Power Grid Boardgame

Name: AppWolf
Price: 19 USD

BrettspielWelt

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12+

Released 10/4/2023First seen 2mo agoLast fetched 16d ago

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2.46

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3.2

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Dive into the world of the energy industry with the Power Grid app, designed by award-winning author Friedemann Friese. Global Domination: Conquer energy markets worldwide on maps such as USA, Germany, France, Benelux, Eastern Europe, South Africa, Italy and the Middle East. Each map brings unique gameplay that will put your strategic skills to the test. Tutorial & Help: Whether you're an experienced Power Grid player or a beginner, the game features a detailed tutorial that walks you through the basics step-by-step. And if you have any questions while playing, context-sensitive help is available to make sure you're always on the right track. Achievements: Challenge yourself by unlocking a variety of achievements. These achievements range from strategic feats to special challenges. Recharged Version: The app includes the Recharged version with Against the Trust and MAGA variants that make the gameplay even more diverse and challenging. Exciting Gameplay: Challenge AI opponents or play against friends in real-time or turn-based. Online Domination: The Power Grid app allows you to compete against friends or rivals from around the world. The app gives you the opportunity to compete with players from all over the world. Choose your path: a variety of maps and map variants are available to customize and refine your strategy. Adapt to the specifics of each and outsmart your opponents to get to the top of the power industry. The Power Grid app has been carefully designed to seamlessly bring the charm of the board game to your smartphone or tablet. The intuitive interface ensures a smooth gaming experience for both experienced players and novices. Don't miss out on the electrifying fun and challenges offered by the Power Grid app! Download the app now and embark on a journey to conquer the power market one move at a time. Whether you're playing alone and looking for a challenge or you're a player looking to engage in epic duels with friends, the Power Grid app offers all that and more.

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Apple

7mo ago

Poor user experience

Game function is poor. Cannot build houses. The game cards are difficult to recall when minimized.

- Oh brother. · v2.6.0

Apple

8mo ago

Endless Bugs

- Refactor the movable mini-window UI or replace it. It's just too buggy and requires a force restart every game. - Automatic next action "clipboard" is a nice idea but constantly changing windows turns out to be much more work than a fixed UI would be. More efficient to move one map instead of 4 little windows that reappear in different spots every round. - BeNeLux 5th ecoplant "extended market" doesn't work - Blocks PiP and Music player

- bdnchr · v2.6.0

Apple

1y ago

Worst UI Implementation

The “windowed” UI is probably the worst user interface I’ve encountered in an iOS app. It might function better on a desktop but I find even that hard to believe. Every choice made is counterintuitive to the degree that I wonder if this game is some sort of artistic statement or performance art or an intentional choice made to spite Friedman Friese.

- Kwyj1b0 · v1.5.1

Apple

1y ago

Game doesn’t work

Crashes as soon as you press start. Reload, press start again, it starts. But then, when you select a city, it won’t confirm your city choice. Can’t progress beyond. Basically they stole $8.99 from me.

- Angered by thief · v1.5.1

Apple

1y ago

I love it!

Tons of maps included. Different AI levels. Online play. It is exactly true to the board game but plays much faster. GUI that you arrange and control. Love it. Was worried I wouldn’t like it from the overly picky reviews, but I would choose this over paying for the actual board game (which I also own though no one wants to spend two hours playing) every day. Well done! Kraft were inspired music is brilliant too!

- IanMule · v1.5.1

Apple

1y ago

Has a tutorial, but I'm still befuddled

The interface appears to be top rate, but I can't get past the first few turns. Seems poorly designed. I bought this months ago, and waited for the updates, but I still can't get going with it.

- topdeckgames · v1.5.1

Apple

1y ago

Fatal bug

Experienced PG board gamer here with over 30 plays or so under my belt. I think the interface was well done after adjusting to it. Family played an entire run through yesterday without issue. Today, can’t get past the first auction sequence. First player can successfully list but no subsequent players can overbid. Is this typical? We’ll be heartbroken to find the app version of this boardgame only To have it unplayable.

