Glad I found you! Onirim is my favorite solo game, and happy to hear that you love it as well. I'll be watching your videos now for new (to me) game suggestions! Are you on IG?
The 4 I play the most are Food Chain Island with Tough Skies and Friendly Waters, Skulls of Sedlec with Monstrance (awaiting the expansions), Spaceshipped with all expansions and Base Sprawlopolis. Sprawlopolis is a later comer, I've had it for yonks and really never enjoyed playing it. I took it on holiday as an either, use it or move it on. I didn't understand why I didn't like it much, I suspect there was a rule issue somewhere. But it now gets regular runouts. The advantage to me is that they are easy to get out and put away and can occupy 10-20 minutes of downtime without issue.
My favorite game from button shy is Skulls of Sedlec. Solo or 2 or 3 player. And based on real situation Bone Church': Located in Czech city Kutná Hora, Sedlec Ossuary is adorned with around 40,000 human skeletons. Eerie chapel: The bones were taken from the huge cemetery that encased Sedlec during medieval times.
The Button Shy Games, that I am fond of and in no Particular order… Circle the Wagons Season of Rice The Sprawlopolis series The Ugly Gryphon Inn Tussie Mussie Space Shipped Tides Food Chain Island Unsurmountable Death Valley
This was such a great list! Thanks for posting. You share such a wealth of information about the games in a very short amount of time. My one great complaint about ButtonShy is that so many of their games have sold out! Although I guess there are often print and play options available. It’s interesting how you approach from a solo gamer perspective and those are the ones that I am most reluctant to play. But they’re growing on me, especially if you use them as a co-op game if anyone cares to join you. And these are all just such amazing puzzles to unravel. You might be the only librarian to have skipped reading Harry Potter 😂 I actually prefer the Howl’s Moving Castle series when it comes to YA magical lit. Such a lovely and helpful video - thank you!!
@GameLikeAMother Loved that response, Anne, appreciate your kind words. Yes, seeing those solo games as co-op puzzles to solve is the best way to look at them. I was thinking that exact thing while playing Ragemore today and my wife was joining in. Can't wait for your Super Slopes video to premier! It's one I'm super interested in. And you said the magic words - Howl's Moving Castle!! Running off to watch that film right now. A classic.
I'm always impressed by the creativity of these games. I just own three and don't play often, but there's not a lot of choices in France right now. Ragemore seems fantastic !
Really enjoy Food Chain Island, Sprawlopolis, and Circle the Wagons. RIght now my favorite Button Shy game is Ancient Realm. In the game you always freel short on money and resources and it's challenging to score well.
My favourites are - Food Chain Island, - Forest Sky take a couple of play to get it but it’s always in my travel backpack - Wonder Tales and - Skull of Sedlec
Ragemore is one of my favorites as well. If you have a 2nd deck, the designer has an unofficial coop variant on bgg. I would check it out. I have 2 decks pnp for this purpose. I don't have a physical deck being out of print currently.
How many BS games have you tried roughly you say?! It’s so hard to narrow down to a top 10 especially with so many great new ones coming out etc. Really enjoying the micro game /solo content - long many it continue 👍👌
