42: 2P/solo games, failing co-op, roll & writes, Uwe Rosenberg (guest: Jamey Stegmaier)

May 6, 2020

What are our favorite two-player, solo, and roll-and-write games? Do you want to restart or fail forward when you lose a cooperative adventure? And we all love designer Uwe Rosenberg!

With guest Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games (Wingspan, Tapestry, Scythe).

Here's a full list of games discussed on the show:

Intro

• Wingspan
• Viticulture
• Scythe
• Euphoria
• Tapestry

Shoe's topic: What are our favorite two-player and solo games?

• Lost Cities
• Hanamikoji
• Jixia Academy
• Onitama
• 7 Wonders Duel
• 7 Wonders
• Shards of Infinity
• Shards of Infinity: Shadow of Salvation
• SHOBU
• Jaipur
• War Chest
• War Chest: Nobility
• Patchwork
• Pathfinder: Adventure Card Game
• The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
• Arkham Horror: The Card Game
• Coffee Roaster

Jamey's topic: How do we feel about replaying scenarios vs. "failing forward" in cooperative games?

• Forgotten Waters
• Gloomhaven
• Pandemic Legacy
• Legacy of Dragonholt
• The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth
• T.I.M.E Stories
• Forbidden Desert
• Atlantis Rising
• Arkham Horror

Christina's topic: Favorite beginner-friendly and heavy-duty ___-and-writes

• Second Chance
• Qwixx
• Ganz Schon Clever
• Fleet: The Dice Game
• Rolling Realms
• Welcome to...
• Silver & Gold
• On Tour
• Cartographers
• Doppelt So Clever
• MetroX
• Welcome to New Las Vegas

Jess's topic: What are our favorite Uwe Rosenberg games?

• Agricola
• Patchwork
• Caverna: Cave vs. Cave
• Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
• Viticulture: Moor Visitors Expansion
• A Feast for Odin
• Caverna
• Caverna: The Forgotten Folk
• Bohnanza
• Cottage Garden
• Fields of Arle
• Le Havre
• Ora et Labora

Final thoughts

• Kingdomino
• Pinnacle
• Scythe
• My Little Scythe
• My Little Scythe: Pie in the Sky
• Rolling Realms
• Euphoria