Other than these big features, I do like the option to share your castles during/after a game. I do find some of it quite challenging, and at times it feels really tough to hit each of the goals necessary the completist in me wants to go back and work hard at unlocking all the crowns for each level so I can not only up my rank, but just feel the satisfaction at having worked out the best combos to achieve these goals. I enjoyed the out-of-the-ordinary goals (such as the levels where you have to aim for really large castles) and how different each stop is. As you complete goals and gain crowns, you will unlock more and more castles along the Rhine, each providing yet another challenge. You’ll actively be in there working your way through the castles along the Rhine, being challenged by the unique competitions and setups for each round – trying to reach point/area majority goals, creating just the right castle in a wee tiny space, making castles where you can’t rotate tiles, etc. The campaign mode of the app is what will keep this from being just another board game app to waste some time. The training module is a precursor to the campaign, but if you feel confident with the game itself, you can skip to campaign (but you get a bonus if you complete the training!). These levels also give a quick primer on the functionality of the app (though that is fairly intuitive if you want to just dive into a game knowing the rules!). Just make sure you go into ‘Restore’ rather than starting a new game, or your progress will be lost! I’ve used this a fair few times in cases where I’m playing a 4 player game and just don’t have time to finish, and it’s definitely necessary in strategy games like this.įor folks that might not have ever played CoMKL, there’s 9 short training levels to play through that cover the basics of the game – building rooms, rotating tiles, how bonus cards work, and the like. If you don’t have time to finish your game, the app’s got a great ‘save & quit’ feature so you don’t have to lose your progress. Rotate and place the building, and you’re good to go! (My only complaint here is the one-way rotation button, but that’s fairly minor.) On your turn, you can tap buildings to see them in larger detail, and also drag them down to see what works before committing to your final decision. If you’re the master builder, drag the building tiles around until you’re happy with the arrangement, and then the round will begin.
The play itself is very smooth – after selecting your bonus cards, play progresses in turn. Selecting a ‘new game’ will let you set up game with 2 – 4 players – this can be you against all AI, all people, or a mix of the two! I like this level of customization, because if you and a friend don’t just want to play a pass ‘n’ play a 2 player game, you can throw in the AI to mix things up.
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I got to play through this in the beta phase on my Android device – if you haven’t already jumped on getting this app, here’s my thoughts – I highly recommend. With the beautiful art translated perfectly into the digital realm, this release also has not just a base game (with AI and pass ‘n’ play) but a great campaign to play through to keep things exciting and fresh. Bezier Games have adapted their great tile-laying game Castles of Mad King Ludwig to an app, developed in-house with the same app wizard as their Suburbia release, Jeremiah Maher.
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