Infection: Humanity's Last Gasp Hunted Cow Studios Ltd. Named one of the Top 30 Solitaire Board Games by Box of Delights! Voted one of the 2013 Best Thematic Solitaire Games f… $4.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsNamed one of the Top 30 Solitaire Board Games by Box of Delights! Voted one of the 2013 Best Thematic Solitaire Games for the Spare Time Challenged on BoardGameGeek! James Franklin — Patient Zero — collapses after stepping off a plane from the Congo at JFK International Airport. He is rushed to Forest Hills Hospital where he is placed in an isolation ward. It is quickly discovered he has Morbusian, a constantly mutating virus that is resistant to all known antivirals. The survival of humanity itself is at stake! In Infection: Humanity's Last Gasp you are the director of the Department of Plague Control (DPC) field office in New York City. You make the decisions about what parts of the virus to study, which personnel to hire, and what equipment to purchase. You'll soon discover you are working with an eccentric group of scientists who don't always work well together — and one very resourceful lab rat named Marvin. As the casualties increase, so does the stress and mistakes made, as you try to complete your vaccine before time runs out for all of mankind! This strategy game uses simple mechanics in a multitude of combinations to create engaging, deep gameplay as you try to eliminate an evolving virus that could spell the end of the human race. While random events from the Status Reports might throw a wrench in your plans (or occasionally help you out), you'll use the Lab Personnel and Equipment you've hired to piece together randomly generated proteins into the different parts of a vaccine, all while managing dwindling funding resources as the Death Toll Track climbs. Each time that your Containment fails you come one step closer to losing this battle, so make sure that you push everyone to their limits before the infection reaches critical levels. The game features 14 challenging viruses to cure as well as a custom game mode to play with optional game rules. Find us on Facebook – facebook.com/HexWar Follow us on Twitter - @HexWarGames Game Forum - hexwar.com/forums Thank you for supporting our games! Note: Minimum requirements are iPhone 4S or iPad 2 onwards. Information Seller:Hunted Cow Studios Ltd. Genre:Board, Strategy Release:Jun 11, 2015 Updated:Aug 24, 2015 Version:1.2 Size:220.5 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (5) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Talbs Well-Known Member May 1, 2011 2,616 377 83 #2 Talbs, Jun 10, 2015 Could be good! Haven't heard of this before, but quite interested. skoptic Well-Known Member Apr 3, 2015 634 82 28 #3 skoptic, Jun 10, 2015 Wow, hexwar release an app which isn't the same turn based war model with yet another skin on it!? Who woulda thunk it. I'm not impressed by this usual fare so Interested to hear opinions if anyone takes the plunge ojtitus Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2010 3,228 5 38 Male Canton, Ohio #4 ojtitus, Jun 10, 2015 Last edited: Jun 10, 2015 For those unfamiliar, this is a digital adaptation of a board game. Check out boardgamegeek if you want info on the game mechanics. I'll be buying this tonight upon release, I love a good board game(hopefully the Sacred Pool arrives soon for Talisman). Edit: Solo only board game Tobi (AppGemeinde) Well-Known Member Jan 2, 2013 49 0 0 Germany http://www.appgemeinde.de #5 Tobi (AppGemeinde), Jun 10, 2015 Trailer Video Found the trailer. https://youtu.be/wGQrP_GGxls guzzla Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze May 12, 2015 162 0 0 #6 guzzla, Jun 10, 2015 I have played the board game, which is actually sort of obscure even as hobbyist games go, and it is quite good. The game is designed as a solo game which I love because it means there is no AI design to worry about. I find that with board games the AI is often a disappointment for experts in that particular game. This game is a bit of a puzzler with a dice mechanic that is used to advance the threat, build tension, and move the game to the end. The good thing is that it can be mitigated for the most part using sound strategy. I am not sure how they will work out the difficulty for the iOS app, but the game had a 2 sided board, one side being easy and the other hard. You could also further tweak it out by making changes at the setup. I do hope they also include the setup changes as an option for those looking for an extreme challenge. islesfan Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2012 319 3 18 Male Teacher Nevada #7 islesfan, Jun 11, 2015 Trying to buy it, but it tells me "this item is no longer available" when I tap BUY. guzzla Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze May 12, 2015 162 0 0 #8 guzzla, Jun 11, 2015 Yeah this app store issue has happened the last 3 or 4 weeks running. I only waited it out once and it was 3AM EST before I could buy. If you plan on going to bed it will be available in the morning. Not sure why Apple can't get it together on this. dclnmurray Member Mar 22, 2009 19 0 0 #9 dclnmurray, Jun 11, 2015 Same here in Aus, not available. guzzla Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze May 12, 2015 162 0 0 #10 guzzla, Jun 11, 2015 It is now available, I just nabbed it. Suspiciously or maybe not, it went live along with a few others I was waiting for right at 3AM EST, or 12AM in Cupertino. It is possible that Apple is delaying releases now until 12AM local time? A few weeks ago I was also up at this time and the games I was tracking went live around 3AM. Anyway, now I won't have time to dive in until tomorrow but I will post impressions when I do. 