BattleLore: Command Fantasy Flight Games "One of the best of the year." - boardgamegeek.com Pocket Tactics - 5 out of 5 Board Game Geek - 5 out of 5 Touch Arcade… TouchArcade Rating: $6.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details"One of the best of the year." - boardgamegeek.com Pocket Tactics - 5 out of 5 Board Game Geek - 5 out of 5 Touch Arcade - 4 out of 5 Gamezebo - 4 out of 5 EPIC FANTASY BATTLES Command valiant warriors and vicious demons in BattleLore: Command, based on the board game BattleLore Second Edition. Lead the noble Daqan army as they fearlessly defend their homeland from the invading hordes of the Uthuk Y’llan– demon-blooded barbarians spreading chaos and destruction wherever they go. Or, lead the Uthuk Y’llan and channel their fury into military supremacy. PREPARE FOR WAR: Muster armies suited to the mission at hand and support your strengths as a commander. Deploy them strategically and order them unit by unit. TAKE THE FIELD: Use the 360º view to see the battlefield from any vantage point. WIELD ARCANE POWERS: Lore powers give each army unique tactical and magical advantages you can use to surprise the enemy and turn the tide of battle. FIGHT A HEROIC CAMPAIGN: Take charge of the Daqan army in a multi-mission single-player campaign to vanquish the Uthuk Y’llan and save Terrinoth. SKIRMISH AGAINST A FRIEND OR AGAINST THE COMPUTER: Challenge your friends or the CPU in multiplayer matches: Online, LAN, Pass & Play or vs. CPU! YOU ARE IN COMMAND. Information Seller:Fantasy Flight Games Genre:Board, Strategy Release:Nov 25, 2014 Updated:Aug 30, 2017 Version:1.2.2 Size:826.2 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (16) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal UnhappyUnlucky Well-Known Member Oct 17, 2014 588 8 18 Lowell, MA, and sometimes Asia #2 UnhappyUnlucky, Nov 25, 2014 Another game that will put me into bankruptcy but would probably be worth it mekanikal fiend Well-Known Member Sep 9, 2010 814 0 16 #3 mekanikal fiend, Nov 25, 2014 nice surprise. fantasy flight games makes the best cardboard boardgames, lets hope that this stands as tall as those. anyways I'm buying now, due to fantasy flights great customer service. i had a broken mini from descent. i emailed them a picture of the broken dude, two days later i get the replacement. now thats service. fan for life. strivemind Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2010 2,784 2 38 Designer Ottawa, Canada http://www.strivemind.com/ #4 strivemind, Nov 25, 2014 Not to mention their other forays into the App Store, like Elder Sign Omens, have been very well executed. Jumping on this one as soon as I clear off enough space. I own the physical BattleLord game (1st edition) and love it, but don't get to play it nearly enough. I'm really looking forward to playing against the AI in particular. toptrops Well-Known Member Apr 23, 2014 269 0 0 #5 toptrops, Nov 25, 2014 Game Impressions Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Bloodangel Well-Known Member Jan 19, 2011 1,824 46 48 Retail England #6 Bloodangel, Nov 25, 2014 Looks a nice game mgdpublic Member Nov 20, 2010 24 5 3 #7 mgdpublic, Nov 25, 2014 Can anyone comment on AI? VeganTnT Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2008 4,491 3 0 Freelance Entertainment Analyst Orlando, FL #8 VeganTnT, Nov 25, 2014 I haven't had the chance to pick this one up yet but I plan to grab it just for the skirmish mode. The fact that it comes with a huge campaign mode is just a bonus! Also, I'm told that there are lots of well made tutorials to help you learn the game so those of you haven't played BattleLore 2.0 (shame on you) can get up to speed quickly. TokyoDan Well-Known Member Oct 7, 2010 394 2 18 #9 TokyoDan, Nov 25, 2014 Last edited: Nov 25, 2014 This game seems to me what I wanted Space Wolf to be like (paid up front and not freemium). Although the theme is different the game mechanics seem similar with the card-based turn system. http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=5114 ShaggyPKA Active Member May 16, 2013 42 0 6 #10 ShaggyPKA, Nov 26, 2014 How is the AI for skirmish in this? Overall looks great! ojtitus Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2010 3,228 5 38 Male Canton, Ohio #11 ojtitus, Nov 26, 2014 Last edited: Nov 26, 2014 Wow, this is a nice surprise. Edit: 696MB installed Ubisububi Well-Known Member Oct 8, 2009 1,088 9 38 California #12 Ubisububi, Nov 26, 2014 I love Elder Sign, and will be buying this for sure. Board game adaptations are the last stronghold of premium iOS games; and its time to put my money where my loud mouth is. Jim Shorts Well-Known Member Nov 3, 2014 239 1 18 Virginia #13 Jim Shorts, Nov 26, 2014 Last edited: Nov 26, 2014 Brilliant