I have a bad habit of feeling too tired to do anything, but too bored to keep watching mindless entertainment. #solotober2023 legitimately helped me to realize how energizing these solo games can be, and it got me to take another whack at Final Girl: Panic at Station 2891. This time, my partner (who was the one who purchased Final Girl in the first place but still hasn't played it) kept me company.
I did a lot better this time, both by luck and by strategy. I made an effort to find some weapons and test kits early, then started my testing. Only one of the three Exposed Victims ended up being a Mutated Organism, and I managed to kill it! Only for it to have the +3 final health token. The game ended when it got two attacks off on me in one round when I flubbed a Guard roll. It had a single health left. Sigh.
I know that this is a luck fest and it's a pain to set up, but I'm a sucker for good theme and this nails it so hard. I need to play this more often (and go back to the Alien one - I got really lucky the last time I played it and I want to see what it's like when that doesn't happen).
A quickie for #Solotober2023 today… though there remain many things I cannot locate after moving home last month, I have found my copy of Ukiyo - the tiniest of games and always an enjoyable challenge. Tonight, I beat medium-level challenge 25: a line of 5 cranes, a line of 6 butterflies, and a total of 11 cranes in the tableau. #BoardGames
Back on track, after travelling over the weekend, with #Solotober2023 Day 9: a first play of ButtonShy’s Ancient Realm - and an awful score of 31! #BoardGames
Apparently #Solotober2023 is a thing, so I figure I should share my first play of 2012's Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island. Based on this session, I totally understand the subtitle. In spite of a copious supply of liquor and an uncanny ability to make food out of whatever scraps he could find, my Cook ended up starving to death after a failed scouting expedition, lost outside of camp at night.
I cleared the board before I thought to snap a photo, so here it is set up for attempt number two.
It's #solotober2023 I'm starting this month of daily solo gaming with one of my favorite games of 2023: Measure of the Earth from @MarcFigueras@zweigefuhle and the SNAFU Design team. Trying to determine the shape of the Earth while managing resources and squabbling team members. #boardgames
Day 2 #Solotober2023 ... Playing another @MarcFigueras@zweigefuhle
SNAFU game: Plinius Adversus Vesuvium. Trying to rescue Roman citizens and a senator from the destruction of Mount Vesuvius. Things do not bode well for Pliny and the people this time around. #boardgames @neildixon
Day 3 #Solotober2023: Playing Bismark Solitaire (the original book game) from Worthington Publishing. Going head-to-head with the British Royal Navy to see if history repeats itself. #boardgames#wargames@neildixon
Day 4 #Solotober2023: Playing Tin Helm from Grey Gnome Games. Delving deep into the abandoned mines of the Black Mountains, full of monsters, traps and treasure. The game and the artwork are outstanding! #boardgames@neildixon
Day 5 #Solotober2023: Playing another game from Grey Gnome Games... Gate. Defending the village from waves of demonic creatures. The final battle begins! #boardgames@neildixon
Day 6 #Solotober2023: Playing Utopia Engine by Nick Hayes for the first time. Find, link and activate the artifacts of the Utopia Engine before Doomsday arrives. Dice throwing and strategic math drive the game. #boardgames@neildixon
Day 8 #Solotober2023 : Playing Dead Belt by A Couple of Drakes. Create a Belter character and take them out into the black to scavenge derelict spaceships. Solo RPG (also co-op and rivalry modes). Love the story, mechanics and use of common components! #boardgames@neildixon
Day 9 #solotober2023 : Playing another SNAFU game -- Azione Violenta su Barcellona -- from Nicola Saggini and Eduard Altarriba. A reminder of the brutal fascist airstrike that occurred during the Spanish Civil War. #boardgames#wargames. @neildixon
Day 11 #Solotober2023 : Playing Eleventh Beast from @exeuntpress for the first time. The beast will return to London. Investigate the rumors. Verify the truths. Stop the beast. Really enjoying the simple mechanics and dramatic fun of this solo rpg. #boardgames@neildixon
Day 14 #Solotober2023 : Playing Mammoth by @exeuntpress . Leading a band of Pleistocene humans to the Northern Hunting Grounds. Challenged by wild animals and starvation. Cave paintings that record the journey provide special abilities. #boardgames@neildixon