App Store info: Eclipse - Boardgame BrettspielWelt Alliances are shattering, and hasty diplomatic treaties are made in secrecy. A confrontation of the superpowers seems in… TouchArcade Rating: $5.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsAlliances are shattering, and hasty diplomatic treaties are made in secrecy. A confrontation of the superpowers seems inevitable – only the outcome of the galactic conflict remains to be seen. Which faction will emerge victorious and rule the galaxy? A game of Eclipse places you in control of a vast interstellar civilization, competing for success with its rivals. You will explore new star systems, research technologies, and build mighty spaceships. There are many potential paths to victory, so you need to plan your strategy considering the strengths and weaknesses of your species, while paying attention to the other civilizations' endeavors. Eclipse other civilizations and lead your people to victory! This is the classic version, which corresponds to the original board game. We're working on an implementation of the new version "Second dawn for the galaxy." FEATURES * Official iOS version of the 'Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy' boardgame * Deep and challenging 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate) gameplay * 7 species with different strengths and weaknesses * Customizable star systems, technology tree and ship designs * Up to 6 players (human or AI) * Asynchronous multiplayer with push notifications * 3 AI difficulty levels * In-game tutorial & manual Eclipse received multiple awards: * 2011 Charles S. Roberts Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Board Wargame Nominee * 2011 Jogo do Ano Nominee * 2012 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Winner * 2012 Golden Geek Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Winner * 2012 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee * 2012 JoTa Best Gamer Game Audience Award * 2012 JUG Game of the Year Winner * 2012 Ludoteca Ideale Winner * 2012 Lys Passioné Winner * 2012 Tric Trac Nominee Information Seller:BrettspielWelt Genre:Board, Strategy Release:Apr 30, 2013 Updated:Jan 22, 2024 Version:2.6 Size:126.0 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (32) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel VeganTnT Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2008 4,491 3 0 Freelance Entertainment Analyst Orlando, FL #2 VeganTnT, Apr 30, 2013 Last edited: Apr 30, 2013 Damn, I really thought it would take a little longer to get approved considering Appstore approvals generally take a week and Eclipse has a ton of content. Got caught without an iTunes card sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #3 sapphire_neo, Apr 30, 2013 !!! Diving into the game soon Aventador Well-Known Member Jan 16, 2013 933 1 0 Student Croatia #4 Aventador, Apr 30, 2013 Weird , when I search by app name it doesn't show up, but if I use App Store link here it does nuutsch Well-Known Member Jul 18, 2012 116 0 0 #5 nuutsch, Apr 30, 2013 Bought!!! But now i have to go to work. 8 hours to read the manual sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #6 sapphire_neo, Apr 30, 2013 Absolutely loving it! I can't believe you're asking just 6.99 for this :-/ I've yet to fully experience the async gameplay, but the implementation itself is fantastic! Agricola and Le Havre are going to have some touch competition now andsoitgoes Well-Known Member Jun 30, 2010 2,673 58 48 In a van, down by the river! #7 andsoitgoes, Apr 30, 2013 Just ton pull over what I was saying in the other thread. Please note that I think this game is one of the most amazing games I've played on the iPad. It truly is. I'm just new to it and without having someone sit down to explain things step by step is making it a real struggle for me. Anyway, my post and yes I plan on watching some videos and giving a good read of the manual: BigDaddysCreations Well-Known Member Jul 8, 2010 377 0 0 Software Developer Poland http://www.neuroshimahex.com #8 BigDaddysCreations, Apr 30, 2013 I'll get back to you and try explaining the things you have problems with, but I don't really have the time to do it now. drdreh Well-Known Member Jul 17, 2012 172 0 0 #9 drdreh, Apr 30, 2013 Campaign mode? sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #10 sapphire_neo, Apr 30, 2013 I'm going to chime in and say the tutorial was fairly well done for a complex resource management game. The manual as well is neatly laid out and explains most things in a concise manner. Aventador Well-Known Member Jan 16, 2013 933 1 0 Student Croatia #11 Aventador, Apr 30, 2013 Tutorial is very good, got lot of usefull info from it and I'm totally new to 4x genre so I was a bit afraid that complex rules will demoralize me from playing.Manual is huge, still need to read it , silly me thinking that BotB had huge rulebook Interface and animations are beautiful, maybe to make dragging research items and updates a bit smoother and sharpen up text dialogue in tutorial strivemind Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2010 2,784 2 38 Designer Ottawa, Canada http://www.strivemind.com/ #12 strivemind, Apr 30, 2013 I've definitely been waiting for this. The dev's did a great job with Neuroshima Hex, and I'm sure their treatment of Eclipse is fantastic too. Also, I can never get my wife or other friends we play with to get into one of these big strategy games, so having asynch play on my iPad is ingenious. abstractgamefreak