Excellent list, Colin. Thank you for the time, care, and joy you bring to your videos. You do such a great job with this channel. Every time I see a new video on my feed, my day gets a little brighter.
I looked for you at daybreak on the fifth day and of course you came through. Thank you Colin the White! Biggest surprise was 7 being so high and 8 dropping that much.
Solo-able games I would recommend; This War of Mine Journey: Wrath of Demons Fortune and Glory Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Arkham Horror 3rd Ed A Touch of Evil Hostage Negotiator Nemesis
A Touch of Evil is like a cross between Horrified, Arkham Horror and Fortune and Glory..it is quite wonderful. Journey is basically Journey to the West (Monkey!) the board game and has very tactical combat and amazing miniatures wrapped in a crazy wuxia style adventure game.
@@THEGLADIUS101 A touch of evil is a mess, rules wise, and the gameplay is a little shallow, compared to Arkham Horror or Fortune & Glory. The theme on the other hand is top notch and very well represented in the game.
Interesting list Colin. Also good to see you doing a video again. Like you mentioned at the end, I was shocked to see Spirit Island drop that much, but at the same time I was glad to see Mage Knight stay up. I already knew without a doubt what #1 was going to be so I'm happy to see Mage Knight at 2.
Thanks Kevin!! I know, Spirit Island was pretty harsh, but I guess sometimes that is how it goes right? It will be hard to push Mage Knight out of number 2, that game is so good! Will never forget learning it over Skype! :) Hope you are doing well!!
Good choices! I probably would've had the following in there somewhere: Darkest Night (1st + expansions or 2nd ed) High Frontier Too Many Bones Hornet Leader or Thunderbolt-Apache Leader (of the DVG 'Leader' series)
Darkest Night! I still haven't played that one, is it worth picking up? I hear it can be very random so wasn't sure if it is worth the price tag! Thanks for watching!
@@OneStopCoopShop Darkest Night is great for solo. Even though you're playing 4 characters, the game has a high focus on using each one's unique abilities, together, to win a fantasy guerilla war against the necromancer. So many characters to choose from, each with their own unique abilities and style. Between that and the stealthy guerilla war style, it's quite fun. The rules are also fairly easy to learn and come back to later without too much re-learning. I just recommend getting it soon if you plan to, because Victory Point Games recently shut their doors. So I don't know how long supplies will last.
Thanks for the great suggestions Colin! Nice to see my current favorite Nemo's War on your list. Can't get enough of that one as its so replayable. Some of my other favs are: Dawn of The Zeds, Sherman Leader and Phantom Leader (DVG makes a whole series of them), and if I only have a few mins then Deep Space D6. Keep up the superb videos...
Good to see your back Colin. I purchased many of my solo games from recommendations in your previous top solo games lists. I recently grabbed a couple of the core sets of Arkham Horror LCG and from just a few plays I can tell it’s going to be one of my favorites. Cheers.
Nice!! Glad you are enjoying Arkham! I have had a love/hate relationship with that game, but right now certainly in the love category! Good luck on your adventures!
Thanks for the list! looking up Imperial Assault now. I love Star Wars, but havent found any good solo games for it. Didn't realize it had an app. In the throws of learning Journeys in Middle Earth right now, so i guess.. bring is FFG.
Yeah the Imperial Assault app provides solo play, although I recommend playing with 3-4 characters for balance. Also you will see a lot of the game is unplayable solo which is a bummer, so watch for that. There are certain expansions that give you more scenarios, but the first campaign is quite fun for the base game only!
I really like your summary for each game who might like it and who might not. E.g. although Arkham Horror LCG currently is my #1 game, the "random token from bag"-mechanism very often can be frustrating and it's too much luck for my taste. This is why I adjusted the mechanism by NOT putting the drawn tokens back until there are just 3 tokens left. You get a little predictability the more tokens are out (especially knowing if the worst and best tokens are still in the bag or not).....and it even adds some tactical play instead just being luck. Ironically, I even thought the mechanism would be like that when I decided to buy that game...and was a bit disappointed when realizing that the bag mechanism is NOT at all reducing luck compared to just rolling dice but it's "just" there to make for a variable difficulty.
Glad you found it helpful! That is a GREAT idea, although that means you are more likely to draw that auto fail token. . I hate that token with a passion :) Regardless I like the way you play and may end up giving that a shot sometime, thank you for the suggestion!! And thanks as always for watching!
Marvel Champions has become my most played game ever, and that’s after having it for only a few weeks. Fast to set up and play, lots of ways to customize each scenario, and heroes that actually feel unique. Absolutely love it and can’t wait for more content to start rolling in.
Holy molly Collin! I have all these 15 boardgames. All great games, I can't say otherwise hahah Now I'm curious about Victoriana! Thanks for this list.
Btw, I was really surprised to see Arkham Horror LCG in your top 15! I thought you didnt enjoy it that much. I really love it but I gotta agree with you, I prefer LOTR.
You have all 15?! NICE! you have fabulous tastes in games :) :) Yes Arkham is BACK ON THE MENU as they say in LOTR. I am really enjoying the story and now with a larger card pool it is more fun to deckbuild!
@@OneStopCoopShop for a fuller co-op experience, that is better than the app (in my opinion) take a look at Redjak's Automated Imperial Variant (RAIV) Expanded. boardgamegeek.com/article/33432568#33432568
This is a great list! I love the addition of Nemo's War. One of my favorite solos for sure, although it needed some time to grow on me. Robinson Crusoe is great as well and already a classic. My list would also include some fantastic solitaire wargames but I think that's not your thing :-)
Thanks again Colin, always an interesting watch. I own (or have owned) most of these games. LOTR LCG is easily my No. 1 game and pleased to see Marvel Champions at 9 as that is my Xmas present. Surprised to see Gloom of Kilforth so high, I found it difficult to get deep into and feels like a bigger time investment than it should be although the artwork is first class.
Great list! My favourites are Gloom of Kilforth, Runebound 3e, LOTR LCG and Pathfinder ACG. Unlike many people, Mage Knight just did not work out for me...what I didn't like about it was looking at your cards (in some cases) and knowing the entire outcome of a battle (down to how many wounds you will have) even before engaging the enemy...while there was some satisfaction in figuring out the card combos, knowing the outcomes of battles ahead of time made some battles a bit boring...I enjoy games with some surprise elements in battles ..I guess I like dice, tokens and Shadow Cards...:-)...but that is just my personal taste...It's still a geat looking and very popular game ...
I agree - the shadow card mechanic and some unknown just makes games more tense etc. Mage Knight though a lot of times you have to fight and not know what is coming (if it is night, or doing certain encounters) so I still feel like I can get that! regardless thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Lol Colin.. i have sold Arkham LCG some time ago (it was kicking my ****) and now when i play LOTR (finally geting into it, starting to making progress and having a blast ,mostly thanks to your videos) i cant stop thinking why i sold Arkham.. i feel like i need it back right now :)
Oh man, all that talk of adventure packs for Dung Alliance.. and not yet available? How dare you :) Glad to see Mage Knight and LotR LCG still on top.. two fantastic games. Never did get those fancy LCG tokens though.. hmm..
Thank you for this list! I don't have a play group near me. So solo play is what drives me these days. Lists like this help me a ton! Keep up the amazing work! P.S. And Yes! Lotr lcg will always be king!
You & Mike BOTH do a great job 🤓.. very helpful, well done videos. but I confess I watch more of ur solo game videos cuz where I live it's hard to get a group of boardgames together locally on a regularly weekly basis (or even just monthly). And while my husband does enjoy boardgaming, he is admittedly more of a videogamer.
