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iOS Online Boardgaming Megathread (Carcassonne, Everything Playdek, & Many More)
- Thread starter AstroLad
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Great game, and one of the smoothest apps I've seen.
superrobot
Member
* stares at shoes *No excuses!
Sorry Ray
RaySpencer
Member
We've started and are jetting through our game.
Yeah, I know you guys will get through your game quick, but thats not the point though, haha. Both of you are pretty active in this thread, you should know when to start your games.
I think Im going to have to start enforcing time limits on this stuff just for my own sanity. haha.
superrobot
Member
Ouch!
GG
RaySpencer
Member
Thanks guys.
Now we just need Eznark vs Smiley and Slacker vs AirBrian.
Now we just need Eznark vs Smiley and Slacker vs AirBrian.
... Eznark and I are supposed to be in a game? ... Shit lol. Who's supposed to invite? Can you repost the whole bracket please :x
WE LOVE YOU AND YOUR OILERS RAY
RaySpencer
Member
No reponse to a couple of invites from AirBrian. You out there dudebro?
Eznark is supposed to invite. and no, go back a page or 2 and find it yourself
So it's not my fault? -phuh-
In that case, oilers suck lolololololololol
RaySpencer
Member
Woah woah. No need to be talking the truth in here.
Besides it's still your fault for not bugging eznark for your invite!
superrobot
Member
Playdek SW post asking for affected people to contact them.
https://www.facebook.com/Playdek/posts/614350235290718
Could be important.
https://www.facebook.com/Playdek/posts/614350235290718
Could be important.
RaySpencer
Member
Thanks, I sent in my info. I hope it helps solve the issues. I want to play SW again!
Emailed to help them out. "Everything Bundle 1" is now the "Corel Bundle" right? If so, not restoring for me. Has this affected everyone, just people on iOS 7, or...?
RaySpencer
Member
It seems kind of random. It effected me, on my iphone 5 with ios7, but didn't effect my buddy with his iphone 5 with ios7 so who knows!!!?? Which is why I think they are having trouble fixing it.
Checked out Goko's Facebook for a Dominion update.
September 5th:
Oct 17th:
Oct 20th:
Examples of what they're charging on Goko.com:
Expansion (Seaside, etc.) - $7
Expansion 3 pack (Intrigue, Prosperity and Seaside) - $20
Every published expansion - $45
Also, noticed in my email that they held a summer sale: "We're giving an extra Dominion Expansion (for free!) to anyone that orders $20 or more of Dominion Expansions in the next 4 hours."
Screenshot from September 5th. Could have changed since then, who knows:
September 5th:
Oct 17th:
Oct 20th:
Examples of what they're charging on Goko.com:
Expansion (Seaside, etc.) - $7
Expansion 3 pack (Intrigue, Prosperity and Seaside) - $20
Every published expansion - $45
Also, noticed in my email that they held a summer sale: "We're giving an extra Dominion Expansion (for free!) to anyone that orders $20 or more of Dominion Expansions in the next 4 hours."
Screenshot from September 5th. Could have changed since then, who knows:
RaySpencer
Member
Im not against paying more for iOS games. but I dont think $45+ is really the right amount. 10 bucks for Carc, and probably another 10 for the expansions is pretty fair, considering how good that app is, but i doubt this app will be anywhere near that good.
I wouldn't mind if the app is on the level of Carc, Ascension and the like. I assume the base game will be free, so paying $20 total the game and 3 of the best expansions (or even 4 with that sale) doesn't seem too crazy considering what the physical game costs.
But yeah, that is a very big if.
RaySpencer
Member
Yeah 20 would be fine for the base game and 3-4 of the best expansions. (if its a good app)
But its going to have to be better than ascension level of quality, because honestly Playdek stuff works great, but it its missing some pretty basic ass features for me to even think about paying 45 bucks, haha.
Also have to consider what happens to all of the expansions you "bought" if Goko just outright fails as a company. Look what happened with Zabu Studio and Thunderstone.
This is why I'd strongly prefer that Dominion was an actual app, with everything tied to the App Store, and not just a portal to playing and purchasing on Goko.com as it seems to be.
I guess time will tell.
