I have some big decisions ahead of me—Nov. 4 is the due date for this year's submissions to the People's Choice Top 100 solo games list! Kevin Erskine remains a hero among men for putting all of this together, and has started his annual submissions thread in the 1 Player Guild on BGG. Here's how it works: Everyone who wants to participate needs to send their top 20 list (you can send a shorter list if you want). Kevin Erskine then works some magic, which I am pretty sure means that he puts all the games into a spreadsheet, assigns points, and sorts out the Top 100 solo games of the year. I will have a rough time with this. I am a game reviewer and I rate games all the time, but my top games list is constantly in flux. I can name some of my all-time favorite games in no particular order, but when it comes to hammering out an organized list of 20 games...? Yikes. Also, I haven't gotten to play all of the solo games I think might be in my Top 20 if I could get some quality time with them. But this is all in good fun, and everyone can submit a different list every year, etc., so there's no harm in giving it a shot. I don't have a ranked list of 20 yet, but here, in no particular order, are a few solo games you'd have to pry from my cold, dead hands. Mage Knight The Lord of the RIngs LCG Sentinels of the Multiverse Spirit Island Hoplomachus: The Lost Cities Baseball Highlights 2045 Gloomhaven Street Masters: Rise of the Kingdom Roll Player Aeon's End Hostage Negotiator Viticulture Limes Nations The Cards of Cthulhu Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game There are still so many solo games I need to spend more time with, including Scythe, Too Many Bones, A Feast for Odin, Anachrony, and more. How will I ever play them all? More importantly, how will I ever play them all enough? And war games are still in my future—I've started really eyeing stuff like Comancheria and Liberty or Death. In a few more years, my list could have a totally different flavor to it! But for now, I'll be spending the month of October trying to get some more plays in so that I can come up with a snapshot of my ever-evolving Top 20 list, just in time for November 4. Who else is submitting votes for People's Choice this year? What are some of the games on your short list?
7 Comments
Kerrin
10/7/2018 05:01:02 am
Not sure if I'm going to submit a list or not. I only recently got into solo gaming myself and only have a few games in my collection. I'm glad to see that Mage Knight is on your list since I just bought it myself. I'm looking forward to the list this year. I know I've already spent way too much on games this year.
Reply
10/7/2018 06:40:53 pm
If you ask me, once you start playing solo, you are a solo player and your opinion counts! Go ahead and submit a list!
Reply
Leigh
10/7/2018 03:39:22 pm
The three stand outs this year for me are Gaia Project, Scythe (particularly with Rise of Fenris campaign), and Terraforming Mars.
Reply
10/7/2018 06:39:37 pm
Those games are all either on my to-play shelf or on my wishlist. Thanks for the reminder that I should bump those up on my to-do list!
Reply
Theo
10/8/2018 05:23:25 am
This will be my third year doing a top 20 list. Last year I must've had lots of time on my hands because I played through all of my solo games and ranked/rated them. This year I have not been that crazy! Some games that will for sure be in the top 20 somewhere:
Reply
Geoff
10/24/2018 06:34:47 pm
Thanks for inspiring me. Here is my list off the top of my head.
Reply
Geoff
10/24/2018 06:38:06 pm
Oop missed 19: Spring Meadow
Reply
Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorMy name is Liz Davidson, and I play solo board games. A lot of solo board games... Archives
August 2021
Categories
All
|