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Send us a Text Message. #129 We are back and fully recharged after a few months away from the podcast. We have changed the format to bring you more games and reviews!! In this episode, we will tell you everything about 20 STRONG, THE LAST LIGHTHOUSE, SKY TEAM, and WORLD WONDERS with the MUNDO expansion.We hope you enjoy this episode and don't forget to share it!!Solo BG Podcast will have a new episode every two weeks!!The Gaming BlenderCould you design a video game?Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

#128 In this episode we have our special guest and friend, Adam Smith from the Rolling Solo YouTube channel.We talked of course about solo board games, we went over different categories that are not commonly used when it comes to the top 5 lists. We also evaluated some games and games that are our all-time favorites.

#127 The most anticipated episode of the year is here!! our top 5 games of 2023 with our friend and guest Michael Kelley from the very popular and famous YouTube channel, One Stop Co-Op Shop.

#126 In this episode Dereck takes us through certain games that are great for this spooky season and to enjoy on Halloween!He talks about Resident Evil 2, Five Nights at Freddy's, Scream, Unmatched Tales to amaze, and Spoilers about the new Halloween game!!Enjoy and feel free to share!!

#125 In this episode we dive in and talk about 4 different games:Pyramido by SYAPSES GAMESLord of The rings Adventure to Mount Doom by KOSMOSFour Gardens by ARCANE WONDERSThe Perfect Wave by THE OP.Solo BG Podcast is part of The Dice Tower Network!

#124 In this episode we go through our Gen Con 2023 adventure, Dereck tells us all about it, the games, the highlites, the events, and of course the elephant in the room: Lorcana.Solo BG Podcast is part of the Dice Tower Network.

#123 In this episode Dereck talks about his most anticipated 37 games to play and buy at Gen-Con 2023. He also shares the reasons why the podcast took a 2 months break.

#122 In this episode we bring to life the idea of a new format for the podcast, besides adding new sections, Dereck talks about 3 games instead of 1. He reviews Lost Ruins of Arnak, Rolling Realms, and Eleven.He also takes the time machine and goes back to episode 22 to review what was talked about.

#121 We continue with the 3 games review to determine a champion between ENDLESS WINTER, DUNE IMPERIUM, and ARNAK.

#120 In this episode we welcome 2023 with an acclaimed game: Endless Winter PaleoAmericans by Fantasia games with the painting caverns expansion!Dereck starts the 3 episode marathon where we will witness at the end of the third episode which game is the best: Endless Winter w/expansion vs Arnak w/expansion vs Dune Imperium w/expansion.We hope you enjoy and share!!The music that you listen to at the end of this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify.Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! Check other amazing podcasts at www.thedicetower.com

#119 In this episode, Jonathan and Dereck discuss their top 5 games of 2022, these games could be published in any year. The main condition was that they had it be played for the first time in 2022.They also brought some honorable mentions and their year's disappointments.Solo BG Podcast is part of the Dice tower network, look for other amazing podcasts at www.dicetower.com

#118 In this episode we talk about the kickstarters that are on our radar. During the episode, we review PAMPERO, TINY EPIC DUNGEONS, CAESARS EMPIRE, AND E.T. The extraterrestrial by funko games.Music from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGg                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JAJBfgsKsU                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur57IunS9ToThe music that you listen to at the end of this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify.Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! Check other amazing podcasts at www.thedicetower.com

#117 In this episode Dereck talks about 2 different games and an upcoming Kickstarter, the solo mode from OCEANS the board game, The Thing, Planet unknown, and Intrepid.Music from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGg                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JAJBfgsKsU                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur57IunS9ToThe music that you listen to at the end of this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify.Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! Check other amazing podcasts at www.thedicetower.com

#116 In this episode we talked about what Jonathan and Dereck have been playing, and a few of their gen con purchases.They review The Spill, Mezo with souls for Xibalba expansion, Arcana Rising, and Evergreen.Music from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGg                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JAJBfgsKsU                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur57IunS9ToThe music that you listen to at the end of this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify.Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! Check other amazing podcasts at www.thedicetower.com

#115 We bring you some interviews that we recorded during the 2022 GEN CON!! We hope you enjoy this episode!The music that you listen to at the end of this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify.Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! Check other amazing podcasts at www.thedicetower.com

#114 All you need to know for this upcoming 2022 Gen Con, Jonathan, and Dereck shared their lists for their most anticipated games!Music from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGg                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JAJBfgsKsU                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur57IunS9ToThe music that you listen to at the end of this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify.Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! Check other amazing podcasts at www.thedicetower.com

113 In this episode Jonathan and Dereck talked about Tzolkin, The blue collection, and cowboy bebop the card game.Music from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGgThe music that you listen to during this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify.Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check other amazing podcasts at www.thedicetower.com

