Leave a Review The General
Fantastic game
It is just like the classic board game. Challenging AI, customizable settings, and low price. I have sunk a lot of hours into this gem of an app. 5/5Defraum23
Takes me back to my childhood!
Just like my favorite childhood (and young-adult) board game!GrammarJunky
Great game But extremely slow!!!
I love this game but at times it is extremely slow. It takes computer 4-5 seconds to move. In a game that takes possibly hundreds of moves it's hard to concentrate when it moves slow and choppy. I finally figured out that the game is slow before the next iOS update. Once the phone is updated the game works perfectly for a few weeks then it starts to slow down and eventually you can’t play it and have to wait for the next iOS update. But otherwise an awesome game!Show lessjeep27030
Great game
It is a blast to play. Love it.
But,
Sometimes it slows down impossibly slow.
Win loss total would be great.Jfabe
Darkhorse
Great game needs to have a win and lost total added and maybe little more animationAlamo city -DVM
Excellent AI
Great game with sophisticated AI. If you like Stratego and don't need multiplayer functionality, you'll love this. Don't believe the haters.News lover 808
Excellent Strategy Game
You are probably looking at this app because you want a game of strategy similar to Stratego. There exist dozens of variations of the same concept all over the world and over the Internet. The General by Sean O'Connor is one of the best I've ever encountered in the form of a computer game. I've noticed it is very polished and works without slowdown or glitches. This app has so many useful options that contribute to enjoyable play.
You get 6 different AI engines from what it seems. Maybe it's just one engine but has 6 difficulties. You get a number of themes for the pieces. You also get a very good selection of predetermined arrangements to play as. You can also horizontally reverse each.
Overall I've found no issues with this app whatsoever. It should provide lots of enjoyment to any fan of turn based strategy games and board games.Show lessDrawgood
Bad update
After update it is starting up correctly but is very very slow. On a iPad 2. Please roll it back to the reversion. The last update ruined my favorite game. Please roll it back. It is way to slow now and it's smaller graphics.
Update July 11 still to slow to play. Just put the old version backShow lessTattoohank
Needs a fix, quick!
Played the gave every day, until the 2.0 upgrade!😩
First time playing after the 2.0, the game would not start correctly, both on the iPad and iPhone. Had to delete and re-install.
Then quickly discovered that the game pieces move Extremely S L O W!
In addition, the opponent makes moves that are not too smart such as chasing the #1 piece with the Spy and allowing the #1 to take out the Spy. Or striking a game piece that has not been identified yet with their #3'and landing on a bomb!
Thought that ap upgrades were to make it better, not worse!
The game needs a fix right away!Show lessBPachom
Bad update, good game
Regarding most-recent update: why is the game so slow now? The new animations are not an improvement. Everything worked much more smoothly in the prior versions.
Regarding the game generally, here is my initial review: I had this game on my old Windows Mobile phone years ago and loved it -- by far the game I played the most on that phone. I was hoping someone would port a Stratego clone to the iPhone (and now the iPad) and, sure enough, here it is. Woo-hoo!!!
This game is perfect for people who love strategy turn-based war games. It can be played in about 5 minutes, which is ideal for a phone game. The goal is to capture the enemy's flag before it captures yours. The trick is that you can't see what any of the enemy's pieces are: the piece you're about to engage could be the general (#1) or a lowly scout (#9). Lower numbers defeat higher numbers, so surprise is a key element in the game. The AI here is pretty good: challenging, but not enough to frustrate you to the point where you don't want to play anymore. It's fun to come up with different placement strategies (the game comes with about 20-30 different pre-set placements to choose from, but it's more fun to devise them on your own).
Thanks for a great game and keep up the good work!Show lesspenguins66
