Paper Tales - Catch up Games

Name: Paper Tales - Catch up Games
Price: 1.99 USD
Rating: 4.3 (4 reviews)
Author: DTDA Games

Card

$1.99 · Designed for iPad

4 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Card
Developer

DTDA Games
Language

EN
English
Size

95.2
MB

Paper Tales is a simultaneous drafting card game. Each turn, players draft five units that they then recruit into their kingdom — assuming that they can pay. These choices determine the players ability to shine in battle, generate great income, construct dominant buildings, and earn legend points. There are only four hiring positions available during the four rounds of the play, but your units grow older with each turn until time takes them away. Build a comprehensive strategy and adapt the shape of your realm according to opportunities and restrictions and you will make history!

Ratings & Reviews

4.3

out of 5

4 Ratings

Great game!
09/22/2022

WRS15743
First of all, thank you, developer, for making this in portrait mode! I used to have a similar game but it was landscape, and I just don’t like playing landscape, so I deleted it. Portrait is easier to hold. So thank you!Also thank you for a fair premium price with no ads. The file size is also small and the app is good on battery. The game also looks nice. You did everything right here. For those saying they had a hard time figuring out the mechanics, I found a really good video online of a reviewer doing a play-through with the app. If you watch that, and then play a game or two, you’ll know what to do. I lost my first game, barely, and then won my next game, barely. That means the app is balanced. Very good job developer!The only thing I think that could be clearer is the fact that you have to discard the rest of your cards before you deploy, and at first I wasn’t sure what to do because it wasn’t clear to me how to discard them and that I had to drag them all to discard one by one. But I figured it out. Very well done. I highly recommend this enjoyable strategy game that is challenging without being too hard or frustrating. Thank you!
Great game!
09/22/2022

WRS15743

First of all, thank you, developer, for making this in portrait mode! I used to have a similar game but it was landscape, and I just don’t like playing landscape, so I deleted it. Portrait is easier to hold. So thank you!Also thank you for a fair premium price with no ads. The file size is also small and the app is good on battery. The game also looks nice. You did everything right here. For those saying they had a hard time figuring out the mechanics, I found a really good video online of a reviewer doing a play-through with the app. If you watch that, and then play a game or two, you’ll know what to do. I lost my first game, barely, and then won my next game, barely. That means the app is balanced. Very good job developer!The only thing I think that could be clearer is the fact that you have to discard the rest of your cards before you deploy, and at first I wasn’t sure what to do because it wasn’t clear to me how to discard them and that I had to drag them all to discard one by one. But I figured it out. Very well done. I highly recommend this enjoyable strategy game that is challenging without being too hard or frustrating. Thank you!
Slick Game, Why No Building Reference?
08/19/2025

Mark Ehl
This is a great version of a great game, but it’s hard to plan purchases with no ability to see the buildings before the build phase

Developer Response
Hi, now you can tap on your avatar to see your kingdom at any moment, or see these of your opponents by clicking on their name. We are still working on the ui to keep it clearer. It's an interesting thing for the building levels, we will see how to improve it. thank you.
Slick Game, Why No Building Reference?
08/19/2025

Mark Ehl

This is a great version of a great game, but it’s hard to plan purchases with no ability to see the buildings before the build phase
Developer Response 12/16/2020
Hi, now you can tap on your avatar to see your kingdom at any moment, or see these of your opponents by clicking on their name. We are still working on the ui to keep it clearer. It's an interesting thing for the building levels, we will see how to improve it. thank you.
Bare bones app, needs much more polish
11/09/2020

Pikkusiili
This app probably works fine for people who already know how to play the game. As someone who has never played Paper Tales but has played hundreds of board games in physical and digital implementations, this app needs a lot of work. The tutorial is a slide show that doesn’t explain how to do things or the user interface. The player information bar floats over your draft picks so you can’t see what you’ve already taken. There is no in app feedback on why something isn’t working. I think I’m going to ask for a refund on this. It looks pretty and I think if you know the game it might work for you. It doesn’t work for me.

Developer Response
Hi, We added more informations to learn how to play during the game and help new players to understand the game. We are still working on the UI to keep it clearer
Bare bones app, needs much more polish
11/09/2020

Pikkusiili

This app probably works fine for people who already know how to play the game. As someone who has never played Paper Tales but has played hundreds of board games in physical and digital implementations, this app needs a lot of work. The tutorial is a slide show that doesn’t explain how to do things or the user interface. The player information bar floats over your draft picks so you can’t see what you’ve already taken. There is no in app feedback on why something isn’t working. I think I’m going to ask for a refund on this. It looks pretty and I think if you know the game it might work for you. It doesn’t work for me.
Developer Response 12/16/2020
Hi, We added more informations to learn how to play during the game and help new players to understand the game. We are still working on the UI to keep it clearer
Money down the drain
11/07/2020

Daveseidner
Tutorial is a joke. No rulebok. Not intuitive. Makes no sense. Trying to learn by playing, but nothing is explained, it’s a huge waste. And it’s not like I haven’t played 1000 different strategy board and card games before or 100s of board game apps. In the deployment phase in Age 2, I deployed cards that I can afford and the green checkmark doesn’t enable. I tried different combinations of cards, nothing. No direction from the app as to what I’m doing wrong, it just sits in this state expecting me to do something, assuming I know and understand the rules, but the app never taught me the game. Not sure if the app has bugs or I don’t understand the rules. I suppose I could seek out the rules online, but I shouldn’t have to. Horrible. Zero stars.

Developer Response
Hi, We added a tutorial and more informations at the beginning of each phases to explain how to play. You can also tap on your avatar to see your kingdom at any moment, or see these of your opponents by clicking on their name. We are still working on the ui to keep it clearer. Thank you
Money down the drain
11/07/2020

Daveseidner

Tutorial is a joke. No rulebok. Not intuitive. Makes no sense. Trying to learn by playing, but nothing is explained, it’s a huge waste. And it’s not like I haven’t played 1000 different strategy board and card games before or 100s of board game apps. In the deployment phase in Age 2, I deployed cards that I can afford and the green checkmark doesn’t enable. I tried different combinations of cards, nothing. No direction from the app as to what I’m doing wrong, it just sits in this state expecting me to do something, assuming I know and understand the rules, but the app never taught me the game. Not sure if the app has bugs or I don’t understand the rules. I suppose I could seek out the rules online, but I shouldn’t have to. Horrible. Zero stars.
Developer Response 12/16/2020
Hi, We added a tutorial and more informations at the beginning of each phases to explain how to play. You can also tap on your avatar to see your kingdom at any moment, or see these of your opponents by clicking on their name. We are still working on the ui to keep it clearer. Thank you