The Last Rock Curling 4+

Curling Novice but Still Fun

- So, I don’t know much about curling, but the basic walk through in the beginning got me going.

- From what I’ve played so far, its been very fun

- One aspect I find annoying is the graph that shows where your stone is headed and what’s in the way is on the right side, but I’m right handed and it makes it very difficult to see the graph as I’m brushing. Please, add the ability to move it around!

Great curling game!

This is a very enjoyable curling simulation and is totally worth more than a dollar. Some reviews mention the lack of instructions, which is a fair criticism. But if you visit the developer's web site you will find instructions and tutorials. Checking those out will help with the initial process of getting used to the controls which does take some practice. Here are some hints to expedite your enjoyment: 1. Swipe up from your rock to throw it, and it's the speed of your swipe that determines the speed of the rock. 2. Learn to read the "speedometer" on the screen. You can't make a good shot without it. It tells you how far your rock is going to go. Practice with different throw speeds and how they read on the speedometer and where the rock ends up. 3. To continually sweep you just need to hold your finger down in front of the rock. No need to repeatedly tap or rub. If you sweep the whole way you can greatly increase the speed (and thus distance) of your stone, and you'll see this represented on the speedometer as well. 4. The only way to control the amount of curl is to control the weight (speed) either with your initial throw or by sweeping. Learn to do it! With those three tips you can quickly learn to control your rocks. Some reviews complain that's it's not a good game and all of us who love it must be bots. Those people haven't taken the time to learn about the controls or perhaps even basic curling concepts. Trust me I am not a bot!

Developer Response ,

Thanks for the review and for sharing tips for others! Happy Curling!

About as real as it gets

Without a doubt the best curling game on the market, hands down. Having curled for quite a while, it does a good job of taking the weight of throws and integrating sweeps into it that are pretty consistent with reality. 3 things could make it better... 1. Allowing opponents to sweep stones beyond the tee line. I understand that it would be difficult to integrate that in multiplayer play, but it would be nice. 2. When stones collide, they do so with almost perfect transfer of energy and glide. In reality, there a lot of friction between rocks when they strike each other that scrub off energy. These things glide like they’re weightless in space. There’s no gear effect or rock “drag” in the direction of a carom. That’s why this game never gives you a true “freeze”. 3. There should be a random change in “pebble” or overall curl from game to game. No sheet is the same twice, and better curlers get a true handle on ice conditions than others. It would make two player games more interesting, and it could be integrated into the AI version as well, I think. It would make games between strangers more interesting as well. You’d have to learn more than one aim point, weight and sweep for each spot and angle.

Overall, an excellent game, though.