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iOS board games to try out
« on: July 22, 2012, 08:25:49 pm »
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I know about the various websites devoted to iPhone and iPad board games, but I was wondering, what are YOUR favorite board games on iOS and why?

I really like Ticket to Ride and Carcassone. What others do you guys like?
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2012, 10:18:01 pm »
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I personally enjoy Ingenious and Small World.

Small World's a good game, but just takes too much time IRL, so it's nice on the iPad, but you can only play 2 Player.
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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2012, 02:11:15 am »
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Ascension is phenomenal (but not dominion)
Nightfall is also really well done (its basically angry dominion)    both of these are from playdek
Summoner wars is ok it has a good interface but the game isn't as great as alot of others have said

Catan is alright if you like Catan and they have Cities & Knights coming soon (which is IMO the best expansion)
Scotland yard is ok but its a much funner game to play with people then on a phone.

Assassins Creed Recollection and Shadow Era are really good CCGs that are freemium games. I recommend these to anyone who likes CCGs to just at least give a try.

Im excited for Agricola in the fall. and obviously dominion whenever it comes out.
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2012, 04:19:02 pm »
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Ascension is free today, by the way.
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2012, 04:25:39 pm »
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Quote from: theory on December 13, 2012, 04:19:02 pm
Ascension is free today, by the way.

Thank you for pointing this out!
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2012, 04:58:23 pm »
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Stone Age just came out and has good reviews!
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2012, 06:25:26 pm »
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Quote from: theory on December 13, 2012, 04:19:02 pm
Ascension is free today, by the way.
Thank you a bunch! I would have never noticed!
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2012, 06:32:08 pm »
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I have an App that you can search for other apps and store them and it tells you when they get updated or change in price.
Its very handy for the expensive board games ones.
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2012, 09:15:14 pm »
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Quote from: Ozle on December 13, 2012, 06:32:08 pm
I have an App that you can search for other apps and store them and it tells you when they get updated or change in price.
Its very handy for the expensive board games ones.
Really? What's it called? It seems like something I would love.
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2012, 03:30:16 am »
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Appshopper

Its a bit of a hassle to get them all in to start with, but you can also put in games you own, have finished and deleted and it will tell you if they get updated
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2012, 09:00:22 am »
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Quote from: theory on December 13, 2012, 04:19:02 pm
Ascension is free today, by the way.

Just came over here to post this. I haven't tried it yet (the app or the game). Looking forward to it!
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2012, 12:55:20 pm »
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Sid Meier's Pirates and Civilization Revolution are both on sale for $0.99 today.  I'm a huge fan of both PC games, but I heard the Civilization port wasn't so hot.  Anyone have some opinions on these?

(Also Borderlands Legends, but apparently that's a steaming pile of doodoo.)
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2012, 12:56:29 pm »
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Quote from: theory on December 17, 2012, 12:55:20 pm
Sid Meier's Pirates and Civilization Revolution are both on sale for $0.99 today.  I'm a huge fan of both PC games, but I heard the Civilization port wasn't so hot.  Anyone have some opinions on these?

From my time playing Revolution on the Xbox and talking strategy with iOS players, the biggest difference is that you can't decommission units, which is annoying, but not super huge.
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« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2012, 01:18:06 pm »
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Quote from: theory on December 17, 2012, 12:55:20 pm
Sid Meier's Pirates and Civilization Revolution are both on sale for $0.99 today.  I'm a huge fan of both PC games, but I heard the Civilization port wasn't so hot.  Anyone have some opinions on these?


Depends, how much do you value Nostalgia?

Plus, at 99c each, it would be rude not to try them surely?
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2012, 01:42:08 pm »
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i bout civ revolutions when it was on sale a while back.  Couldn't get into it.

ditto for the sim city port.
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2012, 03:11:35 pm »
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PS Sid Meier's Pirates is just as addictive as ever.  Though probably it'd be more fun on iPad than iPhone.
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2012, 05:16:24 pm »
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Quote from: theory on December 18, 2012, 03:11:35 pm
PS Sid Meier's Pirates is just as addictive as ever.  Though probably it'd be more fun on iPad than iPhone.
I never played the original, but really liked it on ipad. Except for the dances.
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2012, 05:25:19 pm »
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Quote from: Eevee on December 18, 2012, 05:16:24 pm
Quote from: theory on December 18, 2012, 03:11:35 pm
PS Sid Meier's Pirates is just as addictive as ever.  Though probably it'd be more fun on iPad than iPhone.
I never played the original, but really liked it on ipad. Except for the dances.

That is not something unique to the iPad.  I applaud the developers for being able to adapt both the core mechanic AND the attendant frustration to iOS.
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« Reply #18 on: December 23, 2012, 06:18:16 pm »
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Re: iOS board games to try out
« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2013, 06:51:33 pm »
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Quote from: Rabid on December 23, 2012, 06:18:16 pm
Demo of Sol Forge is well worth a try:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/solforge/id582493858?ls=1&mt=8

http://solforgegame.com/news/

Too bad this is iPad only. Haven't been able to save for one yet. Looks like it has potential to be amazing though. Thanks for the link!
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« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2013, 06:53:21 pm »
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No iPad for me either :(
But have tried it and its really good.
Will be multi platform eventually.
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