Thank you so much! I’m known for being the Breaker of Wallets with all of the purchases I tend to cause, but hopefully you’ll be able to resist a lot of my favorites! There is a huge world of solo games and such a wonderful community. If you’re on BoardGameGeek, I highly recommend stopping by the 1 Player Guild and monthly SGOYT lists if you haven’t already. The only danger, again, is damage to your wallet from wanting it all. Ha! All the best to you!

Totally, the moose is amazing. Uwe even says in the solo rules that he sets up all the mountain strips then uses paper and pencil to mark which ones are available, so it seems he would agree that it is an onerous task in the solo game, but I wonder if he wouldn’t find yours a better solution? Anyway, I’m thrilled to find your blog, as I’ve just taken the plunge with gaming in the past year, and there’s nothing like a pandemic to show you how many cool solo games there are available!

Best of luck! It’s been quite some time since I last played, and scoring well takes some experience. I always recommend enjoying the journey and slowly watching your scores improve. At 9, there’s only one way to go, and that’s up. You’ll find that you learn the more you play. Enjoy!

And thank you kindly! The mining setup always slowed me down tremendously, and this saves time… While also adding in the moose. Who doesn’t want to use the moose?! Ha ha!

It never hurts to ask, though! And that moose is quite amazing, indeed. Randomness really only enters the picture with the cards, which often gently nudge you down certain paths. It’s a very strategic sort of game with lots and lots of possibilities.

If it seems like a lot to learn, I also recommend taking a look at Nusfjord. Although it introduces more randomness into the equation, it’s also not as dense as this one can be.

It all depends on what you’re looking for, though. I’m happy to go into more detail! Although we know how that goes… Wallets often take more damage in the process!

I see your continued comment, but I just wanted to confirm that I must blame myself for this outcome! Much like the wallets of the world blame me for so much damage… It was all me in this case. Ha ha!