Mariposas solo playthrough and thoughts about the game | Bits & Biology

Welcome to Bits & Biology, a channel about board games from the perspective of a biologist gamer. In this video I present a solo playthrough of Mariposas, a game about monarch butterflies by designer Elizabeth Hargrave. Timestamps can be found below in case you want to skip around.
Have you played Mariposas? What do you think of the game? What other games would you like to see on the channel? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction & Overview
9:30 Rules specific to the solo game
11:13 Game start
33:59 Scoring
35:07 Thoughts
Bits & Biology Blog post: Mariposas - Following the Monarch Migration
boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/15...
Mariposas on Board Game Geek:
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2...
Fan-created solo rules used in this playthrough:
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2497...
Book: Monarchs & Milkweed by Anurag Agrawal
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[@birchlover3377]

How wonderful to stumble across your channel. Without realizing it, I think this actually describes my game collection, too, very nature-focused. Looking forward to discovering your content.

[@bitsandbiology]

Thanks!

[@charnegooch4274]

Thanks for the heads-up about the solo. It looks enjoyable for sure!

[@bitsandbiology]

I hope you have a chance to try it out!

[@rolling.reggie]

You’ve convinced me I need to try this game solo! 🦋 it doesn’t hit the table as much as I’d like. I’ve only played multiplayer, if you still haven’t I agree with your assumption and recommend 4-5 players. More interesting because so many people to explore all the waypoints. Not meant for 2.

[@bitsandbiology]

And you've convinced me to get it to the table with 4 players! 😀 I hope you enjoy it solo! Thanks for watching! ❤

[@wtphug]

Enjoyed the playthrough and the butterfly facts. I have only played this solo using this variant, and do find it to be quite a relaxing puzzle. I would love to try this at four players because of the additional challenge I think it would present. Plus I think the board would look beautiful with all those butterflies on it. 😊

[@bitsandbiology]

I agree!