Love the idea! Fun to play little miniature fighting game, brings back memories of me my brother and I playing Heroquest back in the day. Mechanics are very hit or miss, literally! If any of your heroes are in front of you or even close to you or the enemy, it will be a wasted turn because 100% of the time your attack will miss 😩and most missed attacks in a round spell doom for you because the enemies health and attack points increase tremendously with each round while your heroes are dead or dying with measly stats. Because of battle mechanics I try to grab Wizards and Archers and combine them whenever possible, the only times I’ve ever beat this game is with leveled wizard or archer (archer attack points can be close to 100 by end of game if you get lucky). Different heroes or a better stat system would increase enjoyment of this game immensely! Also, Fairies are completely useless! Low health and no attack but you are still required to make them “ attack” essentially putting them in harms way so they uselessly die by turn 2 or 3??? What’s the point, at least make them stationary or better yet, replace them with a totem or shrine that gives stat boosts to your Useful Heroes. Well, that’s my 2 cents. I still play this game once a month or two but really bummed it’s not reaching its full potential!

I downloaded this game months ago. It is not a game I play everyday. It is not a game that rewards you for daily logins. It is not a game you have to relearn after taking time off. It is not a game where you can pay to win. For all those reasons, it is unique in today’s world of micro transactions. While I appreciate the micro transaction model for what it provides, this game is a breath of fresh air. One single payment, that is not remotely expensive, and one gets access to a full game. Would I like there to be more content, yes. However, that is the only way in which the game is lacking.I play this game almost on a daily basis and when I don’t have time to play, it doesn’t matter. It’s rewarding and satisfying each time I play. When I lose and do not complete a round, I find myself itching to play another. When I succeed at winning a round, I’m always satisfied. Sometimes I play more. Sometimes I do not. Either way, I walk away without thinking about the game. Without a doubt this the best strategy game on the App Store in terms of pure value. If you download it and only play it until your first win, you’ve gotten your money’s worth. You can’t compare this game to big features that litter the App Store today. This game is more akin to the original Super Monkey Ball. You can spend hours playing, or a small amount of time. Either way, you’re not disadvantaged.

This is as close as it gets to the chess game from StarWars. The game mechanics involve collecting pawns and upgrading them with a skill when you get 3 of the same level. But one can also "cheat", as one can move the other pawns before the rounds start- turning a guaranteed loss to a possible win. One can also preemptively unbalance the opposite sides pawns on the edge or even get them to fall off before your turn- possibly turning certain defeat into a win. Often you are presented with choices of winning pawns with special attributes. Always choosing the "best" pawns can be a trap! In short, after a round or two, pick your combat style and stick with a small number of kinds of pawns. You may even need to kill off unwanted pawns to make space for new ones. The "healing" trophy is also a trap, and playing through a mini-boss is gives the best chance of a superior pawn in return. In the end, you will be challenged, but healing is worthless in the last battle, so focus on offense, on raising your stats during combat, freezing enemies (you can group them), and getting as many actions as you can in a round! I was frustrated at first, but these are a few of the things I learned to make the game more enjoyable, regardless of play style.

This game is serviceable with a LOT of potential, I like a lot of the ideas and concepts present, but a tutorial that helps you get a grasp of the gameplay would be nice, it feels a little short to me considering it’s randomly generated, I would personally like to see some kind of infinite mode and some party events or something. I would recommend they add some more variety to the encounters, maybe a bigger board too, as the small field makes the archers and mages feel somewhat weak for their low health since enemies can get to them in two turns if they want to. My biggest wish is for a longer “campaign”. A game that wants to hit that rougelike niche they seem to aim for benefits greatly from extending their campaign time, as play time then increases exponentially, a great example being FTL: medium length campaign, and yet it takes 100+ hours to actually see the credits roll. Buy it, give it a shot, it’s not like it’s overpriced for what it is, but I would DEFINITELY like to see them keep adding to the game. 3.8/5 a solid C+ in its current form.