エピソード

  • Solosaurus Episode #96 - Random Gaming Thoughts
    2024/06/01

    Episode 96 is a bit different, in that host Michael Eckenfels just kind of goes into a random thought overdrive on various things within solo board gaming, including games and publishers you might not have heard of before.

    Check out your EXCLUSIVE 10% Solosaurus discount at The Game Kastle, our sponsor! Use code SOLOSAURUS10 at check out for your 10% discount!

    Time Stamps:

    • 00:00 - Intro and Playthrough
    • 06:13 - Games Received and Kickstarters
    • 22:37 - Solo Game Books
    • 29:06 - Print-On-Demand / Blue Panther, LLC
    • 39:25 - Upcoming Projects
    • 42:59 - A Trade
    • 47:19 - Final Bits

    To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com.

    To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!
    続きを読む 一部表示
    50 分
  • Solosaurus Episode #95 - What Lies Beneath (Book RPG)
    2024/05/27

    Welcome to Episode 95 of the Solosaurus podcast! Now for something kind of sort of different - a playthrough and review of a book RPG game! Please note, there are at times descriptions in this book that might not be pleasant for younger listeners. Not a lot, but enough to perhaps give pause for adults to vet accordingly.

    Check out your EXCLUSIVE 10% Solosaurus discount at The Game Kastle, our sponsor! Use code SOLOSAURUS10 at check out for your 10% discount!

    Time Stamps:
    00:00 - Intro and Playthrough

    50:14 - Review

    Go here to check out the book - or find it on Amazon: https://ferventworkshop.com/what-lies-beneath/

    To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com.

    To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!
    続きを読む 一部表示
    1 時間
  • Solosaurus Episode #94 - Black Orchestra
    2024/04/14

    Welcome to Episode 94 of the Solosaurus podcast! Host Michael Eckenfels gets into a long needed discussion of Black Orchestra!

    Check out your EXCLUSIVE 10% Solosaurus discount at The Game Kastle, our sponsor!

    Time Stamps:
    00:00 - Intro and Disclaimer
    01:56 - Solosaurus News
    12:47 - Review Begins
    39:14 - Conclusion
    42:36 - Final Thoughts and Outro

    To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com.

    To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!
    続きを読む 一部表示
    45 分
  • Solosaurus PLAYS - Episode #2: Rock Band Solo RPG
    2023/12/21

    Welcome to the next episode of Solosaurus Plays. In this Part 2 episode, Michael Eckenfels continues his foray into a solo playthroughs of Rock Band, a solo RPG where you create and control a band as it struggles to rise from garage band status with few fans, to international stardom and beyond, in the early 1980s. So join him for this exercise in solo play!

    Need new games? Head on over to Game Kastle and use the discount code SOLOSAURUS10 at check out to secure 10% off your first order!

    Note: All music was provided via Humble Bundle, and all sound effects were purchased from Videvo.

    Please head over to the Solosaurus Facebook page to give any feedback. I'm still trying to find a good balance of sound effects!

    続きを読む 一部表示
    43 分
  • Solosaurus Episode #93 - Resident Evil 2: The Board Game
    2023/12/06

    Welcome to Episode 93 of the Solosaurus podcast! Host Michael Eckenfels discusses a zombie-themed board game, Resident Evil 2!

    Check out your EXCLUSIVE 10% Solosaurus discount at The Game Kastle, our sponsor!

    Time Stamps:
    00:00 - Intro and Disclaimer
    01:50 - Solo2 News
    13:45 - Review Begins
    14:50 - Horror in Board Games versus Movies versus Zombies
    20:24 - Overview
    25:18 - Components
    31:56 - Rules
    34:11 - Gameplay
    49:34 - Overall
    52:52 - Stomp of Approval (?)
    53:58 - Final Thoughts and Outro

    To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!
    続きを読む 一部表示
    56 分
  • Solosaurus PLAYS - Episode #1: Rock Band Solo RPG
    2023/11/29

    Welcome to the first (ish) episode of Solosaurus Plays. In these episodes, Michael Eckenfels dives into solo playthroughs of all types of games, starting with this solo RPG called Rock Band. In this game, you create and control a band as it struggles to rise from garage band status with few fans, to international stardom and beyond. So join him for this exercise in solo play!

    Need new games? Head on over to Game Kastle and use the discount code SOLOSAURUS10 at check out to secure 10% off your first order!

    Note: All music was provided via Humble Bundle, and all sound effects were purchased from Videvo.

    Please head over to the Solosaurus Facebook page to give any feedback. The sound effects were limited in this one as I didn't want to weigh it down too much with an overabundance of them. At least, not now. Muwahahahahaha!

    続きを読む 一部表示
    1 時間 5 分
  • Solosaurus Episode #92 - Top 10 Solo Games with Jerry
    2023/11/18

    Welcome to Episode 92 of the Solosaurus podcast! Here, your host Michael Eckenfels brings his Top 10 list of solo games to compare with Jerry from the Board Game Snobs Podcast! This makes this technically a mega-episode (or mega-saurus, however you want to see it), full of not just game discussions.

    Check out your EXCLUSIVE 10% Solosaurus discount at The Game Kastle, our sponsor!

    Time Stamps:

    00:03:57 - Board Game Snobs Podcast Discussion

    00:27:18 - Our Top 10 Solo Games Discussion Starts

    00:28:09 - No, Really, Our Top 10 Solo Games Discussion Starts

    01:58:21 - Final Thoughts and Outro

    To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!
    続きを読む 一部表示
    2 時間 5 分
  • Solosaurus Episode #91 - The Hunters
    2023/10/13
    Welcome to Episode 91 of the Solosaurus podcast! In this episode, Michael reviews the game The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-1943, designed by Gregory Smith and published by GMT Games.
    • Intro and Exposition (00:00)
    • Solo2 News (from Solitaire Times) (02:27)
    • 19:27 Review Begins
    • 22:56 Components
    • 28:40 Gameplay
    • 01:01:04 Solo Strength
    • 01:01:15 Replayability
    • 01:02:52 Stomp of Approval?
    • 1:03:57 Outro
    Check out your EXCLUSIVE 10% Solosaurus discount at The Game Kastle, our new sponsor! Games mentioned in this episode: In Solo News:
    • Black Rose Wars
    • Dungeonology
    • Nova Aetas
    • 99 Ninja
    • Requiem: Downfall of Magic
    • Umbrella
    Other Games:
    • Nightfighter Ace: Air Defense over Germany, 1943-44
    • Interceptor Ace: Daylight Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44
    • B-17: Queen of the Skies
    • Amerika Bomber: Evil Queen of the Skies
    • Target for Today
    • Target for Tonight: Britain's Strategic Air Campaign Over Europe, 1942-1945
    To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at solosauruspodcast@gmail.com. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games!
    続きを読む 一部表示
    1 時間 7 分