I downloaded this last night and tried. I've never played the board game, so I had no clue how to play this going in. I played through the tutorial and the first mission on the campaign. I lost the first mission I played on my own, and realized it was because I forgot what to do during one of the phases and I wasn't playing strategically. Once I was like "Oh yeah, that's what I needed to do" it was too late, so I finished out the mission just to get the hang of it better, and lost. The second time I played through the first mission, I was a winner. Now the (phases) all make sense and feel second nature. My impressions: This is freaking brilliant! The production values are top notch. The tutorial is very well done. The gameplay seems tough, but is strategic the way a turn-based strategy game should be. No bugs, interface is simple, clean and very well-done. I tried Blood Bowl and hated it. Way too complicated (too much for me), buggy, and clunky. This is clean, well-thought out... can't praise this enough. The way the game plays is you get phases (Works a lot like the phases in Magic the Gathering). In the first phase you get a new lore card, and a lore point (Lore are points received that allows you to use a special power.) The second phase you are shown cards with lanes that you choose. The battlefield is divided into 3 lanes (left / center / right). So if you choose a 1 / 1/ 1 card, for example, you can play one squad in the left-side of the field, one in the center, and one on the right-side of the field. 3rd phase you choose which squads your going to use (you just have to touch them) from the choices made above (This is the phase I forgot in regards to the mission issues I had stated above, and subsequently, all the rest of the phases failed). 4th phase you can move the chosen squads. 5th phase - combat. The touch controls work great. The strategy is deep without being overly complicated. It's just fantastic, and I would shell out more for more campaigns. Makes me want to investigate Elder Signs (I've never played it) from this developer. cofunguy Well-Known Member Sep 24, 2012 825 0 0 #14 cofunguy, Nov 26, 2014 Jim, couldn't said it better. Once there is online play vs local lan at present will make this app brilliant. Just wish FFG would say when (sadly FFG rarely says anything..even when this app would released until it was!) Any reason why this thread doesn't have the usual app info?? LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #15 LordGek, Nov 26, 2014 Even after playing few missions I'm not clear on some aspects of Command Cards: -Am I dealt a random assortment or do both players always start with fixed sets? -While I see I can refresh the basic commands, can I ever discard/redraw some? Ayjona Well-Known Member Sep 8, 2009 3,295 21 38 Freelance journalist and writer, amateur musician Stockholm, Sweden #16 Ayjona, Nov 26, 2014 Are the rules less convoluted and clumsily written and explained than in Blood Bowl, or is BattleLore: Command more mechanically simplistic in general? Jim Shorts Well-Known Member Nov 3, 2014 239 1 18 Virginia #17 Jim Shorts, Nov 26, 2014 Hi Ayjona, The rules are very straight forward. The tutorial is really very good. The gameplay is deep enough without being overwhelming at all. Not like Blood Bowl where you have to read a massive rulebook online and still not know what the hell is going on, due to an insurmountable amount of rules and buggy play. In fact, the tutorial mission lasts about 10 minutes and after another 10 minutes on my own, I got it. It's not that hard, it's the way you execute your strategy with what you are given that makes it so good. You'll have it all figured out in less than a half hour. If your wondering whether it is worth $10 bucks... yes it is. Jim Shorts Well-Known Member Nov 3, 2014 239 1 18 Virginia #18 Jim Shorts, Nov 26, 2014 It seems random for me. Jim Shorts Well-Known Member Nov 3, 2014 239 1 18 Virginia #19 Jim Shorts, Nov 26, 2014 It seems random to me. LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #20 LordGek, Nov 27, 2014 I love some of the game's unique abstractions. Sure my infantry did no damage in this attack, but I guess I should feel good I managed to generate 2 lore from that encounter. I can only assume this "lore" comes by way of the legendary stories of that infantry's patheticness. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
nice surprise. fantasy flight games makes the best cardboard boardgames, lets hope that this stands as tall as those. anyways I'm buying now, due to fantasy flights great customer service. i had a broken mini from descent. i emailed them a picture of the broken dude, two days later i get the replacement. now thats service. fan for life.
