From the spreadsheet, maybe Smiley1790, mightytm24, mechaoctobot, or blahness? (just based on people I've been playing other games with recently)
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iOS Online Boardgaming Megathread (Carcassonne, Everything Playdek, & Many More)
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From the spreadsheet, maybe Smiley1790, mightytm24, mechaoctobot, or blahness? (just based on people I've been playing other games with recently)
I got it, but Im still mildly confused about it
Column Q in blue.
Got the Shakes
Member
Bang! seems kind of interesting. Has anyone played it?
RaySpencer
Member
Couldnt find you guys on my list (coulda swore I had you on there smiley) added you guys though!
edit: just noticed you guys are listed under your real names, luckily search works!
Is this a crazy idea? So we all know everyone who has X'd a game is up for playing that game. But what about if you underlined the X for games you are dying to play and want invites to at all costs? Like I would be totally down to play TTR Pocket, but I am DYING to play Tigris & Euphrates. And I'd like to know about any others who are too.
Don't know if this is overthinking it but I kinda like it even for my own selfish purposes.
Don't know if this is overthinking it but I kinda like it even for my own selfish purposes.
RaySpencer
Member
Or maybe we could rank them or something? I dunno, I like where your headed though. sounds like a good idea.
Also, I think I fucked up the game. It said ready on everyone so I started, but only astro came into the game, haha.
Bang! seemed pretty solid to me ... if somewhat simple for my taste.
check out the FREE '4th of July' version, it will give you a very good idea
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bang!-hd-4th-of-july/id445002369?mt=8
note that the full version goes on sale constantly
How do pure GC invites work? I feel like I have been fucking them up too. I just invite people in T&E and then hit start but that has yielded nada. Do you have to wait at the invite screen and NOT hit start? Gah so jank.
TO ALL: X means you are up for a game, but if you are really dying to play a specific title underline your X or O. Then people can maybe invite you first and you'll hopefully get more invite to your favorite or new games or games you just really wanna try. Don't like it anymore or sick of it? Just remove the underline and you still might get some invites, but probably less.
I got the T&E invite through GC, same with Eradicate, and have started my games, now waiting for other people's turns
Hey, it was closer this time. at least.
You learned to bust up my constructs this time! You jumped out to a huge honor lead. I think it was something like 28 to 5 at one point. Luckily, my card hoarding worked out
Yes, yes it is. I can mostly figure it out but I've played Pandemic like 30 times so it's pretty easy to have a feel for it.
I'm trying. Also, how exactly does trading work, that's the one thing I'm still not sure about. Do BOTH commanders have to be in the city OF the resource that you want to trade? Or can they be in any city together to trade any resource? And how does it work with the logistics guy...
Default rule is both in same city and you have to trade the city card you're in. There's actually a little rules link in the top right that mostly covers it. Logistics guy gets to ignore the rule about being in the card city and can just GIVE (but not take) any card to people in his city.
While I'm at it:
-Transport Pilot is good at moving people around. I like to use him to move the assault commander to hotspots. Even better he can move team members to other team members (including himself) for just one action. This can be great for trading cards due to the limitations described above.
-Research analyst stabilized with 4 instead of 5 (good to give her cards then)
-Assault commander defeats ALL hordes in a city with one action, so good to send him out to contain cities.
-Engineering expert builds airfields. Put them either by hotspots or in an area where people might need to meet up to trade a card.
hth!
Thanks! One last thing - what's the advantage of playing with less Commanders, isn't a good variety always better?
In Pandemic (and I think this too) the advantage is you start with more cards and also have fewer players to spread the cards amongst. The central challenge of the game is getting five of a single color to one person so it's tougher with more. At least that's how I feel about Pandemic (not that the difference is HUGE).
Just finished a game of Carcassonne with Roodiculous where I lucked into a 45 point city but still only won by a point. He played a crazy good game to keep it that close.
Edit: And the retina update has made Carcassonne chug for me. Going to try a restart, hope that helps.
Edit: And the retina update has made Carcassonne chug for me. Going to try a restart, hope that helps.
That was super close! You'll get me soon enough
Question about the Food Fight campaign. When you win they let you select a card for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner. 24 cards for each. What's going on there?
I've been playing Boot Camp mode to learn the ropes instead of Draft, which gives you a random (shitty) hand instead of building your own. I'll have to switch that now that I kind of know what I'm doing.
I've been playing Boot Camp mode to learn the ropes instead of Draft, which gives you a random (shitty) hand instead of building your own. I'll have to switch that now that I kind of know what I'm doing.