#112 In this episode we talked about TINY TOWNS, HELLBOY, FURNACE, and TENPENNY PARKS.It's been a long month since we recorded, this time is different and we also bring you some upcoming news, future events, and the promise of recording more often!!The music that you listen to during this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify.Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check out other amazing podcasts at www.thedicetower.com

#111 an extraordinary episode! Richard Wilkins aka Ricky Royal comes to the show and talks about his gaming and design career, and current and upcoming projects.Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check other amazing podcast at www.thedicetower.comMusic from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGgThe music that you listen to during this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify

#110In this episode, we bring you a few games to talk about and during the episode, Dereck and Jonathan tell you their impressions on RETURN TO DARK TOWER by restoration games.Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check out other amazing podcasts at www.thedicetower.comMusic from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGgThe music you listen to during this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify.

#109 In this episode we take over 3 different games, Switch and Signal, On the Rocks, and the highly anticipated WONDERLANDS WARS!!We go over each game's production, contents, play modes, and impressions.We hope you enjoy this episode!!!!Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check out other amazing podcasts at www.thedicetower.comMusic from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGgThe music that you listen to during this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify.

#108 In this episode we bring you a Kickstarter preview: BattlePufs, A fun, and unique family card game. The games that we review during this episode are:BattlePufs7 Wonders ArchitectsChampions of HaraFate of FantosMusic from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGgThe music that you listen to during this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify.Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check outer amazing podcasts at www.thedicetower.com

#107 In this episode we review 3 games!! : Streetfighter the miniatures game, The cult of Barnacle Bay, and The Ghosts Betwixt!! We go back in time and we talked about the game from about 100 episodes ago.We also give you a little bit of a spoiler of an upcoming Kickstarter game!Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check outer amazing podcast at www.thedicetower.comMusic from this episode: Russian Cowboy and Megadrive Sonic the hedgehogSolo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check outer amazing podcast at www.thedicetower.com

#106 With this episode we kick in on 2022!! And because of that, we bring you 3 unique games, 1 expansion, and a bonus!! Dereck shares his thoughts and reviews of Street Fighter the miniatures game, Fantastic Factories, Roll player with monsters and minions expansion, and lastly the anticipated Kickstarter Uprising Curse of the last emperor!!The music that you listen to during this episode is by Russian Cowboys. You can find their new album on Spotify.Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check outer amazing podcast at www.thedicetower.comMusic from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGg

#105 The most anticipated episode of the year!!!Our top 5 games of 2021, Enjoy!!!

#104 In this episode we talk about Too many bones by chip theory games, Equinox by Plan B games, and Palm Island. We go back in time and we are with you what we talked about in episode 4 more than 2 years ago!!! Solo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check other amazing podcasts at www.thedicetower.comMusic from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGg

#103 In this episode we do something unusual, we bring you a Kickstarter campaign preview of Resident evil the board game, we also talk about Here's Negan the board game, The night cage and the famous flip and wright, Cartographers!!This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com Obtain 15% off with code SOLOBGSolo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check outer amazing podcast at www.thedicetower.comMusic from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGg

#102 In this episode we take you to Indianapolis, Indiana, and give you a tour into Gen Con 2021!!  We also tell you everything about Atlantis Rising, one of the biggest surprises for Dereck during this convention. This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com Obtain 15% off with code SOLOBGSolo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check outer amazing podcast at www.thedicetower.comMusic from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGg

#101 In this episode we talked about the currently kickstarter Relics of Rajivahara designed by Joe Slack, we also bring memories about episode #1 of Solo BG Podcast (100 episodes ago).We also share Dereck's anticipated gen con 2021 gaming list!This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com Obtain 15% off with code SOLOBGSolo BG Podcast is part of the dice tower network! check outer amazing podcast at www.thedicetower.comMusic from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZowlmnnAGg

#100 Nothing else to say other than THANK YOU amazing listeners for these 100 episodes, I share this episode with Adam Smith from Rolling Solo and he tells us what are his top 5 favorite games ever!!!!Get yourself some cool games at www.kickstartedgames.com and obtain 15% off with code SOLOBGSolo BG podcast is a proud member of The Dice Tower Network.

#099 In this episode, Martin G talked to us about his most favorite print and play solo games, He also shares his passion with us and tells us about how he started in solo gaming and how he ended up hosting the fantastic Solosaurus podcast!!This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com Obtain 15% off with code: SOLOBG

#098 Simple as that! we give you some awesome News for the podcast!, We talked about Destinies from Lucky duck games and Dereck shares his favorite board game ever!!!!This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com Obtain 15% off with code SOLOBG

#097 A very special episode!! we take the Delorean and we travel back in time to where all began. With the friendship of Caleb and Dereck. We talked about how everything started with solo board gaming and also Magic, That's right! Caleb is a professional Magician and he tells us all about it, we even talked about his shows in Vegas!! and of course our top 5 favorite games ever!!

