superrobot
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If anyone is interested in trying Paperback my user id is
Diesel Pioneer
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Digital Board Games Thread: Async Multiplatform Meeples
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TheMissingLink
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Unsure. I rarely play competitive MP in digital board games since I have such little time.
butzopower
proud of his butz
Surprised Faeria iOS hasn't come out yet, the TestFlight release back in May felt quite ready to release.
Do you mean iPhone? Because it's been on iPad since March. Very nice app.
Still not on Android, though.
butzopower
proud of his butz
Ya, they did an alpha for the phone version for about 2 weeks, and it was real fun.
It is, just not for every region. I'm not in it
. I want to love the game but it rejected me.alundra311
Member
Apparently, Burgle Bros. is now in the app store.
superrobot
Member
Paperback is a lot of fun now it's got multiplayer.
It would be very nice if it had stats, achievements and badge notifications.
(You do get banner notifications so it's ok - better than RFTG)
There's a few niggles with adding players by nickname so you can create invites, we had to create a game, join it and then the friend can be added as a known player.
However other can add 'friends' without needing to go through this step.
It would be very nice if it had stats, achievements and badge notifications.
(You do get banner notifications so it's ok - better than RFTG)
There's a few niggles with adding players by nickname so you can create invites, we had to create a game, join it and then the friend can be added as a known player.
However other can add 'friends' without needing to go through this step.
It is, just not for every region. I'm not in it
Faeria is really good, that sucks. It's my favorite CCG after Krosmaga.
Both games are gorgeous and pretty generous. They also win big time for being very different from all the god damn Hearthstone clones.
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Cross-posting from the iOS Gaming thread:
So for some reason I never played Age of Rivals despite buying it at launch because it was 99 cents and because I really like deck-building games.
I think I just was never really in the mood to sit down and learn a new ruleset for a card game, I play a lot of card games as it is.
Well, finally got around to it last night. This shit is really good. This is one of the more unique takes on the DBG genre I've played in awhile. It's basically Age of Empires: the card game. No doubt that's why they named it what they did.
The app is really polished (probably because they've updated it like every week since launch) and the art is really good. My only disappointment is that there is no unique art for each card, only unique art for card types. That's totally understandable for a small game like this, though, since that is a massive workload for an artist. But it would be cool if they updated the game with an art package, I would even pay for it as DLC.
The game would also work in physical form and I'd love to buy it if they ever printed it. It would be a little obnoxious to juggle tokens ala Ascension, which is why I prefer these games digital, but I'd still want to have a real copy to play with people IRL.
After the launch period the game bumped from $1 to $4. Right now it's on sale on iOS and Android for $2 and I can't recommend it enough. Grab it for a great price right now!
Unfortunately, Age of Rivals does not follow Star Realms' example where the game unlocks on all devices for one in-app purchase. The Steam version is $9.99. I'm not saying the game isn't worth $10 but the mobile pricing disparity will never not upset me.
We can monitor this here in case it become available to the rest of the world.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=be.abrakam.faeria&hl=en
Which is really weird because I have iOS version running on my ipad running just fine. The only issue I have with that version is the Network code they have isn't quite suitable for mobile connection.
Lords of Waterdeep 64-bit update coming in a week (August 23). Also releasing on Android and Steam.
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/68127/preview-lords-waterdeep
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/68127/preview-lords-waterdeep
only took a few years, but it will be nice to finally play it on my android tablet.
superrobot
Member
I've not made it past floor 1 yet.
It must be easier with only 1 or 2 in the team.
I have the base Steam game but havent played in a bit. I should get back into it. This game, Age of Rivals, and Sentinels of the Multiverse are some of my fav card games
Finally!
you'll want to split your team as evenly as you can between the floors if possible to reduce guard coverage
I did it...I finally did it! So many things had to align but the gang finally got out, with a dynamite blast and a mad dash at the finish. I used to not think much of The Rigger, but absolutely couldn't have won the game without him. (Playing on the Medium building fwiw.)
nice grats. Game is hard indeed. I think I'm around 30% winrate playing the game with a team of four and no quarterbacking irl. There's a lot of stuff that can go wrong really fast so it's always an accomplishment.
superrobot
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PittaGAF
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Temple Games, makers of the excellent Race for the Galaxy on iOS (my personal GOTY) just announced at Gencon they are making Roll for the Galaxy, which is apparently (knew nothing about it, just checked online) a dice and refined version (highly regarded too, it seems).
And I happen to love dice.
Awesome.
And I happen to love dice.
Awesome.
