Rivals for Catan Be the Prince or Princess of Catan and decide on the fate of its settlers!This exciting Catan card game challe… $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsBe the Prince or Princess of Catan and decide on the fate of its settlers!This exciting Catan card game challenges you to rule a realm on Catan. Construct cities and settlements, build ships and roads, and hire heroes to outplay your opponents!Three different game modes provide varied challenges:- An easy-to-play introductory game, ‘The First Catanians’ is exclusively played with the cards of the basic set and using simple rules. The ideal way to get started with the game!- Theme set games represent new eras on Catan, adding numerous cards to the game: Make clever use of trade advantages and the opportunities of cards like the university or the pharmacy to achieve domination over Catan!- The ‘Duel of the Princes’ is the most advanced game mode: it is played with cards from all theme sets, offering even more strategic and tactical possibilities, thus providing some truly sophisticated games.Features:- Based on the original card game by the creator of Catan, Klaus Teuber- Exciting two-player duels- Three game modes with various difficulties- Numerous AI opponents with different personalities and tactics provide varied challenges - Online and local multiplayer modes (online multiplayer via Apple Game Center)- Based on the rules of the comprehensive, revised edition of the Catan card game- Including Cards Almanac for easy reference and comprehensive tutorials to get started*****Questions or suggestions for improvements: Mail to [email protected] We are looking forward to your feedback! For more information on news and updates:www.usmgames.com or visit us on www.facebook.com/UnitedSoftMedia and on twitter.com/USM_News***** Information Seller: Genre:Board, Card Release:Jun 20, 2013 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (3) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel oooooomonkey Well-Known Member Jan 15, 2011 6,307 0 0 Forge World #2 oooooomonkey, Jun 19, 2013 Now this looks like my type of game. nuutsch Well-Known Member Jul 18, 2012 116 0 0 #3 nuutsch, Jun 19, 2013 This is another instabuy. Loved the boardgame. Appletini Well-Known Member Jan 8, 2011 2,564 0 0 Ankh-Morpork #4 Appletini, Jun 19, 2013 Last edited: Jun 19, 2013 This is another solid title; even if you're not a fan of the original Catan board game, this less fiddly Rivals card game might well win you over. Cynuyt Well-Known Member May 31, 2013 1,980 0 36 http://pine-entertainment.com #5 Cynuyt, Jun 19, 2013 Yes dude, this is card game ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,234 131 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #6 ColeDaddy, Jun 19, 2013 This and XCom. An expensive week so far sizzlakalonji Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Apr 16, 2009 5,706 1 0 Indiana, USA #7 sizzlakalonji, Jun 19, 2013 Here's something I'm finally excited about. ojtitus Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2010 3,228 5 38 Male Canton, Ohio #8 ojtitus, Jun 19, 2013 This will be my first purchase tonight, followed by xcom. Edit: price should be $3.99 USD according to the developer Bool Zero Well-Known Member Dec 14, 2010 1,922 0 36 #9 Bool Zero, Jun 19, 2013 Had no clue this is coming out but now I have one more game to add to an already expensive looking night! sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #10 sapphire_neo, Jun 19, 2013 Is the multiplayer async? Fallen_Grace Well-Known Member Aug 15, 2012 239 0 0 #11 Fallen_Grace, Jun 19, 2013 This one looks really good,going to check it out tomorrow. VeganTnT Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2008 4,490 3 0 Freelance Entertainment Analyst Orlando, FL #12 VeganTnT, Jun 19, 2013 Hated their implementation of settlers but the fact that it's universal makes it more bearable. I'll wait to see how they implement the additional decks (included or IAP) as the iPhone and iPad versions of settlers + IAP has cost me $30 so I'm hesitant to jump into another USM game. Appletini Well-Known Member Jan 8, 2011 2,564 0 0 Ankh-Morpork #13 Appletini, Jun 19, 2013 Unfortunately, there are already a couple of pretty huge missteps here, three of the most egregious being: 1) No undo function. Not only can you not undo a turn, you often can't even back out of an action you haven't yet committed to if you change your mind. 2) Dialog boxes cover critical information. For example, if an event occurs that allows you to choose a bonus resource, that popup covers your entire settlement and doesn't allow you to look at the board or your hand. This means that you can't actually tell what resources you currently possess, what you might need, or what a card will cost to play so you can plan ahead and choose a relevant resource. 