# Maquis Board Game — user reviews > 48 indexed App Store user reviews of Maquis Board Game by Marian Gablovsky, rated 3.82/5 from 56 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maquis-board-game/id1124197599/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maquis-board-game/id1124197599.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 23 · 4★ 16 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 5 ## Newest reviews (18 of 48) ### 2/5 — Biased, and too tough to win. *2023-03-13* The idea behind this game is great, really great. But for some reason the app handicaps the player every way possible. You, playing as the Resistance, must go first. Then the patrols are placed. That's not fair, or realistic. In reality, the Resistance would have some idea where the patrols are. At least one patrol should go first. And town's morale automatically decreases as the game progresses. Even if nothing bad happens! That's just silly. And here's one more thing. The Resistance starts with nothing. Nothing at all. Not with an old shotgun, and not even with a loaf of bread. Again, that's just silly. ### 4/5 — Sooooo GOOD *2023-02-25* But… what is the likelihood of an update with new music and full screen support on newer phones. Cause that would be great! ### 3/5 — Could be great *2022-04-15* Just got the physical version and was excited to see there’s an iOS version. Only problem i have is that I can’t figure out how to use the passports and I didn’t see it in the tutorial. ### 4/5 — Seems good *2021-04-05* played a few games, have yet to win. would like a better preview of the mission cards. not sure if my device but i can only see a small portion of what the mission entails. This is on the new game select area. ### 2/5 — I think... *2021-02-23* ... you need the actual board game to enjoy this. The app by itself is very confusing to learn without actually having played the board game before. ### 2/5 — Pale version of the board game *2021-01-08* This app is doesn’t come close to the actual board game. It is missing many of the missions. ### 4/5 — Tough but fun! *2020-10-12, version 1.3* What a challenge! Haven’t won yet but man is it fun! ### 4/5 — Good but, *2020-04-27, version 1.3* The game is good, the app works very well, but seems have some differences with the actual board game rule. ### 4/5 — It’s good! *2020-04-23, version 1.3* Played about 15 full games, no crashes so far. Really nice puzzle with scaleable difficulty. From watching playthrough videos online, it seems there might be more missions in the physical game? Anyway, for the price, it’s a bargain. ### 2/5 — Too dependent on luck *2020-04-10* I like the concept of the game but I feel it needs some more tweaking so you’re not reliant on luck to win. Basically, there is absolutely no room for error: if the enemy moves to a desired location before you do (and in this case, it’s the 2 radio stations where you get most of your supplies), there is no plan B. You don’t have enough staff to implement a plan B and because supplies are pooled into just 2 locations that could be under enemy control, it usually means there’s nothing meaningful you can do in one turn (and since you have to beat the game in 14 turns, you can’t afford to waste a turn). So it’s a frustrating game that needs to find a better balance between strategy and luck. ### 2/5 — Resistance française en anglais *2019-12-24, version 1.3* Un jeux sur la résistance française, super! 5 ou 6 langues.... mais pas de français. Plutôt ordinaire comme choix. ### 4/5 — Good Implimantation *2019-11-19, version 1.3* Just got my KS version of the physical game. Needed some help from BGG to get some of the rules. The instructions could be a LOT better. But, with minimal effort you can learn them. Watch a 10 min video on YouTube if nothing else. Only thing holding me back from 5 stars is it’s missing 3 missions from my physical game that I wash was here. Maybe they came later but I would really like them in this game. ### 3/5 — Could have been really good. *2019-05-03* Game is hard and fun. But it freezes at times and then if you change to another app or close it to try “unfreeze” the game, it doesn’t resume despite having a resume feature. Playing on iPad Air 2. **Developer response:** Hi. I have finally fixed problems with freezing during gameplay. Sorry for inconvenience. Enjoy playing Maquis! Marian ### 3/5 — Agree - could be nice but broken *2019-04-28, version 1.2* Potentially an interesting game. But the rules are poorly explained. It is not clear that you need a chain of