Down in Cadet Stimpy's basement

Today for our Shelf Expression series, we're visiting Colorado, home of none other than our very own Master of Enquiries: Cadet Stimpy (we may call him Mike). His basement is as large as our country, so we mainly kept to one corner.

Well, here’s the North-West corner of my Game Room (aka finished basement), complete with Twister rug. LOL!

I’m renting, so please don’t dog me for that red strip on the wall. ☺️

I started playing modern board games about 5 years ago (I think). It was in response to a Meetup(.com) thing. There were usually 12 of us at the host and hostess's home every Wednesday afternoon. It disbanded after a year, but the hostess took a likin' to me and is the Gamin' Pal I mention in Loner's Lounge.

As this is a prized collection for me, I like to display it (for myself, mostly). I’m so shallow! 😄 Several games were gifts, but more importantly, I bought so many of these before I realized the importance of Solo Play.

Anyway, I soon realized if I had some Solo games:

(in no particular order)

• If there was no one (other than me) to play a game with, I could still play

• I wouldn't have to drive anywhere to play a game

• No issues with Analysis Paralysis, 'cause it's just me, with my slow-moving brain

• If I wanna play a game in the middle of the night - no problem

• The only asshole I have to deal with is myself 😁

My old TV Stand is now also supporting games

I think the first game I bought explicitly for solo gaming was Onirim.

By now I also own Urbion, Sylvion, Castellion, Nautilion and Aerion. And, lemme check (starts reading from a spreadsheet):

• Desolate, Iron Helm, Gate

• One Deck Dungeon, Pocket Landship, Under Falling Skies, Proving Grounds

• Coffee Roaster, Warp's Edge

• Friday, Finished!

• Maquis, Black Sonata, Orchard, Food Chain Island

• Puzzle Dungeon Deluxe, Dungeon Flee, The Dead Eye, Eiyo

• Crystallo, The Brambles, ECK, The Rat's Lair

• Zulus on the Ramparts!, Infection: Humanity's Last Gasp, Mound Builders

• PnP versions of Deep Space D-6 and Jasper and Zot

• Bleak Moor: Smugglers & Wreckers, Bury Me in the Rift

• ...

Yes, yes, thank you Mike, I think we've got enough for a post now.

• Elevenses for One (w/Solitaire Bowling), The Great Escape

• Fish, Farewell, Forever, Lux Aeterna

• ...

No really. It's fine.

• Unbroken

• ...

I'm sorry, Mike, we seem to have lost the connection.