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Re:Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate abo... by scruple on Monday November 06, 2023 @11:20AM (#38164593)

Board game design, but specifically solo and 2-player co-op games that have a small footprint, small board states, and are easy to play.

I've been looking for offline hobbies and recently got into solo board gaming, on top of playing games with my wife a couple of times a month. I work in gamesdev and I want to retain a creative outlet in the direction of gaming, because I just really enjoy it, but I also want to stop spending my entire life in front of a screen. So far it's been a lot of fun, I'm going to be printing play test cards later this week to start dialing in my first game.

If it goes well I plan to release it as a cheap print and play (PnP), and if it turns out to be boring I'll release it as a free PnP.

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Re:Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate abo... by kzhen on Monday November 06, 2023 @05:34PM (#38170077)

any suggestions for solo board games? not a genre that I'm familiar with

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Re:Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate abo... by ggregoire on Monday November 06, 2023 @08:23PM (#38171866)

Here is a good start: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/306154/2022-peoples-choic...

The subreddit is pretty active too: https://old.reddit.com/r/soloboardgaming

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Re:Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate abo... by globalnode on Monday November 06, 2023 @07:36PM (#38171455)

never heard of solo board games before, is it possible?

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Re:Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate abo... by bombcar on Monday November 06, 2023 @08:06PM (#38171727)

There are quite a few of them - either basically puzzle solving ones, scoring against a benchmark, or “defeat random events from a deck”.

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Re:Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate abo... by ggregoire on Monday November 06, 2023 @08:26PM (#38171898)

Most modern board games have a solo mode and many games are solo only. I gave some links to the sibling comment if you want to look at some games.

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Re:Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate abo... by scruple on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @01:26AM (#38173842)

Of course, who doesn't like playing with themself?

Seriously, though, there's a wealth of games for solo players! Some are made specifically for soloability, some have solo modes, some are older titles that have had solo modes written for them in retrospect.

It's a very interesting little niche and I think there's a ton of room for growth in it. I'm excited to be part of it as a player and to hopefully push the envelope a little bit on what can be done!

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