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iOS Online Boardgaming Megathread (Carcassonne, Everything Playdek, & Many More)
- Thread starter AstroLad
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superrobot
Member
It's one of the rules/expansions that are configurable when creating the invite so perhaps the 'Inviter' turned it off.Oh god, I'm rusty in Carc. Btw, didn't the game use to tell you if you were to place a tile that would make adjacent tiles X ? It sure didn't yesterday...
Oh, that explains it. Is there a way to see the game's configuration?
superrobot
Member
If you look at the list of games, there may be symbols for expansions and rules underneath, if they were ticked when the game was created.
The tiles one ("Disable Crosses and remaining Tiles") is a a red circle with stacked squares inside it. If playing with the defaults there won't be.
You can set up a test with a local game against the AI to double check.
superrobot
Member
This is where the implementation falls down a bit if you haven't played the cardboard version before. I think they should have set up a series of mini challenges after the tutorial to get new players used to the kinds of things you need to do to do well in the game, without having to go through a full game to do it.
e.g. Give them the Hedge Keeper and set a goal of getting a certain number of animals,
or the axe and asking you to get to 5 rooms by turn X... .
That way you'd learn some of the neat things you can do with the occupations and improvements and when you see the cards in a proper game you'd start to key into some of the things you might want to achieve.
That would have helped my wife who likes the game but isn't a big game nerd.
But yeah, what AstroLad said
Yeah, it took me a dozen games or so for it to click.This is where the implementation falls down a bit if you haven't played the cardboard version before. I think they should have set up a series of mini challenges after the tutorial to get new players used to the kinds of things you need to do to do well in the game, without having to go through a full game to do it.
e.g. Give them the Hedge Keeper and set a goal of getting a certain number of animals,
or the axe and asking you to get to 5 rooms by turn 8... .
That way you'd learn some of the neat things you can do with the occupations and improvements and when you see the cards in a proper game you'd start to key into some of the things you might want to achieve.
That would have helped my wife who likes the game but isn't a big game nerd.
But yeah, what AstroLad said
The Ithaqua mission in Elder Signs is total bullshit right? I beat it once upon a time but I'm trying to go back through it to get the achievement. Spoilers:
Once you get to Alaska or whatever it seems like at some point you have an encounter where you just lose all your supplies, regardless of how many you had in the first place. Now your investigators are losing two health per turn and you're basically screwed the moment the game decided to randomly generate this event. Gr.
Once you get to Alaska or whatever it seems like at some point you have an encounter where you just lose all your supplies, regardless of how many you had in the first place. Now your investigators are losing two health per turn and you're basically screwed the moment the game decided to randomly generate this event. Gr.
Mhmmm I heard good things about the actual game, but never good enough things for me to actually buy it. Will give it a try though.
Looks cool
jessecuster
Member
I really hope you can change the rules. The advanced rules make the game much better.
RaySpencer
Member
Ok.
I putting you down for a loss, and Smiley for a win. I just need your army choices then.
I will also give Slacker the win over AirBrian since he hasnt posted anything here, and I think over 3 weeks is plenty of time, haha.
Slackers stupid win over Brian puts him into the finals, and knocks me out too, dumb jerk!
Ok heres the final results of the "season" :
Armies:
Green = Win, Red = Loss, Black = Tie, Grey = Didnt get used.
Now onto the finals.
_______________________________________________________________________
Neuroshima Hex Tournament 3 Finals
Top 4:
1 - Flynn | Triphibian
2 - bonesquad | justjeff
3 - Slacker | Slacker
4 - blahness | blahness
Important Links:
Challonge Link
Google Spreadsheet - Army Tracker
Rules:
- Best of 3
- First game: Top invites bottom, Top gets first pick
- Second game: Loser invites winner, loser gets first pick
- Third game (if needed): Loser invites winner, loser gets first pick
- Replay any Ties.
- Each army may only be used one time
- The 3 newly released armies are banned from the finals.
Any questions?
RaySpencer
Member
Ok, thanks. adding those in.
edit:
Gonna add this again here, to make sure people see it. Make sure to read the rules, and ask questions if you have any. I can change any rules if all 4 of you agree.
