Caylus

I have played the board game and this was disappointing The pictures are small but worse the possible results are unclear for various actions There are confirmations required where they need not be but missing in other places Not strongly playtested by weaker players        small and unclear

This is a great game bettered only by the excellent interface However after getting used to the strategies the AI is relatively easy to beat Wish online play was better I enjoyed and got my moneys worth just wish their was more           At first I loved it

Hard to get people to play this one so its great to have it on my phone                 Challenging

This game hasnt been updated in over a year Time for some improvements The game certainly could benefit from an undo button as it is just intricate enough that you can really mess up your game if you hit the wrong button Also it needs to be optimized for the new iPhone 5s bigger screen Right now it is very eye squinty Never been able to finish an Internet game Would be nice to play locally with others over Bluetooth or wifi Other than that its great              Good board game

Very true to the board game and easy to use Some reviewers felt a tutorial was needed but I think the help screens are adequate and after a couple games even someone new to Caylus will understand how to play I do not get to play with friends at home so this is perfect I have not tried online yet and some users experienced crashing issues I hope those are fixed since I really love this game                 Great game loving it

Using iPad 3 Ok game but I havent yet completed an online game because the game crashes and then wont resume           Online crashes

Very nice game Just needs an undo button                 Great game

Game looks good and plays well Only just started playing against AI so cant say if it will challenge But really enjoyed learning to play the game using this app                 Very nice implementation

Ive played two games so far and each play through with different AI Ive demolished them both times Seems like it may be an online only game Good otherwise though              Good but AI is too easy

Worst game ever Nothing works Useless crap     Worst

Have been playing the local version against bots for two days with no trouble but it started crashing out repeatedly today when my bf and i started playing against each other in online mode Have been trying for fifteen minutes to resume our game to no avail I am hooked on this gameits killing me Would be five stars otherwise Please fix this bug ASAP                 Crashing in Online Game

Was a great game before the most recent update Now its unfortunately pretty broken The AI only takes the same actions every turn some building dont work properly and the game rules arent properly enforced Really hope Big Daddy Creations releases a fix would love to play again        Unfortunately broken

The game itself is worthy of its accolades The iPad version is very good though snappier game speed mode and sound effects toggling would make it even better              Smart fun

Great interpretation of the board game Plays faster too                 Love this game

Great board game My husband and I love to play it together before we go to sleep Nice strategy highly recommend                 Excellent and fun

I love the game but playing it recently I have noticed that the AI is completely busted Each cpu player will only go for coin moves and then ends their turn when all the spaces are used Completely unplayable please fix        Computer AI is busted

Started an Internet multiplayer game Played a few turns successfully over the course of a week Tried getting back in the game to take a turn and now the app just crashes        Crash Override

Purchased this app myself and as a gift at Christmas to play over Internet with my boyfriend Of the maybe 6 games weve played 2 have turned into instacrash bombs midway through playing never to be reopened successfully again This appears to be a known issue as Ive discovered it noted in forums but no updates have been noted on the developer blog since 2012 Wrote to support email regarding this issue and got no response Game Center integration in this app wont let me invite others or see my friends anyway so only spend your money if you want to play the computer Wish theyd just fix it instead of taking peoples cash     Buggy as heck dont buy if you have any friends

But this was fun to learn Only things I didnt like were the speed wish i could make it go faster and the consistent sound effect of the coin                 Never played real version

Not sure the upgrade was successful after all The app crashes every time it tries to recover the game and process and it will not let me invite Game Center friends        Crashed in midgame

I really enjoy this iPad version of this great board game I wish more people would play online Every time I login online I am the only one              Great Board Game for iPad

Go in crash when start an online game need fix     Crash

If youve enjoyed the board game this is a great port of it                 Very Good Board Game Very Good App

I literally couldnt figure out how to play this game Even its 2sentence storyline doesnt make any sense     Bad Tutorial

One of my favorites                 Challenging

I think Caylus is wonderful mostly about the great setting and that it is sort of like you have a king that wants a castle that gives you stuff that you need to order to upgrade the castle more I like that the amount of choices you have increases over the course of a game I think its hard to explain how good it is Isaac age 9                 Caylus is a fantastically designed game that translates well to the iPad

While I have a few small criticisms overall I was very pleased with this application as it aligned with the board game to a tee A few suggestions 1 The skeumorphic design of the application made it difficult to determine which spaces were what as the icons for the resourcesspots were very small I would suggest making them larger This is especially important for beginning players as anyone without a decent knowledge of the board game could be confused as to which icons mean what 2 A nice addition to the application not included in the original game is the use of avatarscharacters for each player This is nitpicky but the character options are quite limited More specifically there arent very many characters from which to choose and nearly all of them look pretty deformed It would be nice to see more choices with the ability to change the clothing hairstyle etc 3 They did an excellent job of designing an interface which packs a lot of features into a tiny packagenot an easy feat However there is a learning curve and the tutorial isnt the most streamlined I would suggest something where users new to the game can go through and execute each action as practice with two options a a beginners option that includes descriptions of the rules alongside interactive introduction to the application interface and b a tutorial for intermediateadvanced players which is just teaching the interface portion 4 Difficulty of computergenerated players while the level of difficulty of the offline computergenerated characters gradually increases they only peak around an intermediate skill level It would be nice to see the addition of expertlevel computer avatars 5 With devices running older versions of iOS the application is buggy in connecting to the online servers While I have no problems connecting with my iphone 5 my first gen iPad running iOS 5 will say connecting to server but then never make it past that point Because the app description says it will run on even older versions iOS I think it is important that the app developers look into that issue as it is rather annoying to have to play all online games on the smaller screen of my phone                 Excellent representation of the board game

