So unbalanced it’s nonsensical
The game plays smoothly. No bugs. But the “Easy” AI is way too easy. I usually beat it by 75 points or more (not exaggerating). I once even beat the Easy AI by over 200 points. And sometimes the Easy AI won’t buy any victory point cards at all for the entire game! That’s no challenge, and no fun.
But I lose to the next AI level, “Medium”, 8 or 9 games out of 10. The AI gets just the right cards at just the right time. Losing most of the time, that’s not fun either.
It really is ridiculous. I play a careful and thoughtful game against the Medium AI. And I’m way ahead. Then boom, the Medium AI gets all the right cards, and I lose. This happens over and over again.
Both the Easy and the Medium AI need to be adjusted. I shudder to think what playing against the Hard AI must be like. I haven’t tried, but it must be horrible.
I’m at the point that I would not recommend this game to a solo player, at least not until the AI is fixed.
On edit: If the AI cannot be adjusted, perhaps a handicap system could be used. Start with negative victory points for Very Easy and Easy. Start with positive victory points for Medium and Hard.
This handicap system could be optional. Exactly what those points should be, I’m not sure. It might take a bit of play-testing to get it right.
But I lose to the next AI level, “Medium”, 8 or 9 games out of 10. The AI gets just the right cards at just the right time. Losing most of the time, that’s not fun either.
It really is ridiculous. I play a careful and thoughtful game against the Medium AI. And I’m way ahead. Then boom, the Medium AI gets all the right cards, and I lose. This happens over and over again.
Both the Easy and the Medium AI need to be adjusted. I shudder to think what playing against the Hard AI must be like. I haven’t tried, but it must be horrible.
I’m at the point that I would not recommend this game to a solo player, at least not until the AI is fixed.
On edit: If the AI cannot be adjusted, perhaps a handicap system could be used. Start with negative victory points for Very Easy and Easy. Start with positive victory points for Medium and Hard.
This handicap system could be optional. Exactly what those points should be, I’m not sure. It might take a bit of play-testing to get it right.
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Response from developer
We do the best we can to balance the AIs, but it is a tricky problem. Currently they are tuned to beat the next lowest level 65 percent of the time. Thanks for the feedback!
Needs Expansion Toggles
The only thing I wish the mobile game had was the ability to turn purchased expansions on and off. Sometimes I really just want to practice the base game, but now that I have an expansion… I can’t.
Fun fun fun
Great app! Have several expansions and family and I play regularly. The app avoids the tedious set up and breakdown that happens with the physical game. But rules can be tweaked some for personal preference like undo moves. Love it!
Four stars because of two things:
1) occasional server crashes can disrupt the game.
2) I like the random assigned cards for games but I wish we had the option to substitute a card or two before the game starts because I tend to get the same cards often.
Four stars because of two things:
1) occasional server crashes can disrupt the game.
2) I like the random assigned cards for games but I wish we had the option to substitute a card or two before the game starts because I tend to get the same cards often.
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Fantastic (1 or 2 Very Minor Issues)
Finally after all these years a great implementation for this great game
Only a couple of slight issues, I find the in app purchases a bit harder to work out that on other apps – they seem to require an extra step – but maybe this is something to do with how I have my account set up
Also the app credited me with the purchases I’d made on the previous implementation (thankyou!) but didn’t credit me with the promo cards I owned – very minor matters
After years of miss starts we finally have a fantastic online version of dominion!
Only a couple of slight issues, I find the in app purchases a bit harder to work out that on other apps – they seem to require an extra step – but maybe this is something to do with how I have my account set up
Also the app credited me with the purchases I’d made on the previous implementation (thankyou!) but didn’t credit me with the promo cards I owned – very minor matters
After years of miss starts we finally have a fantastic online version of dominion!
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Bug in game
Since yesterday game has stopped working properly on iPads. Will this be fixed shortly.
Thanks
Update
Thanks for fixing so quickly. Really enjoying the game both online and offline.