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 #11 LordGek, Jun 11, 2015 I just grabbed it and am looking forward to giving it a spin this evening. I did have a chuckle, however, watching a gameplay video of the physical board game, as I could so see somebody wandering by thinking, "Ahh poor guy, he's playing Bingo all by himself." sizzlakalonji Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Apr 16, 2009 5,706 1 0 Indiana, USA #12 sizzlakalonji, Jun 11, 2015 Ok, so I picked this up and gave it a go. It's pretty slick. The tutorial really isn't complete, and the in-game info is bare bones at best, but I was able to understand enough to generally figure out what's going on. It's clear there are a lot of behind the scenes calculations that are going on (mutations, etc.) that in the physical game are probably determined by a randomizer like a die roll. I'm going to read the rules to the physical game at BGG just so I have a better understanding of probabilities for these things. As it is though, it's an enjoyable game with a cool premise, and really slick presentation. I recommend it, but if you need to feel like you have a clear grasp of rules before playing, you may get frustrated and would be best reading the rulebook for the physical game. guzzla Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze May 12, 2015 162 0 0 #13 guzzla, Jun 11, 2015 I have noticed this with several board games....the in-game rules are not exactly great. I don't see the rules on BGG, but if you go to Victory Point Games website and click the game resources tab you can get a full rule book. I won't have a chance to play it until tonight but over on BGG they are saying that it actually gives you various probabilities in the app, which you would have to calculate manually with the physical game (you actually don't I have to do it, I never did and won quite often anyway). There are die rolls involved for various game events, and from what I read on BGG the app doesn't show you the process of a die rolling. So reading the rules will give you a good idea of when the die rolls are applicable. Off the top of my head there is a roll every time you use an equipment card unless you have the matching set, and there is a roll every turn to determine if the "death track" marker advances. The rolls can generally be modified by cards or by markers that come with certain characters. So you can have negative or positive modifiers either way. If you want to beat the game on viral level it is important to understand what all of the cards do, how to use them, etc. I have linked to the site below where you can get the rules. I will post my impressions as soon as I get a chance to play. http://www.victorypointgames.com/infection-humanity-s-last-gasp.html islesfan Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2012 319 3 18 Male Teacher Nevada #14 islesfan, Jun 11, 2015 Loving this game! My only problem is that I have a lot of work to do this week, and this game is distracting me! ThatCowboyGuy New Member Jun 12, 2015 2 0 0 Boardgame designer Calgary, Alberta, Canada #15 ThatCowboyGuy, Jun 12, 2015 Lost productivity... I apologize in advance for all lost productivity caused by the digital version of my solitaire boardgame... 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. #16 ColeDaddy, Jun 12, 2015 After watching the vid tutorial on BGG, I decided to take the leap. Looking forward to a deeper dive over the weekend! Dentorin Active Member Nov 2, 2012 40 0 0 #17 Dentorin, Jun 12, 2015 So far I've really been digging the challenge that this game provides. The tutorial actually isn't all that bad at giving you the gist of how to play the game. As someone who is only familiar with the physical copy of this game but has never played it, I can't speak to how well the experience is recreated but I would say this is above average for a board game iPad port. The interface is relatively intuitive and responsive. The campaign section sets up some challenges for you to tackle. The RNG means that playing the same mission more than once won't be completely repetitive. The only thing that could use a little work is the use of equipment and staff. These are boosts that you can buy from the in-game shop for the same currency you're using to work on curing the disease that are consumable boosts to aid you in taking down the disease. They're not covered in the tutorial and at a glance, it's not super clear that you get multiple charges on purchase, either. I only ended up figuring out what these do by buying them on a whim to try and figure out what it was for. Once you've got all the aspects of the game in your head, it's a ton of fun. Hope plenty of people pick this up and maybe we'll see some additional content for it. islesfan Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2012 319 3 18 Male Teacher Nevada #18 islesfan, Jun 13, 2015 First bug. I have no tech use this turn. I discarded a tech item and the new item came up in the store, but since there is no tech use this turn, "continue" is greyed out and I have to force quit and start over. HexWar Member Apr 15, 2015 11 0 0 #19 HexWar, Jun 15, 2015 Thanks for all the feedback so far! We have a patch in the works to address all the reported issues and hope to have it submitted to Apple by the end of the week In the meantime if you spot any more problems please just let us know and we'll get them sorted! Hope you are all enjoying the game Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,581 1,134 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #20 Anotherkellydown, Jun 16, 2015 [thread=263688][/thread] [thread=264135][/thread] [thread=263744][/thread] [thread=263608][/thread] [thread=263491][/thread] [thread=263783][/thread] [thread=263855][/thread] Infection: Humanity's Last Gasp is one of the nominees for Touch Arcade Forums' Game Of The Week June 11th, 2015 VOTE HERE ***PLEASE NOTE*** 1) Developers, publishing partners, or affiliates cannot vote for their own games. If your game is in the poll, you can't vote for it. You are free to ask TA forum posters in your game release thread to vote for your game... but please don't post multiple messages about it. 2) This voting is for TA members with some activity. If you have to ask someone to create a new account to vote, you're doing it wrong. 3) Suspect votes may be void. 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Wow, hexwar release an app which isn't the same turn based war model with yet another skin on it!? Who woulda thunk it. I'm not impressed by this usual fare so Interested to hear opinions if anyone takes the plunge
For those unfamiliar, this is a digital adaptation of a board game. Check out boardgamegeek if you want info on the game mechanics. I'll be buying this tonight upon release, I love a good board game(hopefully the Sacred Pool arrives soon for Talisman). Edit: Solo only board game
I have played the board game, which is actually sort of obscure even as hobbyist games go, and it is quite good. The game is designed as a solo game which I love because it means there is no AI design to worry about. I find that with board games the AI is often a disappointment for experts in that particular game. This game is a bit of a puzzler with a dice mechanic that is used to advance the threat, build tension, and move the game to the end. The good thing is that it can be mitigated for the most part using sound strategy. I am not sure how they will work out the difficulty for the iOS app, but the game had a 2 sided board, one side being easy and the other hard. You could also further tweak it out by making changes at the setup. I do hope they also include the setup changes as an option for those looking for an extreme challenge.
