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iOS Online Boardgaming Megathread (Carcassonne, Everything Playdek, & Many More)
- Thread starter AstroLad
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mediapulp_wes
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Finally sat down and played some Lost Cities over Christmas. Although I had no clue on tactics to win early on, I'm getting to grips with it now and I'm pretty hooked. Love how bite size the matches are.
I like to play best of 3 or 5 matches. Still goes super quick and it good fun. Great little game.
edit: whoops I do that in real life, not necessarily on iOS. Threads mixed up again.
Mike Works
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Gatekeeper
Member
Uh, just jeff beat me forever and a day ago.
Yeah I'm... miles ahead in that bracket LOL.
Haha, sorry! I can't tell you really, I'm not sure if I've developed a winning strategy or just get lucky once in a while, think I'm winning about a third of the time. Enjoying the game regardless though!
jessecuster
Member
Never even started. Sorry, I am probably at fault for not inviting.
jessecuster
Member
Also, who is still playing Ascension, I need more games!
I try to stick with some pre-set strategies but that whole pesky card draw thing always messes it up. I feel like it's much harder to do hand control in any meaningful way in this game than Ascension.
Hit me up, Dave-edi-on
I recall losing, and after which I stopped caring about that LC tournament
My bad. It was awhile ago, I mean quite awhile ago, but I assume that means I lost to superrobot (?).I just updated that yesterday, so no worries.
I recall losing, and after which I stopped caring about that LC tournament
You fools crazy.
Yes, it was a great game.. until the end
Don't know how often you guys play but Quarter to Three is having a monthly PA card game league (in addition to Ascension and Neuroshima Hex). For those who want some challenges this is a good place (i'm in all 3 leagues)
PA Card Game League Linkie
Yes, it was a great game.. until the end
Don't know how often you guys play but Quarter to Three is having a monthly PA card game league (in addition to Ascension and Neuroshima Hex). For those who want some challenges this is a good place (i'm in all 3 leagues)
PA Card Game League Linkie
When aren't you in 5+ leagues?
Edit: I've played the PA game enough that I'm ready to see new cards. :x This could easily get to Dominion levels of badness for my wallet.
For 3-4 I think the expansions are almost essential (save The River, which I don't really care for), but for 2 in terms of rewarding skill yeah base is the way to go. Scores get kind of ridiculous with 2 and all the expansions. otoh the strategic decisions with 4 are quite interesting with the expansions.
When aren't you in 5+ leagues?
Edit: I've played the PA game enough that I'm ready to see new cards. :x This could easily get to Dominion levels of badness for my wallet.
Lol, well 2-3 leagues and 2-3 tournaments usually.
I'm usually trying to understand games better, not only to win but figure out how to consistently win. So play me more!
The river feels completely pointless to me. I end up usually not even placing any meeples during the river tiles because they always seem so risky for very little reward. I don't think it introduces much variability in the boards either that you don't already get in a normal game. I don't hate using the river but I don't really think it adds much either.
If you're unsure of what strategy to use in PA, you can always stack natural twenties. Lololol
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holy
Owlowiscious
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yeah that's how I unlocked the 30+ power achievement. shit shouldn't fly in a 4p game though.
hoooooooly.
Gatekeeper
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Sorry CzarTim. I very clearly thought I had reported. My post history shows otherwise though
Gamecocks625
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I typically don't buy expansions for games but the Carc ones have been fantastic. I agree with you, Yaboosh about the river expansion. Definitely the weakest out of the lot. Traders and Builders might be my favorite so far because it retains what makes the base so special but adds an entirely new layer of strategy to the mix. Not that I'm all that great at it...but it's fun nonetheless!
jessecuster
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Jessecuster over Grifter 66-51 LC tourney.
The pig in Traders and Builders seems strange to me. Being able to put a pig down even if someone else has already put a pig down seems to mean that it should be one of the last things you do in the game, mostly without exception?
Also, the extra turn piece is fun for the most part. That seems to be something you want to get down ASAP. Obviously you don't want it trapped, but not having it down on the board at any one time seems like a huge problem.
