iPad Board Games: Multiplayer and Available Now

United States
Berkeley
California

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There are quite a number of iPad GeekLists already. This one is a list of BGG games that are available for the iPad right now and can support multiple human players either locally or online, in real time or asynchronously. I invite others to add to this list by posting the iTunes URL:

Unless otherwise noted, all apps are officially licensed versions.

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Game Picture: Will be iPad or iPhone/iPod Touch* version if available.

Clones: Games in the public domain (like Go, Chess, Checkers, Backgammon etc.) not under any particular copyright license usually have many clone versions available. This list shows only one entry for such games with a link to a separate Geeklist for those games.

Human Players: The number of human players the app can support. Including "1" indicates AI or solitaire is available.

Connection: The type of connection(s) supported between players.

Face to Face = players gather around iPad

Console Mode = I.e. main game runs on iPad and iPhones used for hidden info or controllers, effectively making the iPad a console unit

Pass n' Play = players take turns and pass device. Also known as "hot seat".

WiFi = players use multiple devices lan-style over local WiFi network

BlueTooth = players use multiple devices lan-style over BlueTooth network

Online Realtime = players play against online opponents

Online Asynchronous = players play against online opponents, taking their turn on their own time often after message notification (like play-by-email)

Seller/Developer Site: Seller or Developer Web site with more info

iTunes: The iTunes App Store URL

iPhone/iPod Touch: Indicates whether the game is also playable on the iPhone/iPod Touch, there is an iPhone/iPod Touch version, or whether app is a single Universal app which works on both devices.

No = iPad only
Yes = separate iPhone/iPod Touch app available
Universal = single app, works on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: A link to the game on Appshopper.com, a great site for tracking app updates and prices.

VGG: A link to the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad app version on VGG, if available.

*Note: All iPhone/iPod Touch apps run on the iPad.

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Feel free to add an entry that meets the following conditions:

Post only the iTunes URL.

Only add an iPad board game if it is available NOW.

Only add an iPad board game if one of its multi-player modes can support 2 or more players in the same place on the same device.

Once you add a valid entry I will probably tip you 1

for your troubles and then delete and repost your entry with more complete information.

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Edited Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:19 pm
Posted Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:28 pm

1. Board Game: Puerto Rico [Average Rating:8.26 Overall Rank:3]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Name: Puerto Rico HD

Human Players: 1-5

Connection: Pass & Play, Online Realtime

Seller/Developer site: http://www.products.ravensburger-digital.com/

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: No

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/puerto-rico-hd

VGG: None yet.

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Edited Thu Aug 4, 2011 2:55 pm
Posted Thu Aug 4, 2011 5:24 am

eryn roston

(baditude)

United States
Carlsbad
California

"and the crowd went wild!"

Posted Thu Aug 4, 2011 11:33 am
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Björn K Johansson

(bjornjson)

Sweden

Played a few games. Seems really good but I am disappointed at the user interface (i am a interaction designer). I would say that most things you interact with are to small to be following interface guidelines. I would think it is therefore they implemented an undo button.

But very good otherwise. Love the animations and the little lights in the houses!

Posted Thu Aug 4, 2011 9:41 pm
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S K

(badlogik)

United States

Maryland

bjornjson wrote:

I would say that most things you interact with are to small to be following interface guidelines.

I agree with this statement, but overall the implementation is solid and worth a look. meeple

Posted Thu Aug 4, 2011 10:31 pm
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Adam Hansen

(adamondi)

United States

Washington

I bought the game when it came out. It does indeed have some graphical issues. I am not entirely sure why there is a picture of Puerto Rico in the background, but it is just flat green. No topography or interesting features on it at all. At that rate, don't bother to put the picture of the island in the background, and devote a little more real estate to the different buildings and plantations.

The AI seems pretty fine to me, as the opponents do indeed match their difficulty ratings. I'm struggling to think about any better way to show more of the information about the buildings and plantations, but having the question mark to drag over each item for a detailed description works great for me.

All in all, definitely worth the $8 I spent on it.

Posted Tue Aug 9, 2011 12:54 am
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Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

adamondi wrote:

It does indeed have some graphical issues. I am not entirely sure why there is a picture of Puerto Rico in the background, but it is just flat green. No topography or interesting features on it at all. At that rate, don't bother to put the picture of the island in the background, and devote a little more real estate to the different buildings and plantations.

Thank you for at least attempting to suggest improvements. Getting tired of the "UI sux" clones.

My own suggestion is that I think they could have freed up some space to enlarge the buildings by turning the UI to portrait (in addition to landscape) and using more drawer-type pull outs ala the decks in Ascension.

Posted Tue Aug 9, 2011 4:07 am
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2. Board Game: Caylus [Average Rating:7.97 Overall Rank:10]

Pascal M

(Beru)

Belgium

Name: Caylus

Human Players: 1-5

Connection: Pass & Play, Online Realtime

Seller/Developer site: http://caylus.bigdaddyscreations.com/

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Yes

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/caylus

VGG: None yet.

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Edited Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:37 pm
Posted Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:32 pm

Pascal M

(Beru)

Belgium

I was wondering when someone would add it to your Geeklist

Once the random crashes are fixed, this will be the best "heavy" boardgame implementation on the iPad (& iPhone).

I prefer Puerto Rico to Caylus IRL. On the iPad, it's the opposite, Caylus looks nicer & neater.

