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I think Le Havre is a pretty good implementation of the board game. The AI is not overly difficult to beat, even on hard mode. But that usually doesn't happen until you start to happen until you figure out that the AI doesn't go large steel production which let's you make huge gains late game. I am probably going to download the History of the World game. A few people in my gaming group love the hell out of the physical version. A faster automated version should be fun to play.
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Orvin posted:I am probably going to download the History of the World game. A few people in my gaming group love the hell out of the physical version. A faster automated version should be fun to play. As a note, the app is for A Brief History of the World, not the original game. After playing both versions, I prefer Brief History more, but some people really didn't like the changes. Overall, I'd recommend Brief History of the World to people looking for a light wargame. I really like the area control mechanics, how different areas have different values over the course of the game. Everyone "starting over" with a new army at the beginning of each round creates a cool dynamic, especially since your old army stays on the board. The closest game I can relate it to is Small World, but with more randomness, so if you've like that, give it a try.
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Nov 8, 2013 16:17
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Le Havre is hilariously cluttered on iPhone, don't bother unless you REALLY like the board game.
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Nov 8, 2013 16:44
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It's actually most/all of the Codito titles that are on sale for $.99: http://theologyofgames.com/2013/11/08/ios-sale-board-games-for-99/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Nov 9, 2013 04:36
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Yeah, $0.99 for Le Havre is great. Surely it will erase the line between the havres and the havre nots. 
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Nov 9, 2013 05:10
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TOOT BOOT posted:It's actually most/all of the Codito titles that are on sale for $.99: Maybe I'll get the couple of these I still don't have since I have iTunes credit. Ra seems pretty simple at first, but turned out to be an interesting betting game. Tikal was entertaining and has a bit of strategy to it, along with the board being randomized.
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Nov 9, 2013 06:55
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I don't really recommend Tikal or Medici because it doesn't look like either have been updated in time in the past year. Anything else is still being supported.
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Nov 9, 2013 07:02
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TOOT BOOT posted:It's actually most/all of the Codito titles that are on sale for $.99: Though it's not for everybody, I really enjoy Tigris and Euphrates.
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Nov 9, 2013 18:02
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TOOT BOOT posted:It's actually most/all of the Codito titles that are on sale for $.99: I just picked up Tigris, thanks for this. I played through the tutorial and holy poo poo this is complex. I can't imagine trying to teach the game to someone else without just handing them my iPad and saying "go to town." Of course, that's not a terrible option. Can anyone suggest board games that a good for one iPad play - you know, no hidden information? I thought T&E fit that, but then I got to wars and it turns out that which tiles are in your hand is very important information. I sometimes go to board game night at my LGS and would enjoy just plopping down an iPad.
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Nov 10, 2013 16:30
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Boxman posted:I just picked up Tigris, thanks for this. I played through the tutorial and holy poo poo this is complex. I can't imagine trying to teach the game to someone else without just handing them my iPad and saying "go to town." Of course, that's not a terrible option. Carcassone and Small World both use mechanics that make it so there's nothing to hide. I'd love to see board games that use an Apple TV as a sort of neutral screen so everyone can watch what the active player is doing while keeping their hand or whatever secret. Pass and play is alright, but I hate not getting to see anything until it's my turn again.
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Nov 10, 2013 16:40
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Recycle Bin posted:Carcassone and Small World both use mechanics that make it so there's nothing to hide.
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Nov 10, 2013 22:35
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Recycle Bin posted:Carcassone and Small World both use mechanics that make it so there's nothing to hide. Technically, the number of points that a player has at any given time is hidden information in Small World. However, this is hidden under the little gold gem in the corner of the screen you need to tap in order to see this information.
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Nov 10, 2013 23:39
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Going through the list of board games on my iPad mini, the following board games have pass-and-play and lack any sort of hidden information: Agricola (The "family game" omits the hidden Occupation and Minor Improvement cards) Alien Frontiers Can't Stop Carcassonne Caylus Dead Man's Draw Elder Sign: Omens (co-op) Forbidden Island (co-op) Ghost Stories (co-op) Hive Khet Kingdom Builder Las Vegas Le Havre Medici Neuroshima Hex Pandemic (co-op) Puerto Rico Ra Roll Through The Ages Zombie Dice/Dino Hunt Dice Zooloretto Yggdrasil (co-op) I'm positive there are more out there but that's what I have on mine that fits those traits. KamikazeJim fucked around with this message at 01:34 on Nov 11, 2013 |
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Nov 11, 2013 01:24
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TOOT BOOT posted:I don't really recommend Tikal or Medici because it doesn't look like either have been updated in time in the past year. Anything else is still being supported. For what it's worth, I bought all of the ones on sale, and while I'm not crazy about Tikal, both of the games work fine. Not hugely polished like Le Havre, but certainly playable.
