Dice are broken
There is something seriously wrong with the random number generator. Either it’s been hacked, or it has a problem. I suspect it has a problem. The dice are just too streaky. There are battles where almost everything hits, then battles where 20 dice don’t score a single hit. If this happens once or twice over the course of a few games, then it’s just wild luck, but it happens often. I get so frustrated, I just quit. (This is in online play, not the horrid AI)
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Terrible Programming
So predictable. Either you get a suicidal opponent or the random number generator bends time/space to kill you.
Addictive…instructive
The ONLY place I’d recommend improvement is the dice don’t seem random.
Pretty but unplayable
After playing the board games for many years and being a very competitive player in the 90s, I had high hopes for this game. The following is written from playing solely in solo mode.
It is beautifully render and the UI is very good, unfortunately this is all I can say positively about it.
Two main problems - random numbers are way out of line. Either setup or deliberate, the sequences hit very rare results far to often. Far too many 1% to 0.001% statistical chances come up in battle, usually against the human players. Movement rolls are as vey suspect - way too many opening 5 or 2 mulligans following initial 2s or 5s.
Tactics are horrible. There is only so much the AIs can do in this type of app, however way to many sitting and letting the other side just shoot them with range strikers (especially warlocks) or striking at much less valuable targets that are just as or more harder to kill. Also tactics appear to have a few subtle differences between how the AI defends vs another AI or human player - example then AI regularly hangs its Titan on and edge front line position, but almost never does vs a human.
tl/dr; Can be fun…a little but I recommend you do not waste your time or funds on it if you seek a challenging (but not frustrating) or competitive experience.
It is beautifully render and the UI is very good, unfortunately this is all I can say positively about it.
Two main problems - random numbers are way out of line. Either setup or deliberate, the sequences hit very rare results far to often. Far too many 1% to 0.001% statistical chances come up in battle, usually against the human players. Movement rolls are as vey suspect - way too many opening 5 or 2 mulligans following initial 2s or 5s.
Tactics are horrible. There is only so much the AIs can do in this type of app, however way to many sitting and letting the other side just shoot them with range strikers (especially warlocks) or striking at much less valuable targets that are just as or more harder to kill. Also tactics appear to have a few subtle differences between how the AI defends vs another AI or human player - example then AI regularly hangs its Titan on and edge front line position, but almost never does vs a human.
tl/dr; Can be fun…a little but I recommend you do not waste your time or funds on it if you seek a challenging (but not frustrating) or competitive experience.
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Great Port of an Old Favorite
Indeed this is a fantastic port of an old favorite. Really catches the complex and nuanced rules of the board game, and by taking care of the bookkeeping games take a small fraction of the time the physical game would take. Graphics really capture the physical game, they look sharp and polished. Even the music and sound effects fit.
The AI tactics, even on max setting, do leave some to be desired. Very reckless with their Titans, so they elim over silly battles/moves that most human players would avoid. I haven't experienced any funny business with the dice, but just like IRL the dice/RNG can be frustrating. I'd still play/buy again, and I'd recommend to any fans of the game. 5 out of 5 for a $5 board game port.
The AI tactics, even on max setting, do leave some to be desired. Very reckless with their Titans, so they elim over silly battles/moves that most human players would avoid. I haven't experienced any funny business with the dice, but just like IRL the dice/RNG can be frustrating. I'd still play/buy again, and I'd recommend to any fans of the game. 5 out of 5 for a $5 board game port.
