Proving Grounds
It’s dangerous to go alone…
Designer: Kane Klenko | Artist: Matthew Dabrich
Solo board games are a growing niche. From dedicated solitaire titles like 2015’s Hostage Negotiator to the ever-increasing number of multiplayer games incorporating single-player modes, it seems more and more people are interested in playing without the need to round up a group of friends. Proving Grounds is the latest release to cater for solitary players, and it combines frantic dice-chucking with tough tactical decisions to create an air of desperate tension.
The premise is simple. You take on the role of a battle-hardened princess falsely implicated in the murder of her mother. With a group of treacherous nobles conspiring against you, there’s little hope of justice. Your only hope lies in trial by combat.