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  • @ScottyKahn
    @ScottyKahn Pƙed rokem +47

    I'd say Five parsecs from Home is the ultimate solo experience. I just got a copy of Five Leagues from the Borderlands, and I'm stoked to try it out, as well.

    • @FierceMods
      @FierceMods Pƙed rokem

      Have you like Five Leagues from the Borderlands? I've been thinking about getting it.

    • @JevousGaming
      @JevousGaming Pƙed rokem +1

      5P is also my favorite of the bunch I’ve tried.

    • @chrisohaver8740
      @chrisohaver8740 Pƙed rokem

      I have thoroughly enjoyed both five leagues and five parsecs.

    • @jamesnabors3643
      @jamesnabors3643 Pƙed rokem

      We're looking at doing Five Clicks from the Zone as a Zombie Apocalypse multiplayer RPG.

  • @earnestwanderer2471
    @earnestwanderer2471 Pƙed rokem +37

    I’d be more interested in rules to turn competitive games into cooperative and/or solo games. Like Kill Team and Warcry. It’s a lot of fun to have my son and his friends team up and play against the xenos/chaos threat (me) in Kill Team and Warcry. But it would be great if we were all teamed up against a common enemy - maybe a boss fight scenario - where the bad guy was being run by the game.

    • @darkaiel
      @darkaiel Pƙed rokem +6

      You should look up 2+ Tough's Lonesome Road, solo rules for Warcry, pretty decent simple AI that could work for coop, I think.

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed rokem +7

      The game I've almost finished has a campaign like this building up to a big boss battle at the end. Can't wait to share more about it!

    • @tablesaltgames
      @tablesaltgames Pƙed rokem +1

      Give Battlespace a try

    • @FreakingKyle
      @FreakingKyle Pƙed rokem

      Ive been looking for something like this because I got a few godzilla figures that would make a great big bad to team up against

    • @jaybowler3121
      @jaybowler3121 Pƙed rokem +1

      Give planet 28 a blast, it has rules for single play and cooperative play. And it's miniature agnostic

  • @somberlain3331
    @somberlain3331 Pƙed rokem +11

    Ranhgers of Shadow Deep is my favourite in solo gaming. I like it very much to think about and work on terrain pieces and other stuff for the scenarios - you always know you can play it because you don't need to search for people. Nevertheless I mostly play with others - but it's very motivating for my hobby to know that you have the option for solo if you want to.

  • @fernandoribeiro9708
    @fernandoribeiro9708 Pƙed rokem +4

    I dont have anyone to play, there is no hobby store next to me, and Miniature Games are not as popular as in other countries (Portugal here). So my only option is to create some rules for games as Warhammer, kill team and all the others. I have my own adventure miniature game that i'm creating as it goes :) .

  • @rhedd5911
    @rhedd5911 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +5

    Pulp Alley is not only my favorite skirmish game, it’s my favorite solo game as well. Although technically created to play old-fashioned pulp adventures, the rules work for literally ANY setting with zero modification! I’ve used it to play Star Wars, 40k, hardcore cyberpunk, vampire hunters, Cthulu, Ghostbusters, pirates, WWII, and Redwall based games and campaigns. Pulp Alley is a beauty of a system.

    • @amberyooper
      @amberyooper Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

      I'm just starting to get into Pulp Alley. I haven't figured out all the rules yet, but I'm working on it. I got their free downloads to check out the game because I didn't want to spend the money on the rulebook and then find out I wasn't so interested after all. That's the good part about the free downloads, they're not complete, but they give enough information to get a basic understanding of the game system.

  • @fredink370
    @fredink370 Pƙed rokem +16

    Fallout: Wasteland Warfare and Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms are brilliant solo skirmish games right out of the box. Personally, I enjoy Fallout a little bit more, but they are both excellent and have beautiful models.

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed rokem +2

      Thanks for the recommendations!

    • @paul9875
      @paul9875 Pƙed rokem +2

      Second these two games; they are both excellent solo games!

    • @Pontusjoh
      @Pontusjoh Pƙed rokem +2

      Big + on this one. Fallout Wasteland Warfare has a superb AI system, and the models are wonderful :)

  • @Psychichazard
    @Psychichazard Pƙed rokem +9

    Chiming in with another recommendation for Five Parsecs From Home. It's brilliant both solo and Co-op. The procedurally generated campaign is a superb system, combat is very playable without too many rules to forget!

