Set sail for a swash buckling adventure, will you find treasure or will this app sink? Maracaibo was a hugely anticipated release when it first hit our tables; coming from designer Alexander Pfister who brought us Isle of Skye (which has it’s own app version) and Great Western Trail (which doesn’t have an app but …
Is Oceans a catch or will this app sink? Oceans is a spiritual successor to the popular board game Evolution which also saw an app release from North Star Digital in recent years. It follows a similar idea surrounding the evolution of your creatures, in this case fish, adding traits to improve them with stats …
Does this card game have enough tricks up it’s sleeve to excite you? The Fox in the Forest is a trick taking card game brought to the digital tabletop by Dire Wolf Digital (the team who brought you games like Sagrada and Root). While it’s rules are simple it has a few (excuse the pun) …
Has this adaptation of a beloved board game succeeded? That’s up to the Gods to decide (and in this case also me) Concordia is a game which sees you taking control over competing Roman dynasties racing across the globe to develop the most impressive and expansive economy and empire, currying favour with the Roman Gods …
Is this new version of Neuroshima Hex bewitching or is it cursed? This isn’t the first time that Neuroshima Hex has hit the app stores, for years a previous version of this game was available before disappearing altogether with the promise of an updated version on the horizon. Finally the day has arrived and a …
Does this adaptation bring Dice Hospital to life on our screens or is it DOA Dice Hospital is a worker placement game that sees you managing a hospital, attempting to treat your ever deteriorating patients while dealing with a constant intake of new ones. How many patients you are able to discharge from your hospital …
Does this sci-fi themed game go boldly where no other game has before and should it live long and prosper in your app collection? The Captain is Dead is a co-operative survival game putting you in the shoes of the crew of the Starship Enterprise… well not actually the ship from Star Trek but it …
Is this classic worker placement game deep enough to lord it over the competition? Lords of Waterdeep is a classic worker placement game that sees players take on the role of Lords in a town of Waterdeep who’s aim is to complete quests, gain victory points and ultimately be crowned the Lord of Waterdeep. A …
Is this tile laying game an out of this world experience or does it just truck along? Galaxy Trucker is a tile laying game however one that it unlike any other game I think I’ve played before. This unique game sees up to 4 players taking on the role of a Galaxy Trucker who ships …
Have Nomad Games bitten off more than they can chew or will they vanquish this beast of a board game? Fury of Dracula is a hidden movement game based in the world of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It sees vampire hunters searching around Europe for the illusive Count Dracula as he spreads his influence, traps and …
Does this digital adaptation of the wildly popular game cut down the competition? When Scythe was launched on Kickstarter it was an immediate success, it’s combination of beautifully themed alternative Eastern Europe, asymmetric game play and miniatures meant that it was always going to be wildly popular amongst fans of medium to heavy weight board …
Am I going to be crowing about this game or will it be a lame duck? Very few games in recent years have been such a success with both traditional gamers as well as those new to the hobby than Wingspan. It’s relatively simple gameplay coupled with it’s interesting mechanics and original aesthetic and theme …
Does this digital adaptation show the mastery required to make it a classic? Shards of Infinity is a deck builder through and through. You start your game with a set of under powered cards, purchasing upgraded cards to add to your deck hoping that these will work well together to enable you to win the …
Is this series on a roll with another out of this world game? It’s seemingly impossible to review Roll for the Galaxy without noting that it is the spiritual successor to Race for the Galaxy, the same game but with dice instead of cards. Well I’m not here to break the habit, I’m also going …
Prepare to choose you faction and decide whether Root will take over your device or whether it’s dynasty will crumble down. The battle for the woodland is about to commence and Root has you deciding on which side of history you want to be on. Root sees you taking charge of one of four different …
Will this board game adaptation maintain the spirit of the original or will it be blighted with issues in it’s move from the tabletop to the digital tabletop? Spirit Island is a cooperative area control game which sees you and your friends take the mantle of elemental spirits protecting the island from invaders; hoping to …
Have they crafted a wonderful card game on our phones or should Mystic Vale be put out to pasture? While Mystic Vale is described as a card crafting game you’d be forgiven for not knowing what that actually means. You are probably familiar with the term deck builder when it comes to board games, and …
Does this app explode onto the scene or is it a recipe for disaster trying to port it to our devices Potion Explosion is a set collection game that sees players taking ingredients, causing chain reactions and fulfilling potion recipes. The physical version of the game was a revelation when I first got it to …
Is this adaptation of a tile laying game on the right track? I’m going to say from the off that I was pleasantly surprised by Tsuro. It’s a tile laying game that sees you and your opponents attempting to stay on the 6×6 grid for the longest time. You do this by in turn placing …
Will this castle building app have you leaping with joy or drive you absolutely mad? Castles of the Mad King Ludwig is a tile laying app that sees you building up an often strange and sprawling map of a castle; made up of rooms of varying shapes, sizes and uses. Each room you lay down …
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