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.
New “chaos” mode adds a fun new layer of challenge. Hope for more optional challenge modes in future releases.“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”Strategery was near perfect not only due to its minimalist mechanics but also its visual elegance. Wish for an option to enable it.Bravo, Lex, for breathing new life into this longtime classic.
Don’t like, almost
Andrew turtles
Used for many many years because simple, it worked, and no ads. Now updated to this weird thing. Don’t like it. Honestly, didn’t need to be updated.New update lets you restore the old version again. Many thanks!
Developer Response
Tap and hold on the Strategery logo for a few seconds to play the classic version of the game. Still no ads in either version.
This game looks terrible now
Woodturner101
The game was great, now, not so much. The graphics are terrible. The colour-blind mode is horrible. You cant select the number of players.
Downgrade to a classic
Nuraja Smillew
I wish I could go back to the previous version. This feels like it was vibe coded by A.I. over a weekend.
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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Information
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.