  • @bshean72
    @bshean72 Pƙed rokem +3

    Rangers Of Shadow Deep is my favourite solo game, great campaigns and feel of adventure

  • @MyKindofStory
    @MyKindofStory Pƙed rokem +3

    I bought my first minis last year from Northumbrian Tin Soldier-The Time Bandits Box Set. I’ve been both eager but nervous to begin painting them. I’m very excited to get into the hobby of solo wargaming, so I’m looking forward to learning more. Thanks for the great content. I think I’m going to try out Forbidden Psalm first.

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed rokem

      Awesome! I'm a bit the same with the painting. I've painted the Battle Bear and primed a load of them now and because of the metal think I will varnish before I go on to do the details. Forbidden Psalm is a neat book, love how different it is in the design. Thanks for watching, more to come!

  • @darkaiel
    @darkaiel Pƙed rokem +8

    One of the best solo games I've played recently is an indie game called Cazadores. It's thematically just big monster hunting but it has a lot of fun mechanics.

  • @monseigneurlerichelieu7739
    @monseigneurlerichelieu7739 Pƙed rokem +3

    I have been looking for a solo Kill Team mode since its first edition. Really looking forward to this!

  • @ml6158
    @ml6158 Pƙed rokem +2

    This resonates so much with me :D. I paint models mostly for fun, It's hard to get a group to play any wargames they usually like to play boardgames more.

  • @frankn4576
    @frankn4576 Pƙed rokem

    Liked and subscribed. I started my solo experience playing Star War Imperial Assault and now I'm into Skyrim CTA, Rangers of shadowdeep. I have the PDF's for Forbidden Psalms and 5 Leagues from borderlands and 5 parsecs from home. So a lot to keep me going. I enjoy crafting my own terrain and painting minis. Oh one game not mentioned yet is Horizon Wars. Cheers.

  • @darrenthurman
    @darrenthurman Pƙed měsĂ­cem +1

    It's a little boardgamey but I like Blackstone Fortress for solo and co-op gaming

  • @JohnnyLeyenda
    @JohnnyLeyenda Pƙed rokem +2

    Rangers of Shadow Deep, Five Parsecs from Home, Fallout Wasteland Warfare and Forbidden Psalm are the games I am currently playing or building/painting stuff for. Oh, and Zona Alfa!

  • @kiltman1961
    @kiltman1961 Pƙed rokem

    I have Core Space and I did exactly what you mentioned. I use the mat, terrain and minis for Space Station Zero.

  • @phoen31
    @phoen31 Pƙed rokem +2

    I bought the core space core box and the space station box for use with SSZ.. Almost ready to play.. so chuffed. I have to have all the bad guys painted as well as my crew though .. I know even solo I still want all my stuff painted.

  • @BjornKuma
    @BjornKuma Pƙed rokem +1

    Solo is pretty much my entire current gaming outlet these days due to the remoteness of where I live. I will say, don't be scared to mix rulesets and scales for a grand campaign experience. I go from Fleet scale, to war scale (10mm), to Battle/Skirmish scale (28/32mm). Also, look outside of wargames to RPGs. There's a lot of cool supplements there to help you out as a solo, and some of the rulesets make great skirmish wargames with some pre game stat crunching (getting stats down to only what is needed for combat). Enemy combat AI, campaign creation tools, random lists for inspiration. There's all kinds of tools out there. Get playing!

  • @darklingeraeld-ridge7946

    The Doomed, What A Cowboy & What A Tanker work for me, and am looking forward to trying Blkout

  • @BryceChristiansen
    @BryceChristiansen Pƙed rokem +5

    Yes, would love rules for a solo version of WarCry and Kill Team.

    • @shaneannigans
      @shaneannigans Pƙed rokem

      2+ Tough has a great looking solo mode for WarCry on his CZcams channel! 🙂

  • @68Mie
    @68Mie Pƙed rokem +3

    Frostgrave and stargrave is very enjoyable.

  • @SootyWebster
    @SootyWebster Pƙed rokem +2

    Try forbidden psalm with your warcry minis or forbidden psalm last war to use all your Astra militarum minis

  • @TheByteknight
    @TheByteknight Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci

    Chrome Hammer Ascension is a solo miniature game. It is cyber fantasy like Shadowrun with lots of sneaking around. Insurgent Earth is another game where you fight alien invaders. Some hiding from alien patrols etc. Also, Space Station Zero is a good one as well.