Highly recommended                 Awesome rendition of one of the best board games ever

I cant make it through an online multiplayer session without it crashing Ive reached out to the developers and they were unresponsive This game is not maintained     Online Multiplayer Crashes

I love Caylus and I think this implementation is simply awful Dont believe any reviewer who thinks the UI is good I would rather play the board game by myself than subject myself to this lame design Perfect example of Applelike form over function design except that in Apples case at least their final form is elegant This program is a shining example of how to take a great game and destroy it with a nonsensical difficult to use interface A real travesty in my opinion     What a disaster Save your money

Great way to kill time Great game                 Awesome

It is a classic and great game I absolutely enjoy it But it crashes whenever I won Other than that it is fun              Great game but crashes when I won

In the middle of an online game and it crashes So I open it back up and it crashes every time I try and open the game Also why wont it let me play an internet game with wifi Only when I use my LTE will it let me log in I only have this problem with this game Doesnt matter which wifi Im using either Says check internet connection The internet connection is fine Please fix this The game is really fun Great gameplay But until the bugs are fixed this app is 1 stars Please fix the bugs and Ill write a better review     Crashes

The game is a complete joke against AI now The computer players do the same thing every turn which is go for money spaces then pass I just won a game by over 100 points Also the bank is broken cant convert money to gold and buildings where the provost currently is should be able to be activated but theyre currently greyed out        New update broke lots of stuff

I like modern board games and have a fairly good collection of them but have never played this Bought it as the companies other game Neuroshima Hex is simply awesome This gameI am very unsure There is a learning curve The tutorial is nearly nonexistent as is the explanation of game goals and ways of winning I will struggle on for a while longer but at present feel I just spent some money I didnt need to If you have played the board game then I am sure your experience will be different But if you want to have a quick and easy entry into understanding the board game then I think this may not be the best way of doing so I hope I am wrong           Unsure I would buy again if I had the chance

This seems like a decent board game but dont expect to pick it up from the tutorial The tutorials for Carcassonne and Agricola are great examples of how to introduce the game to new players           Tutorial not very helpful

What a great implementation of the board game Maybe with some practice against the AI I can finally get good at the game                 Fantastic

Great game great implementation Could use a tutorial              Excellent

This is a excellent translation of this great board game to the tablet I run into bugs with the game crashing when I try to open the app after switching apps on my iPad 3 Also there seem to be bug with selecting favors during the corresponding building tiers such as having to select none and then none again The cursor moves but you dont get to build a wood building              Great game good conversion buggy

This is a great game with nice graphics BUT have to take two stars of for Insufficient gameplay explanations After reading all the tutorials I still had no idea how to play Had to look up online how to play biggest need is to have it when you touch a building it tells you the name and info about it Its hard to keep looking in the manual iPhone 5 screen support needed It is a good game that could and should be improved Glad I got it on sale though Agricola is an example this game could learn from           Good but needs updates

Fun game until you play online I have tried 3 online games and ALL have crashed at some point rendering the game unplayable Once the multiplayer is fixed Ill update this review        Good game bad online multiplayer

Game is broken AI only takes money and passes Bank is broken cant spend money to get gold Spaces with the provost are greyed out when they should be useable I was hoping they would fix it but its been over two months since I got the game and its still broken     Broken

No complaints Ive been able to beat the AI pretty handily but Im familiar with the board game so its not because the AI is totally braindead or anything So Im looking forward to playing multiplayer                 Great Implementation of a Great Board Game

I want my money back purchased it on 2 ipads for family but it crashes and wont let you resume game     Game crashes

Just as fun as the board game minus the setup and cleanup                 Best board game app Ive played

awesome                 just like the real game

Ive played this both on my wifes iPad as well as my iPhone 6 plus The game is exactly the same except the AI is useless on the iPhone The iPad version has pretty challenging AI for a newbie like myself I hope the AI on the iPhone can be fixed as time on my wifes iPad is limited           Great on iPad only

Easy to figure out but extremely challenging Great game                 Love this game

Another game that wants me to give them my email address rather than use the builtin and privacypreserving Game Center provided by Apple Deleting from my device Do not buy        Game Center exists for a reason Use it

If you enjoy worker placement games and indepth strategy Caylus is for you Think Stone Age or Lords of Waterdeep but with a lot more meat on its bones The only problem Ive encountered is the game crashing during final scoring which is unforgivably annoying              Excellent worker placement with only one issue