Boardgames for Android
November 9, 2014 8:30 PM   Subscribe

I am looking for boardgames that have great android apps. Preferably the should be great boardgames too.

I have just downloaded Ticket to Ride and already have Hey! my fish (the app is so much easier than seting up the tiles each time).

I'm after boardgame apps that work with only two players sharing a tablet (to use on a flight tomorrow) but don't mind recommendations for more than two players if you think it's a must have.
posted by poxandplague to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (10 answers total) 27 users marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: Carcassonne is available. You can play against the computer, or other people, or a combination.
It's a pretty nice interface.
posted by chapps at 9:09 PM on November 9, 2014 [1 favorite]


There's Hive. I haven't played the Android version, but it's the sort of game that should translate easily and well. (And it's a great game.)
posted by solitary dancer at 9:26 PM on November 9, 2014


Best answer: There's not many for Android. There's not that many coming out for iOS these days either, to be fair. Tigris and Euphrates is also available.
posted by salmacis at 12:23 AM on November 10, 2014


The Smallworld android app is well done and quite addictive
posted by foleypt at 1:06 AM on November 10, 2014 [1 favorite]


I've just lost several hours to Elder Sign - Omens. If you want to get picky it is more of a dice game than a board game, but I have found it a lot of fun.
posted by arha at 2:45 AM on November 10, 2014 [1 favorite]


Alhambra
Kingdom Builder
Neuroshima Hex
Tigris and Euprates

As already mention, Carcarsonne, Smallworld and (especially) Elder Signs: Omens all are really good implementations. Hive was pretty weak though last time I tried it.
posted by Midnight Rambler at 7:47 AM on November 10, 2014


Games not previously mentioned which deserve mention:

Ascension (has a lot of in-app purchase expansions, but well worth it)
Through The Desert
aMAZEing Labyrinth
Manhattan Project
Suburbia (only via Amazon's app store)
Condado (an implementation of San Juan that is superior to the actual San Juan app, and also free)
posted by mightygodking at 8:01 AM on November 10, 2014 [3 favorites]


You can play Castles of Burgandy online at http://boiteajeux.net/.
posted by TestamentToGrace at 11:11 AM on November 10, 2014


Go. Me and my partner play go together on our phones using Go Free.
posted by onehundredand80 at 12:51 PM on November 10, 2014


The Android Ticket to Ride implementation is first-rate. Keep your eye on Humble Mobile Bundles -- in the past they've given away TtR (and expansions), Carcassonne (the best), Catan and Neuroshima Hex.
posted by blueshammer at 8:46 PM on November 10, 2014


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