Doesn’t work
I bought this app to try and learn Arimaa. However, the basic rules aren’t coded well so there is a lot of confusion and frustration especially as a beginner.
Excellent Strategy Game
Absorbing and endlessly replayable.
Love the game, but the app could use improvement
Arimaa is an awesome board game, and the app is good, but it could be improved with some quick updates:
1) Add a feature to let players toggle moves turn-by-turn to study games and see where they went wrong.
2) Add a board editor for specific positions
3) Allow for multiple games to be saved
1) Add a feature to let players toggle moves turn-by-turn to study games and see where they went wrong.
2) Add a board editor for specific positions
3) Allow for multiple games to be saved
Very nice!
I spoke with the creator when I was trying to code this game in engine001...This is no small feat to have this as co-op and solo game. I like the option not to have to keep flipping the phone back-and-forth. To be fair I have to take a look farther to see how well this runs but I’m thrilled to have a two player version of this on the iPhone.
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Best arimaa app out there, but that’s not saying much
Pretty glitchy. Often kills games for no reason. No option to review a game right after it’s completed (instead of letting you see the movelist, the app freezes up and forced you to close it as soon as either player scores goal). The normal bot is really susceptible to throwing away its camel on turn 4 or so. No option for human to play as silver? The bot, upon sensing that the human has a goal in 1, will just start suiciding pieces for no reason, instead of trying to hang on. (Once or twice i only won because the bot suicided its elephant, letting me know that I’d overlooked a goal somewhere).
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Annoying feature
When it is two player, i dont like the replay of moves. I can already see them well upside down. Make a option for no replay between turns. Thanks
Great reinvention of chess, very fun!!
I absolutely love this game, it is a reinvention of chess that is very creative, strategic and fun. I keep trying to teach anyone I can how to play, and the app is a great way to start--highly recommend!! Much more fun and engaging than chess.
Quite good
The game is interesting, and the bot plays well. However, it took me a while to find out how to turn off sound effects, and they are audible even if device volume is muted, which is annoying.
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Unable to complete a game without a crash that loses the state of the game.
Responsive customer support said they're looking into it. (Didn't want to use this feedback to post the bug but they requested I did)
Rating is tentative...waiting for the bug to be fixed.
Responsive customer support said they're looking into it. (Didn't want to use this feedback to post the bug but they requested I did)
Rating is tentative...waiting for the bug to be fixed.
Previous Review Updated from 1 to 4 Stars
After installing the Oct. 28, 2013, update the Menu button is now accessible on an iPad mini running iOS 7. If you are looking for the video tutorial, it can be found by clicking the onscreen link in the Rules section.
