Overly simplistic algorithm ruins game
Mediocre proxy for the real game. The main reason is the algorithm that governs the dice rolls and the bots is absolutely atrocious and just lazy (and for that I send a very sincere f-u to the game developers!). A few examples: Almost without fail, when the human player takes the lead by one even point, the bots gang up and start playing knight cards in sequence and moving the robber from one territory of the human player to the next (even though other bots are also within spitting distance of the lead), taking resource cards with each move. I’ve played many games where in 4 turns I’d lose all my resource cards because the bots keep playing robber cards one after another against the human. Also, as soon as a robber is placed on a human player’s territory, without fail, the next dice roll will be the number on which the robber is placed. Also, it’s incredible how many wild cards the bots have - I’ve played games where they have 6 at a time, and have even lost games where the bot has no less than 4 victory point cards (I.e., has 6 points and wins the game with 4 victory points cards - like, really!?!). Just lazy programming. So, yeah, not a great game.
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AI cheats
The game itself is fun but in the independent play mode the AI will always roll multiples of whatever number you don’t have in a row, or multiple 7’s to keep you from winning.
Great game but having issues on iPhone
App kicks me out every 20mins or so. Requires me to sign in every single time.
Could be so much better, it’s just annoying
The algorithms for dice rolls are ridiculous. If you don’t have a particular number that number will constantly be rolled. If one of your tiles just got covered by the robber, that number will assuredly get rollled the very next turn. The AI players will not target you with the robber to start the game, but at some point they will hyper target you. I’ve lost 4-5 resource cards in a single turn countless times. The AI players also always have the monopoly cards. This app is not worth $4.99, the only redeeming point is no adds. It’s slightly better than never playing Catan, but be prepared for AI schenanigans. Developers, fix this! Make the dice truly random for pete sake! Until they do, avoid.
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Love Catan but…
Catan is great and so is this app WHEN IT WORKS. I have been kicked out of multiple games in the middle of playing, the app also glitches often. It’s difficult to log in and sometimes crashes out after I get logged in. This is a great app when it works but it’s frustrating to pay for an app that glitches so often. It is the worst app I have purchased for that reason. Update your app and fix this so we can all enjoy more Catan. Können Sie mir bitte helfen?
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