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Archipelago: Solo Expansion
Requires:Archipelago
Designed by Christophe Boelinger
Published by Ludically
Expansion
Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach
Players: Expansions Adding Solo Play
Community Snapshot
Heavy complexity
~60 min
7.1 on BGG (740)
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Categories
Since 2012, Archipelago: Solo Expansion has captivated fans of worker placement and area control with its heavy complexity design.
How It Plays
Area Majority / Influence
You're competing to have the most presence in key areas on the board — think of it like a friendly turf war.
Auction / Bidding
Players bid against each other for cards, tiles, or resources — knowing when to go big and when to fold is the key.
Hexagon Grid
The board uses hexagons instead of squares — this gives you more directions to move and think about.
Modular Board
The board is made of separate pieces arranged differently each game — no two setups are ever quite the same.
Solo / Solitaire Game
You can play this one all by yourself — perfect for a quiet evening when you want a fun challenge on your own.
Trading
You can swap resources or cards with other players — making clever trades can give you a serious edge.
Worker Placement
You place your workers on action spaces to claim them before anyone else — it's a scramble for the best spots!
About This Game
As the name suggests, Archipelago: Solo Expansion allows a single player to play the Archipelago base game by competing against the game system. Archipelago: Solo Expansion includes 27 scenarios with different conditions and objectives and with you, the solo player, taking the part of characters such as Christopher Columbus, Robinson Crusoe, and the pirate Bluebeard. The playing time varies from 20 to 90 minutes depending on the scenario, and your score in the scenario – gold, silver, bronze, revolt – will often depend on the number of rounds it took you to achieve the objective, if you managed it at all.
Source: BoardGameGeek