#096 In this episode we interviewed a very good friend of the show but also one of the most famous solo board games designers David Turczi, We go in deep on how David designs game and he share with us his top 5 most challenging designs so far.This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com Obtain 15% off with code SOLOBG

In this episode, Jason Perez from Shelf Stories joined the Solo BG podcast table and talked about his top 5 favorite games ever!!As we go through his list we also discuss the reality of our hobby and the cultural impact that we are facing in our board games and with players. This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com Obtain 15% off with code SOLO BG

#094 As we continue through our series of special episodes, in this one we also brought a kickstarter preview: Prison Architect by PSC games. We also bring you Red Rising from Stonemaier Games and the interview with Jamey, Publisher, designer, and CEO of Stonemaier games!This episode is sponsored by: www.kickstartedgames.com Obtain 15% off with code: SOLOBG

#093 With this episode we begin our special series of episodes with some fantastic guests as we approach episode number 100!! For this one we recorded an amazing interview with Mark Dainty from Not Bored Gaming, Mark shared with us his top 5 solo games ever and we discuss a lot of things from the gaming industry and life!!This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com Obtain 15% off with code: SOLOBG

#092 In this episode we take over the 1 to 4 players Lost Ruins of Arnak by CGE. This game has been one of the most anticipated games of 2021 and it has caused a lot of fuzz among social media and particularly among solo gamers, In this episode, we tell you all about it so check it out!!!!This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com obtain 15% off with code: SOLOBG

#091 In this episode we tell you everything about the new upcoming kickstarter from Malinche Games: Patria Libre. We also talk about a unique arcade cooperative board game that aims to bring the enjoyment of the beat them up arcade games to our table.This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com Obtain 15% off with code: SOLOBG

#090 In this episode we talk about the 1-6 players ALIENS Another glorious day in the corps by Gale force nine. This was one of the most anticipated games for Dereck. Has the game met his expectations??? check it out in this episode. We also spoil some news for the upcoming episodes as we reach our mythic episode 100!This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com obtain 15% off with code: SOLOBG

#089 In this episode we talk about OVERBOSS the 1-5 players tile-placement game based on the boss monster universe by Brotherwise Games. We also talk about our most recent gaming adventures which include a huge potential of that mythic "holy grail" game!! We also share with you our plan for the next episodes as we reach episode 100!!!

#088 In this episode we talk about the 1-5 players Toy story Obstacles and adventures by TheOP games. We also share our most recent playthrough adventures. This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com and obtain 15% off with code: SOLOBG

#087 In this episode we talk about the 1-4 players roll and write game ROME AND ROLL by David Turczi and Nick Shaw and published by PSC games. We also talk about the current kickstarter campaign with the gladiator expansion.This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com use code SOLOBG to obtain 15%off from your total purchase.

#086 In this episode we talked about the brand new game by AEG : CUBITOS!! We tell you all about it; components, gameplay, mechanics and of course our final rating and review.We also talked about our most recent plays!!!This is episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com Obtain 15% off with code: SOLOBG

#085 In this episode we talked about the 2 coded chronicles games by TheOP , Scooby Doo and The Shinning. Like always we share with your our most recent gaming experiences that had hit the tabletop of solo bg podcast.This is episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com obtain 15% off with code: SOLOBG

#084 In this episode we talk about 2 board games published by Weird Giraffe Games; 1 is Big Easy Busking the 1-4 players musical thematic game and 2 Fire in the library a clever push your luck game about saving books and knowledge from an eternal fire.This episode is sponsored by www.kickstartedgames.com Obtain 15%off with code: SOLO BG

#083 In this episode we talk about the 1-4 players action packed game Vengeance Directors Cut by Mighty boards games!! We tell you everything about this game and the expansion. we also tell you if it plays better solo or competitive!!This episode is brought to you by www.kickstartedgames.com obtain 15% off with code SOLOBG

#082 In this episode we talk about The Batman Who Laughs Rising, the 1-4 players cooperative game from the RISING saga from The OP. I also share my thoughts in other games such as like The night of the living dead and Dwellings of Eldervale.

#081 In this episode we talk about POSTHUMAN SAGA and the kickstarter preview expansion: JOURNEY HOME. Also being this episode the first one of 2021 we talk about our gaming goals and challenges for this new year!!Get 15% off with code SOLOBG from www.kickstartedgames.com

#080 In this episode we share our thoughts and impressions of 2020 as we aim towards the highly expected 2021 , It seems like it will be a new era of time, games and projects!

#079 In this episode we talk about our top 5 favorite games of 2020, of course most of them will be solo and or cooperative. Caleb and Jonathan joined for this episode and also brought their top 5 list!