Waiting for the solo variant 😀

Proven wrong
i just discovered this game thanks to the new SOLO rules. 
The game is superb.

I played it solo 3 times in ONE day ...
WoW. Fantastic solo design. I have dozens of solo games but this one sits in my top 10 overall.
Loving it.

Fabulous. In between dungeons you can upgrade your gear, but you have no idea which end bosses you are up against, which gives an ultimate sense of tension.
EVERY adventure is different which is incredible. And even in the unlikely event you will enter a room with the exact same mobs (very rare) it will probably take years before that even happens.
i do not understand the “saving” problem mentioned either.  As a solo gamer I have my own room to set up games and continue playing whenever I am in the mood.
Whether the boardgame is App driven or not, you let it set up as a solo gamer and return to it when you are back. In the case of the Delve Quest I just close the lid of my Surface computer and open it after coming back.
 

@player1683311 All of the wins and strategies I discussed actually came from progression style play.
This is a very important point, so thank you for making it. I know many players don't have the time, incentive, or enjoyment for crafting decks for specific quests.

warehouses in europe did send the widow out.

I play this game in solo mode.
No problem in finding players

I play this game in solo mode.
No problem in finding players

Actually, since both LotR and AH LCG’s can be played in solo mode, these LCG’s will NEVER die in your collection as you will always be able to play them in a non competitive manner.
The above is the HUGE advantage of these kind of coop LCG’s.
THAT is also the reason why I no longer buy competitive CCG’s or LCG’s as they are driven by competitive play and so their activity quickly ends after publishing the final print run.
The only exception for me was the Star Wars LCG that has a unique and superb SOLO variant of 22 pages on Board Game Geek. I even like playing it solo more than against a friend.
The SW LCG is a SUPERB game and I still hate these haters at launch that prevented me from buying it. Only YEARS later I stumbled over it and since then I will never believe anything posted before I myself can play it.
But luckily thanks to its great solo mode, the SW LCG was saved ! 
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So I am very happy FFG went for the solo/coop variant again with the Marvel Campions LCG . A life long fun awaits with these solo card games. 
And quite frankly: you can play endlessly. I played hundreds of games in LotR with just opening the first 2 complete cycles in ... 8 years... I have all Saga expansions and up to the Dream cycle... that are waiting ...
It would also be VERY silly to sell these solo games for some stupid cash. 
I hope Marvel Champions will be good, but in no way I am selling these other solo LCG.’s
Simply too good.

And their new LCG is Marvel...by Nate French of LotR and AH LCG fame.
Ok. Take my money already...

And their new LCG is Marvel...by Nate French of LotR and AH LCG fame.
Ok. Take my money already...

I've been thinking a lot about what you've said about this topic over on BGG - I think the AI kind of works for what it is but also agree in the sense that at this point it is much more enjoyable with other players over playing a solo game.
I realized the rest of my reply was a derailment as I started talking about specific additions to home-brew a better AI system. I think I'll start a new thread for that and I hope you (both) will contribute. 
Back on topic I will say I agree with you and would love to see FFG work on and release a more complex/dynamic AI for the game. I think that's beneficial in the long run and I hope they will consider this idea. I wouldn't be surprised if in an expansion they are planning more cards for the AI deck, but I think I'd like to see more than that for the AI.

It always wonders me why people post 24/7 on the internet about not wanting to play a boardgame with their ... phones or other posting tools.
I also can not understand why people say they use these devices too much.
Sorry but 30 years ago we:
- sat for hours watching TV
- sat hours in cinema theathers watching movies
- listened for hours to music while just sitting or doing things
- waisted hours to look up books in libraries
- read novels and books too heavy to drag along
- read hours in our magazines and news papers
- did sports while inconveniantly had to drag cassette recorders with us
- hang for hours on our phones to talk to our love ones...
- lost far too many hours to find a road without GPS
- did not even play correctly because we had no on line help for rules look up....
 
BUT NOW ... some are too stubborn to use these tools to limit the number of trees being cut for a card being drawn....
Tldr: this is 2019. We use computers ALL the time. Grow up.
 
 
 

It depends on the game if expansions are truely needed.
Of course every publisher would be insane NOT to produce expansions these days.
But you as the player still decides in the end (sic)...... Probably not ... as the push towards collecting it all ... is always stronger than controlling a personal buying spree. 
FFG specialises in it. We are weak and ... they know it
I still think that the vast majority of games do not need expansions ... compared to the number of times we ACTUALLY play them on an individual basis. So apart from the usual collectable/living card games, your life will not be unfulfilled by just buying a base copy of a game you will play a few times per year...or ... in your life time.
 

