ScrabbleDude
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I want servers I can access from work.Now that's not a knock on Playdek b/c they do pay much respect to async (unlike some other board games with kludgy implementations, or even worse none); I just want Elo and chat.
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iOS Online Boardgaming Megathread (Carcassonne, Everything Playdek, & Many More)
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ScrabbleDude
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I'd be finishing our game now, but can't access those servers from work either.
New armies in Neuroshima seem like a lot of fun.
Ray and I constantly have a game going
Also, Caylus with GC? Interesting... Someone hit me up with an invite for a 4p
Game or so
Yep great game. It was a lot closer than the score indicates. Came down to the last two tiles, really. :O
joeyjoejoeshabadoo
Member
Summoner Wars needs an undo button. I keep grabbing the wrong side of the card and end up messing up a move.
I agree 100%. If not an undo then some kind of confirmation requirement when using units with special abilities.
ScrabbleDude
Member
blahness beats Scrabbledude in Carcassonne. 105 - 95. Great game, I thought it could have gone either way pretty easily.
3 is the sweet spot. I find that 4 player matches take forever.
ScrabbleDude
Member
I like 2 player Carc the best.
Forced my 14 year old niece to play the Summoner Wars master set with me tonight. She'd never played before. Destroyed my Mountain Vargath the first match due to Magic Stasis. And I barely one the second match as the Benders vs the Shadow Elves. She actually had fun. I like this game.
Forced my 14 year old niece to play the Summoner Wars master set with me tonight. She'd never played before. Destroyed my Mountain Vargath the first match due to Magic Stasis. And I barely one the second match as the Benders vs the Shadow Elves. She actually had fun. I like this game.
RaySpencer
Member
Depends on who im playing, I usually like to just play 2 player with people from GAF, but I will load in as many as I can if its with friends. That pretty much applies to any board game too, not just carc.
Edit: Where did our Neuroshima Hex game go Scrabbledude? I dont remember it being over...hmmmm
Also, your a Calgarian Hereafter? Were officially enemies now FYI!
Edit: Where did our Neuroshima Hex game go Scrabbledude? I dont remember it being over...hmmmm
Also, your a Calgarian Hereafter? Were officially enemies now FYI!
ScrabbleDude
Member
There's gotta be at least one gaming group in Calgary. I drive 45 minutes to get to my group. I found it via reddit. My wife plays too and is awesome at board games but I usually want to play more than she does. And she hasn't tried Summoner Wars yet, but my niece was telling her about the awesome moments she had.If you fly to Calgary, I'll play with you
As great as the iOS version is, there's something super gratifying about that moment when you roll actual dice and it really counts.
Ray, maybe it timed out? I noticed it was gone earlier too. Or maybe you already beat me. Lol.
RaySpencer
Member
ScrabbleDude
Member
I feel like I'm really bad at that game. Haha. I even did 25 or so puzzles from NH Puzzle. But let's play again!
Also, your a Calgarian Hereafter? Were officially enemies now FYI!
Oh you're from that stinky place up north? ;-) Can we both hate Vancouver though?
@Scrabbledude, to tell you the truth, I'm kinda busy with the little one to actually go anywhere to play. I like you guys on GAF and the other forums so online is good enough for me.
ScrabbleDude
Member
I hear ya. I have to bargain with the wife to get away from our two girls.
RaySpencer
Member
Yeah if someone doesn't take a turn for 3 days, it just deletes the game. One of several kludgy elements of their async implementation.
Oh man, placing cards down or rolling dice IRL is the best. Especially custom faction dice. Its just so gratifying, especially when you do it one after another. Also, the reactions are the best.
RaySpencer
Member
Im pretty sure we had been playing turns every day though, haha. Maybe it was just over, I dont remember.
Yeah man that was a great game. For a while there it felt like we kept getting each others' pieces. So much big stuff open on the board though that every piece of the last 30 felt pivotal.
superrobot
Member
Good game! Good luck next round.
RaySpencer
Member
Pfft, I win a bunch in nightfall
I must be doing decent against you in neuroshima too, I win a decent amount of my NH games it seems.
You do easily have more wins vs me across all games though, haha. Though, I think just about everyone here does
mediapulp_wes
Member
Does it annoy anyone else that you can't turn off the assists in Carc? It really changes the game to know exactly what pieces are left and where you can put things without having to think about it.
superrobot
Member
It's an option in the rules, you should be able to do it before you create an invite.
I'm sure it would be harder to be mean without the Xs
mediapulp_wes
Member
Can't believe they buried those in there! Thanks for sharing that. Love that you can turn off fields too, means I can play with my son and bit more easily now.
superrobot
Member
Leave the fields on. Take the wins while you can
ScrabbleDude
Member
You can tell what pieces are left anyways. The tile pool is always the same.
mediapulp_wes
Member
If you spend time counting them all, but not all players do, meaning you gain an advantage by using your brain, something that isn't needed with the assists on. Levels the playing field and makes it easier for newcomers.
Gamecocks625
Member
Let's do it!
ScrabbleDude
Member
I would argue that not having the assist is actually more difficult for newcomers, since they are less likely to know which tiles would still be available. Not only would they have to be concerned about having their pieces locked without knowing it, but they might even add meeples to the board in spaces that can never be completed.
mediapulp_wes
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RaySpencer
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Man, I hate games in SW when you get all 3 of your champs in your hand REALLY early, and your other cards are really good event cards for those champs. So you cant summon your champions, and dont want to build with your events, haha. Mean while, your enemy pulls out a champ, and then drops a Krung on you right after. BLEH!
I totally agree. Fuck NH's interface. Give me an undo or confirmation button.
I thought I'd try playing online again just now. My first game I owned. Well, I was up 20-12 after the first battle and the other guy then quit
I never get that lucky. But then in my second game...2 of my first 4 tiles I put down in the wrong spot/orientation! I don't know why it kept happening. I put a shotgunner facing off the board! Ahh! I stuck around and took my beating (well, I only lost 14-10).RaySpencer
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I totally agree. Fuck NH's interface. Give me an undo or confirmation button.
I thought I'd try playing online again just now. My first game I owned. Well, I was up 20-12 after the first battle and the other guy then quit
The lack of undo is weird, because it exists in the offline mode, so I dunno whats going on there. The app has issues for sure, but I constantly have about 4 games going, and really dont have any issues. The only issue I get, is when its my turn and I load up the app, and it just says my opponent is offline, but this issue is pretty only in games vs Smiley, so im not sure if its the app anymore, or if he leaves before his turn is finished loading or something, haha.
I don't man, I just got a notice that it was my turn again too and when I opened it it just showed "RaySpencer is offline", no idea what's causing that.
Well, I played another couple NH games and lost fair and square. Badly I was just frustrated that one game because I kept having dumb fingers for some reason. The game is much more sensitive than I'd like. I used to play NH a bunch against the AI way back before they added online and just didn't get into it since. Maybe if I get these two new armies it will give me a reason to...
I was just frustrated that one game because I kept having dumb fingers for some reason. The game is much more sensitive than I'd like. I used to play NH a bunch against the AI way back before they added online and just didn't get into it since. Maybe if I get these two new armies it will give me a reason to...DAMNIT. Good thing I waited with putting it down then. Is that the official rules or just how the app works? I'm curious... What determines order in that case oO.
Or are you just messing with me because I'm playing against you...