# Mad King's Steward — Smart Scoring of BTCoMKL!

> AR-powered scoring app for "Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig." (iPhone/iPad app by Chimera Software, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mad-kings-steward/id1461873703 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Chimera Software, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/347752625)
- Category: Utilities, Games, Board, Family
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 35 App Store ratings · 16 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 63 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-05-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mad-kings-steward/id1461873703/reviews.md

## What is Mad King's Steward?

"I used it for the first time yesterday, and it was magical." - Jamey Stegmaier
"It’s genius! Basically magic." - qeek
"That’s what it truly is, magical. So cool" - Steve

Fully supports the latest expansion Secrets & Soirees!

Imagine that you have just finished a rousing game of "Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig" with six of your good friends. There are six massive castles arranged neatly on the table and the tile tray is nearly empty. Everyone is happy, cheerful, and perhaps slightly inebriated. You look around the table and rejoice in the good time you just had, but the night is not over! The most daunting task of tallying those castles lies ahead. Your shoulders start to slump a little...

But fear not!  The Mad King's Steward is here to preserve the good mood and do the nasty accounting work for you. Just tap the camera button and point your device at one of the castles. In mere seconds you will have an accurate score tabulated for your INSANELY MASSIVE castle. Huzzah! The good mood is preserved and your game night can continue unimpeded!

From the creator of the Pointsman comes another ARKit/CoreML enabled smart scoring app; here to save the fun by making the scoring of your favorite games a little less tedious.

Want to try it out but don't have a finished game handy? Just go to http://chimerasw.com/madkingsteward/ and use the Mad King's Steward on the image there!

Not an Official Stonemaier Games product.

## Key features

- ARKit/CoreML enabled smart scoring
- Automatic score tabulation
- Supports "Secrets & Soirees" expansion
- Preserves game night mood
- Easy-to-use camera interface

## Recent user reviews (10 of 16)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mad-kings-steward/id1461873703/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Wrong scoring

*2022-12-29, version 1.8*

Last night when we scored our game we had every room except a downstairs room. The app still gave 4 points for sleeping rooms instead of the correct 1 point.

### 2/5 — Scoring castles backwards?

*2022-08-27, version 1.7*

Really cool concept, but when we played tonight (with expansion) and we tried this out it seemed to show the scores on the screen counter-clockwise, but the app instructed me to score them clockwise. It lead to a big argument about if the app actually works and much recounting of points. Some first time players said they wouldn’t be interested in trying the game again, app or no app. Perhaps let players add names to the castles or something so that it’s easier to tell for sure who’s castle is which whether the app displays the scores in the proper order or not. Really wanted to love this app, but I’m not sure my group will let me try the app again, let alone the game :(

### 5/5 — This app works so well it’s like magic

*2022-04-30, version 1.7*

Motivates me to actually play this game because the scoring is the tedious part
Does all the annoying calculations!

### 5/5 — Brilliant

*2021-11-07, version 1.7*

This wonderful app will save you time on the least fun part of this great game, the adding up of scores.
The inclusion of the expansion is brilliant.  If you have the game you need the app.

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2021-10-29, version 1.7*

This makes the game so great!!! The hardest part of the game is the scoring. It can be timely. This makes the game easier to get to the table.

### 3/5 — Great but ran into expansion issues

*2021-09-16, version 1.7*

I’ve only used the app once with the new expansion; t seems the app says you should scan castles clockwise but when scanning it seemed like it actually puts them in counterclockwise positions… I ran into issues getting the tiles to scan, and some of the new expansion tiles make scoring trickier in general (the ones related to neighboring castles, especially). Scoring using the app was a bumpier experience than it used to be, and I can’t tell if it’s user error or bugs with the app. I’ll update my review once I’ve gotten the game to the table again.

### 5/5 — Works as advertised

*2021-08-28*

It will save us a lot of time for the scoring at the end of the game.

### 5/5 — Works better than manual

*2020-09-01, version 1.3*

We used the app today and it worked brilliantly!  We played John Henry vs the machine, and our manual score keeping failed three out of four times, but the app?  Perfect!  Found things we missed.   Beautiful!  And the app was much faster!

