Table Trenches vs Ancient Board Game Collection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Table Trenches
Transform your surroundings into a tactical battlefield with this augmented reality game. Scan any surface to deploy units, capture objectives, and outmaneuver opponents in real-time combat. Choose from unique commanders and units to achieve victory.
- Augmented reality battlefield
- Local multiplayer battles
- Scan any surface to play
- 12 unique units with abilities
- 4 distinct commanders
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In Table Trenches, your table transforms into the battlefield! Grab a friend, scan your space, and battle it out, wherever you are. You’ll deploy your forces, capture towers, and fight to the last in this real-time tactics game, designed for AR. Smash the enemy with Logan's mighty walkers, or melt their towers to the ground with Mei's devastating flame tank - the choice is yours. The player with the most towers left standing will win the day! With Table Trenches, you’ll bring virtual tactics into your real world. FEATURES: • Scan your table, couch, or floor to put the game in your world • Battle against your friends in local multiplayer • 12 unique units, each with their own powerful abilities • 4 different commanders, each with their own special unit
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
Table Trenches and Ancient Board Game Collection both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Table Trenches's written reviews are positive against 53% of Ancient Board Game Collection's. Table Trenches also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Ancient Board Game Collection's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (100 vs 8). On rating, update cadence, ads 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
Ancient Board Game Collection is free to download; Table Trenches costs $1.99 up front. Ancient Board Game Collection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Table Trenches asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Table Trenches 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 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Table Trenches's written reviews are positive against 53% of Ancient Board Game Collection's.
Table Trenches ships an update every 5 weeks, Ancient Board Game Collection monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Table Trenches | Ancient Board Game Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (100 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 358 MB | 279 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DB Creations, Inc | Klemens Strasser |
Customer experience
Table Trenches
Ancient Board Game Collection
Bugs and requests
Table Trenches
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
Table Trenches
No in-app purchases
Ancient Board Game Collection
- Royal$4.99
Questions
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