Yeah, the more I get into it, the better it gets. What a great update and expansion, and I almost feel like a thief for only paying $3.99. Almost.
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iOS Online Boardgaming Megathread (Carcassonne, Everything Playdek, & Many More)
- Thread starter AstroLad
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Yeah, the more I get into it, the better it gets. What a great update and expansion, and I almost feel like a thief for only paying $3.99. Almost.
Gah those stupid ass notifications always disappear/don't even show up -.- I'm on it!
RaySpencer
Member
Damnit superrobot! change your GC name!! Id been playing with some dude named 'Diesel Pioneer' in Ascension. Games were going fast and it was fun (plus I was winning 
). I figured I should find out who the hell this actually is, wtf man!
GC name should be your GAF name, this goes for everyone!
). I figured I should find out who the hell this actually is, wtf man!GC name should be your GAF name, this goes for everyone!
Damnit superrobot! change your GC name!! Id been playing with some dude named 'Diesel Pioneer' in Ascension. Games were going fast and it was fun (plus I was winning
GC name should be your GAF name, this goes for everyone!
Oh that's him? I was wondering who that was too...
Also I feel like Eye of Destiny is broken. It says ONCE PER TURN, when you acquire a hero, put it in your hand, but it seems to do it for ALL heroes you acquire, I swear I acquired 3 heroes and put them in my had during the same turn...
RaySpencer
Member
sounds like HAX! also the Elder Skeptic is bugged too. It seems like every time I would discard an Apprentice, it would let me pull it from my discard pile, back into my hand right after...
There is an Event card that causes that ... once per turn put a discarded card back in your hand ... prolly what you were seeing
RaySpencer
Member
ahh, yeah that was probably it. those event cards are fun, but some games you dont even see 1. its weird.
There's some really neat combos in the expansions. Prime & Dream Machine thing is one of my favourites. One lets you put a construct back from play to your hand, the other lets you acquire any construct and goes from the discard pile back to your hand when you play a construct. So you get 2 free constructs out of it (or 2x3 Runes). That with some nice drawing is sweeeet.
RaySpencer
Member
Yeah, this is an amazing expansion from what ive played of it. The trophy and event thing is so much fun, I love being able to hoard a bunch of stuff for later use!
superrobot
Member
Damnit superrobot! change your GC name!! Id been playing with some dude named 'Diesel Pioneer' in Ascension. Games were going fast and it was fun (plus I was winning
GC name should be your GAF name, this goes for everyone!
Some other mechanoid got there first.
I like this much more the the previous expansions. The trophies and effects let you plan a little better.
Mixing the other expansion in does dilute the events so that you don't see them that often.
Took me a while to work out the difference between banish and destroy
I was thinking why would I want to destroy this for 2 triangles. What's the point in that.
Also all you victories are void.
I should get some extra honour points for dealing with a mega-breakfast meltdown involving 2 3yos in between turns.
RaySpencer
Member
Some other mechanoid got there first.
I like this much more the the previous expansions. The trophies and effects let you plan a little better.
Mixing the other expansion in does dilute the events so that you don't see them that often.
Took me a while to work out the difference between banish and destroy
I was thinking why would I want to destroy this for 2 triangles. What's the point in that.
Also all you victories arevoidAmazing and spectacular.
I should get some extra honour points for dealing with a mega-breakfast meltdown involving 2 3yos in between turns.
I thought that too, haha. stupid destroy!
Tell that other superrobot to give you your name then! DOIT GOGO!
I fixed your post for you
butzopower
proud of his butz
Could you always play RotF stand alone? You can do it 1v1 now.
Im pretty sure thats why the tutorial is the first thing that shows up upon loading SoS for the first time!
superrobot
Member
I skimmed it, went blah I know how to play this, tappity tap tap tap, let's go.
Yes.
I was trying BattleCON out just now (disclaimer: I just got back from a run, which maybe affected my opinion
I had mixed feelings. This isn't a CCG, it's closer to a battle game like a cross between a 2D fighter and Summoner Wars.First, I don't like its anime aesthetics. To be fair, I never do. Next, I noticed there is a significant lag whenever you click on anything (I'm on an iPhone 4 though). I kept clicking thinking nothing was happening. Strike Two.
I went to the tutorial since I had no idea how to play. What were they thinking? I don't want static screens of banter between two characters. I gave up fast; by which I mean I had to reset the game since I couldn't quit the tutorial. Strike Three.
Well, I did test out the actual game too. From the little I could figure out I did like the basic mechanics, but the surrounding app turned me off. I have too much to play with Ascension and soon (maybe) Neuroshima Hex. Your mileage may vary.
It's not really a CCG as such.
Each character has a set deck of fighting moves.
There is no deck building or anything like that ... it is more a fighting/dueling game using some card game mechanics.
I was trying BattleCON out just now (disclaimer: I just got back from a run, which maybe affected my opinion
First, I don't like its anime aesthetics. To be fair, I never do. Next, I noticed there is a significant lag whenever you click on anything (I'm on an iPhone 4 though). I kept clicking thinking nothing was happening. Strike Two.
I went to the tutorial since I had no idea how to play. What were they thinking? I don't want static screens of banter between two characters. I gave up fast; by which I mean I had to reset the game since I couldn't quit the tutorial. Strike Three.
Well, I did test out the actual game too. From the little I could figure out I did like the basic mechanics, but the surrounding app turned me off. I have too much to play with Ascension and soon (maybe) Neuroshima Hex. Your mileage may vary.
Yeah I'm not liking it very much either, it's not very deep. Plus, the tutorial is extremely useless lol. Not my thing, there's not much to it :/
RaySpencer
Member
Pffft tutorial.
