Solo play . . ?

[roblyon 1]

Newbie here, but is anyone playing this game solo?

 

Thanks,

roblyon

[ktom 598]

roblyon said:

Newbie here, but is anyone playing this game solo?

What do you mean by "solo"?

I think there are probably a lot of people who have looked at the game but not found anyone to play with on a regular basis. And I think a lot of people have probably picked up two decks and played them against each other (I know I have). But in the latter situation, you don't really get the full experience of the game because so much of it i in the interaction with the opponent, wondering what they've got, what they're going to do next, etc. You know too much about what's going on in your "opponent's" hand, deck and mind when you play both sides of the table. You can't bluff yourself.

In the end, it's possible and you can learn a lot about the cards an mechanics, but the game is not nearly as satisfying if you play both hands yourself.

[LordofBrewtown 5]

ktom said:

roblyon said:

 

Newbie here, but is anyone playing this game solo?

 

 

What do you mean by "solo"?

I think there are probably a lot of people who have looked at the game but not found anyone to play with on a regular basis. And I think a lot of people have probably picked up two decks and played them against each other (I know I have). But in the latter situation, you don't really get the full experience of the game because so much of it i in the interaction with the opponent, wondering what they've got, what they're going to do next, etc. You know too much about what's going on in your "opponent's" hand, deck and mind when you play both sides of the table. You can't bluff yourself.

In the end, it's possible and you can learn a lot about the cards an mechanics, but the game is not nearly as satisfying if you play both hands yourself.

Agree with Ktom.  I'm sure many of us have played some 'solitaire' games with 2 decks - but, as he said, having knowledge of both hands and especially the plot decks, really makes it a different game.  You can somewhat add an unexpected element by shuffling your plot deck and drawing randomly - but, again, that's somewhat of a different game, as you lose some of the control, and setup/sequence strategy of many plot decks in that case.