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I've never played Lords of Waterdeep before the iOS version and after a few games I really like it. It's not as punishing as Agricola, it offers more meaningful choices than Stone Age, but it still has the sense of accomplishment I have playing the cardboard version of Pillars of the Earth. I'm always a sucker for secret goals too. It's just a really well done worker placement game. The iOS version obviously stays very true to the cardboard, and I'm not sure if that's really a help or hindrance (never having played it outside of iOS and all). I know some people don't like a game to be changed around in appearance for iOS (see: Agricola) and while the interface here suffers a bit for being true to cardboard (I prefer to play zoomed right out), if you're one of those "IT MUST BE A LITERAL TRANSLATION" people, you'll be fine. It's cool that the board changes from day to night and has birds and stuff on it though. The game also highlights things for you which is nice. Personally I'll never complain if an iOS or computer translation of a game takes advantage of what you can do do on that platform without hurting the experience. Highly recommended if anybody is on the fence. 10 cubes out of 10.
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My wife and I really like the physical version of Lords of Waterdeep. I would have the iOS version by now if my only iOS device wasn't a first gen iPad that runs like garbage. Playdek really needs to start porting their games to android.
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InfiniteZero posted:I've never played Lords of Waterdeep before the iOS version and after a few games I really like it. I grabbed LoW this morning, but I only had time to burn through the tutorial. It seemed to be a lot of fun solely based on that, but I'm looking forward to digging in further this weekend. Unrelated, but is there a more viable way to win in a 5-person game in Le Havre besides either bee-lining toward the Luxury Ship or building a fleet and shipping stuff? The only other way I've won so far was through a Hunting Lodge/Steakhouse combination, but I just got trounced trying to become a Brick Barron--but maybe it's just not a viable strategy in a 5-player game since it takes so long to get resources... In general, that's my biggest complaint about Le Havre. Still fun, though. I'm always trying out new strategies, so hopefully I can find a few more that work. tonytheshoes fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Nov 22, 2013 |
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Nov 22, 2013 18:27
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Lords of Waterdeep marks the first time I've thought ill of my trusty old iPad 2. It runs fine, but not having a high DPI screen makes it hurt to look at zoomed out.
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Nov 23, 2013 22:46
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Caylus is like the "big boy" version of Waterdeep. A lot more depth, a lot more complicated. Not better or worse, but if Waterdeep gets stale you could try Caylus. The theme isn't quite as polished though. However it still renders in 960 on the iPhone.
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Nov 24, 2013 09:56
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PRADA SLUT posted:Caylus is like the "big boy" version of Waterdeep. A lot more depth, a lot more complicated. Not better or worse, but if Waterdeep gets stale you could try Caylus. The theme isn't quite as polished though. You neglected to mention that it's probably the driest game ever made.
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I didn't find it that way. That and Agricola are probably my favorite games. If you want something super eye-candy and thematic though, I could see where you'd think that.
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Alright, as nobody has signed up for the Carcassonne tournament in a few days I'm going to assume that most interested people have done so by now. There's currently 12 people signed up, but it would be lovely and make my inner OCD happy if we could get to 16 so there's no byes needed. I've set a participant cap at 16, but whether or not that gets hit I'll probably pull the lever and start this rolling on Friday or Saturday. If you're interested and haven't done so, there's still time to sign up!
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TACD posted:Alright, as nobody has signed up for the Carcassonne tournament in a few days I'm going to assume that most interested people have done so by now. Also, what up with the Ascension Tourney, or Cuties Round 2 - I think some of you are slackers!
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Nov 27, 2013 16:06
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TACD posted:Alright, as nobody has signed up for the Carcassonne tournament in a few days I'm going to assume that most interested people have done so by now. tonedef131 fucked around with this message at 21:36 on Nov 27, 2013 |
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Nov 27, 2013 21:26
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tonytheshoes posted:Unrelated, but is there a more viable way to win in a 5-person game in Le Havre besides either bee-lining toward the Luxury Ship or building a fleet and shipping stuff? The only other way I've won so far was through a Hunting Lodge/Steakhouse combination, but I just got trounced trying to become a Brick Barron--but maybe it's just not a viable strategy in a 5-player game since it takes so long to get resources... I don't know about a 5-person, but generally speaking, playing efficiently is the most important part of Le Havre, more then any particular strategy. This thread has some nice thoughts on overall strategies and efficiency. Honestly though, my best suggestion is just don't play with 5 players. 3 is the sweet spot for Le Havre.
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Edit: Never mind, I had to change my GameCenter name but I ended up making it work.
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Nov 28, 2013 02:09
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Pandemic is on sale for $2.99 (down from 6.99). Worth it?
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Turambar posted:Pandemic is on sale for $2.99 (down from 6.99). Worth it? I bought it this morning and while there is no online play, it's otherwise about everything you could want from a digitized version of Pandemic.
