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  • The standard solo recommendation currently is Ironsworn: great mechanics, fun, and free. It’s easy to play as all the rules can be explained as: throw dice and the result can be good, “good but (something not so good happens too)”, or bad.

    You also can get Black Streams Solo Heroes. A small supplement with rules for solo OSR. Maybe Cairn or Mausritter can be easier if you have no experience. Even Mork Borg has a free version, combined with the solo rules Solitary Defilement can be amazing if you like the setting

    Some solo games are more focused on the journaling side, pretty much making up what happens based on some random prompts.

    Another option is getting a game master emulator. There are lots for free that you could use pretty much with any game. “One page solo engine” is a great option.



    • Cartographers: I find this game relaxing, I enjoy adding some colour too (although I should get better pencils).
    • Cairn + Hex flower: I am doing some one-shots with the Cairn rules system. I like how easy the game flows with fewer attributes. About the Hex flower, I find them more interesting than the classic hex crawl mechanic.
    • Turing machine: just a couple of quick games to test it. I love the mechanics, I love the infinite possibilities, I love the puzzle. However, the last thing I personally need after work, is more logical/deductive thinking. I may buy it anyway…
    • Ironswon: Starforged: I just needed to fix a supercomputer, but now I am doing some research in a haunted starship because some people keep disappearing. I am still learning to be more forgiving on picking penalties with bad rolls, but the adventures are quite fun.

    Tools used: Mythic GME 2ed, The adventure crafter, Adventursmith, Tabletop simulator.