The best board games to play only solo (Solitaire) 2023

Looking for a game that you can only play alone? The games on this list are designed purely for one player. Included are classic games for one, card games for one, role-playing games for one, board games for 1 adult, dice games for one, and many more games that can be played very well alone.

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You can play board games, card games and dice games with a wide variety of players - even alone. We created many lists for every special number of players or player range. You find our "by number of players"-lists below.

List of the best games 2023 to play alone:

Attached now is our list of the best board games for exactly 1 person that you can buy 2023:

This list was last updated on June 1, 2023. We compared 679 board games for this list and selected the top 30. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Orchard: A 9 card solitaire game

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    • 1 Players
    • 5 - 10 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  2. Under Falling Skies

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    Nominated for 7 awards and won 4.

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    • 1 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!30€ atAmazon.de
  3. Mazescape: Labýrinthos

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    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

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    • 1 Players
    • 5 - 90 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  4. Captive

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    • 1 Players
    • 30 - 130 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  5. Friday

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    Nominated for 2 awards.

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    • 1 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  6. Coffee Roaster

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    • 1 Players
    • 10 - 30 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  7. In Magnificent Style: Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg

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    • 1 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  8. Amerika Bomber: Evil Queen of the Skies

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    • 1 Players
    • 10 - 480 Minutes
    • 18+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  9. Four Against Darkness

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    • 1 Players
    • 45 - 75 Minutes
    • Easy to learn
  10. Perplexus

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    • 1 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  11. Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations

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    • 1 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations

    • YouTube Review for the game "Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  12. Israeli Air Force Leader

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    • 1 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  13. Tears of a Goddess

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    🔥 Deal: 20% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!

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    • 1 Players
    • 30 - 130 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    🔥 Great price!8€ atAmazon.de
  14. Hostage Negotiator: Crime Wave

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    • 1 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 15+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  15. Ottoman Sunset: The Great War in the Near East

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    • 1 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  16. Shephy

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    • 1 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  17. Hostage Negotiator

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    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

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    • 1 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  18. Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WWII

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    • 1 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  19. Gorbachev: The Fall of Communism

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    • 1 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  20. Phantom Leader Deluxe

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    • 1 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  21. Interceptor Ace: Daylight Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44

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    • 1 Players
    • 120 - 180 Minutes
    • Medium difficulty
  22. Infection: Humanity's Last Gasp

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    • 1 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  23. Elevenses for One

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    • 1 Players
    • 5 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  24. Justice League: Hero Dice – Superman

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    • 1 Players
    • 15 - 25 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  25. Perplexus Epic

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    • 1 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  26. Star Wars Death Star Perplexus

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    • 1 Players
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  27. Perplexus Rookie

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    • 1 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 4+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  28. Knights Club: The Bands of Bravery

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    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    🔥 Deal: 47% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!

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    • 1 Players
    • 6+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    🔥 Great price!8€ atAmazon.de
  29. A Spoiled Victory: Dunkirk 1940

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    • 1 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • Easy to learn
  30. Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 5

    All details for the board game Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 5 and similar games
    • 1 Players
    • 15+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!9€ atAmazon.de

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