XII Scripta (AG) vs Ancient Board Game Collection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XII Scripta (AG)
Experience forgotten ancient board games brought to life with modern app design. Play against AI, friends, or global players online and offline. Collect unique game pieces and enjoy cloud saves across multiple titles.
- Play against AI, friends, and global players
- Online and offline gameplay
- Collectible boards, pieces, and dice
- Challenges with rule variants
- Free cloud save across the collection
- Supports multiple languages
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If you play more than one of my Ancient Games, I suggest you delete the individual apps and install the main one (Ancient Games). It will allow you to play them all and save disk storage. The past is full of fascinating board games that haves been mostly forgotten. The Ancient Games collection aims to resurrect them as a meticulously crafted mix between what a player wants from an historical game and what he/she expects of a modern application. -Play against the IA, friends and random players from around the world. -Play Online & Offline. -Multiple collectibles : boards, game pieces, dice, nameplates, etc. -Challenges (Fun rule variants) -Free cloudsave across the collection : your progress in one game is available in all the others. -Much more features to come! -Languages : English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Russian. Currently, the collection is comprised of four games : the Royal Game of Ur, Senet, XII Scripta and Puluc, but 40 games are in the works! Each game will be added to the Ancient Games app and will have its own individual app as well. The privacy policy has been updated in accordance to the latest data protection laws.
Ancient Board Game Collection
Explore a collection of historical board games from ancient civilizations. Play against AI, friends online, or locally on a single device. Offers accessibility features for visually impaired players.
- 9 unique ancient board games
- Online multiplayer against friends
- Local multiplayer on one device
- AI opponent for solo play
- VoiceOver and Voice Control support
- High contrast game boards
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Have you ever heard of Hnefatafl, a game played during the Viking Age? Or Latrunculi, popular over 2000 years ago in ancient Rome? Discover these games and many more in the "Ancient Board Game Collection". Features: - 9 different games: Konane, Hnefatafl, Nine Men's Morris, Dablot Prejjesne, Gomoku, Halatafl, Latrunculi, Five Field Kono and Bagh-Chal - Play online against your friends or compete with via Game Center - Local Multiplayer on a single device - Step up your game by playing against the AI - Fully Accessible via VoiceOver and Voice Control - High Contrast Game Boards for people with low vision Note: There are no Ads for anyone, but the game comes with In-App-Purchases. The free download allows you to play one online game at a time and lets you try out the local multiplayer and AI mode once. Unlimited online games and playing locally as often as you want can be bought as an In-App Purchase
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Verdict
XII Scripta (AG) and Ancient Board Game Collection both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 53% of Ancient Board Game Collection's written reviews are positive against 0% of XII Scripta (AG)'s. Ancient Board Game Collection also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (100 vs 9). XII Scripta (AG)'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. XII Scripta (AG) sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Ancient Board Game Collection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for XII Scripta (AG) against 4.5 for Ancient Board Game Collection. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ancient Board Game Collection has 100 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of XII Scripta (AG)'s written reviews are positive against 53% of Ancient Board Game Collection's.
XII Scripta (AG) ships an update every 2 weeks, Ancient Board Game Collection monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XII Scripta (AG) | Ancient Board Game Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better | 4.5 (100 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 279 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sullivan Bousiniere | Klemens Strasser |
Customer experience
XII Scripta (AG)
Ancient Board Game Collection
Bugs and requests
XII Scripta (AG)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ancient Board Game Collection
Reported bugs
14 issues- Gomoku AI lets you win easily
- Online games remain untouched by opponents
- No wins or forfeit notices for inactive opponents
- Online players are missing/inactive
- Opponents have two days to respond, leading to long waits
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- Matches start but opponents don't play their next move
- Giant picket sign dances around the board blocking view
- Online mode doesn't allow play after a turn
- Game crashes when surrendering
- Online multiplayer doesn't work
- Cannot find anyone online
- Opponent takes a very long time to move
- Paid version via Apple store not unlocking full game
- Free version limits play significantly
Requested features
25 requests- Add Renju rules for Gomoku
- Change board size
- Add more game variations
- Add Go and Japanese Chess
- Add more themes
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- Add an undo button
- Add an expert level for the computer
- Add more ancient board games from Africa, Middle East, East Asia, etc.
- Add missing difficulty levels in 'Train' mode
- Add 'Extra Hard' mode
- Add Bagh Chal to 'Train' mode
- Add Chinese Chess, Fanorona, Go, Mancala
- Add a full Go mode on the Gomoku board
- Option to keep head-to-head game statistics vs the computer
- Easier way to invite others to play within the app
- Add Senet to the game set
- Add Japanese Chess - Shogi
- Add a confirm button
- Add time limits for turns
- Add difficult modes for Gomoku and Hnefatafl
- Add Go game
- Add chess
- Add a timer for turns
- Option to cancel a game without a loss if opponent is inactive
- Add more complex training levels for all games
In-app purchases
XII Scripta (AG)
- Mortal to Heroic Upgrade$0.99
- Heroic to Divine Upgrade$0.99
- Ancient Artifact$0.99
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- AG+ Mortal Edition$1.99
- XII Scripta Mortal Edition$1.99
- Mortal to Divine Upgrade$1.99
- AG Credit$1.99
- AG+ Heroic Edition$2.99
- XII Scripta Heroic Edition$2.99
- Skeletton Key$2.99
- AG+ Divine Edition$3.99
- XII Scripta Divine Edition$3.99
- 75 Gems$6.99
Ancient Board Game Collection
- Royal$4.99
Questions
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