Ishido 4+

I played this game on PC years ago when it first came out and really loved it. It’s a strategy game where you combine sets of tiles matched by pattern and color. The menus to change tiles and board dont work right, there is no back button to return to game after your choice so you have close the game and the old choice is there. Originally I always played with the scarab set, but this makes me use a southwestern pattern. Also some sets are hard to see. Slighly enlarging would be great. I would purchase this! It is out of print and probably no longer copyrighted. Someone crafty could improve it and make some money off this. It is a brilliant strategy game similar to chess, go, nine mens morris, backgammon, dominos. Needs tweaks though.

I adore this game and have played it since the Accolade version so I’m so glad it’s here! Although the opening tableau is different as mentioned in another review, that doesn’t bother me. What I would love is when there are no more moves left, an option to exit the game would be nice. Right now, when you hit “new” the prompt says “you sure you want to exit?” That is silly -there’s no other play to make - it just makes it seem that you can keep playing. Also, I’d be thrilled if you worked in the I- Ching the way the original did. Overall I still love it! It’s beautiful, and I like the variety of stones and boards. Thank you!

Ishido has been my favorite game since the early days on the mac. This is a welcome version but needs a back button, faster placement of stones, better coloration (black/grey needs higher contrast) and a choice of stone sets along with a few tweaks for smoother operation. This would bring a fantastic strategy game forward and even enable a profit center.