Calculords Ninja Crime Earth has been destroyed by the evil Hate Bit and you are the Last Star Nerd! Only you can control mighty armies with Ca… TouchArcade Rating: Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsEarth has been destroyed by the evil Hate Bit and you are the Last Star Nerd! Only you can control mighty armies with Calculord Cards and battle to the edge of space! Innovative collectible card gaming combined with number puzzles and turn-based tactical combat. "The math element is what really pushes Calculords into 'brilliant' territory." - Touch Arcade PUZZLE-DRIVEN CCG GAMEPLAY Clever use of numbers lets you deploy starships, soldiers, tanks, aliens, and devastating tactics. You'll have to be several kinds of brilliant to save what's left of space! OVER 200 UNIQUE CARDS - A COLLECTOR'S PARADISE! With every win, your card collection grows. Use the robust Calculords deck editor to design up to three decks. Discover your own unstoppable combos and avenge Earth! A GALAXY OF DANGER From ironclad defenses to swarms of snarling beasts, your foes will battle using all varieties of deadly tactics. Can you withstand the psionic attacks of the alien Uracillon? Can you navigate the mine fields of the trash-talking Cosblast? GROW IN POWER Defeating opponents gives you more than new cards! You also earn XP to upgrade your base, hand size, and resources. Gain massive multipliers with cunning play and get there even faster. You don't need to be a genius to play Calculords, but if you happen to be one, you'll be handsomely rewarded. ENDLESS CHALLENGE Can you defeat the maniac Corporal Krak using only tactic cards? Can you destroy the mutate hordes of Cytosinor on the very first turn? There are 19 medals to earn against each enemy commander, and only the mightiest of Star Nerds will win them all. Are you that Star Nerd? Information Seller:Ninja Crime Genre:Card, Puzzle, Strategy Release:Feb 21, 2014 Updated:Nov 17, 2016 Version:1.2.3 Size:86.3 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (43) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Stumbled upon this-looks interesting. DL'ing now, dont know if IAPS are required. I know there are other members who will want to give this a shot. Lazer Kat Well-Known Member Sep 29, 2013 2,596 0 0 #2 Lazer Kat, Feb 22, 2014 Downloading Nice find ScotDamn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jul 8, 2013 1,990 0 36 Wireless Sales Happy Daddy https://twitter.com/ScotDamn #3 ScotDamn, Feb 22, 2014 Finally! Seanbaby has come through! I've been waiting for this for months! No updates! Yes!!!! Snotty128 Well-Known Member Jul 26, 2013 654 0 0 #4 Snotty128, Feb 22, 2014 Multiplayer? Greyskull Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2009 5,587 1 38 Photographer/Social Sciences adjunct/sweet sweet l Fort Lauderdale #5 Greyskull, Feb 22, 2014 ARGH I SUCK AT MATH! Very unique game and the iap seems unnecessary. Cynuyt Well-Known Member May 31, 2013 1,980 0 36 http://pine-entertainment.com #6 Cynuyt, Feb 22, 2014 Screenshot look good, will give a try. ScotDamn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jul 8, 2013 1,990 0 36 Wireless Sales Happy Daddy https://twitter.com/ScotDamn #7 ScotDamn, Feb 22, 2014 Last edited: Feb 22, 2014 I already bought the fun club pass. So far it's good stuff! Gotta love 2nd grade math! It's funny, it's strategic and it's fair. The fun club removes ads and gives you a bonus card at the end of every victory. Every other IAP are for card packs which shows exactly what cards you get and they're all $1.99. In fact, every IAP is $1.99. If anyone remembers reading EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly) this is Seanbabys game. He's a comedic writer and would write reviews of the most ridiculous games available on consoles. ScotDamn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jul 8, 2013 1,990 0 36 Wireless Sales Happy Daddy https://twitter.com/ScotDamn #8 ScotDamn, Feb 22, 2014 Last edited: Feb 22, 2014 Game Impressions So after playing this for a while now, I have some impressions. IAP Overview: As a free to play game, they don't come much more complete. The IAP is pretty much completely optional. There's IAP for the "Calculords Fun Club" which is $1.99 and rewards you with