
Solo Spotlight: Hadrian's Wall
There’s a specific kind of solo game that makes you look at the clock, realise ninety minutes have passed, and wonder where they went. Hadrian’s Wall is that game — except once you know what you’re doing, it only takes forty. Designed by Bobby Hill and published by Garphill Games / Renegade Game Studios in 2021, Hadrian’s Wall sits at #169 on BGG with a 7.88 average rating and a weight of 3.17. It plays 1–6, runs 30–60 minutes, and has one of the most lopsided solo polls on the entire site: 315 votes for Best at 1, 35 Recommended, and just 4 Not Recommended. That’s 89% Best — not “works fine solo” territory, but “this is fundamentally a solo game that tolerates multiplayer” territory. ...
