGOYT]
Posted as: Pocket Aquarium: Goldfish & Castle (2022) [BGG]
2022-01-05
"Roll Player Adventures offers a fantastic story where character choices are meaningful plus a set of mechanics that can break the immersion." [SGOYT]
2022-01-03
"Roll Player Adventures weaves an interconnected story that's well-written, but the dice mechanics may break a bit of the amazing immersion." [SGOYT]
2022-01-31
"Solomon Kane is a great narrative based game that has a ton of content and great artwork." [SGOYT]
Posted as: SpaceCorp: Ventures (2021) [BGG]
2022-01-22
"My favourite solo game. Continuing my journey with 3-handed solo and discovering new playstyles along the way." [SGOYT]
2022-01-09
"My favourite solo game. Played several 3-handed solo games in a few days, and loving it!" [SGOYT]
2022-01-01
"Three-handed Spirit Island for the first time to start the new year." [SGOYT]
2022-01-18
"Creating real estate on Mars is rewarding as home prices soar where I live. The commute would be awful though." [SGOYT]