### 4/5 — I never like to buy apps but this was worth it

*2019-12-01, version 1.2*

It counts you castle so quickly and easily. I used to enjoy doing it by hand but this is perfectly accurate and when comparing I found we sometimes miscounted. I have had a small amount of trouble getting all the rooms to be recognized but adjusting the angle of the camera usually makes it work in a few more seconds which is still faster than adding oneself. I like the display and seeing how much each room is worth and it is so easy to use. The only thing I wish it did is save the images of the castles so that I could look back at my favorite ones. Since it already gets the picture I imagine it would be able to do it. You can’t even review old castles. Once it scores then it only has the total. Being able to look back at them would be nice.

### 5/5 — Scoring is so much better!

*2019-07-28, version 1.2*

Thank you for making this app! We love this game, but scoring has always been tedious. Not anymore! This game will hit the table a lot more now because of this app.

## Frequently asked questions about Mad King's Steward

### How does Mad King's Steward work?

Mad King's Steward uses ARKit and CoreML to recognize the game board and tiles of "Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig." You point your device's camera at the castle, and the app automatically calculates the score.

### What is the price of Mad King's Steward?

Mad King's Steward is a paid app priced at $4.99. There are no in-app purchases or ads mentioned.

### What devices support Mad King's Steward?

Mad King's Steward is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It requires iOS devices compatible with ARKit.

### How often is Mad King's Steward updated?

The latest version, 1.8, was released on September 6, 2022. This indicates the app is actively maintained.

### Is Mad King's Steward official Stonemaier Games product?

No, Mad King's Steward is not an official Stonemaier Games product. It is developed by Chimera Software, LLC.

### What is the age rating for Mad King's Steward?

Mad King's Steward has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### Can I try Mad King's Steward without the game?

Yes, you can try Mad King's Steward using an image of the game available on the developer's website at http://chimerasw.com/madkingsteward/.

### What do users think of Mad King's Steward?

User sentiment appears very positive, with reviews calling the app "magical" and "genius." It holds a high rating of 4.8 stars from 35 ratings.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8 — 2022-09-06

v1.8 includes the following changes:
- Fixed typo in instructions (scan castles in clockwise order)
- Fixed scoring issue for activity/outdoor throne room
- Trained new ML model which can now recognized the newly printed throne rooms
- Trained new ML model which will (hopefully) be able to distinguish ballrooms better

### 1.7 — 2021-07-08

Thanks to all of the great feedback the community has sent my way, y'all rock :)

v1.7 fixes a scoring bug for secret rooms in neighboring castles and adds a reminder to remove secret room tokens prior to scanning

### 1.6 — 2021-05-10

Thanks to all of the great feedback the community has sent my way, y'all rock :)

I have been working hard to make the Mad King's Steward even better!

v1.6 fixes a scoring bug for the Grand Foyer when adjacent to tiles of the upcoming expansion

v1.5 update included a host of new features:
• Initial support for the upcoming expansion!
• Score multiple castles; scan all castles on the table one at a time, then see all scores together!
• Fixes a couple of scoring bugs
• Adds some small performance tweaks
• Newly trained machine learning models for better scanning

### 1.5 — 2021-04-03

Thanks to all of the great feedback the community has sent my way, y'all rock :)

I have been working hard to make the Mad King's Steward even better; this update includes:
• Initial support for the upcoming expansion!
• Score multiple castles; scan all castles on the table one at a time, then see all scores together!
• Fixes a couple of scoring bugs
• Adds some small performance tweaks
• Newly trained machine learning models for better scanning

### 1.4 — 2021-04-01

Thanks to all of the great feedback the community has sent my way, y'all rock :)

I have been working hard to make the Mad King's Steward even better; this update includes:
• Initial support for the upcoming Secrets and Soirees expansion!
• Score multiple castles; scan all castles on the table one at a time, then see all scores together!
• Fixes a couple of scoring bugs
• Adds some small performance tweaks
• Newly trained machine learning models for better scanning

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