Well-Known Member Aug 22, 2009 418 0 16 Male Musician Germany http://www.facebook.com/eskalationband #13 abstractgamefreak, Apr 30, 2013 I really enjoy those boardgames, where the iPad relieves you of all the book-keeping stuff. As with Alien Frontiers, I will play this much more often on my iPad than the real thing. Great app, tx guys! BigDaddysCreations Well-Known Member Jul 8, 2010 377 0 0 Software Developer Poland http://www.neuroshimahex.com #14 BigDaddysCreations, Apr 30, 2013 Here's a video review of Eclipse made by Bradley from iOS BGG: Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel http://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/19078/ipad-video-review-eclipse-new-dawn-for-the-galaxy Bool Zero Well-Known Member Dec 14, 2010 1,922 0 36 #15 Bool Zero, Apr 30, 2013 Last edited: Apr 30, 2013 Wait wait wait! This is the same Eclipse as the board game? Sold!!! I was about to pass it up as I have quite a few 4x games on my iPad, but I make it a point to buy boardgame translations, especially ones that I love! And like another poster said, its hard to get a group of people together to play something like this in the physical form (the box lies, games can last six or more hours easily) so having a digital version to keep track of rules, pieces and such is a treat! Now if only some developer would make Runebound and Twilight Imperium for iOS... BigDaddysCreations Well-Known Member Jul 8, 2010 377 0 0 Software Developer Poland http://www.neuroshimahex.com #16 BigDaddysCreations, Apr 30, 2013 Seriously, are there that many 4X titles for iOS? strivemind Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2010 2,784 2 38 Designer Ottawa, Canada http://www.strivemind.com/ #17 strivemind, Apr 30, 2013 Lol no, but there are a couple of brilliant ones like Ascendancy and Starbase Orion to name a couple. ojtitus Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2010 3,228 5 38 Male Canton, Ohio #18 ojtitus, Apr 30, 2013 Lots of great board games recently! I'll be buying this one later today. Greyskull Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2009 5,587 1 38 Photographer/Social Sciences adjunct/sweet sweet l Fort Lauderdale #19 Greyskull, Apr 30, 2013 Back in the old days, we got a paper manual with our games. Nowadays, you got to look for a device known as a "printer". Guibs Active Member Oct 1, 2009 38 0 0 #20 Guibs, Apr 30, 2013 it's a board game, I doubt there is a campaign. 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Damn, I really thought it would take a little longer to get approved considering Appstore approvals generally take a week and Eclipse has a ton of content. Got caught without an iTunes card
Absolutely loving it! I can't believe you're asking just 6.99 for this :-/ I've yet to fully experience the async gameplay, but the implementation itself is fantastic! Agricola and Le Havre are going to have some touch competition now
Just ton pull over what I was saying in the other thread. Please note that I think this game is one of the most amazing games I've played on the iPad. It truly is. I'm just new to it and without having someone sit down to explain things step by step is making it a real struggle for me. Anyway, my post and yes I plan on watching some videos and giving a good read of the manual:
I'll get back to you and try explaining the things you have problems with, but I don't really have the time to do it now.
I'm going to chime in and say the tutorial was fairly well done for a complex resource management game. The manual as well is neatly laid out and explains most things in a concise manner.
Tutorial is very good, got lot of usefull info from it and I'm totally new to 4x genre so I was a bit afraid that complex rules will demoralize me from playing.Manual is huge, still need to read it , silly me thinking that BotB had huge rulebook Interface and animations are beautiful, maybe to make dragging research items and updates a bit smoother and sharpen up text dialogue in tutorial
I've definitely been waiting for this. The dev's did a great job with Neuroshima Hex, and I'm sure their treatment of Eclipse is fantastic too. Also, I can never get my wife or other friends we play with to get into one of these big strategy games, so having asynch play on my iPad is ingenious.
I really enjoy those boardgames, where the iPad relieves you of all the book-keeping stuff. As with Alien Frontiers, I will play this much more often on my iPad than the real thing. Great app, tx guys!
Here's a video review of Eclipse made by Bradley from iOS BGG: Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel http://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/19078/ipad-video-review-eclipse-new-dawn-for-the-galaxy
Wait wait wait! This is the same Eclipse as the board game? Sold!!! I was about to pass it up as I have quite a few 4x games on my iPad, but I make it a point to buy boardgame translations, especially ones that I love! And like another poster said, its hard to get a group of people together to play something like this in the physical form (the box lies, games can last six or more hours easily) so having a digital version to keep track of rules, pieces and such is a treat! Now if only some developer would make Runebound and Twilight Imperium for iOS...
Lol no, but there are a couple of brilliant ones like Ascendancy and Starbase Orion to name a couple.
Back in the old days, we got a paper manual with our games. Nowadays, you got to look for a device known as a "printer".
