Yeah, I don’t understand that either. Is shooting hoops by yourself depressing? Is playing guitar without a band depressing? Is cooking a nice meal for yourself depressing? Nope, nuh-uh, and not at all.

Many hobbies are things people usually do alone(model building, reading, art). Boardgaming is lucky enough to have human interaction most of the time, but why is the fact you can still do the thing you love, even if you have no one else to play with at the time, depressing?

My boardgame collection is extensive (1000-ish) and almost all of them can be played solo. I’m a big fan of solo gaming (either video or board) so I tend to chose titles that support that. I own all of the games from the article.