Reiner Knizia's Ra Reviews

Horrible implementation

procrastinasian

The graphics are so awful that I actually feel a little angry. Time was spent on adding distracting details (like "sand" that periodically races across the screen, or tiles that fly around in the background on the rules screen) instead of designing a simple and appealing interface. Some elements were stretched for iPhone 5 optimization, but others weren't, so now none of the spaces line up properly, which is confusing and distracting. (Hard to explain but very clear if you're looking at the board.) Almost all of the text is difficult to read because of poor font/color/style choices. The menu doesn't seem to consistently store my selection of turning off game sounds. I'm pretty bummed that I spent money on this. I hope they re-skin it and fix the bugs so that I can give it a better rating and enjoy playing. I've spent many hours playing other iOS strategy games like Stone Age, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Ticket to Ride, Catan, etc., and this is by far the worst. Spend your money elsewhere unless it gets a major makeover!

It keeps crashing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

neutronstar05

I love this game so much, but there is a downfall for me. I have an iPhone 4S that I have had for a while. The first time I played this game on my iPhone, it was fine. But since then, whenever I try to enter a local game, It keeps crashing. PLEASE MAKE THIS GAME MORE 4S COMPATIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great auction game

AlphaBorer

I play this on an old iPod touch and have no complaints with the graphics or interface.

Very Entertaining

Cameltoe88

Personally, board games have usually equated to "bored games", but not this one. The rules are deceptively simple. At first glance it appears more difficult than it is. But I really like this game. If you're considering purchasing this I highly recommend that you do.

Used to be great

quiettime

Used to love it. Won't play on an iphone6. Graphics glitches everywhere. Customer support email completely unresponsive.

Tried it, got frustrated, tried it again, loved it.

Statarius

Not sure what other reviewers are complaining about. The game is great, graphics are nearly stunning, and plays seamlessly. My advice to first-time players is to put it down if you get too frustrated, then try it again in a few days.

Amazing Game and Good App

NarrowPath

The app isn't perfect and could use some minor tweaks and improvements but I've now played over 20 games and I can't believe how much fun this game is. It wouldn't be as much fun if the app didn't work at least well enough to make game play smooth and logical. Great job developers, but please continue to make small adjustments and improvements.

Issues with randomization of tiles

magicmoose66

The app looks nice and runs well. I haven't had any issues with crashing. However, there are a couple issues. First and most importantly, there is almost no way that the tiles come out in a truly random manner. There have been many games that I have played where the last 8-10 tiles to come out are all Ra tiles. In theory, this is a possibility but the fact that it has happened in Several games makes it apparent that there are issues with randomization. This has never happened to me when I have played on the table yet it seems to happen in 15-20% of the games on the app. This really ruins the game in many ways because it makes the last round largely pointless and annoying to sit through. The second issue is that the AI can be a little slow making turns relative to other games I have played on my iPad. Even with the graphics on the fastest level, it is not particularly fast. This can be annoying - especially during the afore-mentioned scenario where you have to sit through 8-10 consecutive Ra tiles being drawn followed by a round of passing each time.

Phenomenal Game Ruined by Mediocre App

Huntls

The game is in itself a masterpiece, and the app reproduces the game's dynamics pretty well. But there are serious flaws to the stability of this game electronically. The app constantly force-quits under specific circumstances, like trading a God tile for another tile. This wouldn't be more than a minor inconvenience except for the other flaws in the predictable AI, not to mention the consistent failure of the game to reload a saved format with the same players. All are minor bugs but they consistently hassle those who play. Great game marginalized by shoddy app dynamics.

Used to love it; doesn't work anymore

js3b

I don't know when this app broke but it doesn't work anymore. Every time I start a game, it crashes after the first tile. I used to love playing is app. Please fix.

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