  • @johnbollen1322
    @johnbollen1322 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +1

    I've just discovered your channel and I am on a search for solo games. I used to play Tunnels and Trolls way back in the early eighties (there, that dates me). As an advanced-in-age player who is still a beginner, you are talking my language! I don't want to get into the competitiveness and cliquey-ness of joining an already existing group. I would love to be able to play warhammer or old world warhammer games on my own. One beauty of it - as far as Games Workshop are concerned - I would need to buy, build and paint TWO armies! I lack the imagination to write my own rules, so what you are doing is brilliant. I'm going to be spending a lot of time catching up! Hmmmm...where do I start!

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +1

      That's awesome, John, glad you found the channel! You can expect a lot of content around solo/co-op play going forward as I am launching a new Solo Zombie Survival game in January 2024. Thanks for watching! 👊

  • @kylelewis3096
    @kylelewis3096 Pƙed rokem +2

    Mythic Battles: Pantheon has a great solo mode! It ranges from easy to hard for each god. Pretty awesome!

    • @TheFillem
      @TheFillem Pƙed rokem

      Really? Where'd you find the rules for that?

  • @chrisohaver8740
    @chrisohaver8740 Pƙed rokem +2

    Five Parsecs from Home and Five Leagues from the Borderlands.

  • @kaushikpaddy7467
    @kaushikpaddy7467 Pƙed rokem

    I hope you do put out some rules :) I love painting the minis but don't have friends that play. And I don't mind playing by myself but having some specific AI rules would be fun!

  • @Onionkid99
    @Onionkid99 Pƙed rokem

    The channel "Me, Myself, and Die!" is doing a solo game of 5 Parsecs From Home and it's great. Very, very deadly too...

  • @beng6149
    @beng6149 Pƙed rokem

    I tried playing a solo game of Space Weirdos. It took me a while to figure out building a team and then more figuring out how playing even works. I didn't have time to do more than one turn but I want to try again soon. I used the Gallowdark terrain but I don't think that fits the game well. I think a solo Kill Team ruleset would be awesome.

  • @WladcaPodziemia
    @WladcaPodziemia Pƙed rokem +4

    I play those, jsut 'cuz I prefer coop over pvp.
    I think those random events are very important - that's something Rangers of the shadowdeep did great and in comparison to Space Station Zero I can tell it was great change, 'since with AI it is easy to predict its actions (since GOOD algorithms for AI are simple).

  • @GoGameYourselfVideos
    @GoGameYourselfVideos Pƙed rokem +2

    I've been looking at solo games and ways to play games in solo more and more. I've been looking at Five Parsecs from Home and using Necromunda minis/terrain. Similar to Stargrave I think with good RPG elements and campaign rules. Silver Bayonet which is Napoleanic Gothic Horror, that could be adapted to use AOS/Warcry or even 40K minis with.

  • @tomlajeunesse8622
    @tomlajeunesse8622 Pƙed rokem

    Core space : first born the second starter set is actually geared toward solo/co op play

  • @Luchiop
    @Luchiop Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci +1

    I would say my favorite miniatures game is Melee & Wizard by steve jackson games. hardly ever mentioned as such, and it totally is.

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

      I've never heard of that, will take a look. Guessing that's the Munchkins creator and I love Munchkins?

    • @Luchiop
      @Luchiop Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

      @@tabletopskirmishgames it Is. Melee Is Also free. Its really good AND it has solo modules

  • @squallgoku777
    @squallgoku777 Pƙed rokem

    Sellswords and Spellslingers, and Battlespace: Ultra Modern Solo Skirmish are great

  • @BB-pn2qv
    @BB-pn2qv Pƙed rokem +1

    Great topic, I feel they are the perfect place to start.

  • @anymajordude87
    @anymajordude87 Pƙed rokem

    I like "Rise of the Orcs" and "Labyrinth of the Necrons" for quick, pick up and play solo games.