Edited Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:41 pm
Posted Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:40 pm
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jonathanWC

United States
Missoula
Montana

I've played it asynchronously also. It doesn't allow invites though, so if you want to play with certain friends they need to be there waiting for the game to show up.

Posted Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:42 pm
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England
London

Beru wrote:

I prefer Puerto Rico to Caylus IRL. On the iPad, it's the opposite, Caylus looks nicer & neater.

I agree. Caylus looks really good and plays great too. Puerto Rico seems a bit average in the looks department and I don't love dragging that question mark all over the place.

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Tim Seitz

(out4blood)

United States
Glen Allen
VA

Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. But God does not take away life; instead, he devises ways so that a banished person may not remain estranged from him. 2 Sam 14:14

Nate_001 wrote:

Beru wrote:

I prefer Puerto Rico to Caylus IRL. On the iPad, it's the opposite, Caylus looks nicer & neater.

I agree. Caylus looks really good and plays great too. Puerto Rico seems a bit average in the looks department and I don't love dragging that question mark all over the place.

I don't have Puerto Rico to compare, but the Caylus implementation is horrible, IMO.

- The graphic design is poor - sometimes hard to tell where the provost is
- The UI is awful. WAY too many clicks to do actions, particularly when using certain buildings. And it has opposite functions for the "x" button depending on what screen you are on, which can be confusing at times when you are new, or just playing quickly.
- The AI is unbelievably stupid, and oh yea... it cheats! (or there is a bug that allows it build batches at the castle with fewer resources than required).

Edited Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:54 pm
Posted Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:51 pm
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Pascal M

(Beru)

Belgium

out4blood wrote:

I must admit that I was a bit too enthusiastic about Caylus blush

. Recent updates did not solve the major crashes & issues. It's sad because this game was really promising. Let's hope the next update is the good one!

Posted Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:04 am
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3. Board Game: Tigris & Euphrates [Average Rating:7.88 Overall Rank:15]

Lee Borkman

(Bjork)

Australia
Menangle
NSW

This is just out. Supports multiplayer through Game Center. I haven't had a chance to give it a good go yet, but first impressions are very good.

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Posted Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:04 am

Adam Hansen

(adamondi)

United States

Washington

It's pretty good. I haven't played the board game version before, so this app taught me the game. It took a few plays to really get it. The tutorial is okay, but only really laid out the rules. I have found that the best tutorials also give hints at what makes for good strategic play, but this app saves those hints for a separate "hint" option available in regular play. That makes the learning curve for this game a little higher than for some other apps, but still doable.

Posted Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:18 am
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Dave Seidner

(remus)

United States
Willow Grove
Pennsylvania

In another time's forgotten space, your eyes looked through your mother's face. Wildflower seed on the sand and stone, may the four winds blow you safely home.

I like that the strategic hints are separate from the tutorial. Some of us prefer to discover the strategies ourselves through repeated plays as opposed to hints or reading strategy articles, etc.

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4. Board Game: Crokinole [Average Rating:7.82 Overall Rank:33]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Public Domain: Croke

Human Players: 1-2

Connection: Face to Face, Online Realtime

Seller/Developer site: http://www.dot-matrix-interactive.com/Our_Games.html

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Yes

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/croke

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/83264/croke

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Edited Sat Nov 6, 2010 6:46 pm
Posted Wed Aug 4, 2010 3:38 pm

Phil Shepherd

(captkayoss)

United States
Bristow
Virginia

Be on your guard. There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.

I'd really like to see this updated for iPad.

Also, wouldn't mind seeing these guys port this over to Android... I'm not a huge fan of the crokinole app for my Droid - it isn't nearly as good as this app on iPhone.

Posted Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:37 pm
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5. Board Game: Tichu [Average Rating:7.72 Overall Rank:41]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Human Players: 1-4

Connection: Bluetooth

Seller/Developer site: http://tichu.housefullofgames.com/

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Universal

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/tichu

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/77045/tichu

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Edited Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:01 pm
Posted Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:09 am

David Vanden Heuvel

(Deefer)

Canada
Ottawa
Ontario

Oh noes.... I foresee a new addiction forthcoming.

Posted Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:13 am
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Steve Blanding

(SteveBl)

United States
Redmond
Washington

Christine, that is definitely NOT normal behavior.

If that happens, you should disconnect all the players, close the app, and then restart the app and link everybody up again. Hopefully that will be enough to get it unstuck.

Either way, I'll keep my eye on it and hopefully I can figure out why. If you were to send me your device stats it might help me know what to look for.

Edited Thu Feb 3, 2011 9:44 pm
Posted Thu Feb 3, 2011 9:44 pm
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Steve Blanding

(SteveBl)

United States
Redmond
Washington

SteveBl wrote:

Update: I have a test build that has fixed this problem for at least one person (still waiting on confirmation from others). I'm going to do a little more testing and, with luck, I'll submit it in a couple of hours.

If you'd like to help verify the fix, send me email: steve-at-housefullofgames-dot-com

Update on the update: Unfortunately, that fix I had yesterday is only a partial fix. It's a good thing I didn't rush to submit because we're still seeing some crashing with the test build. I'm hoping I can nail it down today.

Again, if you would like to help, feel free to send me email.

In the mean time, if you're seeing crashing, turning on airplane mode (assuming you can't or won't upgrade to iOS 4.2) should get you playing again.

Posted Fri Feb 4, 2011 5:09 pm
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Christine Biancheria

(Christine Biancheria)

United States
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania

With the update I got, the crashing seems to have stopped.

