I’ve been playing a number of solo games lately as my usual group seems to be doomed to never have aligned schedules these days. I’m currently in love with Arkham Horror LCG and the Wingspan Automata, but I also enjoy smaller games like Totem (solo mode) and One Deck Dungeon. What small-medium sized solo games do y’all enjoy?
Since we are in !boardgames@feddit.de I will ask the question: How would you design Vampire Survivors: The Boardgame?
My take: The one thing I would definitely want to preserve is the massive power escalation, both for the player and the enemies. Perhaps a deckbuilder with upgradeable cards? Like the transform cards in some Ascension sets but more increments. Each turn you’d have to deal with a large number of enemy cards that are arranged in a grid around you. Your cards would give movement, attack and defense. You’d be solving a quick spatial puzzle each turn to get the most out of your hand.
Haha yeah I realized they were talking about board games 5 seconds after I posted, whoops! That’s a tough question, I feel like one of the core mechanics of the game is ducking and weaving around enemies and not being able to attack directly so maybe your goal is to Dodge and weave as close to enemy cards as you can without coming into contact with them and their health drains over time until they’re dead? You could possibly borrow something from tsuro for the evading mechanic
I’d love to see something like this happen.