an extra bonus card with every victory. You also get rarer card rewards. There are 5 other IAP card packs which come with 6 cards each (all cards are shown in description) and cost $1.99 each. Once you unlock a card pack, it also unlocks those cards to be rewarded from victories - so you can obtain more of them. Most importantly - NO Consumable IAP Gameplay Overview: You're given a base deck of "cards" or units to use in battle. You can have up to 3 decks with a minimum of 30 cards. You deploy your units to attack the enemy and his base. There are 3 lanes to deploy units. Placing units to attack the enemy units to break through and ultimately damage their base. It isn't unlike Combat Monsters, but in 2D with lanes and a retro look. The units all have their own unique skills and attributes. Some spawn 2 units with one card, some are flying units, some are push units (primarily for taking point in a line - usually having more HP than other cards but less Attack points) some are tactical, which might buff all the units in a line or just attack the enemy base, bypassing all the enemy units. There's plenty of variety. Number Puzzles: This part is super unique to the game. Each unit has an assigned number that never changes. Let's say you're given 4 cards. One is assigned a 2, another 34, 21, and so on. You're given 6 numbers (1-9) to add, subtract, or multiply to achieve a solution to deploy either one or all of your units, depending on your math skillz. The cool part is getting a bonus. This is when you use all 6 numbers when deploying units. So you can make it so you deploy one or a few, but as long as you use all the numbers, you get a point bonus and another set of cards and numbers which allows you to go again - before the end of your turn. If you use all of these numbers as well, you get a double point bonus which goes towards leveling up your base. This is a really neat mechanic. Personal Input: I'm no math wiz, so it took me a few goes to get my brain around the math. It's super easy stuff though, and is something we've all learned early in school. Once you get your mind into it, everything becomes much more intuitive. I find it a refreshing way to keep my mind thinking, in a totally different way than in nearly any other video game. The game has charm. It will repeatedly talk smack in battles. I was taking my time deploying units and the enemy would poke fun at how long I was taking, some pretty funny stuff. This certainly helps keep it a fun atmosphere. Things that need work: Sometimes, the chat tips can disappear before I finish reading it. This seemed to be more apparent in ths beginning of the game. Another mark is it currently lacks MP. Playing against the AI is fun and challenging so far, but MP could really add a lot to this game. It also seems to lack any sort of GC achievements/leader boards - though this is the last thing I look for in a game - I know some enjoy it and it would be a nice addition. If you're remotely interested, I suggest you check it out since it takes up minimal space and is a complete experience without spending cash on IAP. Also for it's unique gameplay. It doesn't hurt that Seanbaby who conceived, designed, and did all the art work for the game is one hilarious kat. Installed Size: 64.5 MB http://www.seanbaby.com/ sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #9 sapphire_neo, Feb 22, 2014 I'm really enjoying this as well. ScotDamn has given a great overview of the game, but he didn't talk about the interest "lands" aspect of the deck building. Instead of different lands ala MtG that you need to play your cards you can add different numbers to your deck. If you're playing a deck with big cards then add bigger numbers. If you don't have too many even numbers then consider dropping a 2 and a 4. There is a lot of depth to the game. The card iconography is also great, once you learn the symbols you'll never have to double tap on a card to learn about it which will speed up the game. You also progress fairly quickly in the game, at level 5 you are already given one additional card slot in your hand. All the opponents have 10+ achievements of sort of accomplish. There is a ton to do. ScotDamn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jul 8, 2013 