Race for the Galaxy 9+

The game and expansions are very well implemented in terms of precisely reproducing the game in a well-executed digital format that looks great and has a good user interface. It is as ever, a phenomenal game. The Hard AI also represents a genuine challenge, even to strong players. There are also plenty of online opponents to play against asynchronously, or sometimes in live games.

A couple things that could be improved:
- It has started to crash on occasion in single player mode, causing me to have to ditch games. This on an iPhone XR. No bug feedback mechanism in-game.
- The multiplayer is extremely basic - no chat, no player rankings, no ability to see other player stats. I play the same people routinely and would love to say “hi” at least. Also when one player pulls out of a game it terminates. They should be replaced with an AI to let the other players finish.
- No achievements, scenarios, or anything to give the satisfying illusion of some sort of ‘progress’ after playing the game a lot. See Through the Ages app for a superb example of this done well.

** Update **
I bought the physical base game & The Gathering Storm expansion, and learned the rules & gameplay through those, which has allowed me to play this digital adaptation (whilst giving me a physical copy to play on games nights). My only gripe now is that the digital Gathering Storm expansion is in the in-game store at $3.99, yet when trying to purchase it, it’s trying to charge me £3.99 which seems a little unfair given the advantageous $ to £ exchange rate. I’m going to give that a miss for now instead.
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I was really looking forward to playing this, as it’s highly recommended as a solo game amongst boardgamers.

However, the tutorials have done nothing to help a new player of the game & I still have absolutely no idea what I’m supposed to be doing, what anything on the cards represents nor what they help you achieve. I guess they were created by an experienced player who’s never had to explain it to anyone who hasn’t played the game before. Utterly, utterly baffled & completely lost.

Well, that was £6.99 down the drain.

Please, please create some better tutorials.

Race still works even with Game Centre going, and is a superb two player card game. My friend and I have had no technical issues on new model ipads, and we find it's quick but engrossing to play.