iOS Stone Age Review

On December 7th another iOS board game adaption was born. Campfire Creations created a seamless adaption of Stone Age, originally by Micael Tummelhofer.

Graphics: Awesome. Not too slow. No real glitches.

Sound & Music: I never play with sound or music only because I sometimes play in public and I don't want people on the bus or metro to look at me funny.

Tutorial: I already know how to play Stone Age, but I always play the tutorial just so I learn how to work the App. Overall I think the tutorial is good, but could use some pointers like this is how you see what you have and others have.

Game Play: True to the original game. Dice seem to be fair, unlike in Catan.

AIs: There are 3 AIs, Og, Mogg & Grogg. Grogg is the "hardest" AI, though as an avid Stone Age Player I have managed to defeated him on several occasions. The next App update says it will include more AIs. I hope they have skill levels and maybe a few more lady AIs.

Play Options: Stone Age features Solo, Pass-N-Pay & Online Multi Player via Game Center. Online play has two options Friendly and League. League has a 5 day time-out period. I have yet to play League, but it does intrigue me.

Overall I am very impressed with the first app by Campfire Creations. They have followed The Coding Monkey's Carcassonne Gold Standard of iOS board gaming adaption apps.

Why I hate poker

Many who know me always suggest I try poker. When I finally did, I hated it.

I couldn't get past the fact that a "good" poker player folds at half their hands. Why would I play a game to only really actually play half the time?! I guess those televised World of Poker games make the game seem much more exciting. They at least look like their playing each round.

My second gripe with poker is the strategy seems pretty basic compared to various strategic board games I play. Poker really seems to only have one strategy - only play the hands you can win. This seems so boring.