Great list! Happy to see Nemo's war is still going strong for you! I should play some more. I totally see what you are saying about Spirit Island, the flow of the game can get repetitive, I think. It is still one of my favourites, but doesn't get played as much these days.
And a fun fact, the first videos of yours that I watched were of Folklore: The Affliction, and just checked, they are from the 5th of December! Man as time flies!
To clarify on Mage Knight: 1. There is exploration, but since movement is limited by the cards in your deck it is not a game that encourages you to wander around. There are ways around it(remove dummy player, add more rounds) but the game is not designed with that in mind. 2. How many cards you will get each game can vary. I've played over 200 games, and on an average run I will get 10 advanced cards. On some better runs I can get 15, and best ones at around 20. This doesn't take into account that the skills and units you obtain work like cards in their own ways.
Totally agree sorry if that was not explained well. 200 games! I think I have played 50? So not nearly as experienced as you. I just feel like comparing this game to a deckbuilder is a dis-service to it. It is much more an adventure game than a deckbuilder. The progression comes not only as cards, but skills units, hand size, and the way you situate yourself by different buildings that makes the game so good! Thanks for watching!
Nice list, have you tried Gaia Project solo? I've heard good things about that, on my wishlist of games to try/buy (seems to be out of print at the moment though). I've been delving into the world of solo Wargames recently and enjoying myself quite a bit, Pavlov's house, Dday at omaha beach, Awakening the bear w/ solo AI deck.
I have played Gaia Project solo, actually have a solo playthrough on the channel! I enjoy a good optimization game but those are not my favorite. Nice on Wargames, thanks for sharing!!
4 of the 15 I do not own (Marvel Champions, Dungeon Alliance, Runebound and Pathfinder). And 2 I own but haven't played yet (Renegade & Nemo's War) Those places would probably be filled by: Leaving Earth, Too Many Bones, MistFall, Helionox, Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed, and 7th Continent. The other 9 would also be in my top 15. (Owned but not played yet: Gloomhaven, Xia)
Nice list and it seems we have similar tastes! I'd suggest trying Renegade first before Nemos War just because of the ease of entry! Both though are great!
Great list, though I would say that since I agree with a lot of it. I'd swap the FFG app games for some of the big campaign games like Middara/Gloomhaven/7th Continent. And get rid of Gloom of Kilforth entirely as that was a giant flop for me - far too mechanically dry for me.
Thanks Matt, and I get that! For whatever reason I am a FFG junkie it appears haha! I LOVE me some Gloomhaven but I play in a group of 4 for the last 6-7 months so no chances to play solo. Thanks for watching!
Great video and super solid choices. However, I might suggest leaving out Runebound 3rd with the Unbreakable Bonds expansion. I wish FF still had any supply of UB. It has not been in stock for well over a year I think. The problem is that there is almost no secondary market for the expansion. I could only find ONE copy anywhere in the US and it was part of a $300+ package where it was the only thing of value. SO if you have it, cherish it. But it looks like the rest of us mere mortals will never get a sniff of it.
@@OneStopCoopShop - Sadly I have been scouring the land for it for almost two years now with no success, even willing to pay a 3X premium. The only other one I can find is from the UK, but at nearly 4X the retail price once shipping is thrown in. Bummer! But a great list nonetheless!!
I wish you luck in finding one, my guy. I *just* snagged one up locally at a fair price. BGG shows a few have been sold in the past handful of months at ~$100. I just saw one for sale on Reddit for about $100 (included the base), lemme know if you're still in need!
Thanks for the fresh list Colin! I'm always coming back to your lists when I wan't to enhance my collection and try out a new solo game. Just one question: when I tried LoTR some time ago, I got put off because I felt I had to build my deck specifically to beat a scenario unbeatable on the first run with a standard team. That ruined everything for me: the sense of adventure (you can't beat a scenario when discovering it) and the freedom of deckbuilding. Although you obviously don't share my criticism, can you confirm that you have to deck build against specific scenarios, or is this an error of judgement on my part ? Otherwise, I found the freedom of exploration in Gloom of Kilforth to be highly mitigated by the randomness. Its often like having the choice between 5 identical closed doors : not really a choice ! Still love the flavor of the game, which is incredible and well worth putting it on the table. But above all I am loving Dungeon Alliance, the game that, for me, has come the closest to perfection-and by perfection, I mean Mage Knight:)
Great questions and thanks for watching!! LOTR LCG: What I try and do when I play a cycle is keep my heroes the same and adjust my deck accordingly to try and defeat the specific scenario. But you are 100% right, there are many scenarios you will need to deck-build for which for me personally is a ton of fun. I can understand though how this is NOT fun for others. If that is the case I suggest you check out Arkham Horror LCG as that is not how that one done since you have to keep your same deck. No S&S is just simply the fact I played Act 1 and have not gotten back to it. I think it is quite good albeit heavy in corner case rules etc. I think it is still a great choice and I backed their most recent expansion so excited for that! Hope that helps! Oh and glad you like Dungeon Alliance!! What a GREAT game!
So, Colin...I guess you don't like card games, eh? ^_^ Great list, my friend, and although I think my tastes gravitate more towards Mike's, I'm also an unabashed dungeon crawl/story-game fanatic and I need more components in my games than cards (dice, minis, tiles, huzzah!). So, I'd overlap only on Arkham Horror: TCG and Robinson Crusoe, and add Descent 2e, Mansions of Madness 2e, T.I.M.E Stories, Mice & Mystics, Stuffed Fables, 7th Continent, Skull Tales, Okko Chronicles, Hellboy, Folklore: the Affliction, Hexplore, and Near and Far. Thanks, Colin and game on in 2020!
Thanks my man!! And I TOTALLY get it, I never realized it but you are right, I love me some card games haha! Great list btw, Near and Far is a great one!! Have a great one!
Hey Colin, have you ever played Dragonfire? I was wondering what you think about it and how it performs in your opinion compare to the ones on your list.
I have! Just not for me, I have shadowrun crossfire and that game to me is still superior. Even though I PREFER the theme of Dragonfire. Of course both are not on this list as I just always seem to have different games that fill the nitch of these 2 games. But I will say they are both STILL GOOD! Just so many good games hahaha!
When I see that City of Kings, 7th Continent, Nemesis are not in your list...it just help to realize how many so good solo games we have to choose from currently !
Colin thanks for the awesome video! Have you played fallen land with the journey into darkness expansion? It’s easily the best solo narrative game I’ve ever played check it out man! Cheers mate!
@@OneStopCoopShop In the newer boxes the event cards are the cards adding the most random elements. Too much in my opinion, I liked it better when planning ahead was a big part of the game.
Glad to see another top list from yourself Colin! I'm interested in Dungeon Alliance, but seen a few negative reviews about it. I also have City of Kings and Gloomhaven, is it too similar to them, or a different experience in your opinion? How did you find City of Kingsbtw? (Sorry so many questions!)
DA is much different than CoK and Gloomhaven. I have both and am happy with it! CoK is good, but I get frustrated with it due to random spawns and unbeatable enemies so I have put it aside for now!
Love all the One Top Co-op Shop crew but really miss your play throughs Colin! What are your thoughts on Hexplore It vs other similar games? It’s not on the list and you never finished the video series so I’m assuming it’s not one of your favorites?
Hi Justin! You should check out the channel, I have done a bunch of recent playthrough's! Can't do them as often as before but they are still there :) As for HexPlore It, I sold mine awhile ago. The game was good but there were some fiddly bits I could not get over, such as combat etc. I think overall I LIKED how the game was made, but didn't see myself playing it when comparing it to this list! Hope that helps!
