Good board or card games?

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  1. spader623

    spader623 Well-Known Member

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    I have risk, monopoly, ascension: COTGS, elder signs: omens, and lords of waterdeep. I've heard cascassone is good, but that's all I know. Any suggestions? Oh and I have a iphone 5C so it can't be iPad only. Thanks in advance guys
     
  2. Talbs

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    Not having a go, but I would suggest clicking on search and searching this general forum section for words like "card game". There's now so many (which is great! And I never want them to stop!), that it actually takes a bit of brain power to rattle them all off. Just type "playdek" into the search field in the App Store and you'll see maybe 7 games or so straight away.

    Shadow era
    Ticket to ride
    Kard combat
    Orions
    Neuroshima hex
    Cabals
    Agricola
    Spellcraft
    Combat monsters
    Solforge.

    Plus heaps more. Plus heaps more traditional card games if that's what your after. Plus heaps more board games.
     
  3. Exact-Psience

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    Neuroshima Hex
    Summoner Wars
    Magic 2014
    Small World 2
     
  4. aikavari

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    Had a lot of fun with Lords of Waterdeep
     
  5. Bool Zero

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    Neuroshima Hex and the puzzle one as well once you learn the game well enough
    La Havre
    Smallworld
    Summoner Wars
    Warhammer Quest
    Dominant Species
    Forbidden Isle
    Eclipse
    Alien Frontiers
    Yggdrasil
    Ghost Stories
    Agricola
    Talisman
    Titan
    Zombies!!!
    Empire: the deck building strategy game
    Nightfall
    Chainsaw Warrior
    Ticket to Ride
    Timeline
    Uniwar
    Stone Age
    San Juan
    Puerto Rico
    Brief history of the world
    Quarriors
    Caylus
    Catan
    Carcassone

    Those are some of the board and card games I keep on my iPad at all time...

    Edit: crap... Just retread and saw you said no iPad only games... Well some of those aren't...
     
  6. c.ihls

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    Give Mijnlieff a try - I got hooked and love it :)
     
  7. Jrec15

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    I love board games, but I am in your position and sadly we are out of luck most of the time without an ipad (Played Small World on a friend's for a while once and it almost convinced me to buy my own ipad). I HIGHLY recommend carcassonne. It is the single best made iPhone board game IMO. It takes a little getting use to but there is a lot of depth to the strategy. Others:

    Ticket to ride
    Tigris and Euphrates
    Le Havre
    Settlers of catan (much prefer the actual board game though)
    Rivals for catan (haven't tried myself)
    Shadow Era (Awesome and very affordable card game, highly recommend)
    Caylus
    Neuroshima hex
     
  8. GameByKids.com

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    If have to go with the classic game of Go (SmartGo is a good iOS app). I love this board game. It is simple enough to explain the rules to a 4 year old in minutes and yet much more complex than e.g. chess. For me it is one of the most fantastic games. I love the fact that is has been around for hundreds of years and maintained the simplicity and complexity at the same time.
     
  9. retr0spective

    retr0spective Well-Known Member

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    I agree with Go, the greatest game ever made. SmartGo is good for replaying pro games but for actual gameplay I would recommend Panda-Tetsuki, an active and accessible online go sever client, and Igowin Pro for a decent AI opponent.
     
  10. Topherunhinged

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    Well, I'll second and third: Talisman, Warhammer Quest, Elder Sign, Eclipse and Waterdeep... as all are simply excellent especially for solo play.
     
  11. kmacleod

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    A lot of the games already mentioned are excellent, but I'd add one more: The Penny Arcade board / card game hasn't left my iPhone since it was released.

    Oh, and for something a little different, try Devil's Attorney, from the guys who made Leo's Fortune. It's not a traditional board / card game, but it's actual gameplay mechanics work identically to one.
     
  12. Exact-Psience

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  13. spader623

    spader623 Well-Known Member

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    Not on iPhone yet sadly

    Also, whoever said talisman, I heard the prologue only was on iPhone which apparently wasn't good. But thanks for the suggestions.
     
  14. nenastya

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    Why did nobody mention Tanto Cuore??;) I also recommend Solforge :)
     
  15. Yilthal

    Yilthal New Member

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    Bash Your Lord

    Hey guys,

    If you know (or even if you don't) the game "Bang!", i found a game that works with the same base rules (+ more game modes). It's called Bash your Lord :D
     

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