1,990 0 36 Wireless Sales Happy Daddy https://twitter.com/ScotDamn #10 ScotDamn, Feb 22, 2014 Last edited: Feb 22, 2014 Thanks for the compliment! You are absolutely correct. I forgot to mention you can handpick what numbers you have for your deck. It's quite configurable in that sense! Thanks for pointing that out! Edit: That's a great way to look at it. I have limited experience with MtG but it can certainly be looked at as land in a number sense. Great insight there. PBSNellie Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2013 1,381 168 63 Southern CA #11 PBSNellie, Feb 22, 2014 Yes thank you ScotDamn!! This is the COOLEST game, however, I am REALLY bad at math, so maybe I will get better. And I do have a college degree oooooomonkey Well-Known Member Jan 15, 2011 6,307 0 0 Forge World #12 oooooomonkey, Feb 22, 2014 Downloading now, I suck at math badly so let's see how this goes. L.Lawliet Well-Known Member Jun 28, 2011 6,405 420 83 #13 L.Lawliet, Feb 22, 2014 Common guys give me some impressions those of you bad at math... because I totally avoided math once I got to college I don't have a lick of room left in my ipod after installing Bug Heroes 2 :\ ScotDamn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jul 8, 2013 1,990 0 36 Wireless Sales Happy Daddy https://twitter.com/ScotDamn #14 ScotDamn, Feb 22, 2014 Last edited: Feb 22, 2014 For the record, I failed algebra twice. It takes a man to admit that on the internet. So it isn't my strong suit. It also doesn't help when you don't use much math. BUT I have been getting better the more I play. I imagine people with careers in engineering or even accounting wouldn't have a problem getting into it. Really though, it's not bad, just stick with it. Edit: You always have the calculator portion. It gives you the solutions, you just have to figure out how to get the numbers you need. Just know that you can always multiply by 1, or 0 or subtract to get negative integers. Nothing is off limits there. oooooomonkey Well-Known Member Jan 15, 2011 6,307 0 0 Forge World #15 oooooomonkey, Feb 22, 2014 Last edited: Feb 23, 2014 Well I'm not afraid to admit that I've just deleted this, the tutorial hurt my brain and then when I got into battle one I called it a day and gave in. It's a shame because the game looks absolutely fantastic graphically and the whole card mechanic and lane based combat would be brilliant but I can't deal with having to do math to play a game Do a none math version and I'd buy it straight away, (Just glad it was free so I got to try it before wasting my money) sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #16 sapphire_neo, Feb 23, 2014 A non-math version would be a completely different game, something like Mojang's Scrolls. Mack the Knife Well-Known Member Jun 21, 2012 562 0 0 #17 Mack the Knife, Feb 23, 2014 here are the facts: 1. the game is well worth it 2. you're too young now but one day you won't be. learn to do simple processes (like this math) in your head as Alzheimer's disease is a f-ing scary thing. 3. i think calculators are $2.99 at Staples Mene <b>ACCOUNT CLOSED</b>: <em>Officially</em> Quit iO Mar 18, 2012 1,873 0 0 #18 Mene, Feb 23, 2014 Playing the game would be a fun and enjoyable way of improving your maths. ScotDamn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jul 8, 2013 1,990 0 36 Wireless Sales Happy Daddy https://twitter.com/ScotDamn #19 ScotDamn, Feb 23, 2014 Now that's pretty f'ing funny! PBSNellie Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2013 1,381 168 63 Southern CA #20 PBSNellie, Feb 23, 2014 It took me 4 tries to pass intermediate algebra! (You must log in or sign up to post here.) 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I already bought the fun club pass. So far it's good stuff! Gotta love 2nd grade math! It's funny, it's strategic and it's fair. The fun club removes ads and gives you a bonus card at the end of every victory. Every other IAP are for card packs which shows exactly what cards you get and they're all $1.99. In fact, every IAP is $1.99. If anyone remembers reading EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly) this is Seanbabys game. He's a comedic writer and would write reviews of the most ridiculous games available on consoles.
