Got my copy of the boardgame Mosby's Raiders out just to have something to keep me ticking over while I build my baseboards to try out Kenn's 'Stand To' article in Battlefields when I had another of my 'thoughts'. I wonder how many Solo orientated Boardgames there are in the marketplace?

Well I got out the catalogues I picked up at RECON 96, had a good look through and found fifteen. It occurred to me that they would be an ideal introduction to solo wargaming, giving an insight into the various mechanics which compose the automated opponent. They would also demonstrate to the newcomer that the creation of mechanisms is neither difficult nor daunting just a matter really, of adaptation.

Anyway, the following list is what I have found, but our members being knowledgeable people will probably know a number of others that I have missed.

Solo Advanced Squad Leader - Avalon Hill
B17 Queen of the Skies - Avalon Hill
Phase Line Smash - GDW
Hornet Leader - GMT Games
Thunderbolt / Apache Leader - GMT Games
Danger Zone - GMT Games
Ranger - Omega Games
Ambush - Victory Games
Battle Hymn - Victory Games
Carrier - Victory Games
Mosby's Raiders - Victory Games
Open Fire - Victory Games
Pelopennisian War - Victory Games
Tokyo Express - Victory Games
Tarawa - 3W

They seem to cover a fairly good spread of periods, there is even another ACW game, all I have to do now is find it. Not all the games listed are currently in print but most are available in the second hand market. I haven't included the magazine games "General" or S&T in the list above but I know that on occasion they also include Solo scenarios. [Wolf Pack was an excellent solo boardgame. Kenn]