iPhone Galaxy Trucker (by Czech Games Edition)

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Quick dumb question on cards. I played the tutorial and it made sense in regards to meteors, smugglers etc but in game I'm not sure what I'm doing. When a meteor card comes up do you have to quickly click on your ship and drag batteries etc? Seems like it moves relatively fast. Thanks.

 

Hi. There are two types of meteors - the big ones and the small ones.

You can protect your ship from small meteors by building it well (they just
bounce off unless they hit an exposed connector) or by using a shield (which
will cost you 1 battery token). If you are able to use the shield, the app will give you the option to use the battery.

You can protect your ship from large meteors by shooting them with a cannon. Which is done automatically, unless you are using the double cannon which again, will need the battery and the app will give you the option to choose, if you want to use it.

 

Thanks for the clarification! I must not have had the set up because it didn't give me the option . Damn meteors wrecked my vessel

 

That's part of the fun Don't get too attached to your vessels!

 

Seems like interest in this game fizzled out real fast. Too bad as I'm getting to like it more and more

 

I'm just waiting for the iphone update so I'm still real stoked.

 

It's got a couple of things going against it here. For one it's currently iPad only which cuts out the majority of people. Also boards games never seem to generate as much interest as some other genres on TA. Maybe board gamers frequent other sites like boardgamesgeek. It would nice to see a review on TA.

 

Yeah. It is not an 'arcade' game and this site has the word 'arcade' in its name.

 

It's a pity really. This is a great game I try to play it every day. Ipad only unfortunately meens I can't play it during the day since I don't bring the Ipad along. Hopefully interest in the thread will come back when expansions, Iphone-version and Android-versions are released.

I still suck by the way and have serious trouble even agains the easy AI, but enjoying anyway. Bad dice-rolls and loosing your ship is part of the fun!

Pedroapan

 

Hey guys, thanks for being supportive. Right now the new update has already been submitted to AppStore and currently waiting for approval. It will enable the owners of the iPad1 to finally get to play the game properly.

You can still show us your love by voting for us in the App of the Week thread here http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=244299

 

It seems that Galaxy Trucker really became the forum's App of the Week! Thanks all for your vote and support We appreciate it

 

congrats, and if you read the small print in the contest rules you'll notice the winner must adhere to a strict and timely schedule of updates and enhancements. and if you'll re-read paragraph 6, subsection B it specifies that expansions are a must.

 

To add to that, TA'ers are required to push the 'purchase this app' button with reckless abandonment and shamelessly promote this game to their peers.

 

Yeah, being too close from the physical version is a crime.

I wish Shaun had reviewed this game.

 

I agree with you about the quality / type of games that are appreciated here, but what does 'PTW' stand for?