Carcassonne – Tiles & Tactics

Name: Carcassonne – Tiles & Tactics
Rating: 2.54999 (140 reviews)

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Carcassonne – Tiles & Tactics

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User Reviews for Carcassonne – Tiles & Tactics

Terrible graphics, clunky gameplay

My old iPad recently died and took the old version of Carcassonne (by the coding monkeys) with it. I could have cried. It was my favourite app of all time.In comparison this version looks cheap. The design and colours are unappealing. The tile design lacks the charm and interest of the old version and so is just less pleasant to play overall.The gameplay is clunky and further slowed by unnecessary and painfully slow zooms at each turn (seriously, just let me pick a size for the board and zoom in as needed to place game pieces...this is excruciating). It’s impossible to play at a brisk pace because the board is constantly zooming and moving unnecessarily, to the point that it gives you a headache. But then perversely you can’t zoom out far enough to see the whole board the larger it gets.The animations are distracting and again slow down gameplay. I haven’t yet tried to play online, as I can barely get through a standard game it’s so clunky...but from what I hear from friends it’s a disaster.I bought every single expansion on the the old app and loved what they added to the gameplay, but I won’t be spending another cent on this until things are significantly improved. In fact, I might even try to get my money back as this game is so frustrating as to be almost unplayable. Seriously, learn from the old app. It’s not about nostalgia, it’s about good design and better gameplay.It’s sad. I really, REALLY wanted to like this version...

~jenks~, Apr 30, 2020

Give the license back to The Coding Monkeys!

The game’s timer has caused me to lose twice! The first time, it subtracted way more time than I’d actually spent, and it timed me out even though I hadn’t run out the full 15 minutes! The next time, the game was in the middle of scoring, but it hadn’t stopped my clock (which again, was running too fast), and the clock ran out in the middle of scoring so it automatically recorded a loss for me. The camera always pans away from the full board when someone places a tile. I’m constantly adjusting the camera so I can see the board after I’ve placed my tile. Why do I want to stare at my just-placed tile until the other player places theirs? I don’t. This interpretation of the game is just not as clean and nice and simple and functional as the previous version.As a side note, I bought this game on Nintendo Switch as well. I was excited to play Carcassonne online there ... but, no dice! There is no online!

bootch12, Jul 16, 2020

The AI cheats, it’s rigged

So maddening! I want to play the AI both to get better and I prefer it to playing online. I’ve played a couple dozen games and the “aggressive AI” is so blatantly cheating it’s laughable. Once the game gets going I’m actually able to guess with about 80% accuracy what the next tile type will be. The last game I played it was obvious what the computer was setting up, I knew what the next 3 tiles would draw would be . It makes no sense. Why can’t the tile draw be random? I play this game in person weekly, and it’s very different from the unpredictability of live play. How is it fun to play if you know it’s rigged against you and “lets” you win 1 game in 10? I’m not opposed to losing and I think it makes you a stronger player. But I am opposed to cheating.I re-wrote this because I typed it all out earlier and the review is nowhere to be found.

djdiskcnskapL, Dec 08, 2021

Getting too harsh of reviews

Lots of reviews are pretty harsh for a game that works pretty well, is a good adaptation, and looks decent. I’ve been playing single player and online with family and enjoyed both. Yes there is room for improvement but give them a chance to address the issues. Pros - good adaptation of actual game, intuitive interface, overall good art, AI keeps single player interesting, you can play with your friends online, you can set time limits such that playing with friends can essentially be turn based so games can go over many days, features like showing fields and tiles left is fun, seems only host of online game needs expansions for everyone to play expansionCons - needs a recap feature because if you aren’t online at the end you can’t see how an online game ended, the chat in online play disappears every time you leave so you can’t have a dialogue, sometimes takes a moment to connect or disconnects but not terribly so, wish you could turn specific features in expansions on and off (e.g. use builder but not pig or just use tiles from expansions but not other mechanics), can only add friends to friends list if they are online. Overall I’ve enjoyed both the single and online play. Absolutely worth the cost if you enjoy the board game.

GKATM, Apr 17, 2020

Good improvements lately

Finally downloaded this new version now that some of the “issues” earlier reviews had have been fixed (zoom and 2d mode). Overall my family feels this plays well and we have not gone back to the old version, except for the main reason we are giving it 4 stars and not 5.... My wife LOVED the solitaire mode of the old app which is missing in this new version. The only other issue is when we play as a family, the player color does not seem to stick. For example, I am always green, my wife is always yellow, and my son is always blue. If I start the game I am green but the two of them end up being some random color. If my wife starts the game she is always yellow but then my son and I end up being a random color. Not a huge deal but after playing the physical version that way for almost a decade it’s a little hard to remember that you were a different color. Other than that, we are really enjoying the game and think the app is worth the time and money.

hadfiiw, Mar 12, 2021

Disappointing

I LOVED the old Coding Monkeys version of the Carcassonne app. It looked and played just like the real game, and its online play was flawless. This version from Asmodee pales in comparison. It’s terribly glitchy, and on the rare occasion they release an update to “fix” the bugs, it actually ends up making things worse. The app used to have to reconnect to the servers and reload the map every time you closed the app. Then Asmodee released an update to supposedly help keep the app connected to the servers even when it’s running in the background. Great, right? But it actually made the game LESS stable. Now I constantly have to re sign-in to my Asmodee account because I get an error saying the game failed to connect to the servers. This rarely happened prior to the update. I contacted Asmodee support several weeks ago to let them know about this issue and never heard back. I’m on the verge of deleting the app from my phone and never touching it again. I will never trust another Asmodee app again. Shame on them for ruining what used to be an amazing Carcassonne experience on iOS by forcing us to switch to this faulty app.

