- BGG rating
- 7.1
Rules assistance for Death Valley: Solo Challenges
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1 player
- 15 min
- 8+
Rules assistant for Death Valley: Solo Challenges
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Death Valley: Solo Challenges is an expansion for Death Valley released in 2024 for 1 player, 15 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Michelle Skevington-Carter and its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
About the game
A Collection of Solo Challenges created by Michelle Skevington-Carter for Death Valley. Enhance your game sessions with 18 solo challenges. If you enjoy spicing up an old favorite in your solo collection, you won’t want to miss this batch of solo challenges for Death Valley. In order to win, you must meet the condition on here as well as the game’s win condition. SOme might be a little easier, such as having the same number of cards in your Journey and your Scrapbook, while others might take a lot of tries - I’m looking at you, Closely Matched. Who wants to try to win by only 1 point and repeatedly fail? Well, now you can with that challenge in play! These originated as a weekly challenge at the Button Shy discord and after lots of requests, we’ve made them something you can carry with you and play at any time. Each will twist your game of Death Valley in a fun new way.
Designers
Publishers
- Button Shy
Questions and answers
Death Valley: Solo Challenges supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Death Valley: Solo Challenges is 15 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Death Valley: Solo Challenges for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Death Valley: Solo Challenges belongs to these categories: Card Game, Print & Play, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Death Valley: Solo Challenges are: Michelle Skevington-Carter. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Death Valley: Solo Challenges as an expansion for Death Valley. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Death Valley to use it. Check that your edition of Death Valley is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.