Masters Traditional Games

Can you recommend some games that a person can play by themselves?

Apart from Solitaire, there are some traditional games that are suitable for solo play - generally because one player is at the table at any one time and the objective is to gain the most points. Therefore, some reward can be gained by practising and trying aiming to improve one's "personal best" score.

These are particular suited for solo play:

• Bagatelle (pin)
• Bagatelle (Old English)
• Sjoelbak

The following also work:

• Table Skittles
• Ringing the Bull
• Toptafel
• Northamptonshire Skittles
• Evesham, 5 pin and 9 pin Quoits
• Rings
• Shut the Box
• Roulette

This list does not include games like Alley Skittles and Aunt Sally which would otherwise apply - because you need someone at the other end to keep resetting the equipment.