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iOS Online Boardgaming Megathread (Carcassonne, Everything Playdek, & Many More)
- Thread starter AstroLad
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RaySpencer
Member
Doesn't really matter since the armies are predetermined.
Man it felt like that game was 100 to 0. I couldn't get anything going.GG!
Yeah, you were kind of in a bad place all match, we had such weird tile placement going on. It worked out for me though, I got to chip enough of your HQs HP away while still being able to defend my base.
I do wish we could have kept our HQs near each other though, I love all out wars between Hegemony and Borgo. Haha
RaySpencer
Member
Well then who ever set up that game didnt read the rules
Drafting
No expansions or bonus cards (like the zombie)
Show wounds
Master set races!!!!!!
superrobot
Member
More Catan news. This time 'the Rivals' which is the 2 player card game version. (Which I've never played). Coming 20th June with Game Center, can't tell if async or not.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/66056/the-rivals-for-catan
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/19728/app-news-warhammer-quest-and-rivals-for-catan-rele
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/66056/the-rivals-for-catan
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/19728/app-news-warhammer-quest-and-rivals-for-catan-rele
superrobot
Member
It'll be the same app afaik. (Rivals looks like a separate app).
Given the trading aspect they may not want to support an async mode though. Especially if they are going cross platform.
Given the trading aspect they may not want to support an async mode though. Especially if they are going cross platform.
RaySpencer
Member
I meant to comment on this! So fucking excited for the master set stuff! I've had to hold myself back a few times from buying the actual board master set board game because I know I would never play it since my friends don't care much for SW but I really want to try out all the new shit!!
SW tournament LEAGUE style for SURE. When that drops, because I'm sure the base game will be 99c, so new people can get in with the old stuff and old fans can have some fun with the new armies.
Mike Works
Member
I still want to do that Carcassonne teams tourney!
Swamp orcs coming in SW! Vine walls! Vine walls everywhere
RaySpencer
Member
Figure out how we could make that work and I can set it up.
Mike Works
Member
All we need is an even number of people joining the tournament. Then I suppose we could use rankings from the past tournament(s) and match together the highest ranking finishers with the lowest, so it'd go something like:
1st place finisher + 16th place finisher vs. 8th place finisher + 9th place finisher
etc.
1st place finisher + 16th place finisher vs. 8th place finisher + 9th place finisher
etc.
superrobot
Member
So would it be combined scores or player with the best score?
RaySpencer
Member
Ok, one issue though. The tournaments dont really rank anyone below 4th. so from the last carc one its this:
1st AstroLad | AstroLad
2nd Mike Works | mikeworks
3rd CzarTim | CzarTim
4th place: Slacker | Slacker
5th place tie:
Gamecocks625 | Gamecocks625
superrobot | Diesel Pioneer
Smiley90 | Smiley1790
Gatekeeper | Z3R0_5UM
9th place tie:
mercviper | mercviper
eznark | eznark
blahness | blahness
Got the Shakes | Got the Shakes
octobot | MechaOctobot
AirBrian | AirBrian
Heel | [Slade]
Kennah | kenchuk
I guess then we could rank them by ELO, but only within their brackets? New people get ranked below the people who have already competed?
Alternatively you just say fuck all that and go by ELO, but obviously give the top 4 people their spots, since those were earned.
edit:
Good question. I would personally say you would go with combined.
Mike Works
Member
Oh yeah, ELO, let's just do that. Easy.
superrobot
Member
Whatever happens its going to be interesting, can see a lot of blocking going on.
Well then who ever set up that game didnt read the rules
Drafting
No expansions or bonus cards (like the zombie)
Show wounds
cheater! disqualify him of his NH discount double check!
RaySpencer
Member
BURN THEM AT THE STAKE!
Ok, what about the other stuff.
One and done tournament?
Best of 3?
loser bracket style?
Or a League with a mini tournament? like the Neuroshima Hex stuff.
What expansions?
Combined score or top score?
So what you're saying is I should get a bye in my Nightfall game because eznark is a dirty filthy cheater?
superrobot
Member
I like the idea of Carc Ryder Cup, especially if we have 16 players.
Two captains (1st and 2nd from the last tourney), teams of 8 (USA v ROW, or draft or something)
Captains pick pairs to play in 4 'fourball' matches - 2 points for the winner, combined score, everyone gets a game.
Then a round of 8 singles - 1 point for the winner.
Captains pick the order in secret.
First Team to 9 points wins!
Trash talk! Mind games! Kiawah Island!
I didn't set it up!
superrobot
Member
Agricola Interview on BGG
No details on release date or pricing yet
online snippet - yay ratings:
"Its based on the Playdek model with all the features were used to: timers, inviting friends to play games, push notifications when its your turn. What we've added to this is every player has a rating. When you finish a game your rating will go up or down based on how you finished in that game."
No details on release date or pricing yet
online snippet - yay ratings:
"Its based on the Playdek model with all the features were used to: timers, inviting friends to play games, push notifications when its your turn. What we've added to this is every player has a rating. When you finish a game your rating will go up or down based on how you finished in that game."
Small World for iPad is on sale for $2.99.
For anyone who followed the Kickstarter, is this app updating to Small World 2? I thought that was the case, but want to be sure before I buy it.
For anyone who followed the Kickstarter, is this app updating to Small World 2? I thought that was the case, but want to be sure before I buy it.
Yes it is, and the price is going up to 10$ I think. Buy, buy, buy!
