Wizard Hex App Reviews

Love the obvious care taken visually. Strategic intricacies are hard to figure out without a demo. Would love to see a random game setup function. Needs turn-based online play over 3G. Special abilities for each element will be very cool when that happens. All-in-all, very good start, good job devs!

Latest update made the game more stable, it did crash on occasion before. Now it runs quite smoothly. ----------- You play the game by choosing one of six elements, assigning either computer or human players to the other five, or leaving up to four of them blank. Pieces are placed on the board on a space adjacent to a piece of the same element. Attacking is done by moving a piece toward an adjacent enemy piece, when attacking both your piece and your enemies piece are removed from the board. Transmuting pieces (stacking them on top of each other) fortifies your defensive position. Gold pieces (a stack of three) cannot be attacked, though they can still attack. The interesting part is that you can place and attack with pieces from your "Allies", the elements on either side of you, whether those elements belong to another player or not. Further more you cannot attack, or be attacked, by your Allies. They can however attack each other, which you can force them to do in order to further your own goals. It took me about a half hour to figure out the game and find a rather simple strategy for beating the computer in one on one, but adding more players changes things quite drastically. Playing a three player game has its own unique strategy vs a six player game as well. Cant wait to play this against some of my friends, would gladly pay more for a physical version of this game. Brilliantly simple yet complex game, sure to please any strategy fan. If you are like me and always looking for that unique game with classic elegance, this deserves a place in your strategy folder.

Lets start with the negative -- I was shocked that Trouble Brothers was willing to ship this product without any sort of tutorial. That was potentially a fatal mistake, but it seems that most users have overcome this issue. I liked the graphics and sound so much, I was willing to jump on their web site forums and read through all the rules. Once done, I had a great understanding of how to play. My wife and I then spent some time in bed playing this on the iPad. Yes, thats what we did. And it was great. I do highly recommend this game. Deceptively simple rules, once you understand them, yet balanced excellently. Its true that the complexity is subtle, but this is a very easy game to get into. And oh, so pretty. Highly recommended. I havent tried this 1.2 update which purportedly adds instructions on how to play. Im guessing itll fix that only issue!

Epic game, much deeper than It looks!!

This is a very well designed game with incredible polish... except for one thing - the AI. It is way too easy to beat the AI, even on master level. Its disappointing too, because Id love to see how the AI, and thus the devs, strategize in this game. But I cant because the AI just isnt smart. Fix that one thing, and this is a 5 star game!

I appreciate the level of detail that went into this. Bring on the online multiplayer.

I havent tried all the possible combinations of where the computer starts or the number of computers but like another viewer said the ai even on masters difficult easy easy in a one to one in opposite direction. I would possibly hold off on purchasing this unless you have someone you can play with you locally because there is no online multiplayer yet or until they improve the AI possibly. Currently the AI difficult is just the number of tiles you get to start with. This may be challenging when faced with multiple opponents but its still simple in 1 v 1 from across. The graphic is simple, the board and the game is simple to understand. The rules were available when you click on the question mark on the side. I think it was harder figuring out the rules then beating the master level in the simplest settings. Maybe if they had recommended setups that go up in difficult.

Ok so this is a really fun strategic game. Not many games are this challenging and creative AND host up to 6 players on one iPad. Get it while its cheap!!!

This looks like a simple game but it has layers of strategy with different game types depending on where you and your opponent start on the board. There are three difficulty settings to help ease you into the game. Easy to pick up and learn but hard to put down and stop. This game is unique and well worth the purchase price.

This is a well developed game. The strategy is good, the graphics are good, the detail is good. Overall 5 stars. True, it is a bit pricey, but I am glad I bought it. Bit confusing to learn, but once you figure it out it is fun.

Good concept well executed but the AI is horrible! Winning at the highest difficulty is a walk in the park. Seriously. No challenge.

First off, this game is gorgeous. The gameplay is fun and it just feels magical, particularly on the iPad. But the new user experience and navigation between games needs a major overhaul. It took a visit to the forums for me to realize that you have to click on the tiny arrows in the book to return to the main menu! Also, theres no quick tour or tutorial, and the game rules are buried beneath the "updates" rather than getting their own link.I also feel like the game was designed for the iPad first and then squeezed onto the iPhone (Ive tried it on both, and while the gameplay feels natural on the iphone, tapping the tiny arrows and stones makes me want to whittle down my index finger) I hope the experience surrounding the game can improve to match the fun and quality of the gameplay itself as they release updates. Carcassone had similar problems at first but they have been since solved elegantly, and I believe the Trouble Brothers can do just as good a job with Wizard Hex. Keep up the good work!

So this game is definitely beautiful and has great potential, but the single player is pretty lame. As other reviewers said, it is way too easy. I found that if you enable six bots, it is a bit more challenging, but after a couple rounds, you can beat it every time too. This game would be much better if there was some sort of story mode and if the ai was much smarter. I look forward to trying to play with friends, but this game needs some massive updates to be awesome. Also tweaking the rules to that games dont last a meager 2 mins would be advantageous. I really hope the developers are continuing to improve this game, but right now its definitely not worth even a free download.

I agree with other reviewers that the app is absolutly beautiful. However, the AI is very weak. I have tried all levels and all location configurations, and have only failed once (among close to 20 plays). I will definitely update the review and increase the star level once the AI is better.

This game is gorgeous and very great ! music is also great too ! Easy to learn , but an online video showing the instruction might actually a little bit better than writings :)a the only thing thats a bit bad to this game is that the AI is pretty easy to beat up XP maybe add up a few more levels of difficulties ? like Master Of Master or maybe Legend ? the point is , this game will be greater if it could just have a harder AI :D i hope u like my idea XD oh oh more elements might do too XD like a bigger board ? :) maybe an 8 sided board ? :D haha well if u could though , anyway great game , never EVER went out of my itouch :D (i usually delete a lot of apps out of my itouch because it is boorinnng XP .. )

First things first it doesnt make sense its a waste of time to get this.

the game is not bad; however, it could have just been called Hex. It would have been nice to have some magical element to the game, which is what I thought the game was going to have within it. Just a very interesting chess/checker type game.

Updated Review: The AI is still weak! The developer says that the single player is just a teaching tool, go online to play against real people because thats how the game was meant to be played. WELL GUESS WHAT - Ive yet to find anyone online to play. So for me and I would assume most everyone else this game is worthless. My sugestion would be for them to stop making excuses and put some time and money into making competive AI - they could learn a lot from games like Neuroshima Hex. First Impression: To say this game has potential is an understatement. It is very creative and effective in design. The only thing that keeps me from playing this game more is the Artificial Intelligence. I read a blog where the developers said that they envisioned this game as a multiplayer game with real people foremost. But if they want to have a MEGA hit on their hands they should make an investment in an outstanding AI programmer and I promise you this game will take off. This could be a game in brick and mortar stores along side such classics as monopoly or scrabble - its that good. I give this game 5 stars because I feel these guys will not let us down.

Polished graphics, but the gameplay wasnt as compelling as Id hoped. Played it for a few minutes and tossed it aside. :(

This is a fantastic board game. Playing against the AI is OK, but the game really shines when you play online multiplayer. The strategies and infinite and the gameplay is incredibly deep. Match that with great mood-setting music and fantastic graphics, and you have an excellent board game. Be sure to check out the devs website, as they are more than happy to set up online games with customers!