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I finally got the hang of Le Havre last night and, wow, once you figure out the flow, it's a blast. This is my first iPad (an Air) and I'm so stoked to finally get to play all of these otherwise insanely expensive games...
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Nov 11, 2013 20:33
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tonytheshoes posted:I finally got the hang of Le Havre last night and, wow, once you figure out the flow, it's a blast. Wait until you try the Agricola solo series.
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Nov 14, 2013 18:59
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I just bought an iPad after I had to give my old one away when I changed jobs. I'm trying to get back into the GroupMe room but I can't figure out how to join it from my iPad. Can someone PM me the details?
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Nov 17, 2013 17:20
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tonytheshoes posted:I finally got the hang of Le Havre last night and, wow, once you figure out the flow, it's a blast. I have never got the hang of it. Even following the suggested moves against an easy AI doesn't provide a lot of illumination. Any pointers?
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langurmonkey posted:I have never got the hang of it. Even following the suggested moves against an easy AI doesn't provide a lot of illumination. Any pointers? I learned a lot by reading this building reference list and sticking to a relatively easy strategy of aiming everything I did at building the Luxury Liner at the end of the game and establishing at least one good source of steady income (either the Bakehouse or Joinery) early on and then something like the Cokery and Shipping in the late game. This works on the easiest difficulties and gives you a chance to learn how to use some of the more interesting buildings once you get the hang of things. Early in the game, if you go first, a good strategy is to play "keep-away" with the Wood offer to slow down your opponents. One tip I have is to remember that loans aren't necessarily a bad thing as long as you keep an eye on the interest payment cycle. If you do things right, you can usually pay them off fairly easily at some point. Also, don't be afraid to sell buildings that don't generate any income if you can buy a more valuable one later on. Other than that, I have learned a lot by losing and paying attention to why and how the other players won. http://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/45371/extensive-le-havre-buildings-reference-and-faq
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Bought Pandemic and have been playing it with the girlfriend today - this poo poo is hard. It feels almost like an unreasonable hardship to not be able to share cards freely (even the Researcher can only give cards freely); are there any recommended tactics or common mistakes I should be aware of?
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TACD posted:Bought Pandemic and have been playing it with the girlfriend today - this poo poo is hard. It feels almost like an unreasonable hardship to not be able to share cards freely (even the Researcher can only give cards freely); are there any recommended tactics or common mistakes I should be aware of? Play with your hands open on the table - technically you're supposed to have closed hands but can freely share info, so it's dumb not to just be able to look over and see what people have without asking every ten seconds. Other than that, just play with 4 epidemics, make sure someone is the medic and hope for not-terrible luck.
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Nov 19, 2013 00:40
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JoshTheStampede posted:and hope for not-terrible luck. This. All co-operative board games are dumb, and this is why.
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Lord Wexia posted:I just bought an iPad after I had to give my old one away when I changed jobs. I'm trying to get back into the GroupMe room but I can't figure out how to join it from my iPad. Can someone PM me the details? I probably banned you (by accident!) when I was clearing out inactive members. You'll have to come to this channel, tell me the email you registered with, and I'll manually reinvite you to the channel. It's not a perfect system! I spoke with GroupMe support and got the user limit increased, but they told me they could not clear the ban list because reasons.
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Beelzebozo posted:This. All co-operative board games are dumb, and this is why. Someone has never played Space Alert.
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JoshTheStampede posted:Play with your hands open on the table - technically you're supposed to have closed hands but can freely share info, so it's dumb not to just be able to look over and see what people have without asking every ten seconds.
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TACD posted:Sorry, I meant I got the iPad version - you can always see everybody's hand, but I meant that you can't just swap cards when you're on the same city, you need to be on the city named on the card you're swapping. It makes exchanging cards effectively impossible (or seems to), so I was wondering what good strategies I'm missing. I haven't played the iPad version but I know that does make it harder. When I first played with friends we didn't interpret the rules right and we're sharing more openly. Now when we play we have to think a few turns ahead and prioritize things. Deciding if who will be trying to head off outbreaks before they happen or eliminating a disease depending on your peoples given ability can be tough but sometimes it works out.
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TACD posted:Sorry, I meant I got the iPad version - you can always see everybody's hand, but I meant that you can't just swap cards when you're on the same city, you need to be on the city named on the card you're swapping. It makes exchanging cards effectively impossible (or seems to), so I was wondering what good strategies I'm missing. I believe that is the rule on the original game. One of the roles special powers is to make it so that they can trade on any city (Researcher, I think). It does mean you have to plan ahead, but a good use of research stations and/or the dispatcher makes it not as impossible as it seems.
