Steam: Rails to Riches Reviews

Looks great so far

skipsizemore

This loaded fine for me, including the map and the rules pdf, so apparently whatever issues they were having at launch have been resolved. The graphics look great and the UI is polished and intuitive. And (hooray!) they included a colorblind-friendly graphics setting, a huge improvement over the original cardboard game. It remains to be seen whether the AI plays well, and there are still a number of features waiting for a future release. But so far this seems to be a worthy addition to the IOS board game genre.

Great game, shoddy implementation

SadExplorer

I love Wallace's games, especially Steam and Age of Steam. This implementation is pretty slipshod, however. The game needs to download additional data after installation, but that only works on a solid Internet connection. If anything goes wrong it just crashes and is unplayable. Once it's working it ... is very slipshod. The UI conventions are inconsistent, inexplicable, and unintuitive. I m familiar with the board game, but get confused constantly by the UI. There's a lot of potential here but the developers need to put some real effort into user experience, especially given the price point ($10 with two maps).

why?

10.5.6.6

I was glad to see this game for the ipad, but I haven't been able to play it as the maps take too long to download. An early glitch in distributing the game? I'll update my review when I can play the game. Update 1: I was able to download the maps today, but could not get the tutorial downloaded. Will check back. Update 2: The game seems to be working now.

Rails

Danbo1732

See no problems on iPad mini. Works great.

Great, but a little rough around the edges

the Spanish Inqusition

First of all, the core experience is great. Good presentation and artwork, great gameplay with no bugs or glitches. There are a few things that could be improved though... •The initial download takes a while, and you can't exit the app while it takes place. Took an hour or so on LTE in North Atlanta. •The app doesn't even multitask on the iPhone, which is bonkers. But with the game saving your progress after every move it's an annoyance, not a deal breaker. •The game manual is a link to a PDF instead of built into the game. •Tile placement can be a little bit finicky. In summary, if you really want this game, go ahead and buy it. If you're not totally sure, waiting for the first major update is completely reasonable.

Updated- MUCH better.

Jnm858

Issues corrected. Plays very well now. Highly recommend. *old review* Takes several hours to download resources for the game, and if your device goes to sleep in the process, you're back to square one. Wait for an update before purchasing. Unplayable at the moment.

Finally--Steam!

DundyO

I own the board game but have never played. After playing 3 games of this implementation, I'll twist arms to play the board game! Really enjoying this version. Looking forward to playing others online and buying expansions. Plays very smoothly.

Great game

rat993

It took a while to download the maps the first night, but now the app works great. The app has the standard version of the game but not the basic version.

I've paid $7 for a "Loading" screen.

thf2

Game doesn't work on download; two thirds of it requires being downloaded. Which took an hour, because servers weren't ready for people buying the game. Why not make it part of the initial iTunes download? Ok, so I have the maps, ready to play. Open the tutorial. "Loading" screen comes up. And stays up. No progress bar, nothing. Thirty minutes, still a loading screen. I've paid $7 for a "Loading" screen.

Incredible Game!

Brandonleehelm

After they fixed some of the release problems, this game is awesome! A very good strategic railroad game. This is an excellent port of the board game.

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