Episodes
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
1P 323 - Lock & Spell
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
This week I'm out, as well as next week, so Julius and family fill in to talk about a solo poker game!
- Lock & Spell (BGG, Jupiter Valley Studios)
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
1P 303 - For Northwood!
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
This week Julius and I look at the charming little trick taking game For Northwood!. It's a fun and interesting game in a tiny package.
Saturday May 20, 2023
1P 299 - Back to the Table - Space Hulk: Death Angel
Saturday May 20, 2023
Saturday May 20, 2023
This week Julius and I get Space Hulk: Death Angel back to the table. This is the classic game of dying a brutal death and just watching your team of Space Marines get decimated by a bunch of alien scum. This is a cooperative game published by Fantasy Flight games and is based on Games Workshop's Warhammer 40K universe. It's a well loved solo game that is now long out of print but come see it fairs after a very long hiatus on the 1 Player Podcast.
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
1P 288 - Stellarion
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
This is the final episode in our Oniverse series. Fittingly, it ends with us visiting more of the Oniverse in the way of voyages to other galaxies... well, sorta. In this game, you don't travel anywhere but you enable ships to launch into outer space to visit 4 different galaxies. This is a game about deck management and getting the right cards to show up at the right time in your various interplanetary decks.
- Stellarion (BGG, InPatience)
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
1P 281 - A Touch of Evil: Dark Gothic
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Be polarized with our discussion of A Touch of Evil: Dark Gothic. This is a deck-building game set in the Touch of Evil Universe by Flying Frog Productions. Some folks love the stylized cosplay photography on the cards and some just can't stand it. Other than that, this is a pretty standard deck-builder with a satisfying theme.
- A Touch of Evil: Dark Gothic (BGG, Flying Frog)
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
1P 277 - Back to the Table with Elevenses for One
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
This week Julius and I revisit the tiny little 13 card micro-game Elevenses for One. In this solitaire game you play as an English maid tasked with getting tea for two ready in 15 minutes. It's a daunting task considering that the tea pantry is in complete disarray. This is a rather simple game of lining up 10 cards in the correct order but as you play each card, it may impact the subsequent cards.
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
1P 238 - Worldbreakers: Advent of the Khanate
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
This week I interview Elli Amir, designer of the game Worldbreakers: Advent of the Khanate. This is a two player card game with a solo campaign mode which will be coming to Kickstarter in March. I really enjoyed this conversation with Elli, not only did they talk about the game and the solo mode for the game but they told me a bit about the process of commissioning art for a game. I really enjoy hearing the backstory for games and game design. This was a really good conversation and I look forward to seeing more of the game, which can be tried for free on Tabletopia!
- Worldbreakers: Advent of the Khanate (BGG, website, Tabletopia)
- How to play video (YouTube)
- Solo playthrough (YouTube)
- Mailing List (website)
Saturday Dec 11, 2021
1P 234 - Arkham Horror LCG: Innsmouth Conspiracy, part I
Saturday Dec 11, 2021
Saturday Dec 11, 2021
This week Julius and I discuss the no longer latest campaign for the Arkham Horror card game. I am writing of Innsmouth Conspiracy. In this campaign, you get to explore Innsmouth and environs and have all sorts of interesting adventures. This is part 1 of 2 episodes. In this part, we cover the first four campaigns. Just a note, but part 2 will not be the next.. give it a bit of time :)
Come listen.. we are labelling this a spoiler episode as it will give away some of the story and a small bit of strategy. However, it's a very small bit of strategy. Based on what I learned from Julius, I doubt I will have more success the next time I play.
Saturday Nov 20, 2021
1P 231 - ROVE
Saturday Nov 20, 2021
Saturday Nov 20, 2021
This week Julius and I talk to Jason Tagmire of Button Shy games. We talk about small games, design contests and the upcoming game ROVE. It's going to be released on the Button Shy website on Black Friday. Check it out, it's a neat little spatial puzzle of a game.
Saturday Sep 18, 2021
1P 222 - Red Rising
Saturday Sep 18, 2021
Saturday Sep 18, 2021
This week Julius tells us about the game Red Rising, published by Stonemaier Games. This game is based on the novel series by the same name by Pierce Brown and let's you play the role of house attempting to rise in power. This is a pretty abstract card game that is really a rummy game at heart. Enjoy!
- Red Rising game (BGG, Stonemaier Games)
- Red Rising series (Pierce Brown)
Saturday May 15, 2021
1P 207 - Friday
Saturday May 15, 2021
Saturday May 15, 2021
It's back to the table with Friday! I hadn't played this game in six years. Julius and I took the time to re-visit this solo classic.
Friday Jul 12, 2019
1P 157 - Dwarf
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Wow another episode in the same year! We are on a role. This time around, Albert interviews Lee Broderick, designer of Dwarf, now on Kickstarter. We have a fun chat about Uwe Rosenberg games and get into a lot of the details about dwarfs (or dwarves). We get into dwarven details. :)
Saturday May 19, 2018
1P 149 - Arkham Horror: The Path to Carcosa
Saturday May 19, 2018
Saturday May 19, 2018
Do you like Arkham Horror the card game? Do you continue to purchase the new expansions as they come out? Well, Julius does. Albert doesn't, so we are leaving him behind as Julius and guest co-host Tyler Moore review over the entire Path to Carcosa cycle for Arkham Horror the card game. Join us for a full review of each scenario across the cycle.
Sunday Jan 22, 2017
1P 118 - The Bloody Inn
Sunday Jan 22, 2017
Sunday Jan 22, 2017
Welcome, guests. Come in, come in, for an exciting tale about our rustic inn. Be not concerned by the red flecks on the couch; those are merely some minor rust stains. I guarantee, the quality of this podcast of beyond compare. Now, as I was saying, listen to a tale woven of Arkham Horror the card game, while Julius interviews the lead designer Matt Newman. Afterwards, Albert and Julius review the Bloody Inn, with absolutely no comparison to this fine establishment.
Show notes:
- 00:01 - Catch up banter
- 00:01 - Subterra and Tabletopia
- 00:04 - Recording plays and Feast for Odin scores
- 00:06 - Arkham Horror card game updates
- 00:08 - Interview with Matt Newman, lead designer of Arkham Horror the card game
- 00:49 - Review of the Bloody Inn
- 01:22 - What's It Missing: Cleaning vs Animated Tokens
Monday Dec 26, 2016
1P 116 - The Grizzled
Monday Dec 26, 2016
Monday Dec 26, 2016
The year is coming to a close with a final episode for 2016, of more moderate length. Julius and Albert dispute whether the Grizzled can be considered a wargame (which it cannot), in addition to chatting about some other games they've played. Plus, Julius steals a segment from Chris and review a print-and-play game, Haze Island.
Show notes:
- Favorite game of the year - 00:01
- Mini-review of Ascended: Become Chosen (BGG) - 00:06
- Print-and-Play Review: Haze Islands (BGG) - 00:16
- Review of the Grizzled - 00:30
- What's It Missing - 01:05
(Our apologies for Albert's recording quality.)