RaySpencer
Member
Yeah, Its something that makes me a little uneasy about playdek using an account system on all their games now too.
Just an update on this, I got an email back from them, and they are offering up one of any of the Playdek games for free, which is a really awesome thing to do.
....too bad I own everything they have ever put out, haha.
Too big to fail!
Yeah, that was really generous of them. I let their community manager know about our thread, so maybe Playdek will show up here one day.
The only two I didn't own were Agricola and, uh...Tanto Cuore. I am a farmer now.
superrobot
Member
Ha ha. It's a choice between Food Fight and Fluxx for me. (Probably Fluxx)
And Alhambra is out.
http://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/24182/ios-release-alhambra
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/alhambra-game/id724408296?mt=8
I really like this game, I hope the implementation works well.
And Alhambra is out.
http://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/24182/ios-release-alhambra
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/alhambra-game/id724408296?mt=8
I really like this game, I hope the implementation works well.
Oh man...Agricola is soooo good. Tanto Cuore is better than PA imo but what can I say if you guys aren't into UberChibi.
Rank:
1. Summoner Wars
2. Agricola
3. Ascension
4. Tanto Cuore
5. Nightfall
superrobot
Member
Reports from BGG suggest it might be buggy.
superrobot
Member
Well I've played Alhambra.
I was playing the AI and doing well when it crashed - BOO!
I use an iphone and it's made no concessions for the smaller screen.
There's no undo - so if you drop a tile in the wrong spot or pick up the wrong money card it doesn't ask you to confirm.
It's very easy to make this mistake as 'clickable' areas are tiny.
It's probably better on an ipad.
Multiplayer:
Back to the bad old days - no GameCenter.
You register an account, then enter a lobby.
You create a game and hope someone turns up to play.
There's no invite mechanism, but you can put a password on a game.
There's no way to delete a game once you create it.
I deleted my profile then created a second profile which was able to join the game the first profile created. Yikes!
I was playing the AI and doing well when it crashed - BOO!
I use an iphone and it's made no concessions for the smaller screen.
There's no undo - so if you drop a tile in the wrong spot or pick up the wrong money card it doesn't ask you to confirm.
It's very easy to make this mistake as 'clickable' areas are tiny.
It's probably better on an ipad.
Multiplayer:
Back to the bad old days - no GameCenter.
You register an account, then enter a lobby.
You create a game and hope someone turns up to play.
There's no invite mechanism, but you can put a password on a game.
There's no way to delete a game once you create it.
I deleted my profile then created a second profile which was able to join the game the first profile created. Yikes!
jessecuster
Member
So for all of you playing Carc, Eclipse, Pandemic, etc. on their iPad, which iPad are you using?
ipad3. i don't know if i'll get the air or just wait for one more update. if they had preorders open yesterday i would have impulse bought it but thankfully i have some time to think about it.
RaySpencer
Member
Ok, if he doesn't reply by the time smiley and eznark finish their game, I will just give you the win.
I play on my iPad 3, but I will be trying to sell it for a mini. A couple friends have the mini, and I love it and now hat it's retina I need that shit ASAP.
Got the Shakes
Member
I'm going to replace my iPad 3 and I was leaning towards the retina Mini. How light they made the Air is intriguing though and making me rethink things.
I'm still using an iPad2. Everyone with these newer models is making me jelly.
Yeah that was a pretty awful start at your end. I was trying to get as much damage in as possible before you were able to turtle
Not if you like to read comic books on it. Personally, I can't wait for the Air.
RaySpencer
Member
superrobot
Member
...and now Kingdom Builder has had an update and is Universal now.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/kingdom-builder/id581197776?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/kingdom-builder/id581197776?mt=8
RaySpencer
Member
Is it good though? I tried playing the demo but stopped for some reason. I will check it out again if it's worth playing.
Awesome, I can't wait. I love buying the carc expansions since I have no idea what they do, so it's always something new and fun to learn.
I actually still don't even know how field points at calculated in carc either. Haha.
superrobot
Member
I've played the AI and it didn't crash, so already streets ahead of its stable-mate Alhambra!
It's quite playable - I didn't know the game that well.
The multiplayer is the same bespoke system that Alhambra uses, which means no direct invites (you can set passwords though)