3) Probably the biggest issue at the moment: the non-resource cards (those without dice on them) from the physical game include the cost of the card, its reward, other requirements and flavour text, but in this app, not one piece of this information shows on the main play screen. The only way to see this information is to tap each card on the board or in your hand individually, then tap X to close the info box again, one at a time. It doesn't help that all of the "trade ship" cards look almost identical, so you basically do have to blow them up in info mode just to figure out which one(s) you have in your hand or settlement. Comparison of physical and digital note the symbols on the non-resource cards in the physical game (the resource cards replace the 1-3 symbols along the edges that represent the number of resources on the physical card with a simple clear number instead, which is one of the few sensible changes in this app). To put that in context: Picture the above screen from Ascension. Now imagine that all of those cards provide no information and show absolutely nothing whatsoever other than the illustration, and think about how inefficient, awkward and tiresome trying to play that would be. Appletini Well-Known Member Jan 8, 2011 2,564 0 0 Ankh-Morpork #14 Appletini, Jun 19, 2013 All of the modes/decks of the physical game are present here from the start; the app has no IAP. As listed in the game itself, the modes are: Basic Game (7 Victory Points) Duel of the Princes (13 VP) the "full game" that uses all of the theme decks. And the "theme games": Era of Gold (12 VP) Era of Turmoil (12 VP) Era of Progress (12 VP) VeganTnT Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2008 4,490 3 0 Freelance Entertainment Analyst Orlando, FL #15 VeganTnT, Jun 19, 2013 It doesn't include Age of Darkness or Age of Enlightenment though does it? That's what I want to see how them implement. When they added Seafarers to Catan they also added a Campaign with a giant padlock to the main menu and you could only get access if you purchased the IAP and their added maps made selection for a game infuriating. They've yet to fix all the problems in settlers, the dialog box covering critical information has been an issue in settlers for YEARS, so I'm really unsure of giving this dev my money. I appreciate that they are going universal and seem to be making a more cohesive package and I want to vote with my money and say "yes! More of this!" But I've been burned so bad in the past by their previous apps (Settlers, Keltis, Ingenious) that I dare say this app needs to be near perfect in order for me to buy it. Appletini Well-Known Member Jan 8, 2011 2,564 0 0 Ankh-Morpork #16 Appletini, Jun 19, 2013 I haven't seen them make any reference to bringing those across, so while they probably will eventually, as they did with the expansions for Catan, it doesn't look like that will be any time soon. That was acceptable though, because the campaign mode is a major feature, but one that only exists within those expansions. Appletini Well-Known Member Jan 8, 2011 2,564 0 0 Ankh-Morpork #17 Appletini, Jun 19, 2013 Ugh, yet another issue. It appears that if you return back to the main menu while in a position where the game expects you to complete an action (draw a card, place a card, etc.), trying to continue the game will consistently cause it to crash. pjft Well-Known Member Feb 15, 2011 1,082 8 38 #18 pjft, Jun 19, 2013 Hm, that's unfortunate. I was actually quite enthusiastic about this release, since I wanted to test drive it on my iPad before buying the physical game to play with my wife. drelbs Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2009 11,201 7 38 #19 drelbs, Jun 19, 2013 Sucks to hear the same dev did this one - Mrs Drelbs and I play this one all he time, so ll probably have to pick this up. As others have said - at least it's universal - having to double-dip on IAP is awful. VeganTnT Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2008 4,490 3 0 Freelance Entertainment Analyst Orlando, FL #20 VeganTnT, Jun 19, 2013 True, but they advertised the campaign mode including putting pictures of it up on the appstore without saying it was locked. So then every time you launch the app you have to see two large icons one of which is covered in chains until you pay for the expansion (which costs the same as the app and doesn't transfer to the iPad version) I ended up buying it so I didn't have to see it and I hate the seafarers expansion :/ (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
This is another solid title; even if you're not a fan of the original Catan board game, this less fiddly Rivals card game might well win you over.
