Why?
Response from developer
Thank you for the feedback. The bug has been corrected and released. I take your advice seriously to make sure new features don’t impact the original game my grandfather taught me to play.
Recent update destroyed it
Response from developer
I’m sorry I missed this bug before releasing my app. Thank you for the detailed report. Version 26.1.7 is now available with a fix.
Game changes that took away the fun
Response from developer
I call the “star path”, corner mode. In game setup -> game play options turn corner mode on to enable the star path. Corner mode can be played with any board and any number of players.
Nice
Suggestions
If you are on the corner you can roll a 1 or a 6 to jump in the middle
You can aggravate a marble in the in the home column but you have to roll the exact amount to get get out. Ex jump in an opponents home with a 3 and aggravate you have to get out of the opponents home with a 3
Only If you roll double 1’s or double 6’s you get to roll again
5 marbles instead of 4
Bigger board where a 1 and a 6 gets you on the corner
We play this at the firehouse, we call it marbles. It would be nice to have these options available to practice on our phones.
Response from developer
Interesting rule changes. We called it marbles too. The bigger board may be too small for the iPhone screen, but may be possible on iPad. It would be a lot of code changes.
The ratings don’t match the app
Dice rolling is NOT random
Response from developer
The code used to generate the random dice is Int.random(in: 1…6). No cheating is implemented. You can track the number of dice rolled in the statistics tab.
Bad
It’s fine
Response from developer
Thanks for the feedback. I like your “pity” rule. I have the statistics tab just for this reason to show that the dice are fair. I will see if this can be added.
Love
I nearly love it.
So I was very happy to find the one version of this in app form. For the most part this is the game I remember. I like the chance to tweak the look of the board and marbles, as well as the ability to really alter the other players' abilities.
The one complaint I have, and I see this was not addressed in the update, is sound. It gets to me after a bit when everything is totally silent. The die should have a sound, the marbles should make an appropriate click sound as they move around the board. Music isn't necessary, just sound basic sound. Please.
I would also add the ability for the game to play in horizon as well as portrait mode. There are times I wish to play yet have the screen angled upright on my cover but that’s I possible, the game has to be played flat on the able. Not good for my neck.
Response from developer
Thanks for the feedback. I didn’t forget your request. Both IAGGRAVATION 3D and the current iAggravation version 26 now have sound. Portrait and landscape displays are also available on all iPhones and iPads.
Problems
Waste of $2
Response from developer
Can you be more specific how the game is not what you were expecting? Based on user feedback I have added many game play options, including one or two dice, clockwise vs counter clockwise, a number of shortcut options, and invented new play modes like high score and gravity. This gives the user over 500 different game play combinations.
Very poor
Response from developer
Swiping up/down will show/hide the tab bar at the bottom of the screen. From the tab bar you can select 'Game Setup' -> 'Game Play Options' to turn on 'Automatic' mode. This mode will advance to the next player without having to press the done button. If you want even faster play, 'Advance Settings' can changed the computer speed. Finally the code to roll the dice is the same for computers and humans. Try playing yellow marble, it was my grandfathers favorite color and helped him win many games.
Bad Upgrade
Response from developer
With over 500 combinations of options users wanted a quick visual reminder without having to leave game play. Unrelated to icons, I also changed the text displays to dynamic type. This unfortunately affected the dice size. New versions fixed the dice size by removing the link between text and dice.
Does not work
Wish I could give negative stars
Game cheater
Great update
Well done,John.