Any of the Onirim Games, Set a Watch, Oh My Goods, Tiny Epic Defenders,Assembly, Fuse (although real time so watch out for that). Those would be my suggestions for shorter games!
Nice I own 7/15 and planning to pick up MC. I’d add touch of evil, mansions of madness, fortune and glory, AH 2e/3e, tainted grail, 7th continent, folklore and swords and sorcery to my list.
Yeah, the solo mode is better two handed (controlling 2 mages) so I prefer playing it with my girlfriend or my niece aswel. We just a 3 players this Saturday it was great. (3p is the max for me. As the 4p is too slow and lose the dynamic fun of the turn order) Anyway I have to say thank you for Runebound solo as it is your review and game play that makes me taking that great solo adventure game. We loves it. Although we adjust some rules to make it even more dynamic and fun to play (mainly making the adventure 2actions cost reduced to 1action, aswell as adding the possibility of giving a trophy to a mate by enveloppe nor for 1action while on the same Hex..) (and as we still lose a lot we're not feeling like cheating at all) I recently re get an arkham horror lcg collection, I hope the bag, setup length and the money ramp will not have reason over me... Also just try few 2p games of Marvel lcg this weekend. And The game is defenatly promessing ! With a better control of what you want to buy. Great to see LOTR lcg here. This game is my 1st lcg and solo co-op game. We are organizing 4 to 5 events (here in small belgium) every year for this game, and have a French channel called SDA JCE TV on TH-cam. Reviewing every pack, with heroes contest once per year, and live gaming (irl nor octgn) such a great deckbuilding and solo game! Defenatly one of the best out there. Even if yes.. It is sooo expansive and hard for new players to get it in. So many games my friend.. So many games! Wich you bring more Arkham horror and solo LOTR playthrough on your channel aswell as some Aeo's end! Would be fantastic! Great work, you're defenatly making my favorite playthrough video to watch! Keep up that very good work! Cheers
Quick question ..with Dungeon Alliance.. cud u just play only 2 (of the 4 characters) while keeping the same gameplay as if w all 4 characters? My husband n I really like the game but find it gets really crowded when monsters n traps get into play. And plus I just prefer concentrating n building up 2 characters vs 4
Nice list. I would put Aeon's End; the New Age in my top 3 and Anachrony and Race for the Galaxy somewhere high. Wouldn't put LotR; JiME anywhere near my top 15 though.
Great list ! I have 7 of them, but I never play solo so it's more for 2-players game for me. You are brave to play 3 different LCG ! I would like to try AH but I'm afraid I would always compare it to LOTR. And I really don't like the chaos bag either...
Nice, 2 player is GREAT! I think you mean crazy not brave for collecting 3 LCG's! :) I get you on the chaos bag . . part of the reason I sold the entire game the first time! Thanks for watching!!
Alas..lol..I did.. there is a solo variant mode in their files but it’s not like official or anything like w Everdell’s Solo Mode. So I thought maybe u guys have tried it (solo play) on ur own, part of the house rules? Ok. Thanks
As someone who has a lot of TMB stuff, I could see why some people don't have it at the top of their list. The base game alone just doesn't have enough content. Repeating the same Day 1 to Day 3 encounter is the biggest offender, and after I figured out how to defeat the tyrants there is not a lot of incentives to replay the game. I can try a different build for the characters, but the game is punishing that there is not a lot of flexibility to build a character differently. Characters work differently with different lineups, but with just 4 characters in the base game I don't feel like there is enough lineup variety to explore each character in different ways. I play this a lot so I would still consider it a good game, but for $135+shipping it's not a great purchase. To be clear, I have spent close to $400 and I don't regret this, but not everyone is going to feel the same way.
so im thinking, coops make great solos right? what about two player games? probably easier to convert right? if theres not an official solo but i just neeeed the game? wouldnt two player games be condusive to writing a simple a.i.? i came up with a better solo for tiny epic kingdoms and now i wanna solo everything lol
Runebound setup. Just don't lay out the encounter gems on the board during setup. Only put them out if you experienced an encounter. Saved you 5 minutes. No idea why the game is telling people to put out the gems on the board, if it's already printed on the board.
@@OneStopCoopShop it's ok. The instructions tell you to. So it's on them. Anyways I love RB3. Solo it just fine for like 3 years till I finally got all the expansions in a trade. While it's a shame that FFG isn't producing this game anymore, I think there is enough content to achieve a great long lasting experience. The core game alone ($30) gave me years of gameplay. One con for people is the pog system. For which is the best part of the game for me
Amazing list... LOTR LCG is my favorite bordgame right now. Another great SOLO game is Space Hulk Death Angel... kind of impossible to get right now, but I am lucky enough to have it and it's a nail bitter... and highly portable :)
Well I gave it another shot playing solo with 2 characters and it got better, especially with a larger card pool that REALLY helped. I am now really enjoying the game, although I hate chaos bag and the 3 action limitation!
@@OneStopCoopShop The funny thing is that those are literally my two favorite things about the design. Love the crunchy problem-solving pressure of the action economy. Love how the chaos bag can be flexibly customized by scenario outcomes, and horrible as the auto-fail tentacles can be, I think the game would lose its tension and cease to be a horror game if outcomes were certain. So, as the saying goes, different strokes. That said, your videos got me to start playing LOTR, and I enjoy that, too (though not as much so far). I started watching your videos about 1.5 years ago, and OSCS has become my favorite channel. Keep up the awesome work.
Haha! So glad you enjoy that and you are right, people like different things! Part of the reason why this world is so cool. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing to the channel we really appreciate it!!
Unless you really prefer the IP I really don't see how LOTR LCG beats out Arkham Horror LCG. Not that I don't think its a great game, they'd both be in my top 5 solo probably, but AH to me just seems like "here are some things we learned from LOTR LCG and improved on". To each their own I suppose :)
We have an entire podcast that explains just how much superior LOTR is to Arkham. But it all comes down to preference. Arkham is at its heart an RPG, and LOTR is a deck construction game. Just because some mechanics have been updated does not make it a better game. For example I HATE the chaos bag in Arkham, WAY prefer shadow cards. Stuff like that :)
@@OneStopCoopShop i love it as a solo! its so good, and tight. also, such a great standard insert.. its a joy to setup and put away. also, i found an app which helps with randomised setup and game management. (like gloomhaven helper but for AE) cant recommend enough. :)
Your videos provide way more depth. I admit that I am pretty insane to do top 20 in 6 minutes ;) - Mike Speaking of, my top 20 of 2019 is coming in a few weeks!
@@OneStopCoopShop Interesting. I guess not really being into Lovecraftian theme you just find the stories totally boring. Luckily, Journeys in Middle Earth gives the same sort of experience. I love them both! =-)
Came to the comments to say exactly this. Probably my fave game. I do have LOTR:JiME but not played it yet, though looking through it it does seem like a reimplementation of a lot of MoM's mechanics.
I personally wouldn't put Imperial Assault on this list - it's only a solo / cooperative game through the app, and the app doesn't have a lot of content. It's a shame because the shell of the system is fine, but they just needed to release more stuff for it, and especially more stuff that can be played with the base game.
