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Mac Kern
United States
Приєднався 16 січ 2016
I review board games from a solo player's perspective. For games designed solely or mostly for solitaire play, I aim to provide an overview of the game and how it plays. For multiplayer games with solo variants, I give an overview of the game and highlight the differences between the solo and multiplayer rules.
If you have questions, feedback, or general comments, I'd always love to hear from you.
If you have questions, feedback, or general comments, I'd always love to hear from you.
At the Gates of Loyang: How's it Play Solo?
An overview of this classic title in Uwe Rosenberg's Harvest Series, along with my opinion of the solitaire experience
0:00 Intro
0:32 Setup
3:02 Goal and Game Structure
3:32 Rules Overview
12:39 My Opinion
0:00 Intro
0:32 Setup
3:02 Goal and Game Structure
3:32 Rules Overview
12:39 My Opinion
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Terraforming Mars: How's it Play Solo?
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An overview of Terraforming Mars and an in-depth look at the solo variant 0:00 Intro 0:32 Overview of Game and Intro to Parameters 1:45 Resources Overview 3:08 Setup 4:01 Turn Structure and Rules Overview 11:59 Rule Changes for the Solo Game 14:42 My Opinion of the Solo Game
Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game: How's it Play Solo?
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An overview of The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game rules and a discussion of the solitaire variant 0:00 Intro 0:36 Setup Overview 2:05 Object of the Game 2:22 Rules and Turn Structure 15:13 Solitaire Game Rules 17:08 My Opinion
Dawn of the Zeds (Third Edition): How's it Play Solo?
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A look at the general game structure and my opinion of the Dawn of the Zeds solo game. Note: There are a lot of rules in this game. I tried to hit the high points to show how the game works, but there are quite a few rules that I glossed over. 0:00 Intro 0:59 Setup and Components 4:41 Turn Structure and Rules Overview 23:27 My Opinion
Le Havre: How's it Play Solo?
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An overview of Le Havre and my opinion on the solitaire gameplay 0:00 Intro 0:23 Goal and Structure of the Game 1:01 Overview of Setup Variability 2:56 Rules Overview 14:47 Additional Solo Rules 15:24 My Opinion of the Solitaire Gameplay
Friday: How's it Play Solo?
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A look at the structure and rules of the popular one-player deck building game, along with my opinion of the game. 0:00 Intro 0:21 Rules and Gameplay Overview 9:13 My Opinion
Flash Point: Fire Rescue: How's it Play Solo?
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A look at the rules of Flash Point: Fire Rescue and a closer look at the solitaire experience 0:00 Intro 0:55 Rules Overview 15:35 My Opinion of the Solitaire Game
Agricola: How's it Play Solo?
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An overview of the Agricola rules and a closer look at both the basic and campaign variants for solo play
Fields of Arle: How's it Play Solo?
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An overview of Fields of Arle and discussion of the solitaire variant
Imperial Settlers: How's it Play Solo?
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An overview of the basic and campaign solo rules
Race for the Galaxy (w/ The Gathering Storm): How's it Play Solo?
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An overview of the solo variant included in Race for the Galaxy's first expansion, The Gathering Storm
Rolling America: How's it Play Solo?
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A look at the solo gameplay for this family dice game
La Granja: How's it Play Solo?
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An overview of La Granja and an examination of the game's official solo variant
Viticulture: How's it Play Solo?
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I provide a quick overview of Viticulture and take a look at the solo variant.
Hostage Negotiator: How's it Play Solo?
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I dive into Hostage Negotiator, provide a rules overview, and discuss the challenges presented by the game.
Baseball Highlights 2045: How's it Play Solo?
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Baseball Highlights 2045: How's it Play Solo?
Solo seems good to practice and get used to the terminology and resource paths. Root is also great
Hi Mike. Good video. You have to do something about your mic, however. You have a bit of an echo. Look forward to more videos.
Title is misleading.
I own A Feast for Odin. Do you think Le Havre is also worth picking up if I'm mainly going to play it solo?
I know this is an older video, but I just got the game and need to learn how to you play. You explained it well!
Nice video bro!!
Nice and clear instructions. Really enjoyed this.
Thank u Marc for a fantastic overview of Le Havre
Thanks for that :) Whats the measure of the clear boxea youbhave for the resources?
Great video, very well done!
Great explanation, thank you so much for this video 👍
Great video. Helped me deciding to not try Agricola solo and go for something else instead.
A really good rules overview with great explanation of the solo game, many thanks.