I hope it is more than that.
Automa is a great word for absolutely .... nothing really. In times where intelligent solo games exist like LotR, AH LCG,s, Terraforming Mars or John Butterfield games... placing a dumb pawn at a random place (as seen in Viticulture) is not the best design in what is supposed to be a story telling thematic game like Star Wars.
For me personally, I weed out all games without a decent solo mode these days. Too many choices and too little time to invest in non playable (or boring) solo experiments.
I can understand youngsters that want to have highly competitive collectable or expansive games, but this gamer has seen it all and ... believe me ... the ONLY games with a reasonable long life expectation are the solo designs (which you can still play long after production ceased).
No decent solo play, no longer a purchase. Simple.

I'm with you on this one.  Some games NEED expansions as they are expanding miniature based games.  But often times true boardgames get expansions that don't really add anything, but end up obfuscating the core product.  I can't believe how many games I have where the core game is more enjoyable and better balanced than the overly complicated expansion that was forced into the picture to capitalize off the initial success.
The problem is every time they release an expansion, I feel like I'm missing out if I don't get it...then I get it, try it, and decide the base game was great as it was.

The most important element to buy this game and its LIMITLESS play was forgotten: 
....the game can be enjoyed in solo,or coop mode.
So it can and will be played as long as you want it. No need to worry.
And present day software will run on anything in a decade, just like my PC can run anything of the last 40 years.

Since this is a solo game with software support from 4 different OS, it can be played forever.

It always wonders me why people post 24/7 on the internet about not wanting to play a boardgame with their ... phones or other posting tools.
I also can not understand why people say they use these devices too much.
Sorry but 30 years ago we:
- sat for hours watching TV
- sat hours in cinema theathers watching movies
- listened for hours to music while just sitting or doing things
- waisted hours to look up books in libraries
- read novels and books too heavy to drag along
- read hours in our magazines and news papers
- did sports while inconveniantly had to drag cassette recorders with us
- hang for hours on our phones to talk to our love ones...
- lost far too many hours to find a road without GPS
- did not even play correctly because we had no on line help for rules look up....
 
BUT NOW ... some are too stubborn to use these tools to limit the number of trees being cut for a card being drawn....
Tldr: this is 2019. We use computers ALL the time. Grow up.
 
 
 

It always wonders me why people post 24/7 on the internet about not wanting to play a boardgame with their ... phones or other posting tools.
I also can not understand why people say they use these devices too much.
Sorry but 30 years ago we:
- sat for hours watching TV
- sat hours in cinema theathers watching movies
- listened for hours to music while just sitting or doing things
- waisted hours to look up books in libraries
- read novels and books too heavy to drag along
- read hours in our magazines and news papers
- did sports while inconveniantly had to drag cassette recorders with us
- hang for hours on our phones to talk to our love ones...
- lost far too many hours to find a road without GPS
- did not even play correctly because we had no on line help for rules look up....
 
BUT NOW ... some are too stubborn to use these tools to limit the number of trees being cut for a card being drawn....
Tldr: this is 2019. We use computers ALL the time. Grow up.
 
 
 

It always wonders me why people post 24/7 on the internet about not wanting to play a boardgame with their ... phones or other posting tools.
I also can not understand why people say they use these devices too much.
Sorry but 30 years ago we:
- sat for hours watching TV
- sat hours in cinema theathers watching movies
- listened for hours to music while just sitting or doing things
- waisted hours to look up books in libraries
- read novels and books too heavy to drag along
- read hours in our magazines and news papers
- did sports while inconveniantly had to drag cassette recorders with us
- hang for hours on our phones to talk to our love ones...
- lost far too many hours to find a road without GPS
- did not even play correctly because we had no on line help for rules look up....
 
BUT NOW ... some are too stubborn to use these tools to limit the number of trees being cut for a card being drawn....
Tldr: this is 2019. We use computers ALL the time. Grow up.
 
 
 

It always wonders me why people post 24/7 on the internet about not wanting to play a boardgame with their ... phones or other posting tools.
I also can not understand why people say they use these devices too much.
Sorry but 30 years ago we:
- sat for hours watching TV
- sat hours in cinema theathers watching movies
- listened for hours to music while just sitting or doing things
- waisted hours to look up books in libraries
- read novels and books too heavy to drag along
- read hours in our magazines and news papers
- did sports while inconveniantly had to drag cassette recorders with us
- hang for hours on our phones to talk to our love ones...
- lost far too many hours to find a road without GPS
- did not even play correctly because we had no on line help for rules look up....
 
BUT NOW ... some are too stubborn to use these tools to limit the number of trees being cut for a card being drawn....
Tldr: this is 2019. We use computers ALL the time. Grow up.
 
 
 

XCOM app can be downloaded and installed to pc or Mac from FFG website.

That's where the problem is. Pretty sure the boxes are supposed to be a storage solution for the campaign and they expect you to store the player cards in their own separate storage system with all the other player cards.

I would like to know if the play mat for this game matches the world/maps of other recently published Terrinoth games like Runebound3 or Dragonholt.
If it shows the acual world I am more than interested.
Ty for an advice.