There is Imperial Directive: imperial-directive.herokuapp.com/. It provides an Imperial AI that lets you play the campaign from the box. Unfortunately it only supports the base game and a small portion of Return to Hoth and Twin Shadows. There is also RAIV: boardgamegeek.com/thread/2189979/redjaks-automated-imperial-expanded. It's a card based system to handle Imperial behavior. It works with everything. The downside is you have to print/proxy the cards and the way the Imperial operates is less mission specific than the official app and Imperial Directive, so it may feel more generic.
Thanks for this! What @Hey man said :) But I probably should have been more direct that the base game you get one campaign, you need expansions for more than that if you plan to use the app!
@@heyman458 Ah I was not aware of those. I'll take a look. For us, we're looking for a narrative gameplay - one with a story built in, which the app does provide,
Does anyone have recommendations for younger players? I have a 10 year old nephew who loves games but has trouble getting people to play with him. I want to get him a solo game he will understand and really enjoy. I think a game like Friday would be great for him, but I worry that Friday itself might be a bit too complicated
This is a hard one I have no idea what types of games he likes! There are tons of solo games that could work. Doe he like Zombies? Zombicide would be an option. Does he like travelling around a map? There is Eldrtich Horror for that, or Fortune and Glory or even Pandemic for something more straghtforward. One Deck Dungeon is another good option that has a small footprint as well. Or Tiny Epic Defenders. Just some ideas! You can also ask on BGG I think you will get many better answers, I only have a 6 and 3 yr old at home!
I don't think Friday is complicated. It is not easy to win, which might make it unpopular with a 10-year old. Maybe Side Quest will work for him. A simple card-based dungeon crawler. Fantasy Defense is a kind of tower defense game with simple mechanics that he might like, too. Hoplomachus and Darkest Night might work, but they are both a tad expensive.
"Memoir 44" is a really good game for 2 people but can also be played solo if you look for some solo tips online. It's a really easy to learn WW2 combat game.Even if you don't use any special solo rules it can be fun playing against yourself since the randomness of the dice makes it unpredictable. It's of course better playing against a human opponent but sometimes when I'm bored I'll just play a random game alone. There's about 15 different scenarios to play through and it's super simple to learn, set up and play.
@@OneStopCoopShop xia legends of a drift system with the forsaken star expansion. Your solo playthrough made me buy the game and sub. Love the game and looking for a next solo game
Colin! If you want to play my new Gandalf with the Grey Wanderer contract feel free!! It will be amazing know your impressions! I leave the link here: ringsdb.com/decklist/view/13649/gandalfthegreywanderer-1.0 We still waiting for Dol Guldur Epic playthrough!
@@OneStopCoopShop I believe so. I was just joking around. Loved the review, recently started Pathfinder ACG and it is pretty great. I bought Mage Knight Last year and it is super intimidating 0 so many things going on. I'll dive into it one day, in 40 years when I retire.
Excellent list, Colin. Thank you for the time, care, and joy you bring to your videos. You do such a great job with this channel. Every time I see a new video on my feed, my day gets a little brighter.
Thanks so much! Enjoy your podcast a lot!! Keep it up!!
Picked up Gloom of Kilforth. Thanks Colin! Can’t wait to play!
Have fun!!
I looked for you at daybreak on the fifth day and of course you came through. Thank you Colin the White! Biggest surprise was 7 being so high and 8 dropping that much.
Haha!! Love it! Yeah I was surprised too!!
Solo-able games I would recommend;
This War of Mine
Journey: Wrath of Demons
Fortune and Glory
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
Arkham Horror 3rd Ed
A Touch of Evil
Hostage Negotiator
Nemesis
....and
Black Orchestra
Nice!!! Great list there I have played all of them except Journey: Wrath of Demons and A Touch of Evil!
A Touch of Evil is like a cross between Horrified, Arkham Horror and Fortune and Glory..it is quite wonderful.
Journey is basically Journey to the West (Monkey!) the board game and has very tactical combat and amazing miniatures wrapped in a crazy wuxia style adventure game.
A touch of Evil is a very underrated game! It’s the game that got me into modern gaming. I know pretty strange!
@@THEGLADIUS101 A touch of evil is a mess, rules wise, and the gameplay is a little shallow, compared to Arkham Horror or Fortune & Glory. The theme on the other hand is top notch and very well represented in the game.
So glad Mage Knight is so high up. It’s my all time favorite solo game and I have you to thank! Your videos have helped immensely.
It is such an amazing solo game!! Glad you are enjoying it!
Great list Colin!! Now I feel like playing Mage Knight again. Masterpiece of a game
I get you!! I wish I had inifinite time to play games!! :) :)
You never go wrong by going back to Mage Knight... other than relearning some of the rules. lol
Interesting list Colin. Also good to see you doing a video again. Like you mentioned at the end, I was shocked to see Spirit Island drop that much, but at the same time I was glad to see Mage Knight stay up. I already knew without a doubt what #1 was going to be so I'm happy to see Mage Knight at 2.
Thanks Kevin!! I know, Spirit Island was pretty harsh, but I guess sometimes that is how it goes right? It will be hard to push Mage Knight out of number 2, that game is so good! Will never forget learning it over Skype! :) Hope you are doing well!!
Pretty great list - I own all those games except Dungeon Alliance. Glad to see Gloom on your list in particular.
Looks like you have great tastes in games!! :) I love Gloom of Kilforth! Thanks for watching!
Good choices!
I probably would've had the following in there somewhere:
Darkest Night (1st + expansions or 2nd ed)
High Frontier
Too Many Bones
Hornet Leader or Thunderbolt-Apache Leader (of the DVG 'Leader' series)
Darkest Night! I still haven't played that one, is it worth picking up? I hear it can be very random so wasn't sure if it is worth the price tag! Thanks for watching!
@@OneStopCoopShop Darkest Night is great for solo. Even though you're playing 4 characters, the game has a high focus on using each one's unique abilities, together, to win a fantasy guerilla war against the necromancer. So many characters to choose from, each with their own unique abilities and style. Between that and the stealthy guerilla war style, it's quite fun. The rules are also fairly easy to learn and come back to later without too much re-learning. I just recommend getting it soon if you plan to, because Victory Point Games recently shut their doors. So I don't know how long supplies will last.
Thanks for the great suggestions Colin! Nice to see my current favorite Nemo's War on your list. Can't get enough of that one as its so replayable. Some of my other favs are: Dawn of The Zeds, Sherman Leader and Phantom Leader (DVG makes a whole series of them), and if I only have a few mins then Deep Space D6. Keep up the superb videos...
Nice list and I love Nemos war!!
Well done video!! I really like how you highlight why someone who is looking for x or y would like or not like a game!
Glad to help out and thanks for watching!
Good to see your back Colin. I purchased many of my solo games from recommendations in your previous top solo games lists. I recently grabbed a couple of the core sets of Arkham Horror LCG and from just a few plays I can tell it’s going to be one of my favorites. Cheers.
Nice!! Glad you are enjoying Arkham! I have had a love/hate relationship with that game, but right now certainly in the love category! Good luck on your adventures!
Thanks for the list! looking up Imperial Assault now. I love Star Wars, but havent found any good solo games for it. Didn't realize it had an app.
In the throws of learning Journeys in Middle Earth right now, so i guess.. bring is FFG.
Yeah the Imperial Assault app provides solo play, although I recommend playing with 3-4 characters for balance. Also you will see a lot of the game is unplayable solo which is a bummer, so watch for that. There are certain expansions that give you more scenarios, but the first campaign is quite fun for the base game only!
Love your this game is "for/not for you". Helps in decision making. Thank you so much for this list. 👏👏👏
Thank you so much for watching!
I really like your summary for each game who might like it and who might not.
