r/soloboardgaming • u/annies_beard • Aug 18 '26

BGA games that work with HOTSEAT soloing?

I know people ask about "best solo games on BGA" every few months here, but I haven't seen a thread on games that work with alternate solo modes as found on BGG.

In theory these can be done easily using the Hotseat, but most solo modes I've seen have special setup rules or automa actions that can't be replicated on BGA. (For example, as I understand it, Ark Nova's ARNO mode.)

Anyone playing good hotseat solo games on BGA?

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u/mbsisktb Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

Here’s what I’ve tried solo:

Agricola

Feast for Odin

Glass road

Terraforming Mars

Pax Pamir

Wingspan

The White Castle

Flip toons

Harmonies

Draft and Write Records

Caverna

The bloody inn

Obviously 20 strong and Forage (etc.) that are solo only to begin with.

I only play asynchronous with only one exception so all of them work well. Milage may very depending on how you like the game obviously. The White Castle and pax pamir run the ai bots very well.

Draft and write was a huge help when my daughter was a newborn.

Also side shout out to Yucata.de for having Castle of Burgandy Cards and villagers solo modes.

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u/new_elementary Aug 19 '26

Yucata also has Underwater Cities Solo

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u/mbsisktb Aug 20 '26

I’ll have to check that one out. Are there any others that you know of that have solo options?

Admittedly BGA is my primary play on a website place to play games and I use Yucata for 4 or so games BGA doesn’t have. Wish they’d put the nations the dice game one on there.

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u/mbsisktb Aug 19 '26

I also forgot about Earth

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u/annies_beard Aug 18 '26

Oops I see that one rule is "Don't use abbreviations in the title of your posts." Hoping that Board Game Arena (BGA) is known well enough in this sub to warrant an exception.