Suggestions for solo play enjoyment?

[bwindle83]

I definitely chalk a lot of it up to not understanding the rules very well, even though I had watched a few hours of play through videos before picking the game up and read the rulebook through. It is kind of difficult for me to learn new games without them being explained by an experienced player, so not that out of the ordinary.

One of the problems I had was managing things that happen when other things happen, like a town elder that has come onto the board with a secret effect that moves them to a random location when the shadow track crosses, would forget to do that. I'd also have problems remembering hero abilities, and later realizing I could have used more dice for a situation. The town elder secrets also tripped me up a little, like I look at one at a time and apply the effects? Four were evil in one game, the other two one couldn't join hunting party until red shadow track and the other got killed! Unlucky happenings there, ha.

Another problem was just general organization, searching for minion and different tokens when they came up. The second game was a little better, made sure to have the appropriate minions out ready to go.

First solo game (not very fun): Basic minion, advanced coop , three heroes, gargoyle.
First coop game (extremely fun): Basic minion, basic coop, four players/heroes, scarecrow.
Second solo game (still kinda "meh" but better): Basic minion, basic coop, two heroes, scarecrow.