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One and two player games are gaining more and more traction in the gaming industry. Games that can be played solo or with a friend or significant other are selling well and are opening up the hobby to people who either don’t have access to a group of people or simply prefer to play games alone or with only one other person.
In this contest, you must design a game that can only be played with one or two people. Some great examples are Lost Cities, Sylvion, Friday, 7 Wonders Duel, Mage Knight, Arkham Horror: the Card Game, Aeon’s End, and Nemo’s War.
Some of the above games go up to higher player counts but are best played with 1-2 players.
You are welcome to use any theme, mechanism, or component you like in your game.
The contest will be judged by Gabe Barrett of the Board Game Design Lab and Barrett Publishing. All the games in his Hunted Series are solo games with 2-player variants.
All games in this contest will be reviewed by Gabe and considered for publication.
To qualify, your game must comply with all of the following rules:
You retain all rights to your game and are welcome to sell it in our shop during and after the contest, regardless of the outcome of the contest.
The first round of judging is handled by a community voting process. The final two rounds are handled by the judge. See complete details.
After the community voting process, the judges will score the games looking for 3-7 finalists.
The winner shall receive all of the following prizes:
Semi-finalists, finalists, and the winner will all receive accolades for their achievements.
The finals will be judged via the rubric contained in this spreadsheet.