Thanks
Update
Thanks for fixing so quickly. Really enjoying the game both online and offline.
So unbalanced it’s nonsensical
The game plays smoothly. No bugs. But the “Easy” AI is way too easy. I usually beat it by 75 points or more (not exaggerating). I once even beat the Easy AI by 200 points. And sometimes the Easy AI won’t buy any victory point cards at all for the entire game! That’s no challenge, and no fun.
But I lose to the next AI level, “Medium”, 8 or 9 games out of 10. It gets just the right cards at the right time. Losing most of the time, that’s not fun either.
One (or both) of those AI players needs to be adjusted. I’m at the point that I would not recommend this game to a solo player, at least not until the AI is fixed.
But I lose to the next AI level, “Medium”, 8 or 9 games out of 10. It gets just the right cards at the right time. Losing most of the time, that’s not fun either.
One (or both) of those AI players needs to be adjusted. I’m at the point that I would not recommend this game to a solo player, at least not until the AI is fixed.
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Response from developer
We do the best we can to balance the AIs, but it is a tricky problem. Currently they are tuned to beat the next lowest level 65 percent of the time. Thanks for the feedback!
Excellent implementation and AI, but…
As a Dominion fanatic, I own all expansions, editions, and promos. Generally I enthusiastically recommend the iOS implmentation; it is well thought out and the AI is quite strong.
I have noticed a very few cards not implemented quite right, such as Way of the Pig from Menagerie (doesn't give the +Action), but my big gripe is that it will sell you things (namely, the removed 1st Edition cards) that are never selected for play, and they aren't cheap either! Please implement these cards!
I have noticed a very few cards not implemented quite right, such as Way of the Pig from Menagerie (doesn't give the +Action), but my big gripe is that it will sell you things (namely, the removed 1st Edition cards) that are never selected for play, and they aren't cheap either! Please implement these cards!
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Even better on mobile!
Been playing this game on the pc recently but surprised it came to mobile and really impressed with the interface, still the same great game!
Just like Frosted Flakes……Great!
By far the best card game to mobile game ever. Love Dominion, but put it on the back burner behind Catan, Puerto Rico, Carcassonne, other games that don’t take that much room and have a decent mobile version I can play whenever I want, or can breakout the full game for a game night with multiple people. This makes me want to break out Dominion again, it is that good. Sometimes the drag motion makes me almost close the game out, but I think that is more of a ‘me’ issue and not necessarily the app.
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Good game, shuffle rules are wrong
The game and everything is great!
Only thing that drives me nuts is that one of the essential rules in Dominion is that you shuffle your discard when your deck is -4 cards or less-
In the app, it shuffles when you have no cards to draw.
It -really- matters at the start of the game because it makes your early choices become more of a luck draw rather than strategic.
On turn 3, you -should- likely draw the first card that you bought on the first turn.
I’ve had games on here where the first 3 turns I buy cards, and I’ll draw the 2nd card I bought before the first card I bought (which is impossible with the correct shuffling rules)
It’s tough to be the hard AI when the early rounds becomes a -whoever draws their new cards first- kind of game. Dominion can be a very momentum heavy game, so if you get lucky in the early rounds, there’s a good chance you can runaway with the game.
Only thing that drives me nuts is that one of the essential rules in Dominion is that you shuffle your discard when your deck is -4 cards or less-
In the app, it shuffles when you have no cards to draw.
It -really- matters at the start of the game because it makes your early choices become more of a luck draw rather than strategic.
On turn 3, you -should- likely draw the first card that you bought on the first turn.
I’ve had games on here where the first 3 turns I buy cards, and I’ll draw the 2nd card I bought before the first card I bought (which is impossible with the correct shuffling rules)
It’s tough to be the hard AI when the early rounds becomes a -whoever draws their new cards first- kind of game. Dominion can be a very momentum heavy game, so if you get lucky in the early rounds, there’s a good chance you can runaway with the game.
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