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Roll Through the Ages app for iPhone and iPad


4.3 ( 6743 ratings )
Games Entertainment Dice Strategy
Developer: Vintru, LLC
2.99 USD
Current version: 1.1.2, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 31 May 2010
App size: 7.47 Mb

The 2010 "Best Family Game" (Games Magazine 100) is now available for the iPhone and iPodTouch!

Build a thriving civilization - in only a few minutes!

Collect goods, assign workers to build cities and erect monuments, advance your civilization through cultural and scientific developments, but dont forget to harvest enough food to feed your growing population. Grab those dice and Roll Through the Ages in this fast-paced, addictive and strategic game.

Play the solo game and post your score and Achievements to Facebook. Or play head-to-head against your friends with "pass n play".

This just in: RTtA was nominated for the 2010 "Spiel des Jahres" - Germanys prestigious "Game of the Year" award!

Pros and cons of Roll Through the Ages app for iPhone and iPad

Roll Through the Ages app good for

Ive never played the actual boardgame, but from the reviews and videos Ive watched, this app is a great implementation. Yes, it could have AI or online multiplayer action, but it is what it is-- a fun solo (or pass and play) time-waster. People giving this a one star review are just nuts, quite frankly. It might take a bit if practice, but everything you need to see during play can easily be accessed. Ignore the haters and get rolling.
If this game would have the words with friends/ascension style multiplayer i would be able to talk all of my friends and family in to purchasing it. They are missing out on a big market by only having pass and play. Everything else about this app is great. Some of the menus are set up weird and the game can feel clunky before youre used to it. Once you get the quirkiness down the spirit of the game is definitely there. The achievements are a nice touch too. Give this game some proper multiplayer support and Ill bump it up to 5 stars!!
This is a great game and kuddos to the developers for making it as good, if not better than the real dice game. The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is the inability to play over wifi with other app users (like Words with Friends). I have a whole network of friends that would be all over this app including the $2.99 download if we could play wirelessly. Awesome job with addition of the Late Bronze Age as well!!
The game itself is great and I would give it 5 stars, however, this implementation needs some tweaks. Id also like to see an iPad native version and multiplayer/AI The things Ive noticed that could be improved: 1. I have to turn off the tutorial every time I open the app. 2. When a game is over it requires hitting back several times to get back to the main menu.
This is a wonderful game, and I do think the developers did a great job with the app. It works well on the iPad, too. But finding certain things can be a little confusing. For instance, I cant seem to find the list of disasters when I need it (e.g. pestilence, famine, and so forth). I would also love some kind of online component like through Game Center. Whether its asynchronous or real time makes less of a difference... Though having both options would be nice. The biggest issue, though, is the tutorial. Every time I open the app, I have to manually turn off the tutorial again. But these are fairly minor issues to me.

Some bad moments

Based on the beautiful wooden pieces in the physical version of this game Id expected the same fit and finish. I was disappointed to find odd user interface (why show the "Roll" button when I have already rolled 3 times?), flow (why do I need to return to the overview screen?), and the tutorials white overlay was both annoying and oddly paced (often overlaying something other than what it was talking about). A great game worthy of a great virtual port.
Still buggy and seems incomplete. Dominion (unofficial) is way better and free.
As a huge fan of the board game, I expected a digital version to lack the same feel, but cmon! This is an iPhone. Why cant we shake to roll? Why does the roll button stay there when you cant roll anymore. Why do I have to turn the tutorial off every time I load the game? And why do I have to keep hitting back to start a new game once the game is over. For 3 bucks, I expect a little more effort... This is a free app or 99 cent at best
Dont believe the hype!! Spelling errors and poor graphics, this game just screams lack of professionalism. I couldnt last through the tutorial. And I usually LOVE dice games!! But seriously - whats with the confusing-as-heck tutorial?
Randomizer is too predictable, game also keeps resetting to tutorial mode.
Not sure if this is a new issue as I just bought the game, but the whole app locks up when I try to end my turn. Without being able to finish a turn makes the game unplayable... Which is a shame because I like the board game and was excited to try the iPhone version :(

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