Best Asynch Tactics Games

[ArtNJ]

Originally Posted by september

Leviathan Warships

App store search comes up empty. Is this an upcoming game? There are several of those in the works!

[JagerBombS]

Leviathan Warships is an iPad exclusive. If you are adding ipad only games then Battle Acadamy should be included, its arguably the best and deepest of them all.

[saansilt]

Pardon me but what is ELO?

[ArtNJ]

Originally Posted by JagerBombS

Leviathan Warships is an iPad exclusive. If you are adding ipad only games then Battle Acadamy should be included, its arguably the best and deepest of them all.

Do these have automatic matchmaking?

No chance I'm getting Battle Academy given the price, but I'll happily add an Ipad section.

I dont want to expand the criteria generally, but if something fits the criteria and its an Ipad only, I think that is fine.

[T-Go Co Games]

ELO is a rating system to give an idea of the skill level of players. It's based on comparing the scores of two players and modifying their scores based on the outcome of their game.

The basic idea is that a loss from a high ranking player to a low ranking one would change both scores quite a bit, whereas if the high ranking player wins the match then neither score will change much since the expected outcome occurred.

It's an excellent system for determining relative skill levels of players (though the less luck involved in a game the more accurate it will be) and allows for matches to be set up between roughly equally skilled players. Chess and Go are two of the major users of this system, though PC games like League of Legends also use it.

Here's a wiki article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system

[ArtNJ]

Frozen Synapse coming out on Ipad tonight. Its new to me, but I guess its hugely popular on the PC. Best of all, its a lot cheaper on ipad (6.99) than PC, but you can play with all the PC folks.

[pheriannath]

Originally Posted by ArtNJ

Frozen Synapse coming out on Ipad tonight. Its new to me, but I guess its hugely popular on the PC. Best of all, its a lot cheaper on ipad (6.99) than PC, but you can play with all the PC folks.

Frozen Synapse is probably one of the purest representations of tactical games out there and one of my all time favourites.

But I'm not sure if it conforms to your definition of asynchronous - it's turn based all right, but you and your foe's turns happen simultaneously (in the sense of planning phase -> execution phase).
Edit: Just read up. Industry definitions of asynchronous multiplay seem to imply that this passes.

I would say that fits the spirit of the games already listed here very well, and if you don't mind the small semantics then it certainly deserves a home here.

(and if you love it, keep an eye out for Frozen Endzone, currently in development)

[ArtNJ]

Originally Posted by pheriannath

Frozen Synapse is probably one of the purest representations of tactical games out there and one of my all time favourites.

But I'm not sure if it conforms to your definition of asynchronous - it's turn based all right, but you and your foe's turns happen simultaneously (in the sense of planning phase -> execution phase).
Edit: Just read up. Industry definitions of asynchronous multiplay seem to imply that this passes.

I would say that fits the spirit of the games already listed here very well, and if you don't mind the small semantics then it certainly deserves a home here.

(and if you love it, keep an eye out for Frozen Endzone, currently in development)

Yeah, I think it fits my definition. The issue I have with it is that my IPAD is wifi only, meaning I leave it at home, meaning why would I get a version that everyone is saying has more awkward controls rather than the PC version? And yet the PC version is $25 unless I find someone to split it with me? What if I dont want to look for someone to split it with me? And I still cant do a turn in the bathroom at work. Think I might pass.

[Twenty One]

Ace Patrol?

You pretty much already covered the main ones to date thus far as well as most of my favorites.

Obviously ArtNJ knows all about GBWG and is quite good I might add.

Anyway, I have played many turn-based strategy games on the iPad and these are the ones I think have the best multiplayer gameplay as well as good online components and features, and most importantly....an active player base:

BATTLE ACADEMY --- to me this is THE DEFINITIVE, asynchronous, strategy game available on the App Store and one of the best games overall, period! However it really needs ELO scoring and some type of rankings, as well as things like in-game friends list for direct challenges, etc. (see Frozen Synapse). It is cross-platform with PC and has a huge player base. Uses PBEM (play by email) notifications.

FROZEN SYNAPSE --- best tactics game on the App Store by far with both synchronous and asynchronous play. it has the best components for online play such as rankings, ELO, friends list, all players online list and much more! Cross platform as well. Turn notificationsare handled by email (PBEM)

GREAT BIG WAR GAME ---- again, one of the best turn-based strategy game available and nice multiplayer features with friends list from which you can challenge, in-game notifications, etc.. Large player base and cross-platform with PC/Mac/Android/iOS.

ACE PATROL ---- fantastic WW1 flight tactics and asynch multiplayer is handled through GameCenter.

UNIWAR HD ---- i dont play this anymore but its a great game. Its simple graphically, yet very strategic and has good online features in-game for finding other players and for matchmaking, etc..

[ArtNJ]

Ah, I take it we know each other. Yeah, I use ArtNJ everywhere. I will beef up Battle Academy, and might buy that, you arent the first to rave about it. I think I'll ultimately get Frozen Synapse on the PC, just given that I dont take my ipad anywhere.

I'll add Ace Patrol as well. Thanks for the info, its getting hard to keep up with these games, which is a good thing!

I'm going to be an alpha/beta tester for Diesel Tactics...been chatting with the developer, and he is a smart guy really trying to do things right, so I'm optimistic about that one.