E.g. although Arkham Horror LCG currently is my #1 game, the "random token from bag"-mechanism very often can be frustrating and it's too much luck for my taste.
This is why I adjusted the mechanism by NOT putting the drawn tokens back until there are just 3 tokens left.
You get a little predictability the more tokens are out (especially knowing if the worst and best tokens are still in the bag or not).....and it even adds some tactical play instead just being luck.
Ironically, I even thought the mechanism would be like that when I decided to buy that game...and was a bit disappointed when realizing that the bag mechanism is NOT at all reducing luck compared to just rolling dice but it's "just" there to make for a variable difficulty.
Glad you found it helpful! That is a GREAT idea, although that means you are more likely to draw that auto fail token. . I hate that token with a passion :) Regardless I like the way you play and may end up giving that a shot sometime, thank you for the suggestion!! And thanks as always for watching!
Marvel Champions has become my most played game ever, and that’s after having it for only a few weeks. Fast to set up and play, lots of ways to customize each scenario, and heroes that actually feel unique. Absolutely love it and can’t wait for more content to start rolling in.
Glad you are enjoying it!!
Love your videos! Can we expect to see an updated 2021 list from all of you guys?
Yup planning on it!!
Holy molly Collin! I have all these 15 boardgames. All great games, I can't say otherwise hahah
Now I'm curious about Victoriana! Thanks for this list.
Btw, I was really surprised to see Arkham Horror LCG in your top 15! I thought you didnt enjoy it that much. I really love it but I gotta agree with you, I prefer LOTR.
You have all 15?! NICE! you have fabulous tastes in games :) :) Yes Arkham is BACK ON THE MENU as they say in LOTR. I am really enjoying the story and now with a larger card pool it is more fun to deckbuild!
Nice list. Really hoping you do a play through for Imperial Assault.
I was going to wait until I painted everything. . . that is never going to happen so expect it soon-ish! :)
@@OneStopCoopShop for a fuller co-op experience, that is better than the app (in my opinion) take a look at Redjak's Automated Imperial Variant (RAIV) Expanded. boardgamegeek.com/article/33432568#33432568
This is a great list! I love the addition of Nemo's War. One of my favorite solos for sure, although it needed some time to grow on me. Robinson Crusoe is great as well and already a classic. My list would also include some fantastic solitaire wargames but I think that's not your thing :-)
Nice wargames are NOT my thing but glad you enjoy them!
Another awesome list thanks Colin. I bought LOTR based on your list last year and I love it.
Makes me so happy to hear this!!
Thanks again Colin, always an interesting watch. I own (or have owned) most of these games. LOTR LCG is easily my No. 1 game and pleased to see Marvel Champions at 9 as that is my Xmas present. Surprised to see Gloom of Kilforth so high, I found it difficult to get deep into and feels like a bigger time investment than it should be although the artwork is first class.
I get you, Gloom is not for everyone but so glad LOTR is up there for you as well!!
Great list! My favourites are Gloom of Kilforth, Runebound 3e, LOTR LCG and Pathfinder ACG. Unlike many people, Mage Knight just did not work out for me...what I didn't like about it was looking at your cards (in some cases) and knowing the entire outcome of a battle (down to how many wounds you will have) even before engaging the enemy...while there was some satisfaction in figuring out the card combos, knowing the outcomes of battles ahead of time made some battles a bit boring...I enjoy games with some surprise elements in battles ..I guess I like dice, tokens and Shadow Cards...:-)...but that is just my personal taste...It's still a geat looking and very popular game ...
I agree - the shadow card mechanic and some unknown just makes games more tense etc. Mage Knight though a lot of times you have to fight and not know what is coming (if it is night, or doing certain encounters) so I still feel like I can get that! regardless thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Love Mike but it's always great to see your face, Colin!
Hope you're well 🙂
Thanks Mr. Shane! Hope you are doing well! And I agree Mike = AWESOME! Appreciate everything he has brought to this channel!
I always seem to forget how good Spirit Island is between plays. Then every time I play I remember why this is such an awesome game.
That's the challenge of the game! Might be the reason I scored it so low this year..
Colin, this was a brilliant list with great explanations. Many thanks.
Glad it helped thanks for watching!!
Hello Colin I just wanted to say that I enjoy listening to your voice and enthusiasm😉
Thanks so much!!
Lol Colin.. i have sold Arkham LCG some time ago (it was kicking my ****) and now when i play LOTR (finally geting into it, starting to making progress and having a blast ,mostly thanks to your videos) i cant stop thinking why i sold Arkham.. i feel like i need it back right now :)
Dude I totally get it!! Just the same as me!!
Oh man, all that talk of adventure packs for Dung Alliance.. and not yet available? How dare you :)
Glad to see Mage Knight and LotR LCG still on top.. two fantastic games.
Never did get those fancy LCG tokens though.. hmm..
Thanks for watching!! The adventure packs are not available?? SORRY I thought he was selling them on his website. . Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this list! I don't have a play group near me. So solo play is what drives me these days. Lists like this help me a ton! Keep up the amazing work!
P.S. And Yes! Lotr lcg will always be king!
My pleasure!! Glad it helps and glad you agree!! 😁😁
Thank you for another video! I'm so excited to try the Dungeon Alliance adventure packs expansions.
Hope you enjoy it and thanks for watching Ryan!
Interesting! I want to share my family's new board game discovery, "Lagim Card Game".
Cool I'll look into it thanks!
You & Mike BOTH do a great job 🤓.. very helpful, well done videos.
but I confess I watch more of ur solo game videos cuz where I live it's hard to get a group of boardgames together locally on a regularly weekly basis (or even just monthly). And while my husband does enjoy boardgaming, he is admittedly more of a videogamer.
* typo meant "the" solo game videos not ur
Thanks so much Shaina! Hopefully they are helpful and I get it. I play mostly solo as well! :)
Subscribed and liked. Excellent list. I am just getting into solo board gaming and plan to try out a few of your choices.
Enjoy!! Thanks for joining!
Great list! Happy to see Nemo's war is still going strong for you! I should play some more.
I totally see what you are saying about Spirit Island, the flow of the game can get repetitive, I think. It is still one of my favourites, but doesn't get played as much these days.
And a fun fact, the first videos of yours that I watched were of Folklore: The Affliction, and just checked, they are from the 5th of December! Man as time flies!
Thanks for watching! And yes its that arc that makes the game good but also its predictable... thanks again!
To clarify on Mage Knight:
1. There is exploration, but since movement is limited by the cards in your deck it is not a game that encourages you to wander around. There are ways around it(remove dummy player, add more rounds) but the game is not designed with that in mind.
2. How many cards you will get each game can vary. I've played over 200 games, and on an average run I will get 10 advanced cards. On some better runs I can get 15, and best ones at around 20. This doesn't take into account that the skills and units you obtain work like cards in their own ways.
Totally agree sorry if that was not explained well. 200 games! I think I have played 50? So not nearly as experienced as you. I just feel like comparing this game to a deckbuilder is a dis-service to it. It is much more an adventure game than a deckbuilder. The progression comes not only as cards, but skills units, hand size, and the way you situate yourself by different buildings that makes the game so good! Thanks for watching!
fantastic work, thank you so much Collin for your advice and point of view. Like " this is for you or not for you"
Hopefully it is helpful! Thanks so much for watching!
Nice list, have you tried Gaia Project solo? I've heard good things about that, on my wishlist of games to try/buy (seems to be out of print at the moment though).
I've been delving into the world of solo Wargames recently and enjoying myself quite a bit, Pavlov's house, Dday at omaha beach, Awakening the bear w/ solo AI deck.