  • @davidwheward8081
    @davidwheward8081 Pƙed rokem +1

    I have played mainly solo since I was a child... it's convenient and I usually win. Maybe I'm a little schizophrenic. In KT the biggest problem is having habitual style play and the tac ops are often not balanced so sometimes I just use the same 3 for both sides to even it out. I roll dice to randomize deployments (also use this method for Aeronautica Imperialis starting altitude and speed and Adeptus Titanicus)

  • @JohnMiller-yh2lj
    @JohnMiller-yh2lj Pƙed rokem

    In my case it's not having a store to play at , it's that it's so far to go. Also my work schedule is a late night job, so I just went to solo play and actually I'm enjoying it.🙏😇đŸ‡ș🇾

  • @alrethianscraftsbattles
    @alrethianscraftsbattles Pƙed rokem +1

    i believe Doug from 2+Tough made some solo I rules for Warcry back when covid hit back in early 2020, and the rules where pretty good as i can remember. Maybe you can convert the system to kill Team, but it will need to be tweaked a bit. But solo AI rules for Kill Team would be awesome. It would help out a lot when doing battle reports in my case, especially on the narrative stories haha. One Page Rules also has some AI rules, but i never tried those.

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed rokem +1

      I didn't realise OPR had solo rules until someone commented earlier, will have to have a look. I watched his video when I started playing, will have to go rewatch, thanks for that!

    • @alrethianscraftsbattles
      @alrethianscraftsbattles Pƙed rokem

      @@tabletopskirmishgames You're very welcome mate. When you click the game of your choise on their website (one page rules), you can find the solo AI rules under the section supplements 😉. Yeah, when Warcry was released i loved the game and with covid our group was not able to get together and it is how i started playing the AI rules he made. It has been so long ago that i forgot what they were, but i remember them being a solid system to play.

  • @duard8652
    @duard8652 Pƙed rokem +2

    Only thing in learning rules alone is that mistakes stuck. In 'vs' rule misunderstanding is quickly discovered and fixed, but alone it may remain in play for a long time.

  • @OverboardDM
    @OverboardDM Pƙed rokem +1

    Thanks for the vid. I may need to try a solo game.

  • @B.A.N848
    @B.A.N848 Pƙed rokem +1

    I got Cursed City to solo pay and sometimes play with others. I've been looking at Zombicide to solo play, but I've not picked it up yet and also looked at Core Space.

  • @tablesaltgames
    @tablesaltgames Pƙed rokem +2

    I’d like to spotlight Battlespace: Ultra Modern Skirmish Game and Rusty Dagger Solo Adventure Game. How to play videos on my channel.

  • @CloneShockTrooper
    @CloneShockTrooper Pƙed rokem

    Great idea.. because its rare I get to play with other people because of time

  • @citizendisco
    @citizendisco Pƙed rokem +2

    Solo is mainly not my thing, but a co-op variant which might use rules similar to solo would be very welcome. I’m mainly thinking killteam.

  • @SootyWebster
    @SootyWebster Pƙed rokem

    Take a look at zombicide:gear up for some new and different play mechanics. It's quite different from the original game.

  • @THX-to6gg
    @THX-to6gg Pƙed rokem +2

    Song of Blades and Heroes is very solo friendly.

  • @TheLordcenzin
    @TheLordcenzin Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +1

    Great ideas. Me too i play Five Parsecs from home. But having a solo version of kill team would be awesome, even though i think tweaks would be too many and lot of difficulties to keep teams characteristics.
    Please let us all know if any upgrade with this big (literally) and challenging idea

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

      Since the video I've been back working on my own game, Population Z and focussing on solo rules for that. You're right, the Kill Team idea was a bit challenging lol

  • @g4fly4ever8
    @g4fly4ever8 Pƙed rokem +2

    I still haven't been able to convince a friend to play killteam yet so i may end up needing this

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed rokem

      I played the Intercession Squad against another Intercession Squad so I could get their rules down and it turned out to be good fun!

  • @karlfelgate9765
    @karlfelgate9765 Pƙed rokem +1

    I'd love to do this, I have kids and struggle to get out this would be great

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed rokem

      It's a great way to play, and if you don't have time to finish a game you can always leave it set up and carry on another day.

  • @supervike1
    @supervike1 Pƙed rokem

    Rangers of Shadow Deep is my favorite solo game.

  • @cyberlox2ndgigdixon211
    @cyberlox2ndgigdixon211 Pƙed rokem

    One page rules is my go to solo game.