I think Inns is my favorite expansion though.
Also, the extra turn piece is fun for the most part. That seems to be something you want to get down ASAP. Obviously you don't want it trapped, but not having it down on the board at any one time seems like a huge problem.
I think Inns is my favorite expansion though.
astrolad over jessecuster 28 - -30 lc tourney
that was fast! hurry up rest of the bottom bracket!
It's weird that no one does chat anymore. At first I thought it was just Playdek being Playdek, but it seems like everyone dropped it.
Also no "next game" button in Stone Age or Battle of the Bulge.
This goes back to my HOW ON EARTH IS CARC STILL BY FAR THE BEST MOBILE BOARD GAME IMPLEMENTATION!?!?!? meme.
And yeah lack of Next Game in Stone Age in particular is pretty annoying.
Dude couldn't mention tourney in the friend invite?
I had been starting otherwise vanilla Carc games with The River recently. I like the board that it sets up and how the river breaks farmland apart.
Haven't played the Carc table game for a while so Traders reminds me why I liked that expansion so much. Really opens up with game with the builder, creative tiles to fit trap spots, incentive to close others' towns, and so forth. The cathedral just became an all-or-nothing gamble or city killing piece in 4p and pieces like the 4-city tiles are silly. That said, when I was introducing the expansions to my friends that had limited Carc experience, they all preferred Inns & Cathedrals after first impressions.
I had been starting otherwise vanilla Carc games with The River recently. I like the board that it sets up and how the river breaks farmland apart.
Haven't played the Carc table game for a while so Traders reminds me why I liked that expansion so much. Really opens up with game with the builder, creative tiles to fit trap spots, incentive to close others' towns, and so forth. The cathedral just became an all-or-nothing gamble or city killing piece in 4p and pieces like the 4-city tiles are silly. That said, when I was introducing the expansions to my friends that had limited Carc experience, they all preferred Inns & Cathedrals after first impressions.
NorrenRadd
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Which Ascension expansions should I buy? I've played a ton of the base game.
All of them. Think of it as going towards a good cause.
If money is tight, then probably avoid the Promo 1 pack since it adds nothing of gameplay value (meaning game mechanics)
All of them.
Seriously.
If you must choose singly, I vote in this order :
Storm of Souls, Promo Pack, Return of the Fallen
oipic
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Joining the chorus on this: if you've played a whole heap of the base game, then I reckon you'll definitely find enough reward and value in each (and all) of the expansions.
Is there still no ETA on the Immortal Heroes release, folks?
Gamecocks625
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Dude couldn't mention tourney in the friend invite?
I had been starting otherwise vanilla Carc games with The River recently. I like the board that it sets up and how the river breaks farmland apart.
Haven't played the Carc table game for a while so Traders reminds me why I liked that expansion so much. Really opens up with game with the builder, creative tiles to fit trap spots, incentive to close others' towns, and so forth. The cathedral just became an all-or-nothing gamble or city killing piece in 4p and pieces like the 4-city tiles are silly. That said, when I was introducing the expansions to my friends that had limited Carc experience, they all preferred Inns & Cathedrals after first impressions.
I always forget that double meeple until some dude drops it in there and steals my city. MY CITY
sladeums, that last PA turn almost felt rigged...lol wow.
I rolled a 20 that let me get any two red cards I wanted from the board. Got a +3 and the last +3 w/ PVP attack.
That gave me just enough points to kill the last red boss and get the card that gives you 4 points and a PAX Pox.
The PVP attack I used resolved giving sladeums a PAX Pox for -1 point.
I won by 1 point.
I rolled a 20 that let me get any two red cards I wanted from the board. Got a +3 and the last +3 w/ PVP attack.
That gave me just enough points to kill the last red boss and get the card that gives you 4 points and a PAX Pox.
The PVP attack I used resolved giving sladeums a PAX Pox for -1 point.
I won by 1 point.
Hahah yeah that was messed up.
Pretty much all of them in the spreadsheet in the OP are playable offline again AI, except for Hero Academy. Not sure what the 'best' is, i like Magic The Gathering 2013.