The Great Conjunction
Today, December 21, is the day of the Great Conjunction: Jupiter aligns with Saturn. The conjunction of the two planets happens once...
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Athena
Dec 9, 2020
Five small card games for compulsive play
I didn't compile a list of favourite solo games this year. My top ones are Spirit Island and Terraforming Mars which makes said list the...
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Athena
Dec 3, 2020
Solo stocking stuffers 2020
Christmas has traditionally been all about consumption. If you live with family and you know they are looking for a small gift to put in...
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Athena
Nov 20, 2020
Etsy window shopping
An article called Ten Handmade Gifts for the Tabletop Fan in Your Life, published in Tabletop Gaming magazine, inspired me to search Etsy...
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JW
Oct 10, 2020
Sign o' the Times - JW's Top Solo Games in 20/20
Every year solo gamers are asked to send in their twenty all time favourite games, so a Top-200 can be compiled. You'll find my selection...
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Dec 31, 2019
The best of times
This Summer I asked Athena if she could start a website as I would like to find all solitaire board game news in one place. She agreed,...
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Dec 31, 2019
Cream of the crop 2019
We look ahead most of the time, and think of what next to buy or drool over. But at the end of the year it's kind of nice to look back...
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Dec 23, 2019
Closed for the holidays
The darkest nights are over and we've seen the first rays of light. Let them warm your heart and brighten your day. We hope you spend the...
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Dec 22, 2019
The Festival of Death
And 0. Winter solstice. Today was the shortest day of the year over here, but it can be worse. Inside the polar circle it has been dark a...
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Dec 22, 2019
On the Yeti's tracks
Just one day until winter solstice. Today was not only dark, but cold as well. I put on another sweater and played the Qinghai-Tibet...
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Athena
Dec 20, 2019
Christmas in Creepypoint
When I bought Apocrypha Adventure Card Game several months ago, I made the mistake of playing the first 5 missions back-to-back. And with...
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Athena
Dec 19, 2019
Monsters kiss under the mistletoe too
Chris Hansen, the designer of Franky's 1st Christmas, is also the man behind the must-follow blog Print and Play Games News. In my quest...
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Dec 18, 2019
Deck the Viking halls
Yule, as you may know, was A Feast for Odin in the old days. The eponymous board game has some special seasonal tiles available as an...
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Athena
Dec 17, 2019
Nils Holgersson didn't make it to the South
Number 5 in our winter-themed countdown... If you grew up in Europe in the '80s like me, you may remember an anime TV series for kids...
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Dec 16, 2019
Snow-covered tracks
Winter time is for playing family games by the Christmas tree. So why not play some family games solo? I've retreated to Santa's Workshop...
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Dec 15, 2019
Questing for presents
If you like to print-and-play games without spending hours constructing them, A4 Quest is for you. Every quest fits on one A4-sized...
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Athena
Dec 14, 2019
Rudolph, the bazooka-carrying reindeer
As I was rummaging through my PnP collection, I came across Elves Under Hoof. This is a print-and-play wargame with a Christmas theme,...
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Dec 13, 2019
Santa's Little Secret One
After suggesting 12 solo games for Christmas you might like to buy for yourself, on day #9 we're taking a look at games you could have...
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Athena
Dec 12, 2019
12 Solo Games for Christmas
Beginning our Solstice Countdown! I know we buy games for ourselves all year round but... it's Christmas! And Christmas is all about...
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Lazy Author
Dec 11, 2019
The Advent of Solstice
Advent Calendars usually count down the days from the first of December to Christmas. Here at Solitaire Times we love opening a paper...
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