Yeah this app store issue has happened the last 3 or 4 weeks running. I only waited it out once and it was 3AM EST before I could buy. If you plan on going to bed it will be available in the morning. Not sure why Apple can't get it together on this.
It is now available, I just nabbed it. Suspiciously or maybe not, it went live along with a few others I was waiting for right at 3AM EST, or 12AM in Cupertino. It is possible that Apple is delaying releases now until 12AM local time? A few weeks ago I was also up at this time and the games I was tracking went live around 3AM. Anyway, now I won't have time to dive in until tomorrow but I will post impressions when I do.
I just grabbed it and am looking forward to giving it a spin this evening. I did have a chuckle, however, watching a gameplay video of the physical board game, as I could so see somebody wandering by thinking, "Ahh poor guy, he's playing Bingo all by himself."
Ok, so I picked this up and gave it a go. It's pretty slick. The tutorial really isn't complete, and the in-game info is bare bones at best, but I was able to understand enough to generally figure out what's going on. It's clear there are a lot of behind the scenes calculations that are going on (mutations, etc.) that in the physical game are probably determined by a randomizer like a die roll. I'm going to read the rules to the physical game at BGG just so I have a better understanding of probabilities for these things. As it is though, it's an enjoyable game with a cool premise, and really slick presentation. I recommend it, but if you need to feel like you have a clear grasp of rules before playing, you may get frustrated and would be best reading the rulebook for the physical game.
I have noticed this with several board games....the in-game rules are not exactly great. I don't see the rules on BGG, but if you go to Victory Point Games website and click the game resources tab you can get a full rule book. I won't have a chance to play it until tonight but over on BGG they are saying that it actually gives you various probabilities in the app, which you would have to calculate manually with the physical game (you actually don't I have to do it, I never did and won quite often anyway). There are die rolls involved for various game events, and from what I read on BGG the app doesn't show you the process of a die rolling. So reading the rules will give you a good idea of when the die rolls are applicable. Off the top of my head there is a roll every time you use an equipment card unless you have the matching set, and there is a roll every turn to determine if the "death track" marker advances. The rolls can generally be modified by cards or by markers that come with certain characters. So you can have negative or positive modifiers either way. If you want to beat the game on viral level it is important to understand what all of the cards do, how to use them, etc. I have linked to the site below where you can get the rules. I will post my impressions as soon as I get a chance to play. http://www.victorypointgames.com/infection-humanity-s-last-gasp.html
Loving this game! My only problem is that I have a lot of work to do this week, and this game is distracting me!
Lost productivity... I apologize in advance for all lost productivity caused by the digital version of my solitaire boardgame...
After watching the vid tutorial on BGG, I decided to take the leap. Looking forward to a deeper dive over the weekend!
So far I've really been digging the challenge that this game provides. The tutorial actually isn't all that bad at giving you the gist of how to play the game. As someone who is only familiar with the physical copy of this game but has never played it, I can't speak to how well the experience is recreated but I would say this is above average for a board game iPad port. The interface is relatively intuitive and responsive. The campaign section sets up some challenges for you to tackle. The RNG means that playing the same mission more than once won't be completely repetitive. The only thing that could use a little work is the use of equipment and staff. These are boosts that you can buy from the in-game shop for the same currency you're using to work on curing the disease that are consumable boosts to aid you in taking down the disease. They're not covered in the tutorial and at a glance, it's not super clear that you get multiple charges on purchase, either. I only ended up figuring out what these do by buying them on a whim to try and figure out what it was for. Once you've got all the aspects of the game in your head, it's a ton of fun. Hope plenty of people pick this up and maybe we'll see some additional content for it.
First bug. I have no tech use this turn. I discarded a tech item and the new item came up in the store, but since there is no tech use this turn, "continue" is greyed out and I have to force quit and start over.
Thanks for all the feedback so far! We have a patch in the works to address all the reported issues and hope to have it submitted to Apple by the end of the week In the meantime if you spot any more problems please just let us know and we'll get them sorted! Hope you are all enjoying the game
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