Resist! Replays: An Evening with Guinness and the Spanish Resistance
The Resist! solo card game ties my head in knots before I figure out a drafting strategy that helps me kick General Franco’s ass.
Learning Board Games: I Interview a Newbie About the Line on the Pain/Reward Graph
How do you experience the pain/reward curve of learning new things? I chat with contributing writer Fritz Godard about his first solo board gaming experience.
Pavlov’s House Review: First Tries at a Valiant Defense
This is the exact balance of narrative evocation, detail, and weight I was hoping for as a fairly new solo wargamer.
Hadrian’s Wall Solo Review: A Rewarding First Move-and-Write Experience
My best solo gaming experience of 2025 so far and my first time trying a move-and-write game.
52 Realms Adventures: The Ayahuasca Method
A hobby gaming neophyte tries to learn the 52 Realms: Adventures solo print-and-play dungeoncrawl, loses, goes to Colombia, comes back and kicks ass.
Gunning for Daylight: Meditations on Depression and Storm Above the Reich
Over winter I learned a lot about myself and Storm Above the Reich from GMT Games
Project L and Ski In Ski Stout: All the Pieces for a Good Night In
Tackled my first games of Project L solo mode and my first pours of Telluride Brewing Company’s Ski In Ski Stout
Learn to Play Storm Above the Reich: Get Rinsed in a Brawl at Staffel Haus
Well, that squadron didn’t last long: Notes from my rookie attack run in the WW2 air war game, Storm Above the Reich from GMT Games.
Vale of Eternity, Wingspan, Cascadia: The Games of Summer
Vale of Eternity, Wingspan and Cascadia all found my table in summer. Preliminary notes here.
Wasteland Express Delivery Service Solo Campaign Mode: Session 3
The Fallen’s solo Wasteland Express Delivery Service story continues in #3. Less Than Dead
Wasteland Express Delivery Service Solo Campaign Mode: Session 2
The Fallen’s solo Wasteland Express Delivery Service story continues in #2. Secret Mission
Wasteland Express Delivery Service Solo Campaign Mode: Session 1
Wasteland Express Delivery Service play notes. I’m playing it in Campaign Mode as The Fallen.