Fealty (Universal)

[Tinsel]

Thanks for the answer. I'll probably pick this one up as soon as I update my iPad2 =P

[PapaT]

Originally Posted by sladeums

so outside the tutorial, i've played like a dozen matches.
all but one against Tough AI.

most of those games i was getting slaughtered points wise about 2-1.
but my last 3 games have all been decided by 5 points or less.
one of them i won.

these matches were all using the 'simpler' (Missives) set of pieces, though;
as the other pieces in the game (Suns) have more complex special abilities that can require significantly more thought to use effectively.

my initial assessment is that the AI is certainly competent,
and will give you good practice as you grow and learn the game ...
but i would imagine that multiplayer is where the real challenge will lie.

so at this point i would call the Tough AI challenging, but nowhere near impossible.

Thanks very much for your reply. Looks good!

[Riggy]

This is a GREAT game. I usually hate abstract titles, but this one is easy to learn, lots of depth and some very interesting choices to make. Additionally, you can move your piece around before you commit to a spot and see the point spread change on the fly, which is really nice.

Between this, the Elder Sign expansion, and Nightfall dropping any day now, this is a fantastic week for board/card gamers.

[funambulist]

Originally Posted by Riggy

This is a GREAT game.

It is a great game -- and I'm playing it a lot -- but the more I play the more I find the current IOS implementation (especially on the iPad) lacking.

It would be nice, for example, if the game list (when resuming an unfinished game or reviewing a completed game) displayed the game's AI strength.

Such a great game deserves a better implementation!

Edit: Here's a link to the board game's rules from the publisher's site (more thorough than the in app rules):

http://asmadigames.com/fealty/Fealty_Rules_small.pdf

[sladeums]

fyi
it appears that the mutliplayer in this is somewhat broken at the moment.
(game invites not going to players invited; user names in matches appearing to be randomly pulled from Game Center; and various other oddities)

you can try, but don't be surprised to see the app not behaving as expected.


devs are aware and supposedly addressing following PAX.

[iPadisGreat]

Fealty version 1.1 update released.

Anyone still playing this? Can't really wrap my head around how to tackle this game...

[LordGek]

Originally Posted by iPadisGreat

Fealty version 1.1 update released.

Anyone still playing this? Can't really wrap my head around how to tackle this game...

I'm curious but wondering, is there any sort of random card dealing or do you have all of your orders dealt out to you from the very beginning?

[iPadisGreat]

Originally Posted by LordGek

I'm curious but wondering, is there any sort of random card dealing or do you have all of your orders dealt out to you from the very beginning?

Ok, I just tested this out on Fealty.

Each round, tiles are drawn into your hand. In the first game I created, the three tiles were Knight, Scholar, and General. In the second game generated, they were Agent, Ranger, Court Noble. All parameters for setting up both games were identical so it would seem like random tiles are drawn into the players' hands during each turn.

[LordGek]

Originally Posted by iPadisGreat

Ok, I just tested this out on Fealty.

Each round, tiles are drawn into your hand. In the first game I created, the three tiles were Knight, Scholar, and General. In the second game generated, they were Agent, Ranger, Court Noble. All parameters for setting up both games were identical so it would seem like random tiles are drawn into the players' hands during each turn.

Cool! Yeah I read somewhere that there are something like 9 different cards and each turn the player chooses 1 to play but was not sure if that meant you started off with all 9 cards or were dealt a hand of some sort. Since hands are dealt I'm now VERY interested, thanks!

[sizzlakalonji]

It's a fun little game. Nothing groundbreaking, but what it does, it does well.