Top 10 Medium-Heavy Weight Solo Board Games

These are my top 10 medium-heavy weight solo board games. This is part 4 of a 5-part series of videos:

CORRECTION: A name was mistakenly included in the names of designers for Arkham Horror The Card Game. This was taken directly from the Board Game Geek page and I was unaware that the listing was outdated. I apologize for the error.

02:20 9. La Granja
04:51 7. Arkham Horror LCG

Thumbnail image is from the board game This War of Mine by artists Piotr Gacek, Maszrum, Paweł Niziołek, Michał Oracz, and Jakub Wiśniewski.

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[SPQRKlio]

Glad to see This War of Mine on the list. I feel like it gets overlooked, or maybe I’m looking at the wrong lists. It’s the game that jumpstarted my solo board game obsession... Getting my one remaining person to the end, through a desperate routine to hold on just one more day but knowing she couldn’t make it through too many more, was a deeply moving story experience I still think about as if it really happened.

[philomorph]

I grabbed the Deluxe Master Edition of La Granja and it's beautiful. The solo mode is also pretty great, and with the optional modules you can up the complexity to get it firmly in the medium-heavy weight range.

[tomvanhaelen]

You should a solo of La Granja, love to see that one on the table 😍

[xmorfx]

La Granja is still on my shelf of opportunity. I would love to see a playthrough of the new solo mode!

[laurencesingh]

Really good list! I'm enjoying this series a lot! Especially as the weight increases. I think we have some overlap on our top 10's for solo medium-heavy.

10. Darwin's Journey
9. The Great Wall
8. Amritsar: The Golden Temple
7. Zhanguo: The First Empire
6. Terracotta Army
5. Barcelona
4. Ark Nova
3. Obsession
2. Sabika
1. Wayfarers of the South Tigris

Lost Ruins of Arnak would have made this list but I generally think of it as more of a medium weight game. Like you said, complexity is so subjective. Looking forward to the heavy list!

[jamessullivan]

Excellent list. I was amazed that so many of my favorites showed up on this video. Nemesis and This War of Mine are both awesome and enjoyable, live or die.

[veljkoagatonovic]

I did not play all the games listed there, but the ones you mentioned, they are all in my top 20 games of all times. Amazing choice.

[VampguyN]

Arkham Horror is my current favorite solo. It surpassed Spirit Island and Mage Knight. I'm having trouble getting the hang of Spirit Island. But I know once I've put the work into it, I'll find the depth to two handed solo incredible to puzzle out.

[jareduxr]

El Burro is an even crunchier spin off of La Granja, without area majority and instead a dash of Brass-like fulfillment interaction. Recommended.

[stormburns]

I would have classified La Granja around the same complexity of Castles of Burgundy, though slighly more complex. Interesting!

[claudiocinieri]

Great list! I love Obsession. Arkham was my very first board game I have bought. Have a special place in my heart. The tension and the satisfaction can give is out of this world. Same for This War of Mine. Very long game, dramatic and not easy. Pure survival.

[voyager]

As always great tast in games! Nemesis, This War of Mine, Halls of Hegra and een On Mars are my favourite sologames. But just recently I started playing Monster Hunter World solo (2 handed) which turned out to be a lot of fun. I found it really challenging and found progressing the characters very satisfying.

[ericmetzler]

I love that Arnak is so high on your list! The leaders expansion is a must. Have you tried the newest expansion that has 2 more leaders? The Mechanic and the Journalist.

I need to get La Granja to the table. I picked it up used just before Christmas and haven't played it yet.

[stogrady]

Great list! Have never tried 'At the Gates of Loyang' but it sounds intriguing! Will try and get a hold of that one for sure.

[JoachimErdtman]

Fantastic list! This War of Mine is also my favorite game! At the Gates of Loyang, and Obsession are my favorite tactical strategy games. I have Marvel Champions on my own list, just as I like its topic more than Arkham Horror.

[jamesbond]

Thanks for the list! Love Arkham Horror LCG and Obsession! At 4:57, you list one of the designers for Arkham Horror LCG twice- as Maxine Juniper Newman and Matthew J. Newman, I believe she just goes by Maxine Juniper Newman or MJ Newman now, so you may want to update that.

[Tablenauts]

This War of Mine is currently in my shelf of shame... clearly I need to change that! Great video!!

[arashii_]

Hey Shaggy, medium complexity is my preferred weight, so thanks for the list. ^_^ Inspired by you I bought Loyang lately and it's really satisfying game, I like it but it was so hard to find. From your list I had Nemesis which I absolutely hated. 😅 Arnak is also not good fit for me, I find it really boring.
Arkham Horror and Ark Nova are among my favorites, and Dune: Imperium is my newest purchase which I was worried I will not like, because of some similarities it has with Arnak as I heard, but I really like it!
Your lists are super helpful to me in finding new games for my collection. ^_^ I discovered Castles of Burgundy thanks to you and I fell in love with this, after every game I wanna just keep going and play and play! :D

[BobbiLaMont]

Sleeping Gods and Obsession are 2 of my favorite games. I own, but have yet to play, Lost Ruins. I really need to remedy that. I am currently learning how to play Spirit Island. Not sure yet where it will land on my list.

[Valen-D]

Halls of Hegra is just plain agony going towards the last stand the way it beats you down. Great design of a solo game!