Not to mention their other forays into the App Store, like Elder Sign Omens, have been very well executed. Jumping on this one as soon as I clear off enough space. I own the physical BattleLord game (1st edition) and love it, but don't get to play it nearly enough. I'm really looking forward to playing against the AI in particular.
I haven't had the chance to pick this one up yet but I plan to grab it just for the skirmish mode. The fact that it comes with a huge campaign mode is just a bonus! Also, I'm told that there are lots of well made tutorials to help you learn the game so those of you haven't played BattleLore 2.0 (shame on you) can get up to speed quickly.
This game seems to me what I wanted Space Wolf to be like (paid up front and not freemium). Although the theme is different the game mechanics seem similar with the card-based turn system. http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=5114
I love Elder Sign, and will be buying this for sure. Board game adaptations are the last stronghold of premium iOS games; and its time to put my money where my loud mouth is.
Brilliant I downloaded this last night and tried. I've never played the board game, so I had no clue how to play this going in. I played through the tutorial and the first mission on the campaign. I lost the first mission I played on my own, and realized it was because I forgot what to do during one of the phases and I wasn't playing strategically. Once I was like "Oh yeah, that's what I needed to do" it was too late, so I finished out the mission just to get the hang of it better, and lost. The second time I played through the first mission, I was a winner. Now the (phases) all make sense and feel second nature. My impressions: This is freaking brilliant! The production values are top notch. The tutorial is very well done. The gameplay seems tough, but is strategic the way a turn-based strategy game should be. No bugs, interface is simple, clean and very well-done. I tried Blood Bowl and hated it. Way too complicated (too much for me), buggy, and clunky. This is clean, well-thought out... can't praise this enough. The way the game plays is you get phases (Works a lot like the phases in Magic the Gathering). In the first phase you get a new lore card, and a lore point (Lore are points received that allows you to use a special power.) The second phase you are shown cards with lanes that you choose. The battlefield is divided into 3 lanes (left / center / right). So if you choose a 1 / 1/ 1 card, for example, you can play one squad in the left-side of the field, one in the center, and one on the right-side of the field. 3rd phase you choose which squads your going to use (you just have to touch them) from the choices made above (This is the phase I forgot in regards to the mission issues I had stated above, and subsequently, all the rest of the phases failed). 4th phase you can move the chosen squads. 5th phase - combat. The touch controls work great. The strategy is deep without being overly complicated. It's just fantastic, and I would shell out more for more campaigns. Makes me want to investigate Elder Signs (I've never played it) from this developer.
Jim, couldn't said it better. Once there is online play vs local lan at present will make this app brilliant. Just wish FFG would say when (sadly FFG rarely says anything..even when this app would released until it was!) Any reason why this thread doesn't have the usual app info??
Even after playing few missions I'm not clear on some aspects of Command Cards: -Am I dealt a random assortment or do both players always start with fixed sets? -While I see I can refresh the basic commands, can I ever discard/redraw some?
Are the rules less convoluted and clumsily written and explained than in Blood Bowl, or is BattleLore: Command more mechanically simplistic in general?
Hi Ayjona, The rules are very straight forward. The tutorial is really very good. The gameplay is deep enough without being overwhelming at all. Not like Blood Bowl where you have to read a massive rulebook online and still not know what the hell is going on, due to an insurmountable amount of rules and buggy play. In fact, the tutorial mission lasts about 10 minutes and after another 10 minutes on my own, I got it. It's not that hard, it's the way you execute your strategy with what you are given that makes it so good. You'll have it all figured out in less than a half hour. If your wondering whether it is worth $10 bucks... yes it is.
I love some of the game's unique abstractions. Sure my infantry did no damage in this attack, but I guess I should feel good I managed to generate 2 lore from that encounter. I can only assume this "lore" comes by way of the legendary stories of that infantry's patheticness.