I skipped that so fast! ..... I tried to find it later, but all I saw was the main game tutorial. Oh well! A few games and I figured everything out anyway!
butzopower
proud of his butz
Smiley has no way to win this game of Nightfall, but has been tasked with the decision of who gets to win. IMO, that's better than winning.
You're a jerk, do you REALLY want to be mean when I can choose who wins?
EDIT: PHAH, at least I ended up tied 2nd with you
butzopower
proud of his butz
You're a jerk, do you REALLY want to be mean when I can choose who wins?
EDIT: PHAH, at least I ended up tied 2nd with you
ransombriggs can use the win.
RaySpencer
Member
Why'd you forfeit in nightfall Astro? Scared of my awesome skillzzzz?!
Yup, I have no idea what I'm doing. Lost my last 5 Ascension games, only 1 was close. Doesn't help last game I twice misread cards leaving me with wasted turns.
I wish you got notified when a game ended. I was playing two games at once and both ended at the same time (both with big turns by my opponent, I hate going first and I was waiting and waiting...
. Doesn't help last game I twice misread cards leaving me with wasted turns.I wish you got notified when a game ended. I was playing two games at once and both ended at the same time (both with big turns by my opponent, I hate going first
and I was waiting and waiting...Oh yeah sorry bout that. I misread a card and completely screwed myself second turn.
RaySpencer
Member
Still can't buy any of the expansions in Ascension. I want to give them my money; this bug sucks.
Reinstall the app? Turn your apple device off for a couple mins? Make sure Your device is up to date? I dunno! That sucks a bunch though.
I'm actually really looking forward to when they migrate the UI improvements from Ascension into Nightfall. Next Game would be a great start, and Nightfall could really benefit from seeing who's attacking whom.
I wonder if Playdek will ever have chat or multitasking (or, getting greedy, Elo) though. You'd think they'd have it in Ascension by now if they could reasonably pull it off. Lack of chat especially is a real bummer.
I wonder if Playdek will ever have chat or multitasking (or, getting greedy, Elo) though. You'd think they'd have it in Ascension by now if they could reasonably pull it off. Lack of chat especially is a real bummer.
The first/most important feature nightfall needs is the possibility to see which cards you've purchased. Multiplayer is haaaard without that lol
butzopower
proud of his butz
Someone asked earlier, but I think the white border around your avatar in Ascension means you went first?
RaySpencer
Member
You can tell who's attacking whom by which spot the drag it too though, it works pretty well.
I agree that being able to see what you have is first, I need that bad! After that though multitasking is my number one, I hate having to lot in every time! I'd like chat for sure, but multitasking first, Elo isn't a big deal to me, I like being able to see other peoples win loss in nightfall though, I wish they had that in ascension, I thought they did actually I just can't find it anymore. Haha.
The thing is, not even Ascension has multitasking, so I don't see it come to Nightfall soon. On the other hand, the card-viewer has been in Ascension FOREVER (since its Launch? I'm not sure), and is NEEDED in Nightfall asap.
RaySpencer
Member
Yeah, card viewer seems like something they just forgot and can add really quick. Multitasking would probably mean a major redesign of how their app works. Still though, get on it playdek! I'm sick of logging in all the time when I'm switching between 2 of their games!
RaySpencer
Member
Tigris is confusing! I shoulda played more games against the AI first. Haha. I'm getting completely destroyed against Astro.
butzopower
proud of his butz
All the mechanics work like that. I can think of a case where it'd matter. If a Nook Hound showed up followed by an Arbiter of Fate, and the top card of your deck was that Void hero you could banish for 2 honor, you'd definitely want to discard it to banish it. If you imagine the physical game, those actions would resolve right when the cards show up, at which point the end of the game might not be a guarentee.
Tigris is confusing! I shoulda played more games against the AI first. Haha. I'm getting completely destroyed against Astro.
YEEESSSS!
It's actually not too bad though it has a lot of tactical complexity. Basically your score is based on your lowest color, so you want to try to be even. You score by putting down tiles where you have a leader in the same color (or a black leader if there is no leader of that color), you get points every turn for monuments in the appropriate attached leader color, and then there's fights over conflicting leaders. That's it -- easy peasy!
RaySpencer
Member
YEEESSSS!
It's actually not too bad though it has a lot of tactical complexity. Basically your score is based on your lowest color, so you want to try to be even. You score by putting down tiles where you have a leader in the same color (or a black leader if there is no leader of that color), you get points every turn for monuments in the appropriate attached leader color, and then there's fights over conflicting leaders. That's it -- easy peasy!
I remember it being pretty simple when I first learned how to play, that was a while ago though. Also I didnt really play enough after learning to think up any basic strategy's either. I will play a few more games against the AI before I challenge you again, haha.
I could be wrong but I believe it does play best as a 4P. Although the screwage factor with the disaster tiles can be intense. What the game really needs is Carc-like animations showing you the last turn. It's pretty barebones but oh well.
RaySpencer
Member
I can see that, it really does look like a 4 player game. 4 players is harder to set up and keep going though, and right now my limited knowledge of the game I dont think I would fair very well with any amount of players, haha.
roodiculous
Member
I saw that! I had a rough streak a few weeks ago but I'm on a roll as of late. I'm not a huge fan of the rivers expansion I've decided. Inns and Cathedrals is where its at.
roodiculous
Member
Just got the latest Ascension expansion, will be sending out mass invites. I feel 2p/3p matches work best. 4p can be really fun but I feel you can lose the game fairly quickly if you get a couple of bad draws to start the game.
NathanMcMahon
Banned
it definitely sucks. It's too constraining nd feels like the game doesn't start until those tiles are done.
Ooooh I didn't think about that, Deathseeker COULD give you some extra Honour if it was there. Oddly specific, but okay, I see it now.