  • @heleti0000
    @heleti0000 Pƙed rokem +2

    Very interested in solo gaming both due to my '"advanced" age / lack of like minded, similar aged players and enjoying games that it seems no one living locally is interested in playing anymore (inc. Underworlds, X-wing and 40k / Kill team skirmish games - maybe I should have taken up MTG or Pokemon ?). The most important aspect for me is enjoyment and simplicity - no continual referring to rules, errata, stats etc. - so I basically make my own basic rules for movement and combat. No spells, no upgrades, no modifiers etc. - might be extremely boring for some (especially 40k players) but being able to get through a game in the time it could take to have a 40k "Army" take a single turn makes sense to me.

  • @Uncle_Buck
    @Uncle_Buck Pƙed rokem +2

    Last Days by Ash Barker is great solo

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed rokem

      Oh nice one, I've got that book so should have included it. Great recommend!

  • @jponeill2151
    @jponeill2151 Pƙed rokem

    I've got Zombicide in Spave and Zombicide Wild West lol Walking Dead was pretty good too.

  • @timbuktu8069
    @timbuktu8069 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci +1

    The greatest thing about solo gaming is that there is NEVER an argument about the rules.

  • @KinaQuinquina
    @KinaQuinquina Pƙed rokem +1

    Solo can be easily adapted to cooperative. A mechanic to let the "enemy" actually play itself is one of the cool things. Not everyone like to play against hyper-competitive players. I for one don't.

  • @johnbolt806
    @johnbolt806 Pƙed rokem +1

    Is there a way you could play kill team using Lego figures and maybe Lego city if you couldn’t afford warhammer figures

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed rokem +1

      You could definitely use Lego figures but if you want to follow the rules properly, you'll need to use the right base sizes. Lego as terrain will be perfect, especially for the Into the Dark style space hulk terrain and buildings. If you are looking for a GW game with rules that are a bit more fun and forgiving, I'd recommend Necromunda, that would be really fun with Lego.

  • @mukundahubmann5097
    @mukundahubmann5097 Pƙed rokem +1

    frostgrave is awesome

  • @tomlajeunesse8622
    @tomlajeunesse8622 Pƙed rokem +1

    Fallout wasteland warfare, by modiphius

  • @panzercreed5417
    @panzercreed5417 Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci +1

    Whats that white book with the gasmask soldier on it? 0:55

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci

      That's called Forbidden Psalms: The Last War. It's an interesting take on a Great War skirmish game with all different beasts and creatures to do battle against. The artwork is totally different to anything I've seen in other games. Here's an overview video I did for it ... czcams.com/video/IhPYgaP-IaQ/video.htmlsi=wUnjvIwh1HjtOtkK

    • @panzercreed5417
      @panzercreed5417 Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci +1

      @@tabletopskirmishgames Thank ya

  • @jamparke
    @jamparke Pƙed rokem +3

    Corespace is money

  • @MekBoooooi
    @MekBoooooi Pƙed rokem +1

    Playing with myse-e-elf đŸŽ¶

  • @MenschWerdeWesentlich
    @MenschWerdeWesentlich Pƙed rokem +2

    I liked the art and base mechanics in Space Station Zero, but found the missions quite badly designed.
    I’m looking at Planet 28 and Five Parsecs now.

  • @benc3342
    @benc3342 Pƙed rokem +2

    Hey guys, if you want to play solo skirmish in the 40k setting. Check out OnePageRules. Simple rules, alternative 40k factions so you can use your kill team models. I actually bought the octarius and into the deep box sets to play solo kill team using OPR ruleset. It's all free and has been around for years now. We'll established and I actually prefer their rules to GW kill team.

    • @anymajordude87
      @anymajordude87 Pƙed rokem +1

      not just a thumbs up from me, I must say that this makes Kill Team easy to play solo. (I use the Grimdark Future rules rather than the Firefight rules but low points)

    • @benc3342
      @benc3342 Pƙed rokem

      Hmm thats an interesting idea. Not using the firefight rules. What size board do you use? Do you use the kitchen table rules (half all measurements?).
      I have been using full range on all models with the small KT mats, it's a bit chaotic yes, but I'm an ork player hehe

    • @tabletopskirmishgames
      @tabletopskirmishgames  Pƙed rokem

      Thats cool, I didn't;t realise they had solo rules too. Thanks for the recommend!