Posted Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:47 pm
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Bruno D.

(teg2)

United States

New York

Would love to see an Android version with which the iOS version could "multiplay" with.

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6. Board Game: Go [Average Rating:7.78 Overall Rank:43]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

GeekList of Go clones: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/60085/ipad-versions-of...

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Posted Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:30 pm

7. Board Game: Ra [Average Rating:7.58 Overall Rank:52]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Human Players: 1-5

Connection: Face to Face, Online Asynchronous (max 2 humans), Online Realtime (max 2 humans)

Seller/Developer site: http://sageboardgames.com/

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Universal

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/ra-designed-by-reiner-knizia

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/86774/ra-designed-by-rein...

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Edited Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:23 pm
Posted Wed Nov 3, 2010 12:35 am

Nosnhoj Kräm

(Eeeville)

Canada
St.John's
Newfoundland

“Brothers, oh brothers, my days here are done, the Dornishman’s taken my life, But what does it matter, for all men must die, and I’ve tasted the Dornishman’s wife!”

"Oak and iron guard me well, or else I'm dead and doomed to hell." - Andal proverb.

A.I. seems a little weak but it's so good to have Ra on the go.

Posted Wed Nov 3, 2010 12:51 am
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Richard Skinner

(Likeless)

United Kingdom
Southend-on-Sea
Essex

I agree that the suns could be a little larger when it is your turn, but I have no problem with the overview of currently owned tiles display.

Posted Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:00 pm
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David Dawson

(dawson_osu)

United States
Champaign
Illinois

Just got for my iPod touch. Have never played Ra or a Knizia game, but this seemed like a good way to spend $4 in gift card money. Can't wait to try it!

Posted Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:58 pm
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Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Now with Online Asynchronous and Online Realtime play!

Posted Tue Feb 1, 2011 10:19 pm
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England
London

I've never played the real game, but bought this the other day. I really like it. Very similar feel to Roll Through the Ages, but the bidding in Ra makes it far and away the better game, in my opinion.

Posted Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:33 pm
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8. Board Game: Small World [Average Rating:7.54 Overall Rank:59]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Human Players: 1-2

Connection: Face to Face

Seller/Developer site: http://www.daysofwonder.com/smallworld/en/ipad

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: No

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/small-world-for-ipad

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/77097/small-world

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Edited Sat Nov 6, 2010 6:46 pm
Posted Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:45 pm

Mattias Elfström

(Mattias)

Sweden
Unspecified

Great implementation of a great game!

Posted Sun Aug 1, 2010 9:31 am
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Carl Johan Ragnarsson

(minismurf)

Sweden
Lund
Unspecified

Was a while since that post, but iPad version is available now.

The leaderboard of Small World is not quite good enough as it only shows the games with the highest scores for the winner. Sure, it is something, but different computer opponents, profiles and an ELO-type rating really does add a lot.

Posted Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:55 pm
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B. Hebert

(Hobbes)

United States
Davis
California

How do you disable the music? I couldn't find a control for that despite looking for it. Really annoying not to have a toggle front and center for that.

Posted Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:47 pm
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Mark Buetow

(Malacandra)

United States
Du Quoin
Illinois

Best game company ever?

GMT Games, of course!

Hobbes wrote:

How do you disable the music? I couldn't find a control for that despite looking for it. Really annoying not to have a toggle front and center for that.

Well, you can just mute your iPad...

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Will Morgan

(Masterhit)

United States
Hendersonville
Tennessee

This finally convinced me I wasn't wrong in disliking the game

Cost me $7 for definitive proof though.

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9. Board Game: Ticket to Ride [Average Rating:7.49 Overall Rank:74]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Human Players: 1-4

Connection: Online Realtime

Seller/Developer site: http://www.daysofwonder.com/dow-online/en/t2r/ipad/

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: No

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/ticket-to-ride

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/76803/ticket-to-ride

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Posted Fri May 20, 2011 6:36 am

R. G.

(RedSix)

United States
Bozeman
Montana

It should be noted that you can't have local multiplayer on Ticket to Ride. The online multiplayer is great, but locally you can only play 1 player with bots.

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Chris Kice

(Nekura)

United States
Shorewood
Illinois

Today they just released a patch with 4 player "pass and play". Huzzah!

Posted Tue Aug 9, 2011 3:19 pm
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Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Nekura wrote:

Today they just released a patch with 4 player "pass and play". Huzzah!

That was a month ago actually. They did send out a very nice email blast today though.

Posted Tue Aug 9, 2011 4:50 pm
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Vytautas Kubilius

(Kubilius)

Lithuania
Vilnius

Nekura wrote:

Today they just released a patch with 4 player "pass and play". Huzzah!

Yeah, but it's generally hardly playable as pass&play game on tablet, just as Bang!

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Jason Persampieri

(Sargondai)

United States
San Mateo
California

Kubilius wrote:

Yeah, but it's generally hardly playable as pass&play game on tablet, just as Bang!

I disagree. The wife and I had an incredibly pleasant 3-hour flight while playing it the whole way through. Oftentimes we'll play while watching TV as well. It's very well done.

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10. Board Game: Dixit [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:76]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Human Players: 3-6

Connection: Online Reatime, WiFi

Seller/Developer site: http://www.toboco.fr/titres/idixit

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Yes

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/idixit

VGG: None yet

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Posted Wed Jun 1, 2011 5:57 pm

England
London

Wow, I did not expect to see this on the list. I love Dixit so I guess I'll have to check this out.

