Pax Unplugged is packed. And it is way too warm in here.
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Yellow & Yangtze is out on iOS. $10. Iāll download tonight.
I posted about it but for some reason Discourse is broken and posts arenāt making there way to the forums. Still working on it, but even the tech guy at Discourse has kind of given upā¦
Anybody download Y&Y? How does it play?
I want to support Dire Wolf, but Iām not sure Y&Y is my type of game (I really sucked hard at Tigris & Euphrates).
I have the same concerns, but Iām hoping that if I can get my friends into Y&Y it will grow on us. Iām hoping that the more modernized look helps a bit. No offense to Codito because I think they did great work early on iOS, but they arenāt quite up to modern standards.
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I have to say Iāve also been waiting for a quality board game that I can buy for myself and gift to my two friends. I was hoping Terraforming Mars would be that game but Iām just a little hesitant with some of the quality of life issues and the fact that if you step back and look at it, the game is somewhat similar to Througj the Ages, which we play constantly. Y&Y is different enough that is might be a good addition to the rotation.
Dragon Castle has also released. It is a digital port of the tabletop game and I know nothing about it except that it has a Mahjong aesthetic. The app claims asynchronous multiplayer, which is great. The timing on this one isnāt, though, as it costs $6 and is competing against other new releases like Terraforming Mars and Yellow & Yangtze. Definitely on my wish list, though.
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Apple Arcade now offering an annual subscription for $49.99 USD, per 9to5Mac.
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That took less time for them to go to than Iād imagined. I thought theyād wait 6 months.
I wonder if theyāll bother to wait for a full year of the service to be in place before they start offering differently priced tiers of subscriptions.
So, if you are like me and got way into Civ6 when it was cheap, here is some more cheapness!
Go get Poland today! And the rest of the great priced ($0) dlc for the next week
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Glad theyāre doing this againāI missed the start of this promo last year and didnāt have the Poland & Vikings packs as a result. Iām gonna get back into Civ6 soon. Tried playing on my phone and it didnāt stick with me, but thereās a new iPad under the Christmas tree to replace my woefully outdated iPad Air, which should make the game much easier to play.
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iPad is the best way to play. I like it even better than the Switch on the TV if only because Iāve had the Switch version crash a couple times in the endgame and havenāt been able to actually finish the game a few times
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Agreed, I like the iPad version much better despite having everything on the Switch too. The touch controls on the iPad seem much better to me than on the Switch, and it has no need of a physical controller.
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a new version of Wars of the Roses (Rosenkƶnig) has been published by USM.
the old app had been a victim of iOS 11ās 64-bit compatibility in the app-ocalypse.
but it was updated later, could be played again and even got the invite-by-iMessage feature.
owners can still download it from the āpurchasedā list in their appstore profile.
so what is the reason for a new version?
new features? updated HD retina graphics?
better online multiplayer functionability up to new standards?
the game had been popular in the old days on PT. we even played a tourney.
i would like to do it again!
take a look at this historical leaderboard 
Nice!
(Although it does seem like paying for it twice ā¦ )
This is a very underrated game. Itās a solid design, and it lends itself to easy asynchronous multiplayer.
The translations have always been curious to me. The App Store listing keeps saying āRose Kingā ā¦ Iāve literally never heard the game referred to as that even once.
Ready for a game 
(JMH75 without the dot)
Very pleased to see myself up there. Iāll bet 90% of my games were against the TheDukester.
@Zebracadabra and me have downloaded the old original game (2011) from our appstore āpurchasedā lists and are playing a game right now.
and a great game it is!
iMessage invitation worked like a charm and itās running perfectly. even notifications are functioning.
for a game that had been buried by the 64-bit app-ocalypse it feels very lively.
iām not sure if the purchase of the new game is worth it?
the new graphics look like an exercise in wall painting.
the old graphics had that antique pergament scroll charm.
i guess the only reason to buy it again would be to be able to play with new addicts who never owned the old game and canāt buy the 2011 incarnation because itās gone from public part of appstore.
so i would be ready to pay twice when a new tourney activity will arise here on SP.
for playing just friendly games with old pals (or for playing a tourney with only the old guard) the rusty old pan will do the job to roast my opponents.
but whatever version, itās great to see that good old games can come back!
Itās on Google Play as well, but I have no idea if it has cross-platform play.
Merry Christmas, all!
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