It’s time to go back to the table on the Malts and Meeples YouTube. It’s been a bit of time since there was a board game that hit the table there. Mainly with the lead-up to Gen Con and then recovering from Gen Con, it’s been not regularly scheduled gaming. But last night, River Valley Glassworks hit the table as a solo game. I already wrote my review on it, which you can read here, but yesterday was my first time diving in solo.

River Valley Glassworks Solo Game Play

Let’s talk a bit about how it works solo. I’ve already reviewed it overall, so let’s pay attention about what changes. Mainly each player board has a flip side that is a solo board of varying challenge levels. My play was against the easiest challenge board. And I think it is quite easy on that level. But each other opponent is a harder ranked board.

But let’s talk about how the boards themselves play. I want a solo game to be easy for me to sit down and play my opponent. And I, generally, want my opponent to be less than random. Especially if I fight over resources or anything. If my opponent is doing something that I can’t predict, then it’s hard to play against it or strategize. In River Valley Glassworks, all the opponents take glass in predictable ways. And they always take it in consistent ways, so I’m not needing to relearn or go through a list of actions or triggers.

Then, each AI opponent is going to score differently. And I think that is a fun challenge. They all take negative points in different ways. They all get positive points in different ways. The simple character, Otto, gains points from rows and extra pieces, as long as it’s not an 8th color. But each subsequent one is going to make you think more about where you are letting your opponent gain pieces.

I like the simplicity of it. I, as I’ve said, played the simplest one. But at the end of the video I wanted to look at the rest. And the rest still seem simple, just more aggressive in scoring. So even though they offer a great challenge, it is not a ton greater complexity.

Upcoming Streams

On Monday I play small solo game plays. The schedule is, right now, going to look like gaming every other Monday. A chance to see people in person came up for Monday and as much as I like streaming, it’s good to socialize as well. And I might do more deck construction with Star Wars Unlimited on Mondays as well or pack openings.

On Wednesdays, I, generally, play solo campaign games. What my next campaign game is going to be is yet to be determined. My hope is to get one started soon. But more on that coming up as I have other solo games I might tackle as well prior to a campaign game.

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