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Doug Adams

(dougadamsau)

Australia
Oakleigh
Victoria

Boink

Tried to get this running last night and gave up. The WiFi/Online screens just return blank lists, with no instructions on how to get a game going. Create and Join both returned the same thing. At the moment it's Dixit that you can't play - at least it was free

Has anyone played it with real people? How did you do it?

Edited Fri Jun 3, 2011 2:35 am
Posted Fri Jun 3, 2011 2:33 am
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jonathanWC

United States
Missoula
Montana

I managed to play it online the other night with real people. Unfortunately they were really slow to play and eventually someone quit and the game got abandoned. But it did work! One thing that I'm not sure if I like or not is you actually say your sentence/story into it and it records it. Then you hear all the other players. I think I would have rather just typing it in.

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Robèr Boonmann

(rober)

Netherlands
Geldrop
Noord-Brabant

I have the same experience.
Just sitting and waiting for the game to be abandoned.

Writing down the word/sentence would be better.
Also if you could take turns while the others are off-line.
And playing outside a wifi connection would be great also.

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jonathanWC

United States
Missoula
Montana

rober wrote:

Also if you could take turns while the others are off-line.

That is key I think.

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11. Board Game: BattleLore [Average Rating:7.55 Overall Rank:77]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Clone: Viking Lords

Human Players: 1-2

Connection: Face to Face, Online Realtime

Seller/Developer site: http://www.vikinglordsgame.com

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: No

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/viking-lords

VGG: http://boardgamegeek.com/videogame/89265/viking-lords

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Edited Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:08 am
Posted Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:42 am

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

I use to be a big fan of BattleLore. It's been a while, however, since I broke out my copy. A long set up time and newborn baby will do that to you. Make no mistake though, as far as I can tell, this game is BattleLore but without the Lore.

So far I've dabbled with both Campaign and Skirmish modes. Realtime Online looks promising, though I'm always hoping for asynchronous, even in a game like this. So far, it's been well worth the 3.99 I just paid. Pretty excited about this one.

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Mike Bazynski

(bazik123)

Poland
warsaw

whether legal or not does not matter much if ffg writes an angry email to apple... history suggest strongly apple would pull the app down without even trying to learn what developers' defense is, or who is right.

Posted Tue Dec 28, 2010 9:35 am
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Christine Biancheria

(Christine Biancheria)

United States
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania

The app is pretty fun, and the AI is decent. However, after playing it a bunch for a couple of days, it seemed like I saw pretty much all of the skirmish scenarios. I played the campaign through, and finished with victory. But it won't reset. Any time I go to the campaign mode, it starts me over again at that same eighth and final battle that I've won before.

Posted Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:20 pm
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Antoine Duquette

(Neurobot)

United States
Brookline
Massachusetts

The price on this one just dropped to $2.99 from $3.99.

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David Vanden Heuvel

(Deefer)

Canada
Ottawa
Ontario

Now removed from the app store.

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12. Board Game: Samurai [Average Rating:7.48 Overall Rank:81]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Human Players: 1-4

Connection: Pass n' Play, Online Realtime, Online Asynchronous

Seller/Developer site: http://www.conlanrios.com/contact

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Universal

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/reiner-knizias-samurai

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/80750/reiner-knizias-samu...

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Posted Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:58 pm

Timothy Edwards

(XidefiX)

United States
Palouse
Washington

Universal version of the app just hit the App Store!

Posted Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:21 am
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Tomas Riha

(TexMurphy)

Sweden
Göteborg

Great game and a very nice and tight implementation that plays well on the iphone format. Good AI as well.

Posted Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:55 pm
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Abbas Ali

(aliabba)

Canada
Brampton
Ontario

Best game in the app store. Oozes style and polish like no other game (well maybe Carcassonne..).

Posted Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:30 pm
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Marcin Krupiński

(yosz)

Poland
Warsaw

Did you see Neuroshima Hex?

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Kamu

(wickedwretch)

Mexico
Toluca
Estado de México

yosz wrote:

Did you see Neuroshima Hex?

It still lacks the much promised iPad-native version (but, yes, once it becomes universal, it'll certainly be the best one).

Posted Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:00 am
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Marcin Krupiński

(yosz)

Poland
Warsaw

I've played (playtested) universal version on iPad - I think Big Daddy Creations are going to send it to itunes this week.

It's really nice to play on iPad with visible tray with units etc etc.

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13. Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Human Players: 1-4

Connection: Pass n' Play

Seller/Developer site: http://www.usmiphone.de/catan_en.html

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Yes (Separate iPhone/iPod Touch version)

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/catan-hd

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/84431/catan-the-first-isl...

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Edited Sat Nov 6, 2010 6:47 pm
Posted Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:15 pm

Dave Lartigue

(Legomancer)

United States
Springfield
Massachusetts

This is just an iPhone game that plays at 2x, correct? Since an HD version in in beta right now, is there any incentive to get this one? (That is, is is like Carcassonne where I will get the iPad version free once it's released, or would I just be buying Catan twice?)

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Brad Cummings

(thequietpunk)

United States

Connecticut

Kubilius wrote:

Can I safely download the HD version now in hopes that all that feedback will transform in some nice updates and usability & enjoyment increase ?

Well it has been out for more than a year and there have been very few updates. So, I would not count on frequent updates.

Posted Fri May 13, 2011 2:29 pm
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England
London

Foucault...I just cited you in an exam the other day. I didn't expect to see you here.

