Comparison

Kriegspiel vs Hex Tactical War

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kriegspiel

Engage in a strategic board game inspired by Napoleonic warfare. The objective is to capture enemy arsenals by deploying lines of communication and blocking enemy movements on a large game board. Offers online and local multiplayer, as well as AI practice.

Highlights
  • 20x25 game board
  • Capture enemy arsenals to win
  • Deploy lines of communication
  • Block enemy lines
  • Online multiplayer
  • Local multiplayer
  • AI practice mode
  • Level editor
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Inspired by the military theory of Carl von Clausewitz and the European war campaigns of Napoleon, Kriegspiel is a chess-variant played by two opposing players on a 20 x 25 game board. Capture the enemy's Arsenals to win. Deploy your Lines of Communication to keep friendly units in contact. Block enemy lines for strategic advantage. "The surprises of this Kriegspiel seem to be inexhaustible," wrote French Situationist Guy Debord. In Debord's view the game represents the totality of factors at play in wartime maneuvers, what he called "the dialectic of all conflicts." -- Play 2P online against another player -- Play 2P in person on the same device -- Practice against the computer -- Level editor for customizing formations -- Language support for French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, and English Kriegspiel is produced and maintained by Alexander R. Galloway. The game is noncommercial. There are no in-app purchases. No advertisements. No Patreon. No GoFundMe. No monetization of player data. There is literally no possible way to take your money.

About

Hex Tactical War

Features
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Hex Tactical War is a streamlined hex-grid conquest game where all moves resolve at the same time, creating tense "will it work?" moments every turn. Plan your movements, attacks, and supply routes, then end the turn. Every faction's orders resolve simultaneously. Grow your armies, capture special tiles, and eliminate every enemy faction to win. **Features** - Simultaneous turn resolution: plan ahead, then watch it all unfold - Three game modes: Easy, Medium, and Hard maps with 1 to 3 AI enemies - Special tiles: Bronze, Silver, and Gold boost growth. Attack and Defense tiles swing battles. - Supply routes to funnel rear-line production toward the front - Standard (probabilistic) or No Luck (deterministic) combat - Quick matches: 5 to 20 minutes each - Play offline, no ads between turns

Screenshots

Kriegspiel4 screens
Hex Tactical War4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kriegspiel at Free against Hex Tactical War's $0.99. Kriegspiel also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Kriegspiel is free to download; Hex Tactical War costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kriegspiel versus Hex Tactical War: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKriegspielHex Tactical War
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (66 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings66 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB21 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAlexander GallowayMM&F Software LLC

In-app purchases

None

Kriegspiel

No in-app purchases

None

Hex Tactical War

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kriegspiel free?
Kriegspiel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hex Tactical War free?
Hex Tactical War costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kriegspiel or Hex Tactical War have ads?
Neither Kriegspiel nor Hex Tactical War shows ads.

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