Mythical 4+

I’ve been waiting for a Dominion app for years, but Mythical is a reasonable alternative. My only issues are 1) no confirmations before discarding Things from the Tray for cards like Pegasus, so I’m regularly tossing away cards I intend to use, and more importantly 2) with the various mechanics (e.g. Chill) added in the expansions, I can’t find an explanation of what they do anywhere prior to buying them in the game or on the company website, and I’m concerned there won’t be one after I buy an expansion, either. Any chance of just adding a Symbols chart under the ▶️ button that gives a one sentence description of each symbol? I could easily see myself buying all of the expansions eventually if the documentation is improved.

The graphics become charming and the structure for a great game is there. However it’s a true shame about the business model - 5 to 6 new cards costs $2 and they’re released often. There is the obvious ability to release more complete sets but it’s hard to continuity shell out money so consistently. I’d love to see more robust set releases.

I also feel like the “players” I’m matched with are bots... they all play at the same speed and there are maybe 7-10 rotating names. I play a few games here and there at all different times of the day and these same names keep coming up and I outrank them always. They also make silly moves like a poor AI and always seem to know if they purchase the last Construct card that they will lose. They will never buy the last Castle unless it’s a guaranteed victory. I also win an obscene amount of games which seems odd if I’m playing “players”

Overall there’s so much room here for something great but I’d caution the developer to:
- Explore a more robust or sustainable business model for users that make purchasing feel meaningful ran than paying for crumbs. I want to give you money - but your current model feels like robbery over time
- Clarify typography/symbols on cards and use more standard phrasing (why “pick” vs “draw”?)
- Transparency in online play, what rankings mean, and if I’m actually connected with players or just a ghost of their play.

This game starts as basically a clone of Dominion, which is cool since there’s no decent iOS Dominion app. However, there are “cards” that take advantage of the fact that this is an electronic game that you couldn’t do in Dominion on paper. I’d give it a full 5 stars if the graphics didn’t look like a 90s website.