I have played Gaia Project solo, actually have a solo playthrough on the channel! I enjoy a good optimization game but those are not my favorite. Nice on Wargames, thanks for sharing!!
4 of the 15 I do not own (Marvel Champions, Dungeon Alliance, Runebound and Pathfinder). And 2 I own but haven't played yet (Renegade & Nemo's War) Those places would probably be filled by: Leaving Earth, Too Many Bones, MistFall, Helionox, Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed, and 7th Continent. The other 9 would also be in my top 15.
(Owned but not played yet: Gloomhaven, Xia)
Nice list and it seems we have similar tastes! I'd suggest trying Renegade first before Nemos War just because of the ease of entry! Both though are great!
Great list, though I would say that since I agree with a lot of it. I'd swap the FFG app games for some of the big campaign games like Middara/Gloomhaven/7th Continent. And get rid of Gloom of Kilforth entirely as that was a giant flop for me - far too mechanically dry for me.
Thanks Matt, and I get that! For whatever reason I am a FFG junkie it appears haha! I LOVE me some Gloomhaven but I play in a group of 4 for the last 6-7 months so no chances to play solo. Thanks for watching!
Brilliant summary. Many thanks! Just in time for Christmas!!
Hope it is helpful!!
Great video and super solid choices. However, I might suggest leaving out Runebound 3rd with the Unbreakable Bonds expansion. I wish FF still had any supply of UB. It has not been in stock for well over a year I think. The problem is that there is almost no secondary market for the expansion. I could only find ONE copy anywhere in the US and it was part of a $300+ package where it was the only thing of value. SO if you have it, cherish it. But it looks like the rest of us mere mortals will never get a sniff of it.
Is this in the us? I thought it was not terrible to find?
@@OneStopCoopShop - Sadly I have been scouring the land for it for almost two years now with no success, even willing to pay a 3X premium. The only other one I can find is from the UK, but at nearly 4X the retail price once shipping is thrown in. Bummer! But a great list nonetheless!!
I wish you luck in finding one, my guy. I *just* snagged one up locally at a fair price. BGG shows a few have been sold in the past handful of months at ~$100. I just saw one for sale on Reddit for about $100 (included the base), lemme know if you're still in need!
Thanks for the fresh list Colin! I'm always coming back to your lists when I wan't to enhance my collection and try out a new solo game.
Just one question: when I tried LoTR some time ago, I got put off because I felt I had to build my deck specifically to beat a scenario unbeatable on the first run with a standard team. That ruined everything for me: the sense of adventure (you can't beat a scenario when discovering it) and the freedom of deckbuilding. Although you obviously don't share my criticism, can you confirm that you have to deck build against specific scenarios, or is this an error of judgement on my part ?
Otherwise, I found the freedom of exploration in Gloom of Kilforth to be highly mitigated by the randomness. Its often like having the choice between 5 identical closed doors : not really a choice ! Still love the flavor of the game, which is incredible and well worth putting it on the table.
But above all I am loving Dungeon Alliance, the game that, for me, has come the closest to perfection-and by perfection, I mean Mage Knight:)
One last thing : no Sword and Sorcery on the list and I was thinking of giving it a try. Would you still recommend it ?
Thanks again !
Great questions and thanks for watching!! LOTR LCG: What I try and do when I play a cycle is keep my heroes the same and adjust my deck accordingly to try and defeat the specific scenario. But you are 100% right, there are many scenarios you will need to deck-build for which for me personally is a ton of fun. I can understand though how this is NOT fun for others. If that is the case I suggest you check out Arkham Horror LCG as that is not how that one done since you have to keep your same deck.
No S&S is just simply the fact I played Act 1 and have not gotten back to it. I think it is quite good albeit heavy in corner case rules etc. I think it is still a great choice and I backed their most recent expansion so excited for that! Hope that helps!
Oh and glad you like Dungeon Alliance!! What a GREAT game!
So, Colin...I guess you don't like card games, eh? ^_^
Great list, my friend, and although I think my tastes gravitate more towards Mike's, I'm also an unabashed dungeon crawl/story-game fanatic and I need more components in my games than cards (dice, minis, tiles, huzzah!). So, I'd overlap only on Arkham Horror: TCG and Robinson Crusoe, and add Descent 2e, Mansions of Madness 2e, T.I.M.E Stories, Mice & Mystics, Stuffed Fables, 7th Continent, Skull Tales, Okko Chronicles, Hellboy, Folklore: the Affliction, Hexplore, and Near and Far. Thanks, Colin and game on in 2020!
Thanks my man!! And I TOTALLY get it, I never realized it but you are right, I love me some card games haha! Great list btw, Near and Far is a great one!! Have a great one!
Hey Colin, have you ever played Dragonfire? I was wondering what you think about it and how it performs in your opinion compare to the ones on your list.
I have! Just not for me, I have shadowrun crossfire and that game to me is still superior. Even though I PREFER the theme of Dragonfire. Of course both are not on this list as I just always seem to have different games that fill the nitch of these 2 games. But I will say they are both STILL GOOD! Just so many good games hahaha!
When I see that City of Kings, 7th Continent, Nemesis are not in your list...it just help to realize how many so good solo games we have to choose from currently !
Couldn't agree more! So many amazing options!
Colin thanks for the awesome video! Have you played fallen land with the journey into darkness expansion? It’s easily the best solo narrative game I’ve ever played check it out man! Cheers mate!
Dang!! I haven't gotta look it up now thanks!!
Regarding Spirit Island, I find the fear cards to be the biggest random element. You have no idea what is coming with those.
Great point!
@@OneStopCoopShop In the newer boxes the event cards are the cards adding the most random elements. Too much in my opinion, I liked it better when planning ahead was a big part of the game.
Glad to see another top list from yourself Colin! I'm interested in Dungeon Alliance, but seen a few negative reviews about it. I also have City of Kings and Gloomhaven, is it too similar to them, or a different experience in your opinion? How did you find City of Kingsbtw? (Sorry so many questions!)
DA is much different than CoK and Gloomhaven. I have both and am happy with it! CoK is good, but I get frustrated with it due to random spawns and unbeatable enemies so I have put it aside for now!
Love all the One Top Co-op Shop crew but really miss your play throughs Colin! What are your thoughts on Hexplore It vs other similar games? It’s not on the list and you never finished the video series so I’m assuming it’s not one of your favorites?
Hi Justin! You should check out the channel, I have done a bunch of recent playthrough's! Can't do them as often as before but they are still there :) As for HexPlore It, I sold mine awhile ago. The game was good but there were some fiddly bits I could not get over, such as combat etc. I think overall I LIKED how the game was made, but didn't see myself playing it when comparing it to this list! Hope that helps!
Great list, but you listed only games which take about an hour to play or longer. Would you recommend any shorter?
Any of the Onirim Games, Set a Watch, Oh My Goods, Tiny Epic Defenders,Assembly, Fuse (although real time so watch out for that). Those would be my suggestions for shorter games!
Spelling Robinson Crusoe was hilarious, i replayed it 10 times.... And why no Tainted Grail, i would say its one of the best solo games available.
Tainted grail I have not gotten mine yet so hard to put it on the list
Nice I own 7/15 and planning to pick up MC. I’d add touch of evil, mansions of madness, fortune and glory, AH 2e/3e, tainted grail, 7th continent, folklore and swords and sorcery to my list.
Ahh tainted grail nice add!! Just feel like I haven't played it enough to warrant a spot yet. Likely to change next year!