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Is Lords of Waterdeep fun? I'm a fan of Carcasonne, Ascension, Agricola, Catan, Dominion and Lost Cities - but don't hugely like Summoner Wars or Puerto Rico(the game) or Magic style card collecting games in general. Who's played Waterdeep in real life? Firesauce, Dimerhutton, Eight, MickRaider - I'm looking at you...
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porktree posted:Is Lords of Waterdeep fun? I'm a fan of Carcasonne, Ascension, Agricola, Catan, Dominion and Lost Cities - but don't hugely like Summoner Wars or Puerto Rico(the game) or Magic style card collecting games in general. Who's played Waterdeep in real life? Firesauce, Dimerhutton, Eight, MickRaider - I'm looking at you... Waterdeep is a very simple worker placement game (think Agricola). You get "quests" which require you to get a certain number and type of colored cubes. You get the cubes from placing your workers on places that give you cubes. The winner has the most points. I played it in real life and it's pretty fun and light for a worker placement type game. I'll definitely be picking it up!
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Lord Wexia posted:Waterdeep is a very simple worker placement game (think Agricola). You get "quests" which require you to get a certain number and type of colored cubes. You get the cubes from placing your workers on places that give you cubes. The winner has the most points. Sold. Hit me up for a game when it drops in the US. As always, porktree 
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I actually haven't played that one over the table (this is Fire Sauce by the way), but that description combined with Playdek's general track record have me in. Should drop tomorrow.
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I've only played Lords Of Waterdeep twice in real life, but both times I mopped the floor with more experienced players by following the simple strategy of prioritizing cheaper quests the synergize with my hidden goal whenever possible. I almost feel like people who regularly play worker placement games probably find it too simple and fundamental, so I've probably been playing with people who tend to play a different style of game. Or maybe I just got lucky, it was only two games after all and there's a good bit of randomness to the game. Make of it what you will, I still found it enjoyable as far as light worker placement games go. I'll only pick it up on the iPad if they release the Scoundrels of Skullport expansion, because otherwise the game is just too simple.
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Yeah it's simple, but it's fun and just light enough to play on the iPad while you're waiting to do something else. I also don't have any friends on Playdek's online service but I'm always down for Agricola or now Waterdeep. Username is Wexia
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 Tournament time! I've created a Carcassonne tournament on Challonge - go ahead and sign up, but please use your GameCenter name so you can find your opponent. This tournament is 1vs1 - partly because I made the tournament and that's my preferred Carcassonne style, and partly because I have no idea how to go about setting up a 3+player tournament on Challonge or anywhere else. It's also double elimination rather than Swiss, since no-shows apparently caused a lot of delays in the Ascension tournament. RULES:
I think a maximum of a week for each game seems reasonable - with no expansions there are ~70 tiles, which means 10 tiles a day, which means each player should be willing to commit to at least five turns a day. Since most of those will be useless loving road tiles instead of that city end-piece you need it shouldn't be too hard  I'm not setting a hard deadline on when this will start, but once it seems like most interested people have signed up I'll give a couple of days' notice. Also, I was hoping Challonge would let me do some kind of proper seeding (based on ELO scores or something) but unless somebody who knows more about this can give me a hint, I think it's basically going to be random. I've also enabled match attachments which I think should let everybody upload screenshots of especially satisfying moves, and final scores in particular. GO SIGN UP!!
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TACD posted:Bought Pandemic and have been playing it with the girlfriend today - this poo poo is hard.
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TACD posted:I was hoping Challonge would let me do some kind of proper seeding (based on ELO scores or something) but unless somebody who knows more about this can give me a hint, I think it's basically going to be random. You just drag the participants around in the bracket. Wait until you've closed off sign-ups and then check everyone's Elo at that particular moment. Also, as tournament director, you should be adding each participant on Game Center as they join so you can access their ratings.
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Lord Wexia posted:Yeah it's simple, but it's fun and just light enough to play on the iPad while you're waiting to do something else. Started a game with you! I've played the board game a bunch and it's really fun. I like that it's less brain-burny than stuff like Agricola. My playdek name is rudyriot
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I've really been enjoying agricola lately. Still learning it but it's a cool game. Hit me up for that or Carcassonne. I signed up for the tourney. GC same as username: MickRaider
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InfiniteZero posted:Please be careful playing this game with your girlfriend. My game group renamed Pandemic to "WHO MADE US LOSE?!?" and it is a much more appropriate title and what the game very often boils down to. It's not as bad as Diplomacy or Imperial, but I'd avoid playing it with people you actually like. Beelzebozo posted:You just drag the participants around in the bracket. Wait until you've closed off sign-ups and then check everyone's Elo at that particular moment. Also, as tournament director, you should be adding each participant on Game Center as they join so you can access their ratings.
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Joined that Carc tourney. I also just remembered the Lost Cities tourney exists, and started a game with SuicidalManiac.
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