Fantastic - Just buy it, already! – Castles of Mad King Ludwig Review

The CoMKL App is an absolutely fantastic representation of the tabletop game. Not only that, but the Campaign Mode makes it even better. For those not in the know, CoMKL is a modern tabletop game where players purchase various tiles to slowly expand their growing castle. Each tile has different points awarded to them upon first placement, as well as additional points/rewards - or in some cases, negative points) for completing a room (all doors attached to other doors). The app is nearly flawless. I will say "nearly", because there is one minor bug, and that's when points are awarded for re-scoring a downstairs room. Both the points on the upper left-hand side of the tile and the center icon should be restored when taking this option. (This was confirmed by the publisher on a forum on BGG.) However, it's a very rare occurrence that this is the player's best option. Still, I hope it's corrected in a future update. One of the best parts of the app is the Campaign. You have various objectives to complete for each level, and you slowly unlock additional, more challenging levels as you go through it. The available pieces are still randomized for each campaign city, so it's not a simple memorize-this-pattern-to-win campaign. It's very, very well done. Hopefully the app will continue to receive attention. There is no online play (though the AI is quite good), and it would also be great to have the Secrets Expansion included as an IAP. Even with these minor issues, the app is well deserving of 4.5 stars (I rounded it up), and can be enjoyed by anybody who enjoys the tabletop game, or takes the time to learn how to play it well. For the latter, I'm [nearly] 40 years old, and it IS worth learning how to play! TL;DR - Just buy the app. It's well worth it!
Review by music-meister on Castles of Mad King Ludwig.