Hdarb, Jul 23, 2021

Such a let down

The previous license holders had it right. Perfect async play. My friends and I would have casual games that lasted months sometimes. Can’t do that with the game timer. And notifications? Forget that. Completely unreliable causing missed moves and games to timeout. What about the badging? Glad you asked. Mine has been stuck at “1” since I played a game online. All my games are done and I can’t find anything in the app to read or view but nope - always at “1” - which also leads to missing when it’s your turn because you never know if the badge is “real” or not. I know this version is nicer looking but for a “big” studio I expected more. How did a small dev shop do such a great job for years and them this version come in with a head start from other platforms and fall so flat at what made the existing version great?

QuickAG, Feb 10, 2021

Shiny but missing polish

Carcassonne functions, but it missing some features that hold it back from being truly great. 1) There really isn’t a simple way to play with your friends. Currently without a turn based option/notification system you’d all have to be available at the same to play a game together. Which isn’t ideal since people are busy. 2) The interface isn’t as intuitive as it should be. I had to stumble around all sorts of menus to try and find out how to change my color. 3) When waiting for your turn, you can’t plan ahead, since the interface is showing the AI’s tile. I suppose that’s the way the rules are written, but it’s a shame that you sometimes think it’s your turn and you have a great tile, only for you to realize that it was just showing you the computers instead. Finishing with some positives:The game plays smoothly and the placement options for where to put a tile are made to be obvious which I appreciate. I like the graphics and the animations. Options for playing with and without farmers is appreciated as are the toggle switches for being able to glance and see how the fields are currently owned/shaped. Carcassonne is a great game with nice new look that is lacking some features that keep it from giving you more value for your purchase.

Rockette3r, Apr 04, 2020

Works great. Lots of fun. Pretty layout.

I think many reviews here are bitter about a previous app which no longer exists. I started playing table top Carcassone last week for the first time. Then bought the app a day later. I don’t know the old app. But this one is good and worth paying a couple of dollars for.You can play against a very good AI, the last one of the four is very tough (at least for me) - the others easier. You can play online against other players which also worked well for me. I didn’t notice any lag as some complained about. A brief tutorial for the first time player might be helpful when facing other humans. I’m still not sure what the icons in the game selection menu really mean and I have no idea what the ranking points are and how to gain or lose them. I’m also not sure if those games or with abbot and river or just standard. I didn’t buy any of the other expansions yet.In sum, I like it. I almost wouldn’t have bought it because of the reviews. But they seem to be more about other stuff than the app itself.

tisch1175, May 27, 2020

Needs some improvements

Finding friends via chat is clumsy, you can’t invite them via SMS or by link, and they didn’t show up searching by name most times I tried.When my online match was over it just ended the game and showed me the main menu, no match summary or anything. The timer had run out but still should have shown the summary so we all knew how we did.The turn mechanics need to be more flexible. I couldn’t leave the app and come back to take my turn without it saying “internet disconnected”. I do need to do other things on my device like chat and browse, so this is a deal breaker. I want the option to play timed matches OR a turn based match with friends as we are able and maybe with notifications when it’s my turn.

Zaryn A., Mar 31, 2020

Description

New version of the multi-awarded board game. Now in 3D. Includes improved AI, 3D landscape, new exclusive features. *** Carcassonne fits that opening game niche that every game group needs. -Tyler Nichols, Board Game Quest *** Carcassonne = Great game, great mechanics, great pieces, great fun! -The Board Game Family A TILE PLACEMENT GAME OF CREATING LANDSCAPES, CLAIMING AREAS, AND GAINING POINTS Discover or re-discover Carcassonne, the multi-awarded tile-based game in which players draw and place their tiles to build a medieval city.

Place your cities, roads, abbeys or fields to enlarge your landscape, then place your followers, the meeples. Knights, robbers or farmers... Each meeple will help you control your territory and win points. But be careful, you will need all your best strategy and tactics to maximum your points! Place your tiles and your meeples wisely to stop your opponents and win the game. 6 EXPANSIONS: ENLARGE YOUR LANDSCAPE AND OPTIMIZE YOUR POINTS Thanks to the mini expansions ""The River"" and ""The Abbot"", you can embellish your landscape and vary your game to enjoy new ways to play! Double or even triple your points thanks to the new buildings in the Inns & Cathedrals expansion! And with the Traders & Builders expansion, score more points with the trading commodities and build faster with the builders! Discover the city of Carcassonne covered with a blanket of white snow in the Winter Edition... and look out for the Gingerbread Man and the bonus points he'll give you! Beware of the Dragon in ""the Princess and the Dragon"" expansion! He could eat your Meeples if you're not cautious. And be kind with the Princess: she might prefer you to other Meeples and toss them out of the cities! FEATURES • Accessible and tactical gameplay adapted from the award-winning Carcassonne board game • 6 expansions: - The River, the Inns & Cathedrals, the Traders & Builders, the Winter Edition and Princess & Dragon are all available to purchase from the Game Shop. - Unlock The Abbot for free using your Asmodee account. • Up to 6 players! Play against the computer in solo mode, face off your friends in Pass and Play or challenge players from around the world in online mode • There is no more 3 but 4 different behaviors you can chose before starting a game with AIs. They all propose a better challenge than the previous ones. Players who want to experiment a true challenge will play against the Conqueror AI who is the strongest AI of the game. • Try out the aerial top view to refine your strategy! • Additional strategic layers compared to the physical version: - field view which allows you to see the field possession of each player - remaining tile list: allows you to see the tiles which are remaining in the draw pile Languages available: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and You Tube! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asmodeedigital/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/asmodeedigital Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmodeedigital/ You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/asmodeedigital