Glad to hear! I am sure shit is hectic right now for them.
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iOS Online Boardgaming Megathread (Carcassonne, Everything Playdek, & Many More)
- Thread starter AstroLad
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Glad to hear! I am sure shit is hectic right now for them.
Xcon should fix that!
superrobot
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The Rivals for Catan coming tonight.
http://www.catan.com/game/rivals-for-catan-for-ios
There's a slightly cheesy but informative tutorial which should be enough to you a head start if you've never played it before (like me).
Prof. Easy's Tutorial
http://www.catan.com/game/rivals-for-catan-for-ios
There's a slightly cheesy but informative tutorial which should be enough to you a head start if you've never played it before (like me).
Prof. Easy's Tutorial
RaySpencer
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JetBlackPanda
Member
Is there no way to play a local game of Agricola without using the online server? like me and a buddy at work want to play while working but our wifi keeps kicking us off the server.
superrobot
Member
Async Catan will have to do something clever with regards to trading otherwise non-live games would take longer than a game of Caylus.
superrobot
Member
I used to have problems with Playdek and our wifi/gateway - in the end they must relaxed the firewall rules or something.
I'd get notifications but have to switch to 3G to take turns, then switch back so as not to ramp up my data usage.
RaySpencer
Member
Yeah I guess, id still be ok with that
Edit: damn Eclipse servers seem sick again.
Scratch that, it's the BDC servers in general, because NH is weird slow right now too.
Rivals is a ton of fun. One of the favourite games of my chidhood. I own 3 versions of it :lol
RaySpencer
Member
I had honestly never even heard of it until they announced it was coming to iOS.
I like card games and I like Catan, so it sounds good to me. Is it sort of like how San Juan is basically an easier card based Puerto Rico?
superrobot
Member
It will have Game Center, but I haven't read whether it's live only or async too.
It has the 3 deck modes too, whatever they are
It has the 3 deck modes too, whatever they are
Kind of is, yes. It has a few other mechanics though, a heavier focus on city building and combat, as opposed to "map superiority". I love the game.
one of the most fun 2p games.RaySpencer
Member
Kind of is, yes. It has a few other mechanics though, a heavier focus on city building and combat, as opposed to "map superiority". I love the game.
Aight, you got me hyped enough to play it!
Another game to add to the RvS tournament roster.
superrobot
Member
Hmm,
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpost.php?p=2871358&postcount=13
Some feedback on Rivals.
Probably not as polished as we'd like.
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpost.php?p=2871358&postcount=13
Some feedback on Rivals.
Probably not as polished as we'd like.
RaySpencer
Member
Yeah, especially when there is more than enough good examples of how to do it.
superrobot
Member
I'll probably still get it.
I won't find an excuse to stay up after midnight like last week though
Back to the solo series: 49, just needed one more action.
It's a good way to get to know the cards though.
I won't find an excuse to stay up after midnight like last week though
Back to the solo series: 49, just needed one more action.
It's a good way to get to know the cards though.
I'll probably still get it.
I won't find an excuse to stay up after midnight like last week though
Back to the solo series: 49, just needed one more action.
It's a good way to get to know the cards though.
In Solo Series I'm on game 9 with ~85 points in the last game. Didn't think I could get much higher than that but then I check BGG and with perfect conditions they can get upwards 150+ points.
superrobot
Member
I think a nice extra feature would be to be able to "solo challenge" your friends.
invite up to 5, random cards or the organiser picks the cards for the first farm.
For each subsequent game, everyone would get the same cards (obviously making allowances for kept occupations) and you could only see each others farms at the end of each game (to avoid copying).
I wonder if the 150 point farms use more of the cards from the I and K decks.
invite up to 5, random cards or the organiser picks the cards for the first farm.
For each subsequent game, everyone would get the same cards (obviously making allowances for kept occupations) and you could only see each others farms at the end of each game (to avoid copying).
I wonder if the 150 point farms use more of the cards from the I and K decks.
superrobot
Member
...also not looking like async is possible in Rivals.
baha. huge pass from me. i actually think the issues called out in the post above aren't that big of a deal but lack of async forget it
That would be a pretty sweet feature.
Yeah the farms on BGG were using a couple more decks than E, but I forget which. A lot of the point tallying involved just making a giant stone house and having cards that give more points for doing so though (like chief). It was kinda crazy and made me think more on my current strategy in Agricola, which is get some of everything.
RaySpencer
Member
Yeah, no async kind of kills it.
Only non-async board game I play with any regularity is Ghost Stories, since there you can shoot for a high score. But out of the 5+ other ones I have without async, those mostly collect dust.
DukeSucks
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Confirmed, I use it with no problems.
GG in 'cola blahness
How and what do you need in order to upgrade your house? And do you need to do clay, then stone, or either or?
To upgrade your house, a 1 time cost of 5x the type of house (clay/stone) and 1x reed. You also have to upgrade from wood to clay, and then clay to stone. The upgrade cost doesn't matter what size house you have either, so typically you expand the house as much as you can with whatever material is abundant, and then upgrade the house in the last few rounds.