You´re back!!!! Great news!!!!
Whoot!
I agree. Missed you Colin! Great video. Keep 'em coming. :)
My favorite is Aeon’s End. But haven’t played Mage Knight yet. Will have to check that out.
Get mage knight out!! It's a blast!!
Shadowrun: Crossfire would be in my top 10
Nice great game!
Hi I am from Brazil and I like your videos a lot, it would be very nice if you made a video showing your game collection.
Hi There! This is a bit old, but will give you a snapshot of my collection! Thanks so much for watching!! th-cam.com/video/Na4wbaVQ15E/w-d-xo.html
Nice little list here.
Got few of those games and enjoying them a lot.
But my first one of all time is still : Aeon's End !
Such a great game!! I just only play it coop because my wife loves it!
Yeah, the solo mode is better two handed (controlling 2 mages) so I prefer playing it with my girlfriend or my niece aswel.
We just a 3 players this Saturday it was great.
(3p is the max for me. As the 4p is too slow and lose the dynamic fun of the turn order)
Anyway I have to say thank you for Runebound solo as it is your review and game play that makes me taking that great solo adventure game. We loves it. Although we adjust some rules to make it even more dynamic and fun to play (mainly making the adventure 2actions cost reduced to 1action, aswell as adding the possibility of giving a trophy to a mate by enveloppe nor for 1action while on the same Hex..) (and as we still lose a lot we're not feeling like cheating at all)
I recently re get an arkham horror lcg collection, I hope the bag, setup length and the money ramp will not have reason over me...
Also just try few 2p games of Marvel lcg this weekend. And The game is defenatly promessing ! With a better control of what you want to buy.
Great to see LOTR lcg here. This game is my 1st lcg and solo co-op game. We are organizing 4 to 5 events (here in small belgium) every year for this game, and have a French channel called SDA JCE TV on TH-cam. Reviewing every pack, with heroes contest once per year, and live gaming (irl nor octgn)
such a great deckbuilding and solo game! Defenatly one of the best out there. Even if yes.. It is sooo expansive and hard for new players to get it in.
So many games my friend.. So many games!
Wich you bring more Arkham horror and solo LOTR playthrough on your channel aswell as some Aeo's end! Would be fantastic!
Great work, you're defenatly making my favorite playthrough video to watch!
Keep up that very good work!
Cheers
Quick question ..with Dungeon Alliance.. cud u just play only 2 (of the 4 characters) while keeping the same gameplay as if w all 4 characters? My husband n I really like the game but find it gets really crowded when monsters n traps get into play. And plus I just prefer concentrating n building up 2 characters vs 4
I'm sure you could but that is not in the rules. You could certainly house rule it though!
Nice list. I would put Aeon's End; the New Age in my top 3 and Anachrony and Race for the Galaxy somewhere high. Wouldn't put LotR; JiME anywhere near my top 15 though.
Nice! I really enjoyed Anachrony and Race was pretty good.
My favorite is The City of Kings game. Lord of the Rings LCG is a go to. I only have 3 saga sets and Gen Con packs, plenty of game for now.
Nice!!
Great list ! I have 7 of them, but I never play solo so it's more for 2-players game for me. You are brave to play 3 different LCG ! I would like to try AH but I'm afraid I would always compare it to LOTR. And I really don't like the chaos bag either...
Nice, 2 player is GREAT! I think you mean crazy not brave for collecting 3 LCG's! :) I get you on the chaos bag . . part of the reason I sold the entire game the first time! Thanks for watching!!
AH:LCG is brilliant, I'm the opposite I really really want to try LoTR: LCG but am worried I'd compare it to AH LCG. Ha.
Hello.. was curious.. is Champions of Midgard w the Vahalla expansion solo-able?
Sorry no idea you'll have to look on BGG!
Alas..lol..I did.. there is a solo variant mode in their files but it’s not like official or anything like w Everdell’s Solo Mode. So I thought maybe u guys have tried it (solo play) on ur own, part of the house rules? Ok. Thanks
Ever tried Leaving Earth? You might like it :) As others mentioned, Sierra Madre games also are very interesting.
Thanks for the suggestions! I disliked Leaving Earth too much math :) I will look up Sierra Madre thanks!
I agree with most of it, except both LoTR...personally, I would vouch for Too Many Bones and to a certain extent Gloomhaven
I get you LOTR is not for everyone. Too many bones I sold after 15 plays. Just not enough variety for me
@@OneStopCoopShop how is the variety with Gloom of Kilforth? Is every play different etc?
As someone who has a lot of TMB stuff, I could see why some people don't have it at the top of their list. The base game alone just doesn't have enough content. Repeating the same Day 1 to Day 3 encounter is the biggest offender, and after I figured out how to defeat the tyrants there is not a lot of incentives to replay the game. I can try a different build for the characters, but the game is punishing that there is not a lot of flexibility to build a character differently. Characters work differently with different lineups, but with just 4 characters in the base game I don't feel like there is enough lineup variety to explore each character in different ways.
I play this a lot so I would still consider it a good game, but for $135+shipping it's not a great purchase. To be clear, I have spent close to $400 and I don't regret this, but not everyone is going to feel the same way.
It has been almost a year since your last Top Solo games... any chance for another super fast top 10!?
I think Mike is doing one!
so im thinking, coops make great solos right? what about two player games? probably easier to convert right? if theres not an official solo but i just neeeed the game? wouldnt two player games be condusive to writing a simple a.i.? i came up with a better solo for tiny epic kingdoms and now i wanna solo everything lol
Sure that's awesome!
10:13 And so can everything else :')
Definitely in my solo #3!
Great game!!!
Nice list!I own 9 out of the 15, but to my shame 4 out of those 9 are still unplayed!
Get those to the table Mark you will not be disappointed!!
Runebound setup. Just don't lay out the encounter gems on the board during setup. Only put them out if you experienced an encounter. Saved you 5 minutes.
No idea why the game is telling people to put out the gems on the board, if it's already printed on the board.
Crushing It good point :-/
I agree.. I should have mentioned that too!!
@@OneStopCoopShop it's ok. The instructions tell you to. So it's on them.
Anyways I love RB3. Solo it just fine for like 3 years till I finally got all the expansions in a trade. While it's a shame that FFG isn't producing this game anymore, I think there is enough content to achieve a great long lasting experience. The core game alone ($30) gave me years of gameplay.
One con for people is the pog system. For which is the best part of the game for me
After that epic multihand Epic Multiplayer LOTR playthrough, i was wondering where it would place...
Haha! Yeah it is my number 1 for a reason! Playing 6 decks solo was pretty epic
Looking forward to the 2020 one! :)
Whoot!!
Amazing list... LOTR LCG is my favorite bordgame right now. Another great SOLO game is Space Hulk Death Angel... kind of impossible to get right now, but I am lucky enough to have it and it's a nail bitter... and highly portable :)
Nice!! And good choice on space hulk!
Where did the organiser trays come from?I would really like to have a set of those.
Not sure what you are asking about. Which game?
One Stop Co-op Shop My bad. The Arkham horror card game.
Oh team covenant!
Is that a store? Can I buy these from them?
It is a store I found them thank you.
What are the white and red tokens you are using in lotr?
They are just generic ffg tokens. You cab find them on miniature market
Colin - Arkham Horror Card Game at #5? Based on the LOTR vs AHCG debate, I figured you would never play it again. What brought you back to the fold?
Well I gave it another shot playing solo with 2 characters and it got better, especially with a larger card pool that REALLY helped. I am now really enjoying the game, although I hate chaos bag and the 3 action limitation!