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Wow the dice
This is one of my top three board games of all time. I’ve played for decades now and want so much to love this app. Indeed, it is very well done and captures the game well. But there’s one major problem…the die rolling algorithm. I’ve debated with people about this problem so many times, but people either don’t understand statistics well or just don’t want to know. The people who do know statistics will claim that the dice are evenly distributed throughout the game. Yes, look at the die roll counters at the end of the game and it appears that way. But in the middle of the game the dice get “stuck.” You roll abnormally high counts of the same number, and it causes you to either win big or lose big. Unfortunately I seem to be on the side of the lose big too often. No, I don’t think the game is out to get me or that there is anything sinister in the algorithm…that’s just the way it goes, but it’s caused me to ragequit and delete the app for years. I then come back and it’s the same issue over and over and over again. One great recent example: my Archangel against a Serpent. The Archangel completely misses the serpent (9 rolls only needing 2’s, roll all 1s) and the Serpent kills my Archangel with one hit (18 rolls needing 6s, got 10). This is a strategy game that does have a luck element; however, strategy should beat luck the majority of the time. Sure, you’ll lose the occasional battle by luck, and that’s fine. But when it happens over and over and over and over and over again…that’s frustrating and just plain no fun. For those that doubt, keep track of ALL die rolls in the game for all players for three games. Don’t just look at the end results, look at what happens in EACH battle. That’s where you’ll notice the huge number of statistical anomalies, not just seeing things average to the mean in the end. Averaging to the mean doesn’t mean fair, particularly if one person rolls an overload of 1s, 2s, and 3s and the other rolls an overload of 4s, 5s, and 6s. Looks average in the end but obviously is not. If you don’t collect your own evidence to see this in action then please don’t comment that the die rolling is fair. It’s easy to see that it is not.
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Excellent rendition of the classic.
This game has been out for a while but it’s solid and won’t grow old. I like it more than the original because the app takes care of the management tasks thus speeding up the game quite a bit. Super to play against others at your pace: Play your turn when you’re ready to play unless playing a timed version on a live board. One can play solo as well. The toughest ai opponents could be a little stronger but will still provide a good challenge. Can multiple games and versions simultaneously.
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Favorite board game from childhood in digital for
AI for all but one of the software opponents are not challenging. OW outstanding.
I would have given this app 5 stars, BUT…
The dice rolling algorithm really is that bad! Most of the time, damage for the round (not individual rolls, but all the attacks for one side) is either extremely high or extremely low. Average damage for the round is the exception rather than the norm. I could give numerous examples. They are not hard to come by. They occur in every game, almost every battle.
It’s really a shame that the dice rolling is SO off, because the rest of the is outstanding. Well, not quite. The AI is very weak. But I can overlook that because of the online games with other players.
If you can deal with the mind blowing results of a horrible dice rolling algorithm, give it a try. But don’t be surprised when the dice don’t act anything like you would expect.
It’s really a shame that the dice rolling is SO off, because the rest of the is outstanding. Well, not quite. The AI is very weak. But I can overlook that because of the online games with other players.
If you can deal with the mind blowing results of a horrible dice rolling algorithm, give it a try. But don’t be surprised when the dice don’t act anything like you would expect.
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True to the orig.
Great adaptation of board game. Ai in battles needs work but fun to play nonetheless
Brilliant port of a classic board game
A little difficult to understand the rules at first but definitely worth persevering
New update makes it unusable
Was playing 4 or 5 games a day but now crashes after a stack reaches 7 units. Please fix
Update: much better. Now if the AI was meaner...
Update: much better. Now if the AI was meaner...
Great graphics but cheating AI and lousy developer support.
I really have tried to like this game, but the developer did a crap job on everything but the graphics.
Rather than build a decent AI, the developer simply has his cheat. It doesn’t roll for movement randomly, but rather assigns itself the number that gives it the best muster every turn, and gives you the worst possible muster.
And the die rolling algorithm is completely rigged. Try attacking a Titan with anything but a skill 4 creature, and you’ll wiff every time. All your combat rolls are low, while for the AI they’re always high.
Multiple emails to the developer have only resulted in him saying there’s nothing wrong with the game, which is blatantly false. I used to teach statistics at the university level and have analyzed the die rolling algorithms in the game and they are neither random nor fair.
If you like nice graphics, it’s a great game. But unless you want to play against a blatantly cheating AI, avoid this game. It’s not completely crap, only mostly crap.
Rather than build a decent AI, the developer simply has his cheat. It doesn’t roll for movement randomly, but rather assigns itself the number that gives it the best muster every turn, and gives you the worst possible muster.
And the die rolling algorithm is completely rigged. Try attacking a Titan with anything but a skill 4 creature, and you’ll wiff every time. All your combat rolls are low, while for the AI they’re always high.
Multiple emails to the developer have only resulted in him saying there’s nothing wrong with the game, which is blatantly false. I used to teach statistics at the university level and have analyzed the die rolling algorithms in the game and they are neither random nor fair.
If you like nice graphics, it’s a great game. But unless you want to play against a blatantly cheating AI, avoid this game. It’s not completely crap, only mostly crap.