First I lose because I'm stupid, now I lose by 4 points -flips table-
At least you keep dividing the gap every game!
but if I only keep dividing the gap I'll never win!
RaySpencer
Member
I'm only seeing 2 people at a time in eradication, you guys having this issue too?
Picked up the Ticket to Ride Pocket expansion. Ray sent me an inv and I forgot while slightly flawed the implementation is damn fun. For .99 why not -- in tabletop 1910 is absolutely a necessity. Sent out one inv as well to some people on the spreadsheet who had indicated they played. Hope it works since it's GC-based.
Yep!
haha, that sand tyrant won me the game!-flips table- I'm going to bed, maybe tmrw I'll play better. tm is too good
superrobot
Member
Oooh. Just spotted a problem for me with my Ascension games.
I hook my phone into the company lan through an ad-hoc wireless dongle as 3G is very flakey.
Some apps have a problem in that they use ports that the firewall blocks (iMessage doesn't work).
It looks like Ascension is one of these. I tap the online button and it hangs then quits.
I hook my phone into the company lan through an ad-hoc wireless dongle as 3G is very flakey.
Some apps have a problem in that they use ports that the firewall blocks (iMessage doesn't work).
It looks like Ascension is one of these. I tap the online button and it hangs then quits.
RaySpencer
Member
Picked up the Ticket to Ride Pocket expansion. Ray sent me an inv and I forgot while slightly flawed the implementation is damn fun. For .99 why not -- in tabletop 1910 is absolutely a necessity. Sent out one inv as well to some people on the spreadsheet who had indicated they played. Hope it works since it's GC-based.
I just wish it had the europe and Swiss maps in pocket. It would be nice to play those too. I bought the iPad app, but have ponied up for those yet, just the 1910 one since its so cheap.
Yeah you can't play async on the iPad one right? Still glad I got it though even for local play. Good quick fix for game night.
Mike Works
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Bah, this new thread sucks if you only play one board game. This whole GAF COMMUNITY bullshit has really fucked up these forums' efficiency.
/vent mostly aimed at GAF and not this thread specifically
/vent mostly aimed at GAF and not this thread specifically
superrobot
Member
Has anyone played an online Caylus game yet?
I've created a dummy gmail account for Caylus invites superrobot.caylus (guess the rest)
because I think thats the only way you can invite someone to a game.
Or can you use GC nicks?
I think the firewall is going to have a problem here too.
I've created a dummy gmail account for Caylus invites superrobot.caylus (guess the rest)
because I think thats the only way you can invite someone to a game.
Or can you use GC nicks?
I think the firewall is going to have a problem here too.
Nah, literally everyone here plays Carc I think. Plus I guarantee at some point you'll discover another great board game thanks to this thread, instead of it being buried to languish in the megamegathread. Also the Carc thread had gotten pretty quiet, so I see this as a big reinvigoration for Carc as well.
Having a blast playing Ascension with people here, sorry if I accidentally started 30 minute games though, for some reason it kept resetting the timer when I was inviting people. Usually like to give a little bit more time than that. Re-downloading Food Fight now so sent me an invite if you want a game, 1000Needles!
biggyfries
Member
Heel, I have been learning Food Fight for a while, too. I like it on iOS, but I'm afraid that playing the analog version will be a bit harder.
Since we're both learning, maybe I can set some time aside soon and play a quick game. Or, is it async?
Since we're both learning, maybe I can set some time aside soon and play a quick game. Or, is it async?
I'll send you an invite when I get back from work tonight mike.
RaySpencer
Member
Yeah, no async. which sucks, I would love iPad retina async TtR.
! I generally agree about the whole community thread/forum tab but man, I was just thinking earlier last night that I love this thread! Its getting me interested in games I normally wouldnt give a shit about, and its getting me multiplayer matches in games I was probably never going to get around to playing. There is something to be said about how so much of GAF is now split up into small communities, but with how big its gotten over the past 7+ years Ive been here, it kinda just needed to happen. we used to be a small town, where everyone knew everyone, now were a big city, and we have to create our own smaller communities within the city.
I cant fucking believe ive been coming to this place for over 7 years now :'(
InaudibleWhispa
Member
Just played a game of Bang! against the AI. I've only played it twice in real life, but doesn't the beer bring you back to life if you lose your last bullet? The renegade killed me and won instantly when I had a beer in my hand.
Beer doesn't work when it's down to two people. Can't remember if it's that it doesn't work at all, or just doesn't bring you back.
Note that only Beer is rendered ineffective at the end, Whiskey will still restore HP, but I don't think you can have it 'hidden' for a last minute revive like how beer is used.