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.

Castellion – a solo review

There comes a point in every solo gamer’s board gaming career that they encounter the Oniverse: a beautifully twisted dreamworld that harbors some games many claim to be solo gamer essentials. My first venture into the Oniverse was – obviously, I almost want to say – with Onirim, but that game quickly fell flat for me. How will one of its successors, Castellion, fare?