Board games on iOS

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  1. cofunguy

    cofunguy Well-Known Member

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    I was unable to find a thread for the various board games converted to iOS

    Is there one or list of them??

    Thanks!
     
  2. HungarianUrinalCakes

    HungarianUrinalCakes Well-Known Member

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    Try looking over at BoardGameGeek.com. They have a section dedicated to iOS board gaming and it's what I use as my source. They have a comprehensive list somewhere.
     
  3. I've played Monopoly and Risk on ios, they were alright, but board games play better on boards.
     
  4. Bool Zero

    Bool Zero Well-Known Member

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    There is a decent amount of them if you are interested in euro-boardgames and some Amer-trash as well (still don't know why that is the preferred term for those made here in the West) as well as a good amount of card games as well!

    Off the top of my head:
    You can find a good amount of Reiner Knizia's games on iOS
    Space Hulk
    Quarriors
    Suburbia
    War of the Roses
    Lost Cities
    Ketlis
    Cafe International
    Cargo Runners
    Blue Lion
    Warhammer Quest
    Talisman
    Elder Signs Omen
    Ghost Stories
    Agricola
    Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy
    La Havre
    D&D: Lords of Waterdeep
    Caylus
    Brief History of the World
    Small World 2
    Yggdrasil
    Alien Frontiers
    Dominant Species
    Forbidden Isle
    Titan
    City of Thieves
    Zombies!!!
    Pandemic
    Puerto Rico
    San Juan
    Chainsaw Warrior
    Summoner Wars
    Bang!
    Nightfall
    Ticket to Ride
    Timeline
    Its Alive!
    Stone Age
    Food Fight!
    Catan
    Carcassone
    Fluxx

    And many, many more that I can't think of off the top of my head!
     
  5. hylmes

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  6. ojtitus

    ojtitus Well-Known Member

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    Actually lots of board games play better on iOS, some board games have hundereds of little pieces or lots of rules and these games are much easier on iOS. :D
     
  7. MrMojoRisin

    MrMojoRisin Well-Known Member

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    I'm very happy that developers like Playdek and Code Monkeys disagree with you.
     
  8. psj3809

    psj3809 Moderator

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    I agree. Its like people saying Sonic plays better on consoles, or playing MAME/Gameboy you need the original hardware

    Yeah of course board games are better on the actual boards and same for those consoles but we're talking about having a quality portable experience here and the board games i've seen are great, i can take them anywhere with me and play on the train rather than getting out a board/all the pieces and invite strangers to play (rather than play on my device against the computer !)

    That previous comment sounds like my dad who moans 'how can anyone read a book on those tablet things, use the real thing...' !
     
  9. MrMojoRisin

    MrMojoRisin Well-Known Member

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    "Ameritrash" refers to dungeon crawlers and other games that rely heavily on luck and "brute force" as opposed to the "more refined" and strategic "euros".

    And it's not really a preferred term. It's just one that kind of stuck in the community.
     
  10. MrMojoRisin

    MrMojoRisin Well-Known Member

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    Indeed. I'll go so far as to say that the MAIN reason I even got an iPad was for the many great board game conversions available for it.
     

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