Posted Fri May 13, 2011 3:29 pm
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England
London

iPad version on sale December 5th for 2.99.

Posted Mon Dec 5, 2011 8:18 am
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England
London

I've been playing this game for months and have yet to figure out what the hell that P in the red circle in the statistics section means. Anyone?

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14. Board Game: Carcassonne [Average Rating:7.46 Overall Rank:88]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Human Players: 1-5

Connection: Face to Face, WiFi, BlueTooth, Online Realtime, Online Asynchronous

Seller/Developer site: http://carcassonneapp.com/

iTunes Store: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Universal

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/carcassonne

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/69072/carcassonne

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Posted Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:26 pm

Pascal M

(Beru)

Belgium

Any release date for the iPad version?

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David Vanden Heuvel

(Deefer)

Canada
Ottawa
Ontario

It appears that even though the iPad version isn't available yet, the iphone version is already $9.99. Too rich for my blood given that I already have the cardboard version and a few expansions.

Posted Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:15 pm
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Greg Cooksey

(ldd23)

It's now a universal app and runs at full resolution on the iPad.

Posted Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:09 pm
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Scrumpy Jack

(SJack)

United Kingdom

the iOS port of this game is just brilliant. who could disagree. I feel a little more cheerful that day if I've opened Carcassonne to hear the beautifully acoustic riffs and to find that it's my turn now. the table is definitly my friend.

Posted Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:01 pm
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Vytautas Kubilius

(Kubilius)

Lithuania
Vilnius

Brilliant implementation, 10/10 no doubt, but it's been ~2 months since the post from the developers, explaining (sort of) why it takes them a year to add at least first 2 game expansions... and since then dead silence again... seriously, when is the RiverII and Inns&Cathedrals finally ready ?

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15. Board Game: Battle Line [Average Rating:7.48 Overall Rank:92]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Name: Battleline - A Reiner Knizia game

Human Players: 1-2

Connection: Pass n' Play (online play coming soon, not sure if realtime and/or asynchronous)

Seller/Developer site: http://www.gourmetgaming.com/mobileBattleline.htm

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Universal

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/battleline-a-reiner-knizia-game

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/88762/battleline-a-reiner...

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Edited Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:40 pm
Posted Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:53 am

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Previous comments deleted but preserved:

wickedwretch wrote:

Wow! Must get this ASAP.

peterb12 wrote:

This is a prime example of a game that I have always been curious about but don't want to risk shelf space on. On the iPad and iPhone, it is a "buy without even waiting for reviews" sort of title.

I love that I live in the future now.

LordT wrote:

David,

I'm not able to find it, so can you please provide an iTunes link?

Ideally your entry should look similar to the format that Gabe is using, so that we keep some consistency in this great GeekList...

Thx,
Tom

fargus9 wrote:

I believe apps are released regionally so it may not be available in your territory. In any case I found it searching for "Battle Line".

tofarley wrote:

I'm afraid that playing against the AI would suffer from the same issues that Knights of Charlemagne had. There isn't much game "in the cards" here. It's all about pushing your opponent and getting into their head. Holding onto the card that you know they need, or flaunting the card you know they need by melding it into a formation where it's not nearly as important for you as it would be for them.

That's no fun against an AI.

Don't get me wrong, I'm off to buy it now.

FezAZ wrote:

It does not show up if you search for "Battle Line."

It does, however, show up if you search for "Battleline" (one word)

LordT wrote:

FezAZ wrote:

It does not show up if you search for "Battle Line."

It does, however, show up if it search for "Battleline" (one word)

Thanks Todd, I found it now blush

PrinceHamlet wrote:

I bought this immediately, since it's one my favorite card games. I've bought many of the iPad board game implementations, and I'd say this is a good port in terms of controls, polish, user interface, and price. Here's my quick breakdown to help people decide if it's for them.

PRO
- Nice, simple design. Generally, not overcomplicated. I can get into a game quickly and play.
- Distinct colors, even if they are the same color palette as Fruit Loops.

Seriously though, the usability of being distinct is more important to me than aesthetics, and these are distinct suits.
- Icons are on each suit for those who have color-blindness. Nice touch considering many developers ignore that.
- Fluid controls. You can play immediately and perform actions with ease.
- Rules are available at a touch (in an out of a game). Although I'd prefer the text to be much smaller on them for quick readability. As they are, you have to scroll through 20 large print pages to read all of them. Yes, I said 20! I'd suggest collapsing Troop card explanations onto one or two pages, for example and let the pinch control of the O/S handle enlarging text.
- Pass-and-play is nicely done with a screen prompting when the next user has the screen (to hide your cards until the user has the screen in front of them).
- Inexpensive price.
- Can play with or without Troop cards
- Can play your own music in the game.

CON
- AI could be better. It's serviceable on the higher of the two levels, but could be better.
- I'd like to see the yellow map background a little bit less busy (or an option to replace it with flat black). There's a bit too much visual noise there, although the cards do jump out regardless.
- Rules for a Troop card should be available by tapping a card. Instead, a player has to pause the game and read the lengthy rules to understand a card I'm not familiar with.

Overall, I'd say this is a well-made port, being that it's an inexpensive travel game. I'd like online play, which I read is coming. With that addition, I'd say this would be wonderful. As it is, I thought it was a $2.99 USA well spent.

