{"title":"Solo games","description":"\u003cp\u003eOr, what to play when there isn't another gamer to hand. Lots of games have an option for solo play these days, but these are the games that are specifically for playing solitaire.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"aleph-null","title":"Aleph Null","description":"\u003cp\u003eI couldn't resist this latest solitaire game from Tony Boydell (following his earlier \u003cem\u003eLux Aeterna\u003c\/em\u003e) as it's inspired by a James Blish novel, \u003cem\u003eBlack Easter (or Faust Aleph-Null)\u003c\/em\u003e – \"a gripping story of primal evil\", that I remember from my teenage years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story is that, as a successful magician, you have been commissioned to release the demons of Hell \"for aesthetic reasons\"! In game terms, this means playing all the cards to culminate in the summoning. Get it wrong and the demons will exact their revenge. And it can go wrong in several different ways – it's up to you to make use of the cards as you play them if you want to avoid this dreadful fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with \u003cem\u003eLux Aeterna\u003c\/em\u003e, Tony has done a good job of maintaining the tension and right up to the end you can't be sure of winning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor 1 player, aged 10+, playing time 15-30 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAleph Null\u003c\/em\u003e was designed by Tony Boydell and is published by Frosted and Capstone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out more:\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cem\u003eAleph Null\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/324759\/aleph-null\" title=\"More about Aleph Null at Boardgamegeek (in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games from Pevans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58429819814213,"sku":"806","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/0116\/7685\/files\/Aleph-Null-cover.jpg?v=1782922491"},{"product_id":"concordia-solitaria-expansion","title":"Concordia: Solitaria (expansion)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an expansion for \u003ca href=\"\/products\/concordia\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eConcordia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the name suggests, this expansion is a solitaire option for \u003cem\u003eConcordia\u003c\/em\u003e, providing a tricky opponent, Contrarius, to match yourself against. Contrarius can also be taken on by a team of two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssentially this is a replacement set of cards that provide an action for Contrarius as well the player. On top of this, special dice are used to provide some variety in Contrarius's actions. A great addition to the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote that I have a German copy in stock, but not English.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor 1-2 players (with base game), aged 14+, playing time 30-60 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConcordia: Solitaria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewas designed by Mac Gerdts and Frank Lamprecht and is published by PD-Verlag\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out more:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eConcordia: Solitaria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/325490\/concordia-solitaria\" title=\"More about Concordia: Solitaria on Boardgamegeek (in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games from Pevans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58452152222021,"sku":"817","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/0116\/7685\/files\/Concordia-Solitaria-cover.jpg?v=1783095641"},{"product_id":"cousins-war-solo-expansion","title":"Cousins' War Solo (expansion)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an expansion for \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cousins-war-2nd-ed\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cousins' War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a small deck of cards that provides an automated opponent, nicknamed the Baron of Turncoats or BoT, for \u003cem\u003eThe Cousins' War\u003c\/em\u003e. A couple of pages of rules cover the BoT's priorities and are backed up with a player aid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntriguingly, the BoT's card shows what it claims as its die roll for a battle. Only if you challenge this do you roll dice to see if the BoT's bluffing or not! That's a clever little mechanism and leaves you playing the odds. I'll be trying this just as soon as I've dug out my copy of the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor 1 player (with base game), aged 12+, playing time 30 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cousins' War Solo Expansion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was designed by David Mortimer and is published by Surprised Stare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games from Pevans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58452152320325,"sku":"952","price":6.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/0116\/7685\/files\/Cousins-War-Solo-pack.jpg?v=1783095643"},{"product_id":"fire","title":"Fire!","description":"\u003cp\u003eA solitaire game from Friedemann Friese – just what I needed during lockdown. And the retro \u003cem\u003eSpace Invaders\u003c\/em\u003e look is fun, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's very simple: you plug batteries into your guns until they have enough charge to fire and bring down one of the attacking alien spaceships. Of course, if you can't get the right batteries, your guns can't fire or don't have enough power. Eek! Here come the aliens!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince you're drawing the battery cards at random and lose one each turn, you need a bit of luck as well as good planning to win. And that's only Level 1! There are eight more to go...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor 1 player (or team of two), aged 10+, playing time 25 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFire!\u003c\/i\u003e was designed by Friedemann Friese and is published by 2F and Stronghold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out more:\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ci\u003eFire!\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/285554\/fire\" title=\"More about Fire! on Boardgamegeek (in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Pevans reviews \u003ci\u003eFire!\u003c\/i\u003e in issue 206 of \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pevans.co.uk\/TWJO\/TWJO0206.pdf\" title=\"To Win Just Once issue 206 (PDF 1 Mb)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eTo Win Just Once\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games from Pevans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58452155400517,"sku":"783","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/0116\/7685\/files\/Fire-cover.jpg?v=1783095667"},{"product_id":"freaky-frogs-from-outaspace","title":"Freaky Frogs From Outaspace","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis solitaire game from Friedemann Friese is about playing on an old-time pinball machine with a crazy science fiction theme. The aim, as on any pinball machine, is to keep playing as long as possible. Something I've never done very well at in real life – I can do better with a card game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet a high enough score and you can try the multi-ball game!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs always, Friedemann's clever design makes for a challenging and rewarding game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor 1 player, aged 12+, playing time 25-50 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreaky Frogs From Outaspace\u003c\/em\u003e was designed by Friedemann Friese and is published by 2F\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out more:\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cem\u003eFreaky Frogs From Outaspace\u003c\/em\u003e at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/385833\/freaky-frogs-outaspace\" title=\"More about Freaky Frogs From Outaspace at Boardgamegeek (in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games from Pevans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58452155990341,"sku":"827","price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/0116\/7685\/files\/Freaky-Frogs-cover.jpg?v=1783095677"},{"product_id":"paperback-adventures-starter-set","title":"Paperback Adventures: starter set","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike the original\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback\u003c\/em\u003e, this is a deck-building word game. Unlike it, the words you make are matched against \"a series of AI enemies\". To win, you have to complete a trilogy by defeating each book's lackey and boss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough it's designed as a solitaire game,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback Adventures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecan be played co-operatively by a team of two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe core game doesn't stand on its own, you need one of the three characters to make a complete game. Hence, this starter set consists of the core plus the \u003cem\u003eEx Machina\u003c\/em\u003e character, providing a science fiction theme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor 1-2 players, aged 14+, playing time 50-150 minutes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback Adventures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas designed by Tim Fowers and Skye Larsen and is published by Fowers Games\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out more:\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cem\u003ePaperback Adventures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/338468\/paperback-adventures\" title=\"More about Paperback Adventures at Boardgamegeek (in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cem\u003eEx Machina\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echaracter on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/341088\/paperback-adventures-ex-machina\" title=\"Paperback Adventures: Ex Machina on BoardGameGeek\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games from Pevans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58452165624133,"sku":"841","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/0116\/7685\/files\/pic7068848.png?v=1785016207"}],"url":"https:\/\/games.pevans.co.uk\/collections\/solo-games.oembed","provider":"Games from Pevans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}