Solo Gaming

vonsirius

vonsirius

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Hi everybody.
Just curious ; does any of you play solo?
I never did it, think about trying, and want to know if you find it a regarding experience.
 
ManicMan said:
I try but it can be tricky to get the motivation at times.

That said I do have a number of Solo games and systems and do kinda enjoy it.
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Yes, it´s complicated to get the motivations, on the other hand sometimes it´s pretty difficult to found the right moment to play whith my friends, you know, work, family...
 
I enjoy solo games if they are very restricted in scope and scenery/figure requirements. A solo RPG can be great, kind of like reading a novel but they take some concentration so not easy if there are other people around or while trying to do something else.

Solo figure gaming is less rewarding, I will happily play solo sessions of a dungeon crawl like Mantic's excellent Dungeon Saga (the original version) or WANTED: Reward 10000K, both need few figures and limited scenery on a small table. But I find battle sized games an unrewarding chore to try and play out solo.
 
me playing mostly solo due to fact I'm Nurgle chosen(he gifted me any new infection -_-). in fact it's allow to play when noone can come, also sometimes its great cause opponent almais in tyme, ready and motivated)
 
robh said:
I enjoy solo games if they are very restricted in scope and scenery/figure requirements. A solo RPG can be great, kind of like reading a novel but they take some concentration so not easy if there are other people around or while trying to do something else.

Solo figure gaming is less rewarding, I will happily play solo sessions of a dungeon crawl like Mantic's excellent Dungeon Saga (the original version) or WANTED: Reward 10000K, both need few figures and limited scenery on a small table. But I find battle sized games an unrewarding chore to try and play out solo.
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I was thinking about playing Hordes of the things or Neil Thomas' One Hour Wargames.
 
robh said:
I enjoy solo games if they are very restricted in scope and scenery/figure requirements. A solo RPG can be great, kind of like reading a novel but they take some concentration so not easy if there are other people around or while trying to do something else.
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That's something I've found, actually setting aside the time to properly do a solo game and avoiding other distractions (be they people or jobs) is quite the task in itself! Still I used to quite like the solo Advanced HeroQuest rules and there are gems like Dungeonquest and Chainsaw Warrior which work well. Every now and then I'm tempted to grab an old Lone Wolf or Fighting Fantasy game book off the shelf and give things a whirl.

Much as I enjoy playing games with friends the whole world of solo gaming I find fascinating, the "AI" systems people have built over the years to simulate the opponent are quite interesting. Adjutant Introuvable is one I keep meaning to get a copy of to take a proper look. Lord Torath posted some Horde Mode rules recently which were interesting.
 
vonsirius said:
Just curious ; does any of you play solo?
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Thread '[five parsecs from home] marduk station & the traders of doom: the crew of the unfortunate misunderstanding'

i'm taking part in a 5pfh solo-social campaign via the nordic weasel games discord server.
my first turn can be found here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/marduk.../unfortunate-misunderstanding---turn-1-report
i uploaded pictures to discord and think they will eventually make their way to the webpage, but i'll try to remember to upload them here as well, anyway.
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also see my [renegade scout] games in battle reports.
 
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