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Happy July everyone! The last month has been absolutely packed. Fantasy Civ Solo: Discovery and Doom was released, and updated to version 1.05, and Content Month is just beginning. I’ve covered each of these more below.

Fantasy Civ Solo: Discovery and Doom

Fantasy Civ Solo: Discovery and Doom was released on June 17th! Then, it was updated to version 1.05 on June 26th, 2025. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you can read more about the game on my blog here.

Content Month is something I am trying out this year. The goal is to take a break from game publishing, and focus on writing and recording videos about the games I love. It’s a kind of reset for me, after all the time I spent working on Fantasy Civ Solo: Discovery and Doom.

Content will be published on my blog, on my Youtube Channel, and through BoardGameGeek. I have a lot of really fun ideas planned that match what I’ve created in the past, but I am also trying out some experimental stuff as well, to see what people like (and what they don’t).

If you want to stay up to date with everything I’m doing in July, check out my blog post here.

Other Updates

Content Month is starting here in July! I hope you enjoy some of the stuff I create!
One of my favorite parts of designing and publishing games, is watching people enjoy them. Recently, Dwarf Mine made this github list as an exploration game and Star Solo made the list as a space game! This is incredibly cool!
You can read through a full play-session of a game of Dwarf Mine here at BoardGameGeek. Long live Starhammer Delve and Maela Gem-Eye!

Product and Project Updates

The Star Solo update and Fantasy Civ Solo release are complete for this year! My focus, starting in late July, will swing towards Grim Space and getting that designed for all of you by the end of the year!

Other Games

Star Solo: I haven’t discussed Star Solo recently in my newsletters! Star Solo is a free solo space RPG. You’ll fly from location to location, dodging asteroids and space pirates, trying to find odd jobs and make enough money to stay ahead of your debts!

Star Solo is currently in development – but you can try it out for free here.

Content Highlights from Last Month

Fantasy Civ Solo – Exploration – A blog post outlining the exploration action for Fantasy Civ Solo – read more here.
Top 10 RPG Podcasts and Channels – A video of my top 10 RPG podcasts and channels – watch here!
Fantasy Civ Solo – Monsters – A blog post covering monsters, what they are, and how they work in Fantasy Civ Solo – read here!
Fantasy Civ Solo Release – My blog post around the release of Fantasy Civ Solo.
How to Play Fantasy Civ Solo: Discovery and Doom – A video outlining how to play Fantasy Civ Solo – watch here!
The Quantum Jewel – A Solo RPG Technique – A video about a solo RPG technique I use which I am calling the Quantum Jewel.
Fantasy Civ Solo – 1.05 Update – A blog post outlining my 1.05 updates to Fantasy Civ Solo.
July is Content Month! – A blog post outlining my content month idea for July – read here!
RPGs on my Shelf in 2025 – A video in which I talk about the RPGs I have on my shelf.

Best Selling Games from Last Month

Here are the games I’ve played in the last month: Dungeons and Dragons 5e, Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Qwixx, Yahtzee, Ark Nova, Catan, Dragomino, Fantasy Civ Solo: Discovery and Doom, Hi Ho! Cheery-o, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Ticket to Ride, Ticket to Ride: First Journey

Check This Out: Back before covid I was an avid listener of The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast. Well, over the last few months I’ve started listening again! They are a fun group of dudes who talk about all sorts of games. You can check out their podcast here!

If you have anything you’d like to share or discuss around this newsletter, please comment on this page on the website. I read very comment.

Thank you for being a fan of games!

-James Hron