Can't Stop app good for
Very good job on a classic game. Online play would make this an easy 5/5. But at least I can get local pass and play.
I just cant stop playing this. Great implementation of this game. My only complaint is that the time waiting for the AI players to take their turns. It would be great if there was a way to speed that up.
Great implementation if a board game classic. The clock in Time attack mode doesnt seem to work, which sort of defeats the purpose.
Great implementation of the board game. Loses a star for not keeping track of stats for single player mode.
Nobody does it better than Playdek. Incredible implementation.
Good game, but it needs 2 improvements:
1) the iPhone music stops when you open the game, even if you have switched the games music option off
2) needs a speed option for going slower or faster
Some bad moments
UPDATE 1/17: iPhone pops up with a note that this game might slow down your phone. No kidding. Devs, nows your chance to take out all of the ridiculous animation that weve been asking for for AT LEAST 5 YEARS!
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Please:
1. Stop the jumping spinning cones.
2. Stop the spinning background.
3. Stop randomizing the players. I have 4 players saved and it just seems to choose at random, plus duplicating some. I played with Bob, Bob, Susan and Jane yesterday.
4. Let us return to the same player (with our own name), select which of the stored players (our family members) we play with, then let us choose whether its a human player or AI on any stored player.
I enjoy the table top game, so was excited to get a version to play solitaire occasionally. Unfortunately the AI is not very good even on hard. It is to focused on the outside dice rolls and will simply let you have 5,6,7, and 8 without contention. Ive won every game by taking three of the middle columns. It also is extremely conservative which makes the game boring.
The upside to the game is having a portable version of the game to play multiplayer. Its not quite the same without the dice and everyone egging you on, but it does make for a nice quick game during lunch.
If youre looking to play this single player, I would recommend passing on it, but if you want a easy pass and play game, then its worth the price.
The game is surprisingly fun. I cant wait to try pass and play. But lack of async multiplayer, an awful rulebook (I ended up googling the rules), and some design choices prevent this app from reaching its full potential. But I would still recommend it.
Right now Cant Stop falls somewhat short of the excellence it could achieve. Asynchronous online play, greater variety of AIs, better rules, and better adding algorithms would go a long way toward bringing this up to the standard set by Lost Cities.
I have every single playdek game since they are awesome but this game...every single game the AI messes up. Here is what needs to be fixed so I can change to 5 stars. I play with 2 AI players on hard.
The AI will stop "skip turn" without even rolling. Yes I know as the player that is impossible since the button is not even shown but for the AI it happens to me once a game if not twice.
The AI will have only more spot to claim a 3rd column and win the game. Instead of picking the winning move, they pick another move and then loose the next turn.
Dice combos are not correct. I had a game where 11 was closed out and I had 1 active marker on the board leaving me 2 to still place. I rolled 6 - 6 - 5 - 5 which means I had a 12 and 10 that I could of played. Instead the game said I had no valid moves. I downloaded the real rule book to make sure that those dice combos should work.
I agree with another commentator that the rules should be in the game so the players know how the dice work. Dont just say "You only get to use the combos that we show you" I wanted to know how the combos were created. It would not be that hard to expand.
Playdek please keep the high quality of your games. I have seen many games fail due to bad tutorials etc even though the game is great. Remember nightfall? Im glad you went back and took care of it.
Pretty but there are several times that it doesnt give options to choose valid numbers. This cost me the game in a couple instances