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Gloomhaven

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Gloomhaven
Build the scenario from numbered map tiles and add doors, obstacles and figures. A solo player runs more than one mercenary, and the campaign gives the same components plenty of different layouts. Check that you have table space for decks and the monster supplies as well as the map.
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Castle Ravenloft (board game)

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Castle Ravenloft (board game)
Castle Ravenloft’s modular rooms make a small scenario feel like a changing dungeon. Add tiles as you explore and use the solo rules to face Strahd’s domain on your own. It is a useful starting point if you want a physical dungeon without building the whole layout before playing.
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Wrath of Ashardalon

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Wrath of Ashardalon
The entrance starts on the table, and the rest of the dungeon comes from separate tiles as your hero explores. The dragon theme and new monster and encounter cards make this a different box from Ravenloft, despite the familiar system and built-in solo rules.
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Frosthaven

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Frosthaven
Assemble the modular scenario map and run a small party if you are playing alone. Between adventures, the outpost adds another set of choices to the campaign. It is a substantial tabletop commitment when you want the dungeon map to be one part of a wider world.
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Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

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Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Open to the scenario page instead of sorting separate dungeon tiles. You still run multiple figures as a solo player, but the printed map cuts down setup and makes it easier to get to the first turn.
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Mice and Mystics

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Mice and Mystics
The castle’s rooms become enormous from a mouse's point of view. Follow the story book as it tells you which room tiles to place. A solo player can operate the mouse party and gets the same illustrated map and narrative chapters.
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Descent: Legends of the Dark

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Descent: Legends of the Dark
Build the rooms and layered scenery the companion app calls for. The app tracks discoveries and enemy actions while you move real figures by hand. Clear enough table space for terrain that rises above the board.
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Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape

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Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape
Build a scenario from interlocking room tiles and use the class you choose to change how the solo run feels. The map’s layout, light and enemies matter. The quantities of miniatures and tokens make this one to sort before playing.
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Mini Rogue

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Mini Rogue
Each floor is a small grid of cards. Choose a route across it, then face the chance of losing health and supplies on the way out. It fits a smaller table without giving up meaningful choices about where to go.
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Tiny Epic Dungeons

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Tiny Epic Dungeons
Room cards form a real map while keeping the box small. Manage the heroes and the dungeon’s time pressure while the layout is still being revealed. It is a good fit if you want linked rooms with little setup space.
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Mansions of Madness: Second Edition

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Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
A solo player runs the investigators and opens the app. It gives you the spots to place rooms and doors as you explore, with the map becoming part of the mystery. Choose the second edition for the built-in app-led solo play.
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League of Dungeoneers

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League of Dungeoneers
Game
This is a good fit if you want old-school character bookkeeping and a dungeon that takes shape on the table. A solo player can hire mercenaries to accompany one hero. They still help on the map, but you avoid tracking experience for the whole party.
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Dungeons of Infinity

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Dungeons of Infinity
Game
Reveal tiles as you go, so a route to the next objective can run past a chest, trap, or new branching room. The solo campaign gives you time to see those choices matter. There are standalone scenarios if you want to try the map system before committing to a campaign.
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Dungeon Saga Origins

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Dungeon Saga Origins
Use the solo or cooperative play procedure in the Origins rulebook. Place the tiles, furniture and monsters the quest asks for. The rooms and doors give you a recognizable floor plan, while the format keeps the choice of quests easy to see.
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Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles

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Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles
Follow the quest instructions to arrange locations and play through with a party. Ancient Chronicles is a standalone set with its own campaign. Choose it when restoring a team’s abilities over several sessions sounds as important as the layout you are exploring.
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Sword & Sorcery: Immortal Souls

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Sword & Sorcery: Immortal Souls
The original core game lets one player manage the heroes as they work through mapped quests. Expect to spend more time tracking positions and character states than you would with a deck of room cards. Choose this box for its own first campaign.
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Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death

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Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death
Use this core box for the Jargono swamp setting beyond its mines. The map appears as you explore. The western heroes, enemies and extra terrain differ from City of the Ancients even though the two games share rules.
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Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress

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Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress
Explore a fortress with separate tiles and run adventurers from this Japanese fantasy setting. It fits if you like the growing map in Shadows of Brimstone and want a different baseline world, heroes and creatures from its Western versions.
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Cthulhu: Death May Die

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Cthulhu: Death May Die
Set up the rooms for an episode before adding the ancient threat. A solo player manages the investigators on the same physical board. Try different episode and threat combinations if you like learning a map while your team loses control.
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Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress

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Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress
Create the encounter map inside a mysterious space fortress. You can run the explorers yourself while the enemies and layouts supply the complications. Choose this if you want the structure of a fantasy dungeon crawl in a science-fiction setting.
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Dungeon Universalis

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Dungeon Universalis
Game
Use the automated Dark Player rules and set out the rooms and corridors for the encounter. The furniture overlays make the space feel like a place to explore. Check the printing before you buy: the newer 1.3 core box sells the first tile set and standees separately.
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