Game Impressions So after playing this for a while now, I have some impressions. IAP Overview: As a free to play game, they don't come much more complete. The IAP is pretty much completely optional. There's IAP for the "Calculords Fun Club" which is $1.99 and rewards you with an extra bonus card with every victory. You also get rarer card rewards. There are 5 other IAP card packs which come with 6 cards each (all cards are shown in description) and cost $1.99 each. Once you unlock a card pack, it also unlocks those cards to be rewarded from victories - so you can obtain more of them. Most importantly - NO Consumable IAP Gameplay Overview: You're given a base deck of "cards" or units to use in battle. You can have up to 3 decks with a minimum of 30 cards. You deploy your units to attack the enemy and his base. There are 3 lanes to deploy units. Placing units to attack the enemy units to break through and ultimately damage their base. It isn't unlike Combat Monsters, but in 2D with lanes and a retro look. The units all have their own unique skills and attributes. Some spawn 2 units with one card, some are flying units, some are push units (primarily for taking point in a line - usually having more HP than other cards but less Attack points) some are tactical, which might buff all the units in a line or just attack the enemy base, bypassing all the enemy units. There's plenty of variety. Number Puzzles: This part is super unique to the game. Each unit has an assigned number that never changes. Let's say you're given 4 cards. One is assigned a 2, another 34, 21, and so on. You're given 6 numbers (1-9) to add, subtract, or multiply to achieve a solution to deploy either one or all of your units, depending on your math skillz. The cool part is getting a bonus. This is when you use all 6 numbers when deploying units. So you can make it so you deploy one or a few, but as long as you use all the numbers, you get a point bonus and another set of cards and numbers which allows you to go again - before the end of your turn. If you use all of these numbers as well, you get a double point bonus which goes towards leveling up your base. This is a really neat mechanic. Personal Input: I'm no math wiz, so it took me a few goes to get my brain around the math. It's super easy stuff though, and is something we've all learned early in school. Once you get your mind into it, everything becomes much more intuitive. I find it a refreshing way to keep my mind thinking, in a totally different way than in nearly any other video game. The game has charm. It will repeatedly talk smack in battles. I was taking my time deploying units and the enemy would poke fun at how long I was taking, some pretty funny stuff. This certainly helps keep it a fun atmosphere. Things that need work: Sometimes, the chat tips can disappear before I finish reading it. This seemed to be more apparent in ths beginning of the game. Another mark is it currently lacks MP. Playing against the AI is fun and challenging so far, but MP could really add a lot to this game. It also seems to lack any sort of GC achievements/leader boards - though this is the last thing I look for in a game - I know some enjoy it and it would be a nice addition. If you're remotely interested, I suggest you check it out since it takes up minimal space and is a complete experience without spending cash on IAP. Also for it's unique gameplay. It doesn't hurt that Seanbaby who conceived, designed, and did all the art work for the game is one hilarious kat. Installed Size: 64.5 MB http://www.seanbaby.com/
I'm really enjoying this as well. ScotDamn has given a great overview of the game, but he didn't talk about the interest "lands" aspect of the deck building. Instead of different lands ala MtG that you need to play your cards you can add different numbers to your deck. If you're playing a deck with big cards then add bigger numbers. If you don't have too many even numbers then consider dropping a 2 and a 4. There is a lot of depth to the game. The card iconography is also great, once you learn the symbols you'll never have to double tap on a card to learn about it which will speed up the game. You also progress fairly quickly in the game, at level 5 you are already given one additional card slot in your hand. All the opponents have 10+ achievements of sort of accomplish. There is a ton to do.
Thanks for the compliment! You are absolutely correct. I forgot to mention you can handpick what numbers you have for your deck. It's quite configurable in that sense! Thanks for pointing that out! Edit: That's a great way to look at it. I have limited experience with MtG but it can certainly be looked at as land in a number sense. Great insight there.
Yes thank you ScotDamn!! This is the COOLEST game, however, I am REALLY bad at math, so maybe I will get better. And I do have a college degree
Common guys give me some impressions those of you bad at math... because I totally avoided math once I got to college I don't have a lick of room left in my ipod after installing Bug Heroes 2 :\
For the record, I failed algebra twice. It takes a man to admit that on the internet. So it isn't my strong suit. It also doesn't help when you don't use much math. BUT I have been getting better the more I play. I imagine people with careers in engineering or even accounting wouldn't have a problem getting into it. Really though, it's not bad, just stick with it. Edit: You always have the calculator portion. It gives you the solutions, you just have to figure out how to get the numbers you need. Just know that you can always multiply by 1, or 0 or subtract to get negative integers. Nothing is off limits there.
Well I'm not afraid to admit that I've just deleted this, the tutorial hurt my brain and then when I got into battle one I called it a day and gave in. It's a shame because the game looks absolutely fantastic graphically and the whole card mechanic and lane based combat would be brilliant but I can't deal with having to do math to play a game Do a none math version and I'd buy it straight away, (Just glad it was free so I got to try it before wasting my money)
here are the facts: 1. the game is well worth it 2. you're too young now but one day you won't be. learn to do simple processes (like this math) in your head as Alzheimer's disease is a f-ing scary thing. 3. i think calculators are $2.99 at Staples