Personally, I've glad to see Knizia's best (Ra is there, and Modern Art & T&E are coming) on electronic devices. Although I bet licensing might prevent it, I'd love to see "Lord of the Rings: Confrontation" come to this platform. That's a real gem of a game that I'd like to play more.

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Jason Maxwell

(JasonRMax)

United States
Arvada
Colorado

I beat the strong AI on the basic game every time, but its not a complete push-over. I'm going to start adding in the tactics cards and see if that makes a difference.

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Todd

(FezAZ)

United States
Phoenix
Arizona

Fez.

So far the Strong AI is a joke. I guess I need to add the tactics cards (I think they muddle up the game) to see if this wasn't a complete waste of money.

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Jason Maxwell

(JasonRMax)

United States
Arvada
Colorado

Weak AI, even with tactics cards. Though I'm not sure if the tactics cards are even implemented correctly. I played a Champion on a pair of 10's and the AI's 3 8's claimed the flag. At the end of that game the AI was left with no legal play and the game just sat their thinking about its next move (all the unclaimed flags had 3 AI cards). Plus it crashes regularly when I leave a game to check the rules and come back. Pretty disappointing implementation.

Posted Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:39 pm
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Jason Maxwell

(JasonRMax)

United States
Arvada
Colorado

JasonRMax wrote:

The update fixed a couple of bugs and made the AI at least a bit of a challenge on strong, but I still win more than 90% of my games against it.

It does not play the Companion Cavalry card correctly in a wedge(straight flush). The rules in the game say the card can be used to complete a flush or a set of 3 8's, but not a straight flush, however looking at the pdf of the GMT rules here it says the card can be used as an 8 of any color, so it should be able to be used as an 8 in a straight flush.

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16. Board Game: Tikal [Average Rating:7.40 Overall Rank:110]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Human Players: 1-4

Connection: Face to Face, Online Asynchronous (max 2 humans), Online Realtime (max 2 humans)

Seller/Developer site: http://sageboardgames.com/

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Universal

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/tikal

VGG: None yet.

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Posted Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:12 am

Tom "Snicker Daddy" Pancoast

(tpancoast)

United States
Richmond
Virginia

Yay, its out! It seems to be a decent implementation of a very good game. I'm getting a lot of crashes from this first version. It remembers where you were, so it's playable.

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Vytautas Kubilius

(Kubilius)

Lithuania
Vilnius

Beru wrote:

AI is fine indeed if you're not a Tikal Master Jedi

Well, that is not completely true.
I've never played Tikal, i've spent ~3 minutes reading the rules, beat the AI 3 times and decided to put aside the game for a while as I honestly don't enjoy a game where AI is dumber that me, the newbie. AI doesn't make any interesting tactical decisions, it's predictable, repetitive, actually it seems that it's just stuck as he easily repeats same moves for 3-4 turns in a row and looses x2-x3 by points at the end...

And graphics is also rather weak. Maybe the original design was ported, I don't know, but i'm used to something more smooth looking on iOS.

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S K

(badlogik)

United States

Maryland

I do not like to be beaten by an AI routine over and over myself, but to each his own. However, getting beaten by real folks? Love it! Look for me online!

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Jeff

(HauRuck)

United States
Plainfield
Illinois

viol8r wrote:

I will chime in on the AI. I will agree the AI is a way to easy. At least in the intial v1 offering.

...

My first game, a 3 player with 2 bots, I played one easy bot and one medium level bot. .....2nd game, also 3 player, I choose 2 of the hardest bots. I think they are called KINGs.

Wow so after only 2 games, only one of which was played with maximum AI your ready to chime in that the AI sucks?

Try 4 player games with 3 KINGs each and report back after a minimum of 6 plays. Then you have the right to say the AI sucks IMHO.

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(viol8r)

United States

Washington

I didn't say it sucked. Calm yourself. Again I'll say well done implementation. Congrats. Beautiful. And I'll stand by my comment that the ai is way too easy in the initial version.
Maybe you should consider playing it yourself before posting?

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Posted Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:19 am
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17. Board Game: Hive [Average Rating:7.37 Overall Rank:115]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Human Players: 1-2

Connection: Face to Face

Seller/Developer site: http://lotuslandstudios.com/hive

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Yes

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/hive

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/85764/hive

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Edited Sat Nov 6, 2010 6:51 pm
Posted Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:00 am

Richard Skinner

(Likeless)

United Kingdom
Southend-on-Sea
Essex

Anybody know how strong the AI is for this app?

Posted Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:32 pm
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John Shepherd

(MrShep)

United Kingdom
Corbridge
Northumberland

A message on twitter suggests that the company that made this is no more, and the game was made free for a few weeks as a parting gesture cry

http://twitter.com/lotuslandstudio

Posted Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:50 pm
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Marco Chiappa

(Mad_albin)

United States
lincoln park
New Jersey

i found this one and seem so similar or exactly the same game with an hex grid

Hanto hex boardgame

http://appshopper.com/games/hanto-free-amazing-hex-board-gam...

Posted Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:56 am
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R. G.

(RedSix)

United States
Bozeman
Montana

It's really too bad that this disappeared, it was a very strong implementation of a great game. Hopefully another company will bring a version to iOS soon.

Posted Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:34 am
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Andy Tinkham

(tinkha)

United States
Shoreview
Minnesota

According to the designer, Hive should be back in the App Store on Feb. 9 (and free for the first week, since they can't release it as an upgrade for existing owners)

Hive iOS back 9th Feb 2012

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18. Board Game: Ghost Stories [Average Rating:7.39 Overall Rank:125]

Brian Pilnick

(Escher0)

United States
Santa Clara
California

Human Players: 1-2 (It oddly has all 4 colors but only allows 2 players max.)

