Seven Castles vs Expansion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seven Castles
Build castles, roads, and cloisters by strategically placing tiles on a board. Earn points by completing these structures and occupying them with your followers. Play with friends or join open games in this real-time multiplayer board game.
- Tile placement for building
- Real-time multiplayer
- Score points for completed structures
- Lobby and game lists
- Demo game option
- Multiple game types and expansions
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"Seven castles" is a real-time, multiplayer board game in which you build castles, roads or cloisters by placing tiles on the board. You get points every time you complete a castle, road or cloister which you have occupied by placing your follower on it. You can log in using Apple Sign-in or your Facebook account. With Facebook login your Facebook name will be displayed. After successful login you will find yourself in the Lobby area. Here you see a list of users currently online - the Lobby list- and a list of the ongoing games - the Games list. You can invite other people to play or you can join an existing unlocked game. If you are new to the game I recommend playing a Demo game first. Carcassonne games - in these you build cities, roads and cloisters Mini game: 36 tiles, 5 meeples Base game: 72 tiles, 7 meeples Expansion 1 - Inns and cathedrals: 90 tiles, 7 meeples, 1 giant Double Base game: 144 tile, 10 meeples Double Expansion 1: 180 tiles, 10 meeples, 2 giants Expansion 2 - Traders and builders: 96 tiles, 7 meeples, 1 builder, 1 pig Double Expansion 2: 192 tiles, 9 meeples, 2 builders, 2 pigs. Seven Castle games - in these you build castle walls, rivers, fields Castles Mini - 37 tiles, 5 meeples Castles - 70 tiles, 7 meeples Double Castles - 140 tiles, 12 meeples Castles Plus - 100 tiles, 9 meeples The Narrow Sea: you can build citadels, land and sea Sea Base - 74 tiles, 4 meeples, 3 ships Sea Expansion 1 - 108 tiles, 4 meeples, 1 giant, 3 ships Sea Expansion 2 - 108 tiles, 4 meeples, 4 ships The smaller games are free to play. You can buy credits inside the game to play bigger games. Credits are only deduced for completed games. If the owner of the game - the one who pays for it - leaves before the end f the game no credits are lost. How to play This is a turn based multiplayer board game. When your turn arrives you will see your tile in the bottom right corner. Place your tile by tapping on the board so that it matches the existing ones. You can zoom the game are by pinch or with the zoom buttons. You can rotate with the rotate button on the right side. The tile will only rotate into good positions. Put one of your meeples (the little avatars at the top) on the tile by clicking on a red circle. This way you can occupy a city, castle, road, cloister or field (an entity). Click 'Submit' - the program will warn you if the tile doesn't match or if the entity was already occupied. When you complete an occupied entity you get points for it and your player(s) are returned. During the game you get points when you complete a city, castle, road, river, field or cloister occupied by you. If more than one player occupies a city the one with the most meeples will get the points. The game ends when all tiles are placed. At the end of the game you also get points for uncompleted entities. Carcassonne, Seven Castles and Seven Seas game types each have a different scoring. For a complete set of rules check the Guide section inside the game.
Expansion
A challenging multiplayer strategy game where players use wit to outsmart opponents and expand their territory in a neon-themed world. Only one player can emerge victorious.
- Multiplayer strategy
- Territory expansion
- Synthwave aesthetic
- Challenging gameplay
- Outsmart opponents
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Expansion is a challenging multiplaying strategy game for 2-4 players with a synthwave feel. Use your wit to outsmart your opponents and expand you territory. Together you will create a neon world, but only one can win!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Expansion at 3.0 against Seven Castles's 2.5. Expansion also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Seven Castles's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Seven Castles sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Expansion asks for nothing beyond the download.
Expansion holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Seven Castles | Expansion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Tenger | Texas PFCG Aplicativos Ltda |
Customer experience
Seven Castles
Expansion
In-app purchases
Seven Castles
- 10 Transylvanian golds$0.99
- 20 Transylvanian golds$1.99
- 50 Transylvanian golds$4.99
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- 80 Transylvanian golds$7.99
- 100 Transylvanian golds$9.99
Expansion
No in-app purchases