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TACD posted:Alright, as nobody has signed up for the Carcassonne tournament in a few days I'm going to assume that most interested people have done so by now. We're full, let's roll!
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Nov 28, 2013 18:19
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TACD posted:Alright, as nobody has signed up for the Carcassonne tournament in a few days I'm going to assume that most interested people have done so by now. Aww balls, I just saw this and it's already full. Am I gonna need to wait for the next tourney?
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Nov 28, 2013 20:55
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EightFlyingCars posted:Aww balls, I just saw this and it's already full. Am I gonna need to wait for the next tourney? Sign-up as an alternate, and then the site will let the tournament director swap you in for the first no-show.
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Nov 28, 2013 22:14
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MickRaider posted:We're full, let's roll!
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Nov 28, 2013 22:44
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Lost Cities is on sale today if anyone does not have it yet.
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thegreatcodfish posted:Lost Cities is on sale today if anyone does not have it yet. So are Pandemic, Eclipse, Caylus and Neuroshima Hex. Army of Frogs is free.
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TACD posted:I've been adding the remaining people now in my friends list and have discovered that you cannot search your friends by nickname in iOS 7. Maddening, and hopefully not the case on OS X, but either way I'll sort this out and get us going tomorrow. As far as I know, you can send a friend request to either an e-mail address or a nickname in Game Center.
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Nov 29, 2013 00:21
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This might be a stupid question but what is the difference between Neuroshima Hex and Neuroshima Hex Puzzle?
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X_ThePerfect posted:This might be a stupid question but what is the difference between Neuroshima Hex and Neuroshima Hex Puzzle? Neuroshima Hex is a straight "port" of the physical board game; Neuroshima Hex Puzzle is basically a series of solitaire scenarios that can help teach you the rules of the game.
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Nov 29, 2013 00:50
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Incidentally, Puzzle is a lot more fun than fighting with the online multiplayer in the original.
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Max22 posted:As far as I know, you can send a friend request to either an e-mail address or a nickname in Game Center.
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 Tournament is go I never got GC responses from couchlife or Quickpull, so I've put you guys in as lowest seeds rather than wait around.
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TACD posted:
Sweet! Thanks for setting this up, TACD! (I'm in as "DimerHunton".)
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TACD posted:
I've not received anything on GC. Edit: I see it now, for some reason I got no notification. Quickpull fucked around with this message at 05:46 on Dec 1, 2013 |
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Quickpull posted:I've not received anything on GC. same here, should be all set either way
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The next Carcassonne expansion is the Princess and the Dragon (eh), but the game is on sale ($7) for the first time in years.
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cbirdsong posted:The next Carcassonne expansion is the Princess and the Dragon (eh), but the game is on sale ($7) for the first time in years. And completely worth it. (So glad I got it when it was $5 on the iPhone, and they turned it into an Universal app)
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iPad Scrabble used to have a companion app for iPhones that functioned as a tile rack while you used the ipad as a board. This was great for playing with friends but it looks like they removed the rack app and the general functionality. Is there Scrabble clone that has such an option? Are there any other decent board games that use multiple devices with an iPad as a board?
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So, it looks like Suburbia popped up on the app store today. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/suburbia/id681966300?mt=8 Anyone had a chance to try it out? I already enjoy the physical game, but it would be nice to have an idea if the app implements it well. e: Well I pulled the trigger v  v. Initial impressions are positive. Based on playing one game versus 2 AIs, and three or four of the single player "campaign" levels (exclusive to the app, not included in the physical game), everything seems to run well. Didn't encounter any crashes or bugs, AI played fairly quickly, but I'll reserve judgement on the skill level of the AI until I can play some more games against it. It's hard to judge a tutorial when you already know the rules well, but I think this one, although it gives you a decent idea of how to play the game, could have been just a bit more comprehensive. However, the included in-app rule book isn't just copied directly from the physical game manual like some board game apps do, but has been rewritten specifically for the app. It refers to the interface, cuts out anything that would only be relevant in the physical game, has shortcuts to the different sections, and has a small section at the end with strategy tips.
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Princess & Dragon update for Carcassonne is live.
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KamikazeJim posted:
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KamikazeJim posted:
SOLD. LET'S DO THIS!
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Quarriors! Is apparently also out and according to Pocket Tactics is a disappointing steaming slag. So it goes.
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Eegah posted:Quarriors! Is apparently also out and according to Pocket Tactics is a disappointing steaming slag. So it goes. Yeah, that's really too bad. I'm finding that I tend to like lighter, more random games on the iPad a lot more than I do in person. Their flaws don't seem so bad when you can burn through a whole game in ten minutes.
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If I haven't played Carcossone but once or twice, is it worth starting with the base game or just grabbing all of the expansions and playing like that?
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Bottom Liner posted:If I haven't played Carcossone but once or twice, is it worth starting with the base game or just grabbing all of the expansions and playing like that? Yes. Today is the last day of the first sale they've ever run on the base app. Go get it now.
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