r/soloboardgaming rules, stats, and what to post

This community is for people who play physical board games alone. The description says it plainly, it is all about exploring, discussing, and playing board games solo, as in solitary, alone, one-player, without others. The people here are solo players who share photos of their setups, talk through strategies, review how a game plays at one player count, and ask questions about solo modes. The rules make the scope very tight. A game merely supporting solo play is not enough, and digital apps, Tabletop Simulator, BoardGameArena, and helper apps are out of bounds for posts. This is a hobby room, not a marketplace, and the rules treat creators and marketers as welcome guests only if they follow a strict etiquette.

The rule that decides most things here is “Solo-relevant”, because your post must be about an actual physical board game being played solo, and a digital app with roots in board games is not enough. “No Spamming” governs frequency, and it says once or twice a month is okay depending on content, while posting every few days or hours is not, and it also bans vote manipulation. “Put the FULL name of the game in the title (No Abbreviations) (No Low effort titles)” means your title must carry the complete game name with no abbreviations and no clickbait, so a reader understands the post without clicking. “Youtube/Kickstarter/Marketing/Social Spam” is the one that matters most for founders, because it allows you to promote yourself once per sale, Kickstarter, or release, but only if you disclose that it is yours, keep it infrequent, and interact on your post. “No retail, selling, trading, or soliciting posts” bans sales and giveaways, and genuine giveaways need prior moderator approval. “Be Nice” sets the tone, with no cursing in posts or titles. “AI-Generated Content and Crowdfunding” says crowdfunding posts must show real gameplay, and heavy AI use in promotional content can be treated like spam.

A good post here is about one physical board game played solo, with the full name of the game in the title and no abbreviations. If you are a founder or creator, you get one self promotion per sale, Kickstarter, or release, so make it count. Disclose that it is yours, keep it infrequent, and stick around to interact with comments on your post. Show real gameplay, especially if crowdfunding, because the rules want genuine human demonstrations like someone playing a prototype or a detailed explanation of how the game works. A solo session report with photos, a strategy discussion, or a question about a game's solo mode fits the room naturally. If you want to post more than once, space it out to once or twice a month at most and vary the content. Participate in comments and the general discussion thread too, because the rules say submitting without interacting can be treated as spam.

The fastest way to get removed is posting something that is not about a physical board game played solo, like a digital app, Tabletop Simulator, or BoardGameArena thread. Low effort titles get removed, so abbreviations, clickbait, and vague titles are out, and the full game name must be in the title. Frequency is a real tripwire here, because the “No Spamming” rule spells out that posting every few days or hours is not okay, and even twice a week can be too much. Copy pasting content from Instagram, Twitter/X, or Bluesky, link-in-bio pages, and blasting the same content across communities without engaging are all called spam and may get you banned. Selling, trading, retail promotion, and inventory clearing posts are banned, even free ones, and giveaways need prior moderator approval. If you only submit your own content and never interact with the sub, the rules say that may also be considered spamming. Finally, keep posts clean and friendly, because the “Be Nice” rule warns that failure could lead to a ban.

The one promotion per release rule is stricter than most communities allow, but it is paired with a demand that you actually show up and interact, which I respect. I also like that the rules call out that posting and never engaging counts as spam, because that is exactly the behavior that ruins subreddits. If your product only fits this room through a screen, the rules are telling you it does not belong here yet.