maquis to avoid risk. However, worse the game feeezes constantly on my iPad air2 on ios12. As it has not been updated in 2 years, it looks like the developer needs a prod? ### 3/5 — Fix this awesome game! *2019-04-07* All of a sudden I can only shoot the patrols about half the time. Read the rules on board game geeks and I can’t find a reason. Worked well at first, then this glitch. I’ll change rating to 5 stars if someone can explain to me or fix glitch. Playing on iPad. **Developer response:** Hi. I have just now fixed problems with freezing during gameplay. Maybe it was also causing problem that you are describing. If you still experience it, please get in touch with me through email: support@boardnaut.com Marian ### 3/5 — Nice Game ...BUT BROKEN!!! *2019-02-05, version 1.2* This is fairly complex considering how basic it appears. A surprising logically taxing worker placement game, interesting mechanics with a nice simple art style. Worth a look! Once I get to grips with it myself I may need to increase my rating? *Note; when first installed the game kept freezing intermittently, not letting me select anything on the screen unless I closed the app and restarted, also losing some of my in game progress! I downloaded and installed most recent iOS, and issues ceased, allowing me to play a whole game unhindered :D ...but, this freezing issue is still happening on my iPhone7, despite latest iOS download?! ### 4/5 — Remarkably thematic for a worker placement game *2019-01-26* I love the topic, and find that the missions and the tools to accomplish them are all very thematic. The rules are a bit difficult to grasp casually, and I found it easier to find and read the rules to the analog version. Even then, it took me a while to win in Very Easy mode, and I’m not sure I still fully grasp how to predict where patrols are going to show up. It’s a fun puzzle to solve and it’s good that it plays fast. ### 2/5 — game freezes every 5 minutes *2019-01-01, version 1.2* Good graphic, simple game with some variate setups. But it freezes all the time. No fun. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Digital Version Has Rules WRONG *2022-06-07* The digital version is much more difficult than the physical boardgame because it implements Patrol Placement incorrectly. In the physical boardgame, a patrol unit is placed in one of 3 locations. If the first location has a patrol unit OR a resistance worker, it is placed in the next location listed on the card. If that one is occupied, it then is placed in the last one. ONLY if all 3 spaces are occupied, it then goes through the list again, but instead arrests(removes from the game) a resistance worker if they occupy the space it is supposed to be placed in. In this digital version, Patrols are instead placed on the first open space OR the first space occupied by a resistance worker. This oversight makes the game much worse than the physical boardgame. If the devs fix this, my rating would be 4 stars instead. ### 1/5 — Music is incredibly grating. Game is too random to formulate any meaningful strategy *2022-02-14* Music runs on a 45 second loop. Great for 3 minutes, very annoying after that. Rules are confusing. It took me an hour figuring how to complete missions (send a person to the mission card) and had to look it up online. Game rules are written in horrible font w terrible layout. Game video/tutorial is even worse that handbook. It’s not explained how the soldiers/policemen move so it’s impossible to predict anything. You just lost the game Losing screen is too abrupt and explain nothing. Suddenly you lost the game, sometimes having no idea why or how. Game being hard is not a problem in itself, but here it’s a problem. Even on ‘very easy’ it’s very unsatisfying to play. Game seems completely random and based on luck alone. ### 1/5 — Crash crash crash *2019-06-03, version 1.2* They game could be interesting if the app didn’t crash once per game. ### 1/5 — Constantly crashes after a couple of minutes *2019-04-22, version 1.2* Constantly crashes after a couple of minutes ### 1/5 — App stalls on latest iOS *2019-04-13, version 1.2* I love the game and the UI, but it crashes constantly! ### 1/5 — Game constantly freezes *2019-04-12, version 1.2* I cannot play more than 2-3 rounds. The game constantly freezes and will not allow me to play nor allow me to go back to any menu. I must close the entire game and restart but constantly reoccurs ### 1/5 — No clue how to get started *2019-01-02, version 1.2* Well, I must be really thick, but I’m damned if I can work this one out! Done the tutorial several times and now given up........ ### 1/5 — Rules are a mystery?!? *2017-11-24* I had so much hope for this game. Unfortunately, the tutorial is horrible. I’ve had it for a few days and I found a host of icons and changing numbers, for which there is no explanation. Horrible, horrendous, explanation of mechanics of gameplay. ### 1/5 — Either I'm missing something fundamental or the game is 100% luck *2017-04-09* As the title says. There is either something about the placement of the police that I don't understand and that is explained no where or the game it literally 100% luck based and there is no strategy for success. You might as well roll a die or flip a coin cause that'd be an equal experience to this. I hope I'm wrong, and if I am, I'll change this, but as it stands now, cannot recommend even if it was free. **Developer response:** Hi. Police units are placed according special deck of cards - you can view them using soldier button to the right from missions. Basically every time enemy is placed one of these cards is drawn. Each card has 3 locations and enemy will be placed at first free location. You can examine draw deck anytime you want, it will be reshuffled when you close dialog, but will give you idea where enemies could be placed. App gives you this information also with small number in orange circle shown for every free location - this number says how many cards in current draw deck will result in enemy placed there. I hope it is clearer with this explanation :) Marian ### 1/5 — Broken *2016-07-30, version 1.2* The update has broken the game on my iPad Air 2. The placement phase works but the Action phase just freezes and no movement is possible. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game *2023-08-24, version 1.3* This game plays just like the physical version of the game. It has fewer missions available but the varying difficulty level allows you to challenge yourself. I like it better on the iPad than on the phone, but it has a zoom feature when using the phone that helps you get a better look. I still like playing the physical game, but this one is portable and easy to sneak in a quick play without the setup. ### 5/5 — Great solo game *2022-08-23, version 1.3* Great solo game very hard to beat. Plenty of reply value. ### 5/5 — Great solo play *2021-02-06* This game app is helping me to be patient whilst I await for the board game to be reprinted (on Kickstarter). By then, I plan to know the game well enough to play strategically and at the advanced level! Thank you for making this app available, and for a decent price. ### 5/5 — Outstanding Solo Game *2020-03-09, version 1.3* A fantastic single player game, which is true to the physical board game. I would recommend to any serious gamers and also those looking for a light and entertaining way to pass 20 minutes. ### 5/5 — Great port of a tough solo game *2019-11-12, version 1.3* I have the Kickstarter game and this is a great port of it. Very tough - just like history - but don’t give up. I didn’t try the tutorial, but it might be worth looking at some YouTube vids if you’re stuck. ### 5/5 — Great single player experience *2017-08-21* The difficulty levels change the game so subtlety and yet so much, great design work. ### 5/5 — Beautiful & challenging! *2017-03-21, version 1.2* Great adaptation of the solo game from BGG. Art is lovely, mechanics smooth! Thanks. ### 5/5 — Very Nice *2016-08-20, version 1.2* Superb and challenging solitaire worker-placement game. Well worth the money. Works perfectly on my Air2. ### 5/5 — Great little game with a cool theme *2016-07-19, version 1.1* My only complaint is that looking at the patrol deck forces you to cover up the main screen. ### 5/5 — Nice little game *2016-07-19, version 1.1* I usually don't give a game without a tutorial 5 stars but this is a pretty fun, well made game for the price. It is reviewed as a worker placement game but it has puzzle and strategy elements as well. Back to the tutorial. There is a video but it's for the print and play game and all it does is point out the buttons (the in-app rules have a better diagram of this than the video!). And in-app rules are "ok" but leave out a few things. The included player tips are helpful. Once you play a few times everything clicks but I did have to ask the Dev about a couple of things (maybe he'll add those to the rules). A quick, challenging, suspenseful, polished, fun little game. Certainly recommended! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*