Connection: Face to Face

Seller/Developer site: http://www.rprod.com/

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: No

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/ghost-stories-the-boardgame

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Posted Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:54 am

S K

(badlogik)

United States

Maryland

Cool! I've been looking forward to playing this one!
meeple

Posted Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:22 pm
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Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Thanks for adding this. I've actually got a quite a number of games to add to this list. Will do it relatively soon.

Posted Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:23 pm
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Ryan Bruns

(kingofthegrill)

United States
Roy
Utah

Has anyone here tried it yet? Thoughts?

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Todd

(FezAZ)

United States
Phoenix
Arizona

Fez.

kingofthegrill wrote:

Has anyone here tried it yet? Thoughts?

Here's a review from BGG: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/3861/ios-review-ghost-...

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19. Board Game: Neuroshima Hex! [Average Rating:7.44 Overall Rank:135]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Human Players: 1-4

Connection: Pass n' Play

Seller/Developer site: http://www.neuroshimahex.com/

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Universal

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/neuroshima-hex

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/85211/neuroshima-hex

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Edited Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:03 pm
Posted Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:24 pm

Jennifer Schlickbernd

(jschlickbernd)

United States
Pasadena
California

I'll wait to hear about the AI before buying this one.

Posted Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:43 pm
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Matthew Vanek

(Zxqueb)

United States
Twinsburg
Ohio

There is a puzzle expansion for NH on iphone now. 100 scenarios for a final turn win. Pretty good, though not terribly difficult.

Posted Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:31 pm
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V L

United States

Virginia

ckdckd wrote:

Legomancer wrote:

There is no (that I've found) in-game way to find out what a certain tile does (important for some of the modules), which I think will be frustrating to novice players. I hope the developers will remedy this because otherwise it's a great implementation.

It's not obvious, but it's there.

In game, hit pause; at the menu select Rules, then Armies. You then have to use Back, Back, Resume Game to return to the board. Clunky but doable.

There is menu on the right middle part of the screen that has an "I" for "info" button that lets you then tap on any tile and see what it does.

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Christopher Davis

(ckdckd)

United States
Cambridge
Massachusetts

Neo42 wrote:

ckdckd wrote:

Legomancer wrote:

It's not obvious, but it's there.

In game, hit pause; at the menu select Rules, then Armies. You then have to use Back, Back, Resume Game to return to the board. Clunky but doable.

There is menu on the right middle part of the screen that has an "I" for "info" button that lets you then tap on any tile and see what it does.

There is now, yes, as Clawf1ng3r noted in a comment back in January. There wasn't in the version available last September when I wrote that comment.

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jonathanWC

United States
Missoula
Montana

Downloading the multiplayer asynchronous update. I registered as jonathanwc if anyone is up for a game. Guess I have an excuse to buy the expansions now.

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20. Board Game: Ingenious [Average Rating:7.32 Overall Rank:137]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Human Players: 1-2

Connection: Face to Face, Online Realtime

Seller/Developer site: http://www.usmiphone.de/genial_en.html, http://ingeniousgame.com/

iTunes Store: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Yes

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/ingenious-for-ipad

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/77086/ingenious

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Edited Sat Nov 6, 2010 6:50 pm
Posted Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:25 pm

David Hunter

(idmonfish)

United Kingdom
Newcastle-under-Lyme

An Ipad version has just been released - adds Ipad sized graphics and a table mode as an alternative to pass and play - sadly doesn't add more than 2 player, which I was hoping for.

Posted Tue Sep 7, 2010 9:16 am
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21. Board Game: Time's Up! [Average Rating:7.46 Overall Rank:151]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Name: Time's Up (USA)

Human Players: 4-12

Connection: Face to Face

Seller/Developer site: http://www.rprod.com/en/TimesupIphone_usa.html

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Yes

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/times-up-usa

VGG: None yet.

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Posted Mon May 2, 2011 7:45 pm

22. Board Game: Chicago Express [Average Rating:7.33 Overall Rank:156]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Name: Wabash Cannonball

Human Players: 1-5

Connection: Face to Face

Seller/Developer Site: http://wabashapp.com/

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Yes

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/wabash-cannonball

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/87146/wabash-cannonball

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Edited Thu Dec 2, 2010 5:01 pm
Posted Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:33 am

Paulo Soledade

(Soledade)

Portugal
Caranguejeira
Leiria

Madeira - Pearl of the Atlantic - The Boardgame

AI seems too weak. Anyone tried it already?

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Matthew Chua

(soojin)

Singapore

Is this face-to-face or more like a pass-and-play? I understand that since it wasn't designed for the iPad specifically, there are many screens to scroll to view the necessary info.

Posted Fri Jan 7, 2011 3:53 pm
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Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

soojin wrote:

Is this face-to-face or more like a pass-and-play? I understand that since it wasn't designed for the iPad specifically, there are many screens to scroll to view the necessary info.

When there is no hidden info in a game, I prefer to use the label "face to face" because all players can gather round the device and take turns while all players watch. Pass N' Play implies there is player-only info that must be hidden from the other players and therefore the device must be picked up and looked at by a single player each turn.

Edited Fri Jan 7, 2011 7:55 pm
Posted Fri Jan 7, 2011 7:55 pm
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Sebastian Blanco

(theotherring)

United States
Lansing
Michigan

True, and this game would really, really benefit from a tweak to be iPad friendly.

