Category Archives: Recap

Solo Gaming: My Personal Journey of the Past Six Years

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Mark Jackson

In junior high & high school (1977-1982), I played a lot of wargames. At different points, I had a subscription to both The General (Avalon Hill’s magazine) and Strategy & Tactics (SPI’s magazine that included a wargame in each issue)…. and, for a … Continue reading →

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Solo Gaming 2025: The End of the Year Edition

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Mark Jackson

In the last year, I’ve played seventy-one (71!) different games solo… and this annual post is my attempt to share my impressions of those games and make some recommendations to my fellow solo gamers. I’ve been writing these solo gaming … Continue reading →

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Thanksgaming 2025

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Mark Jackson

I’m thankful for a lot of things – for example, I’ve been married 35 years to a wonderful non-gamer wife who encourages my board game hobby/obsession despite her near-complete lack of interest in playing board games. For a guy in … Continue reading →

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Solo Gaming 2025: The First Four Months

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Mark Jackson

I’ve been writing these solo gaming reports since March of 2020… yes, early on in the pandemic. This new era of well-designed automata and solo modes for multiplayer games, coupled with excellent new solo game designs, is actually quite heartening to … Continue reading →

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Solo Gaming 2024: The End of the Year Edition

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Mark Jackson

I’ve been writing these solo gaming reports since March of 2020… but my solo gaming started a lot farther back than that – being a wargamer in the 1970s/80s meant that a lot of your collection only saw table time if … Continue reading →

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Solo Gaming 2024: The First Eight Months

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Mark Jackson

I’ve been writing these solo gaming reports since March of 2020… but my solo gaming started a lot farther back than that – being a wargamer in the 1970s/80s meant that a lot of your collection only saw table time if … Continue reading →

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