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I frequently see questions asked about what games can be played with just a single player, and while there have been several other lists created for this purpose, I aim to make this the definitive list. Please add any games I may have missed.

The two questions I always ask when looking at games are; "What's this about?" and, "Is this solitaire only, or can I play it with others?" To answer these questions, I have listed a brief summary of each game (stolen from the game's page) and listed the number of players supported.

All comments are welcome and appreciated.


Mike Keane

United States
Lubbock
Texas

1 player only

A family of games designed for a single player. These puzzle-games challenge the player to clear a grid of tokens or pegs. Typically all but one space on the board is filled. The game is played by jumping a peg over one other into an empty space. The peg jumped over is removed from the board. This continues until no more jumps can be made. The object is to leave only a single peg or token left on the board.


United States
Lubbock
Texas

Ambush! is the solitaire game of combat, adventure, and heroism in World War Two France. Using a ground-breaking development of the programmed paragraph solitaire system, Ambush! gives the player control of an American squad, faced with a variety of missions against an ever-changing, hidden German foe. The variable events, innumerable tactical options, and wealth of unexpected occurrences make Ambush! a solitaire gaming experience unlike any that has gone before. The easily learned rules are specially designed to get the player into the action within minutes. The player selects and arms his squad, providing each soldier with command and initiative ratings, perception, weapons skill, driving skill, and movement capability. After selecting one of the eight missions provided, the player sends his squad into a mission map to conduct operations called for in the mission. Soldiers move freely, as far as the player wishes, checking for events each time they move...until the sequenced action founds are triggered by the whine of German bullets!


The game board is a 8x8 grid. The grid itself is divided into four 4x4 areas of a different color. On each area four rectangular cubes of the same color as the area are placed. The object is to move the cubes in such a way that at the end the areas contain cubes of a different color matching a previously drawn objective card


United States
Lubbock
Texas

Code - X is a strange little game that challenges players to make connections using wooden rods of variable length on dowels in movable wooden bases. In the solitaire game, you try to use all the connecting rods. In the multiplayer game, you try to create a situation that will prevent your opponent from making a connection.


Source: boardgamegeek.com
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What is a fun single player card game?

Single player card games are known as solitaire. There are many versions of this game. A fun one is spider solitaire which can be played for free online.

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