- ctkevb · v1.5.1

Apple

1y ago

Needs work

Does not work properly

- Concerned0987 · v1.5.1

Apple

2y ago

Have yet to finish an on-line game

This is such a great game, but so poorly executed. I’ve tried to play 3 on-line games - we get to phase III and it ALWAYS crashes a few turns into phase III. I’m on an apple device and my son-in-law is on android - not sure if that’s the problem? So frustrating - get this fixed and I’ll adjust my rating but right now it’s a 1 star - it’s like your playing the board game and a 3 year old comes and tips the board game over! NOOOOO!

- Tntburton · v1.5

Apple

2y ago

Worst designed app I’ve ever used

So buggy. Terrible interface. Doesn’t work half the time and it’s so hard to navigate and understand. Total waste of money. Much easier and less frustrating to play the actual game in real life than to waste time and money on this piece of garbage app.

- Frizzlefratz J · v1.5

Apple

2y ago

Nice App

I’ve been enjoying the app and haven’t had any issues

- Blue_Sky_Noise · v1.5

Apple

2y ago

Needs bugs fixed

I really want to give this app five stars because Power Grid is one of the best board games out there. However, there’s alot of bugs that need to be worked out. First and foremost, you can’t resume a saved local game. Like at all. The option just isn’t there. So you have to play all the way through or forget about it. Same with editing your local profile. Whatever name you choose at first creation you’re stick with. It’ll crash randomly on starting a game sometimes, but that’s not the end of the world Of course, there’s alot more maps that need to be included but I’m sure that will come down the road. I hope. The interface is a bit unintuitive to start but I got used to it after a while. So overall, a decent app with great source material that needs to get the bugs ironed out.

- Something Somewhere Somehow · v1.5

Apple

2y ago

Pretty good app

Some glitches at times. AI players do funny things sometimes.

- ikerhea99 · v1.5

Apple

2y ago

Amazing

Never have I seen a power grid game go so fast! Took me a little bit to get used to the interface, but now games go fast and smooth. Very fun. I imagine it might be tough for someone that doesn’t already understand the gameplay… but if you play the physical game… this is a fun addition to play remotely with friends.

- Aurliano · v1.3

Apple

2y ago

Superlatively disappointing

I have hundreds of board games, and have loved this game in print for years. Waiting for this utter disappointment is confusing. I hope it updates to something coming close to playable, but since they already have my money, I doubt this will happen. Non-intuitive interface, lack of guidance on how to use the app (let alone a useful tutorial on the game itself), and middling graphics … well, at least it’s expensive. I look forward to being able to upgrade this score, but am not optimistic. This could be a stellar title, though … the source material is excellent!

- Just a tease · v1.3

Apple

2y ago

Bugs are fixed.

So far I’m really liking this. I came in as an experienced Powergrid player. I can’t tell you how someone new to the game would fare….but veterans should like it. Stable. Good AI. True to the game. One of the better Board Game ports. The interface seemed dreadful at first but after a couple games I’m accustomed. Playing a full 6 player game of Powergrid in 30 minutes sure feels odd though. I get to try a ton of crazy strategies though!

- Dr.Ekim · v1.3

Apple

2y ago

Awful

Gameplay is absolutely awful.