@@OneStopCoopShop The funny thing is that those are literally my two favorite things about the design. Love the crunchy problem-solving pressure of the action economy. Love how the chaos bag can be flexibly customized by scenario outcomes, and horrible as the auto-fail tentacles can be, I think the game would lose its tension and cease to be a horror game if outcomes were certain. So, as the saying goes, different strokes. That said, your videos got me to start playing LOTR, and I enjoy that, too (though not as much so far). I started watching your videos about 1.5 years ago, and OSCS has become my favorite channel. Keep up the awesome work.
Haha! So glad you enjoy that and you are right, people like different things! Part of the reason why this world is so cool. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing to the channel we really appreciate it!!
Unless you really prefer the IP I really don't see how LOTR LCG beats out Arkham Horror LCG. Not that I don't think its a great game, they'd both be in my top 5 solo probably, but AH to me just seems like "here are some things we learned from LOTR LCG and improved on".
To each their own I suppose :)
We have an entire podcast that explains just how much superior LOTR is to Arkham. But it all comes down to preference. Arkham is at its heart an RPG, and LOTR is a deck construction game. Just because some mechanics have been updated does not make it a better game. For example I HATE the chaos bag in Arkham, WAY prefer shadow cards. Stuff like that :)
Waiting for Victoriana's Playthrough :)
it will be posted this week! Doug Herring also has a playthrough out of the game if you can't wait!
Great job. Very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Hey. Tell me, where would you rank Aeon's End?
Not sure. In only ever play 2+ player and at that player count it is top 5 for me!
@@OneStopCoopShop i love it as a solo! its so good, and tight. also, such a great standard insert.. its a joy to setup and put away. also, i found an app which helps with randomised setup and game management. (like gloomhaven helper but for AE) cant recommend enough. :)
@@cats4president nice, what's the name of the app?
20-25 minutes. 42 minutes long =D.
It's great seeing the changes to your list.
I know I KNOW!! I am not fast like Mike, he is insane. . :) HA! Thanks for watching David!
Your videos provide way more depth. I admit that I am pretty insane to do top 20 in 6 minutes ;) - Mike
Speaking of, my top 20 of 2019 is coming in a few weeks!
Saw the likes were at 999. Couldn't help myself - I had to make it 1000!
Whoot!!!! Thanks Dan!!
@@OneStopCoopShop hooray for OCD ☺️
Now I just need to find someone to make it 1,001! Haha!!
Fantastic list!
Thanks for watching!!
How is Mansions of Madness not on this list?! That game is amazing.
HATED that game with a passion beyond all being, but that is just me! :)
@@OneStopCoopShop Interesting. I guess not really being into Lovecraftian theme you just find the stories totally boring. Luckily, Journeys in Middle Earth gives the same sort of experience. I love them both! =-)
Came to the comments to say exactly this. Probably my fave game.
I do have LOTR:JiME but not played it yet, though looking through it it does seem like a reimplementation of a lot of MoM's mechanics.
Eldrich horror is better.
I personally wouldn't put Imperial Assault on this list - it's only a solo / cooperative game through the app, and the app doesn't have a lot of content. It's a shame because the shell of the system is fine, but they just needed to release more stuff for it, and especially more stuff that can be played with the base game.
There is Imperial Directive: imperial-directive.herokuapp.com/. It provides an Imperial AI that lets you play the campaign from the box. Unfortunately it only supports the base game and a small portion of Return to Hoth and Twin Shadows. There is also RAIV: boardgamegeek.com/thread/2189979/redjaks-automated-imperial-expanded. It's a card based system to handle Imperial behavior. It works with everything. The downside is you have to print/proxy the cards and the way the Imperial operates is less mission specific than the official app and Imperial Directive, so it may feel more generic.
Thanks for this! What @Hey man said :) But I probably should have been more direct that the base game you get one campaign, you need expansions for more than that if you plan to use the app!
@@heyman458 Ah I was not aware of those. I'll take a look.
For us, we're looking for a narrative gameplay - one with a story built in, which the app does provide,
@@OneStopCoopShop Yeah and the one campaign is not that long, and extending that requires a big box expansion
Does anyone have recommendations for younger players? I have a 10 year old nephew who loves games but has trouble getting people to play with him. I want to get him a solo game he will understand and really enjoy. I think a game like Friday would be great for him, but I worry that Friday itself might be a bit too complicated
This is a hard one I have no idea what types of games he likes! There are tons of solo games that could work. Doe he like Zombies? Zombicide would be an option. Does he like travelling around a map? There is Eldrtich Horror for that, or Fortune and Glory or even Pandemic for something more straghtforward. One Deck Dungeon is another good option that has a small footprint as well. Or Tiny Epic Defenders. Just some ideas! You can also ask on BGG I think you will get many better answers, I only have a 6 and 3 yr old at home!
I don't think Friday is complicated. It is not easy to win, which might make it unpopular with a 10-year old.
Maybe Side Quest will work for him. A simple card-based dungeon crawler.
Fantasy Defense is a kind of tower defense game with simple mechanics that he might like, too.
Hoplomachus and Darkest Night might work, but they are both a tad expensive.
"Memoir 44" is a really good game for 2 people but can also be played solo if you look for some solo tips online. It's a really easy to learn WW2 combat game.Even if you don't use any special solo rules it can be fun playing against yourself since the randomness of the dice makes it unpredictable. It's of course better playing against a human opponent but sometimes when I'm bored I'll just play a random game alone. There's about 15 different scenarios to play through and it's super simple to learn, set up and play.
4 character solo eldrich horror is for galaxy brains.
Haha!!
So no Street Masters or Gloomhaven?
Not for me for solo. Gloomhaven I play in a campaign with 3 others and street masters I did not like!
Ignacy "Chevy-Check". You slightly butchered that name, great game nontheless :-)
Yeah I know.. I just said it and moved on!
@@OneStopCoopShop And "Stronghold Games"? Yeah Portal Games is publishing a game called Stronghold 😜
Too bad about all those "you need an app" games. I'll probably just go play a video game instead.
Cool I get that but personally I enjoy them
i would be so into arkham horror lcg if it didn't have the chaos bag...totally kills the whole thing for me.
I really would like the game so much more without that bag!
No Xia forsaken??? Hummmm
What is that?
@@OneStopCoopShop xia legends of a drift system with the forsaken star expansion. Your solo playthrough made me buy the game and sub. Love the game and looking for a next solo game
Haha!! Ahh yes that's a good one!! Sorry didn't know if there was another one out there!
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Colin! If you want to play my new Gandalf with the Grey Wanderer contract feel free!! It will be amazing know your impressions! I leave the link here: ringsdb.com/decklist/view/13649/gandalfthegreywanderer-1.0
We still waiting for Dol Guldur Epic playthrough!
Oooooo!! So going to do that! What quest would you like?
@@OneStopCoopShop oh....mmm...I don't know...something like Massing at Osgiliath? Feel free to choose something more thematic or cool! ;)
And of course feel free too if you want to change some card!
I can't wait to give it a shot!! Hopefully before Christmas!
ESPecially, not EXPecially.
Ok did I say that?
@@OneStopCoopShop I believe so. I was just joking around. Loved the review, recently started Pathfinder ACG and it is pretty great. I bought Mage Knight Last year and it is super intimidating 0 so many things going on. I'll dive into it one day, in 40 years when I retire.
Haha I get that!! PACG is awesome enjoy it!!
Dark Light Memento Mori.Folklore the Affliction
Nice!