This will be my first purchase tonight, followed by xcom. Edit: price should be $3.99 USD according to the developer
Had no clue this is coming out but now I have one more game to add to an already expensive looking night!
Hated their implementation of settlers but the fact that it's universal makes it more bearable. I'll wait to see how they implement the additional decks (included or IAP) as the iPhone and iPad versions of settlers + IAP has cost me $30 so I'm hesitant to jump into another USM game.
Unfortunately, there are already a couple of pretty huge missteps here, three of the most egregious being: 1) No undo function. Not only can you not undo a turn, you often can't even back out of an action you haven't yet committed to if you change your mind. 2) Dialog boxes cover critical information. For example, if an event occurs that allows you to choose a bonus resource, that popup covers your entire settlement and doesn't allow you to look at the board or your hand. This means that you can't actually tell what resources you currently possess, what you might need, or what a card will cost to play so you can plan ahead and choose a relevant resource. 3) Probably the biggest issue at the moment: the non-resource cards (those without dice on them) from the physical game include the cost of the card, its reward, other requirements and flavour text, but in this app, not one piece of this information shows on the main play screen. The only way to see this information is to tap each card on the board or in your hand individually, then tap X to close the info box again, one at a time. It doesn't help that all of the "trade ship" cards look almost identical, so you basically do have to blow them up in info mode just to figure out which one(s) you have in your hand or settlement. Comparison of physical and digital note the symbols on the non-resource cards in the physical game (the resource cards replace the 1-3 symbols along the edges that represent the number of resources on the physical card with a simple clear number instead, which is one of the few sensible changes in this app). To put that in context: Picture the above screen from Ascension. Now imagine that all of those cards provide no information and show absolutely nothing whatsoever other than the illustration, and think about how inefficient, awkward and tiresome trying to play that would be.
All of the modes/decks of the physical game are present here from the start; the app has no IAP. As listed in the game itself, the modes are: Basic Game (7 Victory Points) Duel of the Princes (13 VP) the "full game" that uses all of the theme decks. And the "theme games": Era of Gold (12 VP) Era of Turmoil (12 VP) Era of Progress (12 VP)
It doesn't include Age of Darkness or Age of Enlightenment though does it? That's what I want to see how them implement. When they added Seafarers to Catan they also added a Campaign with a giant padlock to the main menu and you could only get access if you purchased the IAP and their added maps made selection for a game infuriating. They've yet to fix all the problems in settlers, the dialog box covering critical information has been an issue in settlers for YEARS, so I'm really unsure of giving this dev my money. I appreciate that they are going universal and seem to be making a more cohesive package and I want to vote with my money and say "yes! More of this!" But I've been burned so bad in the past by their previous apps (Settlers, Keltis, Ingenious) that I dare say this app needs to be near perfect in order for me to buy it.
I haven't seen them make any reference to bringing those across, so while they probably will eventually, as they did with the expansions for Catan, it doesn't look like that will be any time soon. That was acceptable though, because the campaign mode is a major feature, but one that only exists within those expansions.
Ugh, yet another issue. It appears that if you return back to the main menu while in a position where the game expects you to complete an action (draw a card, place a card, etc.), trying to continue the game will consistently cause it to crash.
Hm, that's unfortunate. I was actually quite enthusiastic about this release, since I wanted to test drive it on my iPad before buying the physical game to play with my wife.
Sucks to hear the same dev did this one - Mrs Drelbs and I play this one all he time, so ll probably have to pick this up. As others have said - at least it's universal - having to double-dip on IAP is awful.
True, but they advertised the campaign mode including putting pictures of it up on the appstore without saying it was locked. So then every time you launch the app you have to see two large icons one of which is covered in chains until you pay for the expansion (which costs the same as the app and doesn't transfer to the iPad version) I ended up buying it so I didn't have to see it and I hate the seafarers expansion :/
