# Paper Tales - Catch up Games

> Simultaneous drafting card game for kingdom building and strategic resource management. (iPhone/iPad app by DTDA Games.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paper-tales-catch-up-games/id1532072012 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [DTDA Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/1291540307)
- Category: Games, Card
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 18 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 115 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-09-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paper-tales-catch-up-games/id1532072012/reviews.md

## What is Paper Tales?

Paper Tales is a simultaneous drafting card game. Each turn, players draft five units that they then recruit into their kingdom — assuming that they can pay. These choices determine the players ability to shine in battle, generate great income, construct dominant buildings, and earn legend points. There are only four hiring positions available during the four rounds of the play, but your units grow older with each turn until time takes them away.

Build a comprehensive strategy and adapt the shape of your realm according to opportunities and restrictions and you will make history!

## Key features

- Simultaneous drafting gameplay
- Unit recruitment and kingdom building
- Resource management for income and construction
- Strategic decision-making
- Adaptable realm building
- Legend point accumulation

## Recent user reviews (10 of 18)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paper-tales-catch-up-games/id1532072012/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Slick Game, Why No Building Reference?

*2025-08-19*

This is a great version of a great game, but it’s hard to plan purchases with no ability to see the buildings before the build phase

**Developer response:** Hi, now you can tap on your avatar to see your kingdom at any moment, or see these of your opponents by clicking on their name. We are still working on the ui to keep it clearer. It's an interesting thing for the building levels, we will see how to improve it. thank you.

### 1/5 — Nul

*2024-08-21*

Ne fonctionne pas, impossible de défausser des cartes.

### 1/5 — Big bug need to fix

*2023-05-30*

If zero cost doubleganer change to some card can stay to next gen, in next gen game will freeze and have to reset

### 2/5 — Très moyen, décevant

*2023-04-14*

Grand fan du jeu, il y a beaucoup d’incohérences et de défauts sur cette application. Le jeu est mal fait et mérite d être amélioré. Pour les initiés, parfois avec les ressources nécessaires, on ne peut acheter les bâtiments correspondants.

### 5/5 — Great game!

*2022-09-22*

First of all, thank you, developer, for making this in portrait mode! I used to have a similar game but it was landscape, and I just don’t like playing landscape, so I deleted it. Portrait is easier to hold. So thank you!

Also thank you for a fair premium price with no ads. The file size is also small and the app is good on battery. The game also looks nice. You did everything right here. 

For those saying they had a hard time figuring out the mechanics, I found a really good video online of a reviewer doing a play-through with the app. If you watch that, and then play a game or two, you’ll know what to do. I lost my first game, barely, and then won my next game, barely. That means the app is balanced. Very good job developer!

The only thing I think that could be clearer is the fact that you have to discard the rest of your cards before you deploy, and at first I wasn’t sure what to do because it wasn’t clear to me how to discard them and that I had to drag them all to discard one by one. But I figured it out. 

Very well done. I highly recommend this enjoyable strategy game that is challenging without being too hard or frustrating. Thank you!

### 5/5 — Please include a reference tab for buildings

*2021-11-15*

This is the biggest missing feature for me. I need to know which buildings to target without memorizing it.

**Developer response:** Hi, now you can tap on your avatar to see your kingdom at any moment, or see these of your opponents by clicking on their name. We are still working on the ui to keep it clearer. It's an interesting thing for the building levels, we will see how to improve it. thank you.

### 2/5 — No tutorial

*2021-11-02, version 1.1.31*

It is a good game, but you’ll have to learn how to play elsewhere.  The tutorial just gives you a basic overview of the phases.
It doesn’t tell you what the symbols on the cards mean.  It doesn’t even tell you that you can only keep one card every round.  It took me ages to realise that the reason I couldn’t click to end the phase was because I needed to discard down to one card.  I thought the app was broken.  It doesn’t tell you how to score.

If they fix the tutorial, so that it teaches you how to play like a tutorial should, it would be a great app and I’d give it five stars.

### 2/5 — The least impressive of my BG apps

*2021-08-17, version 1.1.31*

Not a lot going on here. Where some BG apps really help you learn the game and track what you are doing, this one barely sustains the gameplay itself. If you don't know what you're doing you can stall out the app, unable to complete a turn. There is no undo feature.

### 2/5 — Non existent rules and poor graphics

*2021-08-11, version 1.1.31*

You really need to know how to play the physical game.  If you don’t know how to play this game already, you will have no hope in learning how to play for this game.

The tutorial is virtually non existent, and no explanation of what the icons on the cards actually mean.  I have no idea if there is a good game here or not.

### 1/5 — Sa marche pas

*2021-03-28*

Nous somme trois compère à l’avoir acheté suite à une vraie partie en physique, mais malheureusement : 

- l’application ne fonctionne pas 

En solo comme en ligne, le jeux n’est pas codé pour IOS mais il est quand même vendu, c’est du joli ! 

Nous somme donc blazé. Salut

**Developer response:** Bonjour, Nous sommes étonné de votre retour. L'application est bien développée et testée pour iOS, pouvez-nous donner plus de détail sur l'erreur que vous avez ?

## Frequently asked questions about Paper Tales

### What is Paper Tales?

Paper Tales is a simultaneous drafting card game where players recruit units to build their kingdom, manage resources, and earn legend points. The goal is to build a comprehensive strategy and adapt your realm to opportunities and restrictions.

### How much does Paper Tales cost?

Paper Tales is a paid app and costs $1.99. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements.

### What devices does Paper Tales support?

Paper Tales is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed for iOS devices.

### What is the age rating for Paper Tales?

Paper Tales has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of players.

### How often is Paper Tales updated?

The latest version of Paper Tales is 1.3.1, last updated on January 2, 2026. Updates typically focus on game balance and bug fixes.

### What are the core gameplay mechanics of Paper Tales?

The core mechanics involve simultaneous drafting of five units per turn, recruiting them if you can afford them, and using them to gain advantages in battle, income, building construction, and earning legend points.

### Does Paper Tales have multiplayer?

The description focuses on individual kingdom building and strategic choices, implying a single-player experience or competitive play against others within the game's structure, rather than explicit online multiplayer features.

### What is the user sentiment for Paper Tales?

Paper Tales has a rating of 4.3 stars from 4 ratings, indicating generally positive user reception for its strategic gameplay.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.1 — 2026-01-02

What's new:
 - UI adaptations for ranking panel

### 1.1.51 — 2023-07-16

What's new:
 - New ranking panel available
 - Profil animation refinement
 - Multiplayer Bug fixing

Coming soon:
 - Spanish

### 1.1.44 — 2023-02-21

What's new:
 - New ranking panel available
 - Profil animation refinement
 - Bug fixing

Coming soon:
 - Spanish

### 1.1.32 — 2021-11-14

What's new:
 - CPU improvement during war
 - New kingdom informations are availables: aging, war, ressources

Coming soon:
 - CPU Improvement
 - Spanish

### 1.1.31 — 2021-08-03

What's new:
 - CPU improvement
 - You can now avoid Mystique ability if needed

Coming soon:
 - Spanish

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