| Arkham Horror - solo
When playing solo Arkham Horror (which is not an easy game), I occasionally use this variant: I don't go through the gates. When I land on an open gate, when I then try to close it I must first encounter an appropriate Outer World encounter. If that doesn't delay me, then I can immediately close the gate (assuming I make the skill check correctly).
A gate opening on my location or an encounter card (Gate opens) will still suck me through into the Outer World.
You can't use the variant until at least 2 gates have opened on the board (otherwise winning by closing all the gates is too easy!)
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