Here it is, this sundays article. This time I'll be discusing 3 free solo games that are easy to pick up but really show you the potential of Solo Gaming.
Number 1: Lone Wolf
The Lone Wolf books are gamebooks, works of interactive fiction where you decide the outcome of the game by making important choices for the character. For more general information, you can look at the excellent page about gamebooks on the website of Stuard Lloyd: Click! Lone Wolf also has a skill system, battles and an inventory. If you finished the first book, you can go on in the second book, the third book etcetera, with the same character as in the first. If you think about it, this game is actually a gigantic solo roleplaying campaign!
Number 2: Island of D
Island of D is a neat little adventure card game. You have to choose one of many character cards, after which you dive into the game. The aim of the game is to defeat the evil black knight. To do that, you need to perform 3 quests in order to impress the village elder. The game design is really good, so be sure to give this one a try!
Number 3: Pocket Civ.
I haven't played Pocket Civ. in a while, but I remember it as a nice solo strategy game. Your goal is to create an empire that can survive until the end of time, which is closer then you might think. The game is playable on a piece of paper or as a fancy printed version. I prefer the version on paper, but that's only because I'm Scrooge.
So, have any of you played one of these games? If you did, what did you think about it?
Number 1: Lone WolfThe Lone Wolf books are gamebooks, works of interactive fiction where you decide the outcome of the game by making important choices for the character. For more general information, you can look at the excellent page about gamebooks on the website of Stuard Lloyd: Click! Lone Wolf also has a skill system, battles and an inventory. If you finished the first book, you can go on in the second book, the third book etcetera, with the same character as in the first. If you think about it, this game is actually a gigantic solo roleplaying campaign!
Number 2: Island of D
Island of D is a neat little adventure card game. You have to choose one of many character cards, after which you dive into the game. The aim of the game is to defeat the evil black knight. To do that, you need to perform 3 quests in order to impress the village elder. The game design is really good, so be sure to give this one a try!
I haven't played Pocket Civ. in a while, but I remember it as a nice solo strategy game. Your goal is to create an empire that can survive until the end of time, which is closer then you might think. The game is playable on a piece of paper or as a fancy printed version. I prefer the version on paper, but that's only because I'm Scrooge.
So, have any of you played one of these games? If you did, what did you think about it?
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