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Ep 36 - All Good Things...

Friday, April 8, 2022 • Duration 02:04:56

Here we are, have your tissues ready, it's going to get emotional... The final episode.

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Timestamp for listener questions: 1.32.25

Links:

Stop Somewhere Podcast: https://anchor.fm/stopsomewhere
Mantis Falls: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291847/mantis-falls

Citezenmono's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/citizenmono

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Ep 35 - The Listener Choice Top 5

Friday, March 4, 2022 • Duration 01:24:03

In this episode Norm & Scruffy are joined once more by Kendall McKenzie to count down the top 5 solo games as chosen by our listeners. This top 5 list was made based on votes from our listeners over on our Discord server.

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email: alwaysplayeronepodcast@gmail.com

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Scruffy, Norm and Kendall's Ironsworn playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRq-QDcz6Iw&t=7650s

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Ep 27 - Lost Ruins of Arnak with Brandon Waite - Pretty Clever Choices

Season 1 · Episode 27

Friday, May 7, 2021 • Duration 01:33:13

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Game Description ends: 0:03:40

Upcoming projects and shout-outs: 1:01:23

Listener Questions: 1:09:49

In this episode we invite Brandon of Solosaurus on to talk about one of his favourite new games- Lost Ruins of Arnak. The three of us explore what makes Lost Ruins so special, it’s theme and stylistic choices, and how it empowers you as a player. We also talk about how it makes interesting changes to conventional mechanics before turning our attention to the Rival and how the solo experience feels for us.

Brandon also lets us in on an upcoming role playing game project they are working on and joins us for some discussion on how to play solo rpgs in the listener question section of the show.

A huge thank you to Brandon for joining us and sharing his insight into what makes Lost Ruins of Arnak so special.

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Ep 26 - Scarlet Heroes with Deborah of Geek Gamers - Being Your Own GM

Season 1 · Episode 26

Friday, April 23, 2021 • Duration 01:27:34

In this episode we look at the soloable roleplaying system Scarlet Heroes. We are joined by Deborah from Geek Gamers who helps frame the discussion with her informative understanding of solo rpgs in general as well as distinguishing between different types of resources necessary for being your own GM.

We cover the three different ways to play Scarlet Heroes solo and some of the distinguishing features of the playstyles on offer here and ask whether Scarlet Heroes would be good for a new player to solo RPGs. Inevitable we bring in some comparisons to our experience with Ironsworn and open up to a conversation about the different approaches to solo roleplaying in general.

A massive thank you again to Deborah for joining us and be sure to check out here channel if you want some helpful tips for your games, links below.

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Check out Deborah's channel: www.youtube.com/c/GeekGamers01

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Ep 25 - Civitas Nihilium with James Bradley - Welcome to the Civitas Universe

Friday, April 9, 2021 • Duration 01:13:36

In this episode we take a dive into the "Civitas Universe" and unpack the indie solo board game Civitas Nihilium. Civitas Nihilium is the first game in designer James Bradley's ambitious Civitas Universe Project. A cross platform project with multiple games set in the same universe including other board games, video games and a planned TTRPG. James sits down with us to discuss the game itself as well as lift the lid on the inspiration behind the all important setting for the game. James details what makes this game unique and dares you to have a look at just how far this cyberpunk rabbit hole goes.

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Contact James:

https://thecivitasuniverse.com/

https://mushroomfilm.fandom.com/wiki/ARG_Timeline

Join the Civitas Discord: https://discord.gg/XbDxSDWCHS

Ep 24 - Mage Knight Deep Dive, Randomness & Strategy

Friday, March 26, 2021 • Duration 01:47:20

In this episode we are joined by Kendall McKenzie (Rollway Station designer) to unpack the randomness in Mage Knight. Mage Knight has a very healthy dose of randomness and yet is considered a game with a high skill ceiling, we look to unpack that sophisticated use of randomness as well as addressing the criticism sometimes thrown around that "Mage Knight is too lucky to be a strategy game." We unpack the different types of randomness, how they can sometimes feel, what agency the players have over the randomness and the value we attribute to words like "strategy, tactics and luck" and ask is any of this value misplaced? Is Mage Knight even a strategy game to begin with? Why does any of this even matter?

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Links to the mentioned Keith Burgun articles: https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/KeithBurgun/20141015/227740/Randomness_and_Game_Design.php

Ep 23 - Under Falling Skies, Difficulty & Drama

Friday, March 12, 2021 • Duration 01:18:50

In this episode Scruffy and Norm take a look at the print and play version of Under Falling Skies. They share their thoughts on the mechanisms with a keen eye on how the game provides varying difficulty and which areas of the game provide drama.

Listener question: what is your favourite board game adaptation of a video game?

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Print Under Falling Skies: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/273779/under-falling-skies-9-card-print-and-play-game

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Ep 22 - Ironsworn: Starforged with Shawn Tomkin - Hardwired to Tell Stories

Friday, February 26, 2021 • Duration 01:33:45

In this episode Scruffy and Norm are joined by Shawn Tomkin, designer of Ironsworn, to discuss the upcoming sci-fi sequel Ironsworn: Starforged. Both Scruffy and Norm have been playing Starforged using playtest files and in this special episode they look to unpack the differences from Ironsworn and hope to give you an idea of what makes this sequel special. Shawn shares his thoughts on the game's design, his inspiration behind his choices and gives some tantalizing info on what we can expect from the Starforged Kickstarter.

Listener question: What is your favourite sequel to a solo game?

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Contact Shawn:

Twitter: @ShawnTomkin

Download Ironsworn: https://www.ironswornrpg.com/

Get notified when the Starforged Kickstarter goes live: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shawntomkin/ironsworn-starforged?fbclid=IwAR3pkAl6ijoZLe2_JHOS4iu5Wuwj_ayxlZ-KnFnQLaqts7Hlw6XJ90oqrCI

Check out Shawn's podcast: https://ironsworn.podbean.com/

Join the Ironsworn Discord: https://discord.gg/39ftynhehj

Ep 21 - The Coin Tribes Revolt: Boudica's Rebellion Against Rome & COIN Games

Friday, February 12, 2021 • Duration 01:22:32

In this episode Scruffy and Norm unpack the pnp game Coin Tribes Revolt. Coin Tribes is a micro game inspired by the COIN series from GMT Games. Scruffy and Norm share their thoughts on the game including the best way to play solo and if they think it serves as a good entry point to larger COIN games.

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Listener question:

What game do you feel could do with a micro version?

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Link to Coin Tribes Revolt version 2: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2204800/v20-released

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Ep 20 - Clans of Caledonia & The Freedom of Playing Without Players

Season 1 · Episode 20

Friday, January 29, 2021 • Duration 01:08:25

Game Description end at 8.09

In this episode Scruffy and Kendall talk about one of their favourite games to play together, Clans of Caledonia. They look at the three ways to play Clans solo, focusing mainly on the solo mode in the rulebook and the fan made automa. Throughout they try to pin down what makes the game work so well for them solo, diving into topics of intrinsic vs extrinsic reward and what is left in place of your opponent when you take them away for a solo experience. See if you can spot Scruffy calling whiskey ale at one point in the episode… Silly goose!

Listener question: What is your favourite win condition in a solo game?

Support the show:

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Other Links:

The Cardboard Herald’s Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlElaEpecEw

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