Headlines from a Solo Player

Mid-heavy ramblings about (mainly) mid-heavy Euro board games.

"Complete, well-written, fair and balanced reviews, and my reference now to know what to buy (or not) in mid-heavy euro games."

Paul Devlin

Florenza: X Anniversary

I really need to listen more to what a game is clearly trying to tell me rather than trying instead to manifest what I might like the game t

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Darwin's Journey (+Fireland Expansion)

On the Origin of Special.

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Amalfi: Renaissance

Amalfi Renaissance may never win the award for ‘most innovative theme’ but it absolutely deserves more than a second glance if you enjoy...

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Barcelona

A love letter to the eponymous Catalonian city. Don’t be fooled however by its colourful, ornate beauty – Barcelona is a game full of...

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Oak

Whisper it gently (and with the caveat that my answer could very well change depending on which day of the week you asked the question)...

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Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea

Cultivate and harvest tea, build a railway, keep an eye on the weather. Alubari is enjoyable enough as a solo game, but wow does this...

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Honey Buzz

Sets up in 4m28s (I was bored). Plays solo in around 30mins. Straightforward to learn. Don’t be fooled though, Honey Buzz has some tasty...

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Messina 1347

A bleak theme of rats, death, plague and fire. A gruelling toil of a game where at times things feel utterly frustrating. A game that...