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Love the game (but ...)
It’s a really good game. But, I would like to see some improvements.
First, the dice algorithm as noted by others needs major improvement. It doesn’t seem random.
Second, I wish there was a way to accelerate the battles between bot players.
Lastly, there seems to be a bug related to viewing stacks - the stack view pop up window sometimes “sticks” (won’t dismiss).
First, the dice algorithm as noted by others needs major improvement. It doesn’t seem random.
Second, I wish there was a way to accelerate the battles between bot players.
Lastly, there seems to be a bug related to viewing stacks - the stack view pop up window sometimes “sticks” (won’t dismiss).
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Great game, servers are down 11/22/2020
The game is excellent, been playing for a year with friends online. Unfortunately the servers are down as of 11/22/2020. Hoping they will be restored so we can continue online play. Big thanks for this game.
A 1980 Classic that is still competitive with all those great post-2000 games
I played the board game Titan soon after release in 1980 and it was clearly one of the best games ever, as a 2 player game. To accelerate the play we eventually used 2 dice instead of 1, choosing the better number for each stack - worked brilliantly! Obviously can’t do that with computer version, but since it moves 3x faster anyway, there is no need. I am tired of inferior computer implementations of board games, but was very surprised at how well this one runs (on a 2019 iPad) - it really is top notch.
I’ve read complaints about inferior AI, but I find it plays quite well, especially compared with many others such as Twilight Struggle, which AI is hopeless at present. Also complaints about altered rules, but they are quite minor, and don’t affect the game much at all.
In my reasonably limited experience, I think this is the best board game adaption that I have come across, pretty close to perfect. And one of my top 10 board games too!
I’ve read complaints about inferior AI, but I find it plays quite well, especially compared with many others such as Twilight Struggle, which AI is hopeless at present. Also complaints about altered rules, but they are quite minor, and don’t affect the game much at all.
In my reasonably limited experience, I think this is the best board game adaption that I have come across, pretty close to perfect. And one of my top 10 board games too!
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Love the game
Love the game but it always seems as if your dice are super good or super bad?
Titan is quite simply the best board game of all time
This does an excellent job of mimicking the board game. When playing AI opponents, two will be hopelessly bad and one will play a decent game, though not an expert game. I assume this is meant to mimic the different playing strengths you find in real life.
I see complaints about the dice rolls. I get the same kind of rolls in real life, and part of the game is taking into account the fact that die rolls CAN seem wonky. Normal variation can give strange results.
You can choose the AI opponents if you want a quick game. Word of warning — if you get into a live non-timed game, your opponents might make only 1 or 2 moves a day. If you want a regular game where you start and finish it in one sitting, insist on a timed game.
I see complaints about the dice rolls. I get the same kind of rolls in real life, and part of the game is taking into account the fact that die rolls CAN seem wonky. Normal variation can give strange results.
You can choose the AI opponents if you want a quick game. Word of warning — if you get into a live non-timed game, your opponents might make only 1 or 2 moves a day. If you want a regular game where you start and finish it in one sitting, insist on a timed game.
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Didn’t capture the game
Been playing Titan board game since early 1980’s. Digital version has deep failings. The die rolling algorithm is used poorly in 2 ways, 1) It systematically discriminates against the live player (failed to roll an even number in 17 tries), and when playing against the AI, it consistently provides the AI the right roll to breed and to attack, but doesn’t provide the live player the same “fortune”. 2) When on battle-boards, there are far too many outcomes in which a 6-2, or 8-2 character rolls 4 or 5 sixes, and where 6-4 characters roll 5 or 6 ones. Also of note, the AI’s Titans are far too aggressive on the battle-boards. They move out into harm’s way too soon and the opponent can simply kill the Titan and win the battle, or game. Unfortunately, in a 3-person AI game, the AI’s will often go Titan on Titan early, providing the surviving AI a huge advantage. The AI’s make no attempt to keep creatures with breeding potential alive on the battle-boards to have a chance to breed a more powerful creature at turn 4. They are usually wasted in the first 2 turns, making the outcome predictable.
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Love the game. Very near the original
Graphics, Masterboard representation, creature art, rules are all excellent. Didn't give it a 5-Star yet as the random seed generator is off for dice rolling, also the AIs need maturing. Have played many games since downloading this. Thanks to the developers!