- Halez17 · v1.3

Apple

2y ago

Finally! Board game lovers rejoice

There is so much to learn from the game of Power Grid. If you’ve never played before, you’ll either have a blast or a giant headache. There are a lot of parts to this game and the team at Brettspielwelt was capable of translating all that information onto a tiny screen. Yes, the UI can get cluttered at times but I invite everyone to take some time to find a layout that works for you. The developers were kind enough to give us players the freedom to do what we choose with the information we want while ignoring the stuff we don’t, we should be thankful for that. If you have played Power Grid before, the mobile-version makes it even easier to play. With a much easier setup, auctions, a building calculator, resource replenishments, and all the rules involved with the power plant stack flawlessly executed in the code, you can focus on your strategy and less on maintaining the game’s state. This makes the gameplay flow effortlessly. For my household, what was a 3-4 hour game has turned into a 30 minute heist to become the most “power”-ful mogul. (Plus that extra time gives us the opportunity to play more iterations and frequently)

- Psycho_life1990 · v1.2

Apple

2y ago

Stable and good

I bought and downloaded this 2023/12/9. It has been impeccable stable and I recommend it to people like me who think Powergrid could be a fun game but have trouble getting a game together. The GUI is a little non-standard (comments about this make sense), but I found it intuitive and useful. Trying to fit all of Powergrid on an iPad screen is a challenge and I appreciate it being addressed.

- Xandri Ankylbyter · v1.2

Apple

2y ago

Garbage app

Not user friendly and the app crashes. I wish I could get my money back.

- Bobbyjones1776 · v1.2

Apple

2y ago

It works! But…

I’ve been looking forward to a digital port of Power Grid for years, and I was momentarily excited at the news that one had been developed, only to discover that it was rated an average of one star from four reviews. But since the developers had apparently fixed a lot of the initial issues with a patch, I thought I’d take a chance and see how it plays now. The good news is, the game is actually playable now. Whatever crashing issues and bugs the others experienced have indeed been resolved. And the AI seems to be pretty strong so far. However, I’m not a fan of the “windows” system they’ve created for all the tables and control panels; the screen gets cluttered easily; sometimes there’s no logic to when certain windows open; and it really would be much easier if a window could be dismissed by a simple “X” in the corner rather having to cram it back into the bottom corner. There’s only a tutorial to teach you the unnecessarily complicated UI, not for actual gameplay. A proper tutorial would be nice for those new to the game. I was only able to figure it out quickly because I’ve played this board game for years. Also, are there supposed to be music and sound effects during the game? There’s music in the main menu but deadly silence throughout the game. So, it works now, and it plays fine, but the interface is rather irritating.

- DaringDo42 · v1.1

Apple

2y ago

Board game is way better

The interface is terrible and you are constant moving and resizing. You’ll want to take the tutorial to understand how it works and even then it’s not great. Also, I had to translate several words because German shows up without an option to change to English. Also, the area where you would play online said it did not have a connection. Oh and it crashes all the time.

- Luketylerjohnson · v1.0

Apple

2y ago

Poor instructions and full of bugs

I’ve never played the board game, but it seems really good. However, this iOS implementation leaves a lot to be desired. It’s hard to understand how the developer decided to release such a buggy game. There’s still untranslated German text in multiple places, the app crashes when trying to access help for some items, there’s a third player when selecting a 2 player game, the instructions seem poorly translated, and the tutorial is seriously limited, to mention a few things. The game has a lot of potential, so I hope the developer does a proper job of fixing these issues. I’ll be happy to increase my 1 star rating once the game is playable.

- Ncheemu · v1.0

Apple

2y ago

Crashes

Title has crashed twice so far. Some parts are in English and some in German.

- cranky777 · v1.0

Apple

2y ago

Not _really_ German and English

It doesn’t seem to matter what language option I choose, I still have German in the menus.

- deathfrog85 · v1.0

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Poor user experience

Endless Bugs

Worst UI Implementation

Game doesn’t work

I love it!

Has a tutorial, but I'm still befuddled

Fatal bug

Needs work

Have yet to finish an on-line game

Worst designed app I’ve ever used

Nice App

Needs bugs fixed

Pretty good app

Amazing

Superlatively disappointing

Bugs are fixed.

Awful

Finally! Board game lovers rejoice

Stable and good

Garbage app

It works! But…

Board game is way better

Poor instructions and full of bugs

Crashes

Not _really_ German and English

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