Thank you for the vid. Solo explanation starts at 10:22
The fact that any sequence can come up, including 3 disaster tiles in the first dozen draws, kills it. And it should have space in the box for a drawstring bag. A yellow one ;-)
Best review Mac
Excellent video! I just got this game. Can't wait to play it! Have you ever done a video for Robinson Crusoe or Homesteaders? I would be interested in those if you have.
Great review my man. I've been playing this on Table Top Simulator and was paying life on the loss and then and additional life to take out cards. Needless to say this made the game much harder. Going to check out Oniverse games here I guess. Thanks for the tip.
What sleeves did you purchase for these cards/what size are the cards?
Great explanation, I wish you could play the actual game to demonstrate the intricacies.
Thanks for a great explanation! Go Bucs!
I love your reviews! You have such a way of explaining step by step in a clear and concise way. Keep up the great job!
TR starts at 14 in solo
One of the best single player game
Make some new videos!
After 3 Years(now 2019) what can you say about the long-term fun? Greetings, Alexander
Great! Left an abo! Keep up the good work
Great video. Thanks. :)
Nice hat!!! Go Pirates!!
My goodness! You communicate VERY clearly. Thank you.
thank you for making the solo rules so clear
If no cards were used, never buying any cards, selling all ten initial cards during the first generation for a total of 51 Megacredits to start with, a player falls short by about five oxygen levels after 14 generations; a game cannot be won without cards. That's the appeal of the game of course: use the drawn cards wisely. (By the way, the cards exhibit great art work and the information given on the cards reflects a number of science fiction novels about Mars, especially Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy.) All solo games can be won after 13 or 14 generations when playing cards wisely. A solo game can even be won by using one of two single cards - if they happen to be drawn during the first generation: while selling the remaining nine cards to get a total of 51 Megacredits to start with, the 6 Standard projects card allows a player to buy all those temperature, aquifers, and greeneries cheaper. The other card is 35 Soletta: again, while selling the remaining nine cards to get a total of 51 Megacredits to start with, Soletta allows to increase temperature quickly, gaining higher terraforming ratings and using that money to buy aquifers and greeneries.
The "artwork" is all public domain images gotten free. It's one of the big cheapo moves from the publisher. They didn't bother making art for this specific game which is why it's so ugly. It looks like a dogs breakfast
Am I mistaken when I say that I think your castle needs to have a complete base (6 tiles) in order to pass the first ordeal as well? Or is that just the base introductory rules?
The solo isn't mentioned till the end
Very informative. Thanks!
After playing HN for the about a year, I have become very crafty ! Bought the expansions and rea!!y got to love HN . However, Friday is still my favourite solo game ! There again, I only play solo 😂
Helpful video- thank you. 👍
Enjoyed this. Is the game as complicated as it looks? Or does it all come together as you play through?
Great video. My question is about the neutral player in the solo player- do you need to set up a separate board for them or how does it work? I know you kind of explained it but I'm still not clear!
How does it compare to viticulture?
If you're speaking strictly of solo play, it's quite different. Fields of Arle plays like a point salad in single player, where you're basically trying to try different things each playthrough to improve your score. It's pretty much a sandbox with no opponent. Viticulture on the other hand places you against an artificial player who can block your actions and has a pre-defined score that you have to surpass in order to successfully complete the game. If you don't achieve that score, you lose. Viticulture provides more challenge, but Fields of Arle provides a bit more variety in combinations of choices you can make.
Thanks for this video. You make it easy to understand
Great video, Mac. Subscribed. Always looking for good solo games.
why weren't you using the generation track?
1. I wasn't actually playing the game, I was demoing it. 2. I don't think you can even see the start of the generation track in this video, and that's where the marker would have been.
In my version of the game it is stated that the grid for the solo version is 4 lines x 3 COLUMNS (and not 4).Could you please check?
Yes mine says 4 rows and 3 columns too
Thanks for this!
Thanks for this video! I hadn't heard of the campaign rules before
Good review, but I respectfully disagree about the point on upkeep. Upkeep seems to be the major difficulty of the game. Every play through video I've watched has at least one upkeep error. It is easy to miss something especially when playing multiple characters. That said I enjoy this game for group or solo play, but this is a challenge that should be highlighted. As for co-op games I rank Burgle Bros at 1, with Kings of Israel 2nd... this is one I'll gladly play but likely won't suggest.
Come back!! These videos are awesome and a huge help!
Mars will not terraform itself!
I love playing this game solo. There is an awesome Solo Campaign mode I have been playing through on my channel that adds some great features to playing solo. Great job on the video!