Neuroshima Hex Tournament 3 Finals
Top 4:
1 - Flynn | Triphibian
2 - bonesquad | justjeff
3 - Slacker | Slacker
4 - blahness | blahness
Important Links:
Challonge Link
Google Spreadsheet - Army Tracker
Rules:
- Best of 3
- First game: Top invites bottom, Top gets first pick
- Second game: Loser invites winner, loser gets first pick
- Third game (if needed): Loser invites winner, loser gets first pick
- Replay any Ties.
- Each army may only be used one time
- The 3 newly released armies are banned from the finals.
Any questions?
RaySpencer
Member
I don't play NH, but that spreadsheet is interesting. Do you guys think Neo Jungle is low tier and New York is high tier, or is that just how it worked out? Seems pretty well balanced just looking at the Win/Loss.
Haven't played, but the developer Stardock has a good lineage and looks to be releasing some pretty cool iOS stuff.
http://www.pockettactics.com/news/i...s-card-game-dead-mans-draw-coming-next-month/
Haven't played, but the developer Stardock has a good lineage and looks to be releasing some pretty cool iOS stuff.
http://www.pockettactics.com/news/i...s-card-game-dead-mans-draw-coming-next-month/
I love Stardock.
And yes, NeoJungle is one of the worst, because they need a LOT of luck/good early draw to work. NY is very, very good.
RaySpencer
Member
Yeah NeoJungle is probably a lower tier, but its pretty well balanced that even NeoJungle can beat NewYork fairly often. A lot of the time it just comes down to your tile draw, and then what's easier to use.
New York's tile set is pretty good, they have a good assortment of attack tiles, and their main base (HQ) has an easy to use power that just gives everything around it 1 extra HP. So you're pretty likely to get some good damaging tiles early and often, and be able to bunker down and turtle in most of their games easier.
Neo Jungle on the other hand has a lot of buffing tiles, which is great if you can link them all with your base and create a chain of units, then they are pretty much unstoppable and can easily become a top tier team. You can get fucked though when you're NJ, if you get all buffing tiles, and your opponent gets some good damage tiles to clear those out of the way early on, you will have a pretty hard time coming back from it. They are a more luck based team, in a game that already requires a good amount of luck, so they can be a little harder to play.
Borgo barely breaking .500 is pretty surprising though, they are a strong team with a lot of damaging tiles like New York, so them not being higher in wins is a little weird.
Sounds good to me. Good luck, everyone!
RaySpencer
Member
The adds that popup when I load Le Havre make me not want to play Le Havre. I own own all these games they are advertising, leave me alone! Fucking popup adds.
superrobot
Member
Re: ABHOTW
I'm in
I'm in
I just got an Air, so happy with my purchase. The thing is so light!
Regarding elder signs, the game is a wonderful singleplayer experience. The expansions are must-buys IMO. They're excellent.
Playing against Mike Works is the same. Picked up a lot of good tricks from him that I will never execute as well.
Carc pro tip: if playing against multple opponents and heel is one of em, just let him have e farm
RaySpencer
Member
GG! I was totally outclassed. Good luck in the next round.
lol
Carc pro tip: Convince your opponents you'll fight over something until you both lose. Follow through with the threat when necessary.
RaySpencer
Member
Carc Pro Tip:
Invite me to multiple games, and make me different colours in them. I might just finish your castles for you!
haha.
Invite me to multiple games, and make me different colours in them. I might just finish your castles for you!
haha.
RaySpencer
Member
Carc pro tip: Let RaySpencer build your cities for you.
Can I blame Yaboosh for that one? He completed his turn in two games back to back, one where im red, and one where im blue. Sooooooo....its all his fault.
:'(
lol
I don't think anything changed besides you getting a barrel. My next piece would've closed the city, and I would've put a meeple in the same field. You did kind of waste a turn, though.
Lords of Waterdeep is looking good. Comes out later this month
Really cannot wait. Really liked the physical version of this.
I would love to try team carc as well..keep me in mind if you get something going.
I quite like 2p carc myself, it is so much easier to have a somewhat tight strategy that way.
Got it. Sees very interesting. Feel free to invite me.
Heel, you want to be part of this too?
Next person who wants to try 2v2 Carc, speak up... I can create a match.
Expansions? Traders & Builders at the least.
RaySpencer
Member
Sure. I'm good at completing other people's castles anyway! Haha.