{"id":423,"date":"2010-08-21T22:32:40","date_gmt":"2010-08-22T05:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/islemaster.wordpress.com\/?p=423"},"modified":"2010-08-21T22:32:40","modified_gmt":"2010-08-22T05:32:40","slug":"the-lonely-gamer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bradleycbuchanan.com\/b\/the-lonely-gamer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lonely Gamer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/john\/15327066\/\" title=\"Seven about to happen three different ways by fd, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/8\/15327066_4f66fd82f2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Seven about to happen three different ways\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOne of the best things about games is that they are a social activity.  That said, there comes a point in every gamer&#8217;s life when there&#8217;s just nobody to play with.  You could play video games&#8230; but why not try one of these free solo games instead?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display:block;margin-top:2em;border-top:solid black medium;border-bottom:solid lightgray thin;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;\">Superlight<br \/>Play in the car or on a plane<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1km1kt.net\/rpg\/hex\">Hex<\/a> is a one-page solo dungeon crawl.  Requires one printed page, a pencil and a handful of d6s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hullahop.biz\/jackdarwid\/IOD2\/IOD2.html\">Island of D 2: The Shadow of Dawn<\/a> is a 15-minute adventure game played with a custom deck of cards and a coin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.convivium.org.uk\/kgcoolstuff.htm#\">Decathalon<\/a> is a dice game for pen, paper and 8d6.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/42361\/pocket-dungeon\">Pocket Dungeon<\/a> is a moderately robust solo dungeon crawl with mapping, that can be played with pen and paper.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display:block;margin-top:2em;border-top:solid black medium;border-bottom:solid lightgray thin;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;\">Light<br \/>Good for a quick game, probably need a surface to play<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hullahop.biz\/jackdarwid\/IOD\/IOD.html\">Island of D<\/a> is a 30-minute adventure game played with a custom deck of cards and a d6.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hullahop.biz\/jackdarwid\/DOD\/DOD.html\">Dungeon of D<\/a> is a one-hour dungeon crawl game played with a custom deck and a coin &#8211; crunchier than IoD2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/24338\/climbingman\">ClimbingMan<\/a> is a clever rock-climbing game using 4d6, a pawn, and a small board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.convivium.org.uk\/kgcoolstuff.htm#\">Sudoku Hex!<\/a> is a sudoku challenge for 1-4 players.  Could probably be adapted for superlight play, too.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display:block;margin-top:2em;border-top:solid black medium;border-bottom:solid lightgray thin;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;\">Crunchy!<br \/>Complex Tabletop Experiences<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dwarfstar.brainiac.com\/ds_barbarianprince.html\">Barbarian Prince<\/a> is a complex adventure game, formerly a commercial product.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.backglass.org\/scotts\/games\/PocketCiv\/html\/index.htm\">PocketCiv<\/a> is more or less Civilization for one player.  It&#8217;s apparently not as compact as it sounds, but it looks fun and there are loads of resources available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dwarfstar.brainiac.com\/ds_starsmuggler.html\">Star Smuggler<\/a> is an elaborate sci-fi solitaire game.  Think Traveller for 1!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best things about games is that they are a social activity. That said, there comes a point in every gamer&#8217;s life when there&#8217;s just nobody to play with. You could play video games&#8230; but why not try one of these free solo games instead? 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