Posted Fri Jan 7, 2011 10:22 pm
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John Sizemore

(skipsizemore)

United States
Glen Allen
Virginia

Chicken Caesar, a Game of Plots, Politics, and Poultry for 3-6 players -- no luck, just revenge!

This is NOT a Chihuahua. It is a Sphynx cat. A bald, grouchy Sphynx cat who will bite you if you mistake him for a Chihuahua.

The AI is vastly better in the latest version--highly recommended!

Posted Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:16 pm
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23. Board Game: RoboRally [Average Rating:7.24 Overall Rank:162]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Clone: Parcours.robo

Human Players: 1-2

Connection: Face to Face

Seller/Developer site: http://impara.de/parcours/

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Universal

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/parcoursrobo

VGG: None yet

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Posted Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:03 am

Gregory Smith

(JaggedTech)

United States
Newark
California

I downloaded the free version, but it just crashes repeatedly. Given the problem, I hesitate to buy the full version. Anyone tried it? Is it any good?

Posted Fri Sep 3, 2010 8:28 pm
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Sebastian Blanco

(theotherring)

United States
Lansing
Michigan

I heard from the developer, who said:

"After the new version was released we realized that a nasty bug wasn't discovered in testing. We had to pull the app from the store until a fixed version makes it through the approval process."

Apparently, this will be updated/fixed soon.

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Gregory Smith

(JaggedTech)

United States
Newark
California

It's back up at iTunes. This game is NOT RoboRally, but it is very similar. Still have not tried the paid version, but the free lite version is OK.

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V L

United States

Virginia

A MUCH better roborally inspired game has come out:

Robo Hero
free (in app purchase to get second half of game)
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

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24. Board Game: Kingsburg [Average Rating:7.25 Overall Rank:166]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Official Title: Kinsburg Serving the Crown (Yes, the typo is part of the current title, as yet to be fixed.)

Human Players: 1-5 *Apparently the app comes with 4- and 5- locked?

)

Connection: Pass n' Play

Seller/Developer site: http://www.e-nigma.it/kingsburg-serving-the-crown/

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Yes

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com:
http://appshopper.com/games/kingsburg-serving-the-crown

VGG: http://videogamegeek.com/videogame/84031/kingsburg-serving-t...

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Edited Sat Nov 6, 2010 6:53 pm
Posted Thu Sep 9, 2010 8:17 pm

Mark Gerrits

(Runkst)

Belgium
Leuven

Wow, this seemed to come completely out of nowhere for me. Pretty slick package (maybe a bit too slick even).

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V L

United States

Virginia

Want the expansions. I am kind of bored with the base game version of this game now. Helped me confirm that when I buy the board game I'll want the expansions.

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V L

United States

Virginia

I played and unlocked 4 and 5 players within a few games.

Posted Wed May 25, 2011 7:44 pm
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Patrick Madden

(losmadden)

United States
Lehi
Utah

The Apple site does say under "Coming Soon" that an iPad version is in the works, but I haven't seen anything on the developer site, and they haven't replied to my queries. Anybody else have any luck getting a response? I'd like to know when the iPad version might come out. Thanks.

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(viol8r)

United States

Washington

I'm waiting for this also.

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25. Board Game: PitchCar [Average Rating:7.24 Overall Rank:179]

Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Clone: Disc Drivin'

Human Players: 2-4 online, 1-8 local

Connection: Face to Face, Online Asynchronous, Bluetooth, WIFI

Seller/Developer site: http://www.pixelocitysoftware.com/discdrivin/

iTunes: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=Smq3RC8yf5I&offe...

iPhone/iPod Touch: Yes

Release, update, price tracking info on Appshopper.com: http://appshopper.com/games/disc-drivin

VGG: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/videogame/89607/disc-drivin

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Edited Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:54 pm
Posted Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:19 pm

eryn roston

(baditude)

United States
Carlsbad
California

Id be curious to hear peoples thoughts on this one.

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Christopher Davis

(ckdckd)

United States
Cambridge
Massachusetts

baditude wrote:

Id be curious to hear peoples thoughts on this one.

I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Give the free (ad-supported) version a try to see how you like it! There's a Disc Drivin' thread that has a list of people interested in playing the game, so you can find opponents that way.

Posted Tue Dec 28, 2010 3:32 pm
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Scrumpy Jack

(SJack)

United Kingdom

baditude wrote:

Id be curious to hear peoples thoughts on this one.

it's not bad. reminds me of Roule ta Bille, a French beach game with marbles and cyclist figurines used as markers. turn based. first to flick their marble round a track built in the sand wins.

the power ups are a bit tricky to use and fall offs are frustrating. I play it asynchronously, and if it weren't that way able, it would be in the bin

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Gabe Alvaro

United States
Berkeley
California

Obviously, I've got a lot of work to do to complete this list. Hopefully be caught up soon.

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England
London

I personally think it makes more sense to leave it the way it is, since that's the way the boardgame list is ordered. I'm usually less interested in lower ranked games and if the list was ranked alphabetically, you'd have other people annoyed that they have to look through the list to find the games that are ranked more highly. If it were possible to switch between them, that would be great, but if it has to be just one, I prefer the present layout.

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Pascal M

(Beru)

Belgium

Nate_001 wrote:

+1

I only check the 1st couple of pages for the best games.

Posted Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:45 pm
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Gabe Alvaro