Legendary DXP has released on iOS!
is this basically just an DXP (whatever that is) version of marvel legendary in app form?
also are there plans to bring it to android any time soon?
First off, I was wondering if it would be cool to make a seperate OT specifically for digital card games.
Secondly...
Solforge, my favorite digital CCG (I spent around $300 over two years despite it also being easily the most generous of all CCGs I've played) is still alive and kicking!
If you didn't know, the game was set to die in January. The devs were no longer able to support the operation, which sucks because it's a super cool game with very unique mechanics. Well, they managed to get a donated server from another dev so those of us who really loved the game would still have a place to play.
All the same, without new card cycles I kind of just drifted away and games like Krosmaga, Elder Scrolls Legends and Faeria took its place.
On a whim, I just checked the website and was shocked to find that not only is the game still active, they even pushed a significant balance patch out on August 3rd.
If you guys are curious about the game or want to join me for a match I'd love to play.
In fact... to date, Solforge is the only digital CCG (that I'm aware of) that allows players to share cards. What this means is that you can give one copy of any card acquired with premium currency to another player while still keeping your original copy for yourself - effectively making every purchase a two for one and an awesome way to easily acquire specific cards you want in "trades."
I have a shitload of cards I can still share so, again, if there are any former (or current) players or people interested in a F2P account (I'll give you commons and uncommons for nothing, they are worthless to me) then let's play!
My user name is HotHamBoy
The game has an IAP of $2 that unlocks everything but the cosmetics you can buy with free and premium currency. Like Star Realms, basically.
The app is busted as fuck. I couldn't even get through a game against the bots without the UI breaking and making it impossible to continue. People are reporting a lot of problems like that as well as not being able to find matches.
Basically, the game feels like it was released in an alpha state to coincide with GenCon. It doesn't just lack polish, it lacks playability.
Devs have been actively communicating though and I'm sure it will be patched up, still not good.
Secondly...
Solforge, my favorite digital CCG (I spent around $300 over two years despite it also being easily the most generous of all CCGs I've played) is still alive and kicking!
If you didn't know, the game was set to die in January. The devs were no longer able to support the operation, which sucks because it's a super cool game with very unique mechanics. Well, they managed to get a donated server from another dev so those of us who really loved the game would still have a place to play.
All the same, without new card cycles I kind of just drifted away and games like Krosmaga, Elder Scrolls Legends and Faeria took its place.
On a whim, I just checked the website and was shocked to find that not only is the game still active, they even pushed a significant balance patch out on August 3rd.
If you guys are curious about the game or want to join me for a match I'd love to play.
In fact... to date, Solforge is the only digital CCG (that I'm aware of) that allows players to share cards. What this means is that you can give one copy of any card acquired with premium currency to another player while still keeping your original copy for yourself - effectively making every purchase a two for one and an awesome way to easily acquire specific cards you want in "trades."
I have a shitload of cards I can still share so, again, if there are any former (or current) players or people interested in a F2P account (I'll give you commons and uncommons for nothing, they are worthless to me) then let's play!
My user name is HotHamBoy
The game has an IAP of $2 that unlocks everything but the cosmetics you can buy with free and premium currency. Like Star Realms, basically.
The app is busted as fuck. I couldn't even get through a game against the bots without the UI breaking and making it impossible to continue. People are reporting a lot of problems like that as well as not being able to find matches.
Basically, the game feels like it was released in an alpha state to coincide with GenCon. It doesn't just lack polish, it lacks playability.
Devs have been actively communicating though and I'm sure it will be patched up, still not good.
Age of Rivals is one of the best games I've played this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCVnOGuOVx0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCVnOGuOVx0
I was interested enough to pay the $1.99 to unlock the base game despite people having issues with the game. Well count me among those with issues, I can't actually play it. When a game starts, I can play my cards but then never do anything with them, it doesn't register them as played. When I click end turn, I get booted back to login screen.
I certainly hope they at the very minimum detach the singleplayer/playing with AI from their online services because not being able to play at all thanks to their servers crapping out isn't good. Also turn timer when playing against AI because sure, why not...
Should have kept this in beta for a while longer.
They are seriously toeing the line in terms of getting booted from the App Store imo. Definitely the buggiest official (or even beta!) release I've ever played.
It's really bad for a brand this big.
I mean, okay, $2, but how bout we don't give people more reasons to not take a chance and buy premium games?
It's really good! Buy this deck building game instead of Legendary DXP.
Between the bad art in stuff like Legendary: Firefly and this I feel like UD does a disservice to a great system.
I will say that the art is one of the best things about this release. So there's that.
