The game of blob domination.
Dominate the world. One blob at a time.
World domination isn't a very fashionable ambition these days, but that doesn't mean you can't pretend. Strategery is a battle between your pegs and the green, orange, blue, and red blobs that dare to stand in your way.
It's also a little bit of App Store history. Strategery first launched in 2008, back when the App Store was barely a few months old. Macworld named it the Best Strategy Game of 2009. Slate called it their latest iPhone gaming habit. Daring Fireball said the gameplay had a great feel. And a Macworld reviewer named Lex Friedman wrote that there was no game he played on his iPhone more.
That reviewer now makes Strategery. Life is funny.
HOW IT'S PLAYED
The world is made of blobs. Every blob holds pegs — your pegs, ideally. Pick a blob you own, point at a neighboring blob you don't, and roll. More pegs, better odds. Win the roll and the blob changes color. Lose it and, well, you still have your other blobs.
Keep going until the whole map is your color and everyone else is looking for the rematch button.
Your turn, your dice, your questionable decisions
Bigger stacks of pegs win more rolls. Usually.
Every blob you hold earns you more pegs
Last color standing dominates the world. Politely.
THREE WAYS TO CONQUER
Solo: Play against the computer. It has no friends, no feelings, and no plans this evening. It will happily lose to you all night. (Or not. You choose how clever it gets to be.)
Online: Play against your friends. Take turns from wherever you are. A push notification lets you know when it's your move, or when someone has done something regrettable to your blobs.
Pass and play: One phone, one couch, several rivals. Hand it over, let them try, and try not to gloat.
CLASSIC OR CHAOS
Classic is the game you remember: dice, blobs, and your own poor judgment. Chaos adds starred blobs. Capture one and the wheel spins. Your conquest has consequences.
Either way, you pick how much world there is to dominate.
A WAR WITH NO CASUALTIES
Blobs don't bleed. Pegs don't feel pain. Nothing explodes, nobody gets hurt, and the only thing that ever gets conquered is a colorful shape on a map. Somebody's pride may be wounded when you take their last blob, but that's between the two of you.
For iPhone and iPad. Contains no violence, several dice, a healthy number of blobs, and a reasonable amount of whimsy.
Strategery was originally designed by Sumul Shah, Courtland Idstrom, and Peter Ju. This version comes from Lex Friedman, who is one person and would be delighted by a rating or review.
It's not strategy. It's Strategery.
This game is great. The only annoying thing is when playing online opponents. Sometimes the game will not finish, even though you have won the game, it keeps showing it to be your turn. Or, you have nearly won the game, but your opponent, seeing they are about to lose, deletes the game!
Love this game...
Nicholas Pyers
Love the new chat feature!!! It adds an extra dimension to the game :) But the app really the ability to DECLINE a game, as well as accepting them. [EDIT: Worked out how to DELETE a game you don't want to play... Swipe the game in the list and you'll get a delete button :) ] Also, it would be nice to have more than two players in an online game... and conversely the ability to configure the number of players in the SIngle Player mode would nice... sometimes it would be nice to play against just one computer player, other 5 or 6 :) In pass and play, it would also be beneficial to a) change the colour of the 'End Turn' button so it reflects the player colour... and b) move it between moves... I've found players 'accidently' hit the button twice, ending the other players turn by mistake. Otherwise, this is a MUST have game... it'll keep you occupied for days and days on end :) [LATER: I got a new iPhone today and went to play my online games... now asking me for my password. Didn't have one, so clicked the button to reset. Got the email, but the link in the email doesn't work, so I can set a password and thus can't play my online games :( ]Stopped working for Multiplayer game AUGUST 2023
Welcome back!
Mvyrmnd
I missed this game like an old friend. But this new version absolutely monsters my battery like and while the 15 Pro Max was known for getting a bit warm, it gets silly hot while playing this game.
Allow For More Teams
Johnson276
I would love this game even more if they allowed the option to have some where around 25 opponents to allow for an truly EPIC MATCH!!!
Some folks love animated lakes. Some folks love still lakes. And some folks don't want visible lakes at all. This update lets you choose in Settings. Just call me "Lakes" Friedman.
This update also includes a fix for computer opponents, so that they don't weirdly start allocating resources without ever attacking in certain near-stalemate scenarios.
Version 4.11
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Seller
Alexander Friedman
Size
55.7 MB
Category
Board
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
