All Night Breakfast at the Midnight Owl

This is a journaling game with very clear instructions and a great premise. I think it is a great idea to use a 24-hour diner as your 'office' while working on your podcast. It is also great to see so many useful random tables and a half-page list of inspiration sources.

This was my first time with a solo game and I was a bit confused at first but once I figured it out I started having a blast. It's got this solo reporter, mystery vibe. The game has three acts to it. Most of the game play takes place during the second act, where you dive into the investigation, finding clues and exploring.

What made this enjoyable to me was that all of the clues and locations became jumping off points for me. If you like creative writing, you can use the prompts and events to flush out a full story. It's like becoming a writer for Twin Peaks

The ability to replay the game over and over again is nice too since the events rely on drawing cards and rolling dice. Each game would be different.

Things that I had with me that really brought out the best of the game were a notebook to keep track of stats, story points, and other pertinent information, a deck of cards, and some polyhedral dice. Although, I downloaded some apps for the last two.

I had a really fun time with my first "session" with this solo TTRPG. It became a really fun journaling/drawing project, slightly deviating from the idea given in the book of recording a podcast, but still a perfectly reasonable way to play the game and have a good time with it!
My one grievance with it is that there's no real 'endgame.' There's a way to calculate 'listeners' but it doesn't really give any rules or indications of any sort of endgame for any investigation. I think that's due to the nature of it being something you continue with the same character and world for multiple investigations, but it can make it a little tricky to figure out exactly when you should end an investigation and what really happens when you do.
Other than that, it's a really great time, highly recommend!

I felt like this was a good intro to the world of solo TTRPGs. It was easy to get into as a beginner, but I feel like you could make it as complex as you want.

All Night Breakfast masterfully walks the line of strange and supernatural. A very simple system allows for storytelling advancements and the tables included present interesting pieces of information to fold into the plot. I felt like I could seamlessly move through my investigation with the game’s input and assistance to deliver a compelling story. Highly recommended!