Ghost Stories The Boardgame

I love the game. Still my all-time favorite ipad game and I immediately ordered the actual boardgame. The game is not cheating as some people have stated. One person said that 3 tiles have to be haunted in a row to lose. That person is completely wrong and cheating in their home version. The game is extremely hard to win and that is part of the fun. When you win, you will know that you earned it. Buy this game.

Wow! This game is quite a challenge! Before you purchase this app, make sure you don't get easily discouraged, that you are ready to read and re-read all the rules, and that you understand you will likely play several to many games before winning. I own a physical copy of the game and feel this is a faithful digital reproduction. I have used the digital version's enforcement of rules to hone my understanding of the rules. I can't speak to the true randomness of die rolls, but I can't think of a digital game with dice that doesn't suffer this complaint. What I can say is that I have won (solo with Green) in spite of the random number algorithm. I give the game 4 rather than 5 stars because I think the UI could be improved. I found myself wondering why certain options didn't seem to be available at times. These instances were rules enforcement, but it was difficult to tell. I also believe a tutorial would greatly benefit the game. You want a challenge?! Well, good luck!

UPDATE, 2/4/14: I just beat the game on single player, initiation difficulty!!! Wow!! Boy, that was still hard and I lost a good handful of times before that! But, I feel pretty good right now! I believe I actually owned the actual board game many years ago, and it was just as difficult back then. I do believe this is a faithful iOS port, difficult like the actual physical version. Please add asynchronous gameplay through the Game Center! ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS TO THE DEVELOPERS: 1) Add options to make Wu Feng come out earlier and to customize ghost cards in the game, such as removing all ghosts that are 4's. This will make the game easier, as an option. Of course, someone doesn't have to elect such options if they want normal play. Since the game is now digitally replicated, adding these and many customizable options will likely increase repeat game playability. 2) Update the rules. The Wu Feng incarnation card I drew when I beat the game isn't in the rules to read about. This card had a FIVE "5" on it! I would like to read about all the Wu Feng incarnations for interest and to better prepare. 3) Add an in-app method to provide you with feedback (such as this) and to report bugs. 4) The game did crash on me a couple of times when undoing a move. It wasn't a lot, but a fix would be appreciated. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I love horror and cooperative board games, so this fills that void perfectly. My 8 year old daughter and I are playing and I absolutely love it! So far, we are doing quite well! I also really like the artwork and sound effects. I can see that it will take me a while to get a strategy down because there are quite a few things to learn and master...even the instructions say to have patience due to a steep learning curve. Perhaps that is the reason for some of the negative reviews? So far, I'm really glad I took a chance in downloading the app despite the negative reviews. As far as cooperative board games, Ghost Stories and Whoowasit are my favorite. I have Forbidden Island as well, but after playing Ghost Stories and Whoowasit, Forbidden Island is boring to me. SUGGESTIONS: Add synchronous and asynchronous multiplayer with audio and text chat (to work together) through the Game Center. Add the ability to have more than one game going at a time. Keep updates coming please!

The app keeps crashing. Great game if bug is fixed. Have ipad 4gen and ios 8

Purchased the game and could not get the app to open. Repos Production has obviously chosen not to support their app and it no longer works - Do not purchase the app and in general, you should avoid Repos products