RaySpencer
Member
Didnt expect a Ryder Cup reference in here, heh.
Sounds interesting, but a lot of work, if you want to set all that stuff up, then I can enter it into challonge and keep track of the scores.
It's a really good game with a good deal of replayability. Also perfect for async once they release it.
Same here. I assume most games will slow/stall over the weekend.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Just picked up a bunch of Playdek stuff due to the sale. Got a lot of catching up to do.
RaySpencer
Member
Ahh nice. Didn't know they had a sale going.
I mean I've owned everything of theirs for a long time, but it's nice when IAP stuff goes on sale too.
We might have to run a SW tourney now since its a buck for people who don't have it.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Any specific expansions I should pick up? Or should I just stick with the base stuff for a while until I figure everything out?
RaySpencer
Member
I recommend SW everything pack for a buck. All ascension expansions and the Nightfall expansion is decent if you like Nightfall.
Hmm, guys, this is rather embarrasing yeah but... I'm a noob to asynch play and I'm also a nice guy. So, how one is meant to play an asynch game ?
With the timezones that gaf spans, with outside life etc, how ? I mean on paper the thing seems neat, but the few games I played were with people who played soon after my turn. And I can imagine a whole lot of games being living hell with a one turn per day rythm.
How do you approach asynch play ? Is there an etiquette ?
Maybe, just maybeeee I'm over thinking it, but I'm the sort of guy that, if I play a game with someone, I want this someone to pass a good time. No point otherwise.
With the timezones that gaf spans, with outside life etc, how ? I mean on paper the thing seems neat, but the few games I played were with people who played soon after my turn. And I can imagine a whole lot of games being living hell with a one turn per day rythm.
How do you approach asynch play ? Is there an etiquette ?
Maybe, just maybeeee I'm over thinking it, but I'm the sort of guy that, if I play a game with someone, I want this someone to pass a good time. No point otherwise.
Gatekeeper
Member
One turn a day is totally fine. I've had games of Carcassonne last 3 months.
Ok well, I'm discovering/rediscovering a lot of my bg on ios, so if anyone wants to play.
And while I just played the game a few times, I would be interested in a SW tourney.
These days I tried...
Haunted Hollow - found it very good at first even if the game doesn't miss a fucking chance to tell you there is this or that as IAP. Maybe a little too simple or maybe my interest will go down quickly, didn't play enough to pass that kind of judgement.
Eclipse - when people say it's a rich game, they aren't joking. I was stomped by the length of the tutorial, stomped by the ennemies in the tutorial, re-stomped, and finally won a little match... without being sure of what I did well ^^
Very drowned in the possibilities and a little annoyed by the randomness of some elements. I'm sure that a good player can overcome it, but when the little me struggling with the rules find sectors after sectors after sectors without an orange planet, it is a little frustrating.
Totems - a little game that I picked on pocketactics note alone, cheap enough to not think about it twice. Just played the short tutorial but it seems fun, almost insulting in its simplicity, but I assume games vs humans might be another matter entirely.
And while I just played the game a few times, I would be interested in a SW tourney.
These days I tried...
Haunted Hollow - found it very good at first even if the game doesn't miss a fucking chance to tell you there is this or that as IAP. Maybe a little too simple or maybe my interest will go down quickly, didn't play enough to pass that kind of judgement.
Eclipse - when people say it's a rich game, they aren't joking. I was stomped by the length of the tutorial, stomped by the ennemies in the tutorial, re-stomped, and finally won a little match... without being sure of what I did well ^^
Very drowned in the possibilities and a little annoyed by the randomness of some elements. I'm sure that a good player can overcome it, but when the little me struggling with the rules find sectors after sectors after sectors without an orange planet, it is a little frustrating.
Totems - a little game that I picked on pocketactics note alone, cheap enough to not think about it twice. Just played the short tutorial but it seems fun, almost insulting in its simplicity, but I assume games vs humans might be another matter entirely.
Gatekeeper
Member
I will be in for the Carc teams event
RaySpencer
Member
Nightfall is such a skill game that its pretty funny seeing the scores of people who know what they are doing vs people that are new.
I look forward to our match Smiley! We both understand how it works, so it should be a fun game, as long as the Draft and Archive are a decent batch.
Nightfall is really weird, its a shitty game when you dont know what you are doing, but its extremely skill, or at least knowledge based, so knowing what to get plays a HUGE part in it. I wont ever argue that its the best card game out there, but its definitely a fun and interesting game when you know what your doing.
Since me and Smiley have actually played a decent number of Nightfall matches our match should be pretty good, because we will HAVE to chain off each other to make it work, where as if im playing against someone who has no clue, I can just focus on getting 2 card that will chain together. It not always a knock out win, but you can pretty easily win like that. I played virtually the same way vs Merc and Heel, but because of the types of cards they both played it made the wins look a lot different, but I can say without a doubt I was pretty damn sure I would win both of those matches after the first round of pickups.
Anyway! you and Heel need to play for 3rd place as well, hopefully you enjoy that matchup more!
I agree, Nightfall is a lot of knowing the cards. I was very surprised by your draft, too, the cards you chose were by far not the best ones available, and then you didn't use any of them later, either... I'll write it down as a win by experience.
Now the final is the long-lasting Nightfall rivalry between Ray and me in a tourney, haha. Not bad.
RaySpencer
Member
Haha yeah, it should be fun. I hope this fuck up I just made on the first fuckong chain doesn't cause me issues in the end. Haha.