Game: Under Falling Skies

Hi everyone, today we’re running through 2024’s edition of the Top 100 solo board games of all time, according to the BoardGameGeek 1-player guild. This is a vote that happens on BoardGameGeek every year[1], so keep in mind that this list is not necessarily my personal opinion. And I’ve...

Hey everyone, in this article we’re looking at 40 essential board games for solo gamers. A few rules before we get started: this list contains only games that are available on retail or on the publisher’s site at the time of publishing . You won’t find expensive out-of-print Kickstarter...

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TL,DR: Black Sonata is a Print and Play (free) solo game with a very unique mechanic of hidden movement. It’s extremely elegant and a must have for any solo gamer. Difficult not to recommend, in particular since it’s free. Note that a retail version exists, with high quality components...

Disclaimer: This review is for the free Print-And-Play version of the game. Under Falling Skies was also recently released as a “full fledged” board game with additional campaign, and is getting great reviews (I’m not surprised). Check it out on Amazon. The wonderful world of Print and Play board...