RaySpencer
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Yup! I still have a bunch of non async games on my iPad, but I never play them because then I cant multitask.
Its really weird how eclipse doesnt let you do anything when its not your turn, and its weird how it doesnt show what other people did on their turns either, especially since NH allows both (though there isnt much to look at in NH when its not your turn).
I hope they add that stuff in at some point. Lucky for them, the game still plays awesome.
Edit: WAIT !!
iOS 7 has baked in chat? how does that work?
DukeSucks
Member
Thanks, so to go from wood to clay, I just need 5 clay and 1 reed no matter the size of my house?
Also happy I finally scored in double digits one game!
Need x [resource] where x is the number of rooms you have and resource is the type of house you have + 1 reed. Rulebook in game is actually pretty solid -- this stuff is listed under actions -> renovate.
Oh whoops. I've been upgrading my house after building 5 rooms so in my head it's 5 of a resource haha. Thanks for the correction Astro. The reed doesn't change from 1, which is the most important part!
No, not in iOS 7 itself. If I'm understanding correctly, there will be APIs for developers to more easily implement turn-based games and chat in their apps using Apple servers instead of having to create their own solutions.
RaySpencer
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Oh ok, I hope it actually gets used. haha.
RaySpencer
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Waiting on Slacker vs Smiley, which is weird since they are both usually really fast to knock games out.
PittaGAF
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AstroLad can I ask you a personal favor?
I'm immensely enjoying our Lost Citites games, but can you please put an Avatar on your GC?
You feel soooo....soulless without a proper avatar!!!
I need a proper avatar to curse when I'm losing!!!!
I realized I've yet to put my nick on the list.
From iPad it's a pain....I'll do it as soon as I'm on a PC at work, but if someone wants to play Lost Citites my GC is Pitta.
Also...Battle of the Bulge (fantastic game with fantastic async gameplay) is getting a universal update.
I'm immensely enjoying our Lost Citites games, but can you please put an Avatar on your GC?
You feel soooo....soulless without a proper avatar!!!
I need a proper avatar to curse when I'm losing!!!!
I realized I've yet to put my nick on the list.
From iPad it's a pain....I'll do it as soon as I'm on a PC at work, but if someone wants to play Lost Citites my GC is Pitta.
Also...Battle of the Bulge (fantastic game with fantastic async gameplay) is getting a universal update.
Smiley's turn at the moment. Hurry up you slow bastid!
I've been slow too, sadly. Blame it on (A) a busy couple weeks at work, and (B) The Last Of Us on PS3 at home.
I think it's Smiley's turn. Servers seem to be foobed again so I can't check.
In happy news, played another solo series at lunch. First time I scored 31. This time, 40. Getting better.
RaySpencer
Member
No excuses!!
I wish I was playing Last of us right now
superrobot
Member
48, 49, 49In happy news, played another solo series at lunch. First time I scored 31. This time, 40. Getting better.
Nooooooooooo!
AstroLad can I ask you a personal favor?
I'm immensely enjoying our Lost Citites games, but can you please put an Avatar on your GC?
You feel soooo....soulless without a proper avatar!!!
I need a proper avatar to curse when I'm losing!!!!
I realized I've yet to put my nick on the list.
From iPad it's a pain....I'll do it as soon as I'm on a PC at work, but if someone wants to play Lost Citites my GC is Pitta.
Also...Battle of the Bulge (fantastic game with fantastic async gameplay) is getting a universal update.
Lol, I swear this bugged me too and I didn't dare ask for it.
And the strange thing is, it is primarily including hardcore boardgamers !
Astro, Smiley, Xia, what are you doing buddies ? :-S
PittaGAF
Member
Smiley's turn at the moment. Hurry up you slow bastid!
I've been slow too, sadly. Blame it on (A) a busy couple weeks at work, and (B) The Last Of Us on PS3 at home.
I think it's Smiley's turn. Servers seem to be foobed again so I can't check.
In happy news, played another solo series at lunch. First time I scored 31. This time, 40. Getting better.
Busy work and crappy servers are to blame, clearly.
superrobot
Member
http://jobs.gamasutra.com/jobseekerx/viewjobrss.asp?cjid=33501&accountno=117973
All those digs against Euric and Nouel in Agricola have obviously hit a raw nerve
All those digs against Euric and Nouel in Agricola have obviously hit a raw nerve
http://jobs.gamasutra.com/jobseekerx/viewjobrss.asp?cjid=33501&accountno=117973
All those digs against Euric and Nouel in Agricola have obviously hit a raw nerve
So sad. I got ridiculously annoyed by all the weirdos on BGG who refuse to play async. If you're playing Playdek games, and the majority of your games are not async or live, you're doing it very wrong.
RaySpencer
Member
I dont understand whats going on? they are hiring someone new? did someone leave?