How did this game even pass certification?
Yeah I love to support premium games but that Legendary sounds so busted right now. Come on devs you gotta make sure the game is playable and you only released on one platform
Was even thinking to buy the game even though I"m android user since I can fallback to my kids ipads
But I'm waiting on fixes
Was even thinking to buy the game even though I"m android user since I can fallback to my kids ipads
But I'm waiting on fixes
So I don't know if this is the place to put it, but there's a game in Early Access on Steam called Sumer that calls itself a "digital board game". Basically, you have your workers collect resources to use in rituals and material-crafting to earn points. You can also use the workers to raise goats, which are used as currency. In-between rounds, you bid on buildings and power-ups with the goats to give you an advantage for the next round. Highest point total at the end wins. It's $14.99 and currently only has local multiplayer (online will be in the full version), but if you're into games like that, you should probably give it a shot.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/464950/Sumer/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/464950/Sumer/
superrobot
Member
The Waterbeep update is live.
The new landscape orientation will take some getting used to.
The new landscape orientation will take some getting used to.
superrobot
Member
Eight minute empire is out.
I think I'll hold off until later, especially with Through The Ages coming on the 14th - $9.99
I think I'll hold off until later, especially with Through The Ages coming on the 14th - $9.99
It's tolerable on iPad, but horrible on iPhone. I understand that Playdek wanted to consolidate development between all versions and so went the landscape route, but I hope portrait comes back to allow one-handed play on iPhone. The new animations are also really slow and distracting (cards flipping).
superrobot
Member
I appreciate the fact that it pauses before drawing new cards now, which might stop me making terrible mistakes on buildings where I think I can play an intrigue card (instead of drawing one).
TTA trailer
YES, one hundred percent yes
ChackanKun
Member
What's the status of Carcassone on iOS?
Does anyone still play this?
Does anyone still play this?
yeah man -- got invites from various gaffers (i think?) every few weeks. that game has so many expansions that there's lots of flavors of it you can play -- never gets old (well except pure base w/ no fields which is a bit boring
)XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Through the Ages gets 5/5 from Pocket Tactics:
http://www.pockettactics.com/reviews/review-through-the-ages/
One of my all-time favorites, I'll need to pick this one up. Anyone down for multi? If it's anything like that web-based implementation that a bunch of us used for years, this will be a great async game.
http://www.pockettactics.com/reviews/review-through-the-ages/
One of my all-time favorites, I'll need to pick this one up. Anyone down for multi? If it's anything like that web-based implementation that a bunch of us used for years, this will be a great async game.
TheMissingLink
Member
Anyone have recommendations on a good Android digital board game with a good campaign?
Sheltered has been meh. Never could super get into Galaxy Trucker...anything else?
Sheltered has been meh. Never could super get into Galaxy Trucker...anything else?
superrobot
Member
I'm in. My username is Diesel Pioneer
platypotamus
Member
Alright gang, the wife and I are heading out of town this weekend without kiddos and expect to have a fair amount of time to play board games on our iPad. I see there's a Through the Ages app now, so I will get that for sure since that's among our favorite games.
Anything else recent-ish that ya'll can recommend with pass and play multi? Here's stuff we have digitally already:
Love:
Ascension
Waterdeep
Carc
Le Havre
Agricola
Ghost Stories
Like:
Galaxy Trucker
Small World
Meh:
Penny Arcade Deck Builder
Samurai
Also willing to accept non-board/card games that we can play together with a single ipad!
Anything else recent-ish that ya'll can recommend with pass and play multi? Here's stuff we have digitally already:
Love:
Ascension
Waterdeep
Carc
Le Havre
Agricola
Ghost Stories
Like:
Galaxy Trucker
Small World
Meh:
Penny Arcade Deck Builder
Samurai
Also willing to accept non-board/card games that we can play together with a single ipad!
Splendor
Race for the Galaxy
Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Desert Island
Forbidden Island
Potion Explosion
Baseball 2045
Pandemic
Puerto Rico
Stone Age
Eclipse: Dawn for the Galaxy
Suburbia
Neuroshima Hex
Dominant Species
Star Realms
Yggdrasil
Dead Man's Draw (Free! I love this game for quick local games with anyone)
lttp on this question, but try out elder sign. not strictly a campaign per se but you do progress and unlock new maps and it's really fun imo (the extra maps are worth it once you've got the hang of the game -- super challenging)
TheMissingLink
Member
Good idea, I actually have this but never considered it, thanks!
platypotamus
Member
Wow that's a hefty list. Thanks!