1 Player Podcast

1 Player Podcast

Albert Hernandez and Julius Besser

Episodes 408
Avg. Duration 38m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.3 (33)
Since May 2011
Latest Episode May 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
64%
Hosting
feed.podbean.com

About This Podcast

A podcast dedicated to solitaire board gaming.

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Recent Episodes

1P 400 - Popular Mechanics - Food

May 30, 2026 35m

This week Julius and I celebrate episode 400 and 15 years of the 1 Player Podcast with a Popular Mechanics episode on food-themed games. Finding solo-friendly food games turned out to be harder than…

1P 399 - Cozy Stickerville

May 09, 2026 29m

This week Julius introduces us to Cozy Stickerville, a cooperative sticker legacy game about building out a village over a 10-year campaign. You draw cards, make decisions, and place stickers on a…

1P 398 - Fields of Fire

Apr 25, 2026 40m

This week I take a trip into the hedgerows of Normandy with Fields of Fire, the solitaire tactical wargame by Ben Hull, published by GMT Games. This is a strictly solo experience where you command a…

1P 397 - Back to the Table: Nations

Apr 11, 2026 25m

This week we talk about Nations, the board game.  Really though, this is a tale of two nations.  We are focusing on the board game but use that to discuss and compare Nations the board game with…

1P 396 - Power Vacuum

Mar 28, 2026 44m

This week Julius introduces us to a trick taking game for one or more players. In Power Vacuum you take on the roll of an appliance trying to fill the roll of the now deceased Vacuum.  This is a game…

1P 395 - Popular Mechanics: Family Games

Mar 07, 2026 26m

This week Julius and I look at family games that are also fun solo.  What's a family game?  Well, for us, it's a game that's light enough to play with a group of mixed skills and interest.... more or…

1P 394- Dawn of the Orcs

Feb 21, 2026 24m

This week, I tell Julius all about the one-shot RPG, Dawn of the Orcs.  In this game, you and up to seven friends will play as the council of a kingdom under attack for a more powerful enemy empire. …

1P 393 - So You've Been Cursed

Jan 31, 2026 35m

This week Julius previews So You've Been Cursed.  It's a Scott Almes game that was on Kickstarter and has now been sent to backers so should be available soon.  This is based on So You've Been Eaten,…

1P 392 - Tend

Jan 17, 2026 43m

I tend not to like roll and writes.  I'm not sure what exactly it is but I don't seem to like the write aspect of the games, except for Yahtzee and maybe the Catan Dice Game.  Fortunately, Julius is…

1P 391 - S.E.T.I.

Dec 13, 2025 48m

This week we look at a big game.  S.E.T.I.: Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence is a game about trying to find alien life forms through science and exploration.  The science and exploration…

1P 390 - Popular Mechanics: Cards Only!

Nov 29, 2025 28m

This week Julius and I look at games that use only cards and no other components.  Julius snuck one game in that didn't quite fit and I tried to but wasn't as good at it.. Fortunately, there are…

1P 389 - Habitats

Nov 15, 2025 26m

Drive through African savannahs collecting exotic animals and plants for your nature park. This week we go wild with Habitats! * Habitats (BGG)

1P 388 - Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship

Nov 01, 2025 39m

This week we look at yet another Pandemic game.  This one is the Lord of the Rings themed Fate of the Fellowship.  This game does an excellent job of putting the characters into the story of the Lord…

1P 387 - Oros

Oct 18, 2025 36m

This week, Julius talks about the game Oros.  In this game, you play a good raising lands so that your followers can build you powerful temples atop volcanoes!

1P 386 - Lost in Adventure: The Labyrinth

Oct 04, 2025 21m

This time around we talk about Lost in Adventure: The Labyrinth.  It's a light point-and-click style adventure that will feel familiar to folks that played Cantaloop or video games like Leisure Suit…

1P 385 - Sports Games

Sep 20, 2025 33m

This week sporty Albert and Sporty Julius talk about sports... sports games that is!  We look at the various sports games we know and enjoy. 04:30 - Bottom of the 9th (BGG) 09:42 - Heat: Pedal to…

1P 384 - A Place for All My Books

Sep 06, 2025 33m

This week we learn about a new cozy game about books.  More specifically, storing books all over your house.  As a gamer, this surely sounds familiar. A Place for All My Books (BGG, Smirk &…

1P 383 - Emerald Skulls

Aug 23, 2025 27m

This week Julius introduces us to the game Emerald Skulls.  It's a gambling game for 1 to 6 feisty goblins! * Emerald Skulls (BGG, Thunderworks Games)

1P 382 - Maki Master

Aug 02, 2025 39m

This week Julius talks about Maki Masters, a game about preparing the best sushi recipes by carefully arranging ingredients on the preparation mat.  This is basically a tile laying game in which you…

1P 381 - Conservas

Jul 19, 2025 30m

This week I tell Julius all about managing a finishing and canning business while trying to keep ecological balance in Conservas.  It's a bag-building game by Scott Almes in which you are catching…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does 1 Player Podcast have?

1 Player Podcast has published 408 episodes since May 2011, covering topics in Games, Leisure.

Is 1 Player Podcast still active?

1 Player Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 38m.

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