Solo gamers, here's a low-commitment treat. French publisher Grammes Edition has put two tiny Greek mythology card games on Kickstarter as pay-what-you-want pledges, with the campaign for Micro Hero: Ulysses & Micro Hero: Achilles wrapping up on Thursday 30 April. Pledges start at €1, the price of a coffee for a pair of full solo games.
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Set up your group for freeEach Micro Hero is a small-deck solo card game with a clean fantasy hook. Ulysses puts you on the long voyage home from Troy, dodging cyclopes, sirens and angry sea gods. Achilles drops you into the front line of the Trojan War, balancing rage and reputation as you push through enemy lines. The two share a system but use different cards, mechanics and humorous illustrations, a nice way to stretch a tiny game across two completely different myths.
Why it's worth a look: pay-what-you-want crowdfunding is rare for solo card games, and Grammes have built a reputation for clever micro designs at the lower end of the market. Board Game Quest's crowdfunding roundup flags the campaign as already funded, which means the game is actually getting made. The price you pick is just whether you want to chip in for production of a thing you're going to receive anyway.
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Start organising for freeIf you're the sort of solo gamer with a stack of Button Shy wallets and standalone One Card Dungeons on the table, this is exactly that kind of low-stakes purchase. Stick a few euros in, get two punchy 15-minute games to slot into a coffee break or a train journey. And if you're between heavier solo campaigns, micro games like these are a brilliant palate cleanser.
Sources: Kickstarter campaign | Board Game Quest
