The evolution of a solo gamer

This is the story of a solo adventurer who has reached the end of a quest he set out on years ago. While the outcome wasn’t the one he expected when he first ventured out, it is one he is at peace with after years that have passed. Join me as I share the outcome of my quest for a solo adventure game, why it wasn’t what I expected, and what I have come to discover in the meantime. 

A Feast for Odin – a solo review

Hoist your sails, raise your ales, tonight we feast for Odin! Grind your axe, weave your flax, tonight we feast for Odin! Place a tile, goods to stockpile, tonight we feast for Odin!

Favorite mechanics: worker placement

Rise and shine, my workers! Today brings us another day for you to gather stuff for me. Whether it’s building a shelter, clearing rubble, making wine or rebuilding a post-apocalyptic society, I just like it when I can put down my meeples/pawns/survivors/exosuits and do things. This is favorite mechanics: worker placement.

Stidjens boardgame extravaganza 2019

As the year 2019 winds to a close I can look back at a great year. I’ve played and acquired fantastic games, went to Spiel in Essen for the first time, and more and more people find their way to Stidjen Plays Solo. On the personal side, my girlfriend and me bought our first house together and we made a beautiful trip to Bali. Now is the time to look back – what were my most played games? What games do I still need to play? And what will 2020 bring? All of those questions shall be answered in my final post for 2019.

9 designers to keep an eye on

You have your rock stars, filling stadiums with tens of thousands of people, hanging at their lips while they blast their rock anthems; you have your sport players, known around the world, with the kids trying out new moves they saw on TV. And what do we, the board gaming crowd, have? We have designers. They are our rock stars!