The gameplay is pretty good as this is a rather simple game but the app is so buggy it just makes it annoying.I’ve had:- the game be offset from where you click. In other words when I touched a spot in the screen, it would activate something two spots down (making the game near impossible to play).- when in the middle of a puzzle with special rules, if I had to go do something and the phone shut off, when I came back to the game the special rules part would have disappeared and the point system didn’t work.- now it’s just telling me I’m offline and can’t log in or register at all. My only option for play is the green gam and not yellow or red puzzles.

First off, I am really enjoying this. I love playing the cartographers solo mode, so not having to bring the game with me places while still being able to play is great. I love the layout, it looks really great on the screen. Some minor things I hope will be added that haven’t been mentioned in other reviews. 1)I’d like the ability to see my rank after finishing the game. Getting my score and then going back to the rules to see my rank is not a huge issue, but something small that would increase my enjoyment. Part of what makes this solo mode special over other games is you have actual goals you are actively striving to reach. Having it front and center on the score card would be great.2)the monster and skills packs. Some folks may not be familiar with these, but having the option to use them really adds something to the physical game. Even if I had to drop a little extra cash to get these packs would be fine. Especially the skills pack which has added a ton of fun for me while playing. Now one thing that has been mentioned that I would love... being able to play with other people. Pass and play, local play between multiple people with the app, or even an online mode. The hardest thing with this would be the passing the game to another player clockwise or counterclockwise. This could be fixed by just sending the players’ boards to a random player. Anyway, the game itself is wonderful and I seriously love playing, but with these additions and the bug fixes listed in other reviews would make this the perfect game for anyone into Roll and Write/Flip and Fill games!

When I play with the physical game and the cards are truly random, I very rarely get more than one monster in a row or two per game. Occasionally, but not almost every time. It ruins the game. Sometimes 3 in a row, usually the last round. Sometimes early on… You either spend the majority of the game working around the monsters or they all come in the last round where you don’t have time to do anything. Complained about this a year ago. Forgot I had the game, started playing again and was reminded how bad it was. I see that others have complained about it too. It would be great if it weren’t for the monsters being so ridiculously over done… the other thing that happens a lot is getting ruins spaces right after the monsters where you can’t fill in the spaces properly: Randomly and Occasionally would be fine but this is almost every game.Also, a true option for multiplayer would be appreciated. I wonder if the developers even pay attention to our pleas given that the same concerns are echoed over and over.

Cartographers is one of my favorite board games and I was so pumped to see an app version! It’s not the smoothest user experience (every time I have to re-log in it’s a struggle), and there are some features that would be nice additions or help with some quality of life, but overall, it’s not bad. The game is fun, the way the shapes show up when you click around the screen are helpful, and I’ve gotten to practice some strategies I wouldn’t normally think about for the next time I play the board game with friends. I hope that there are plans to add some of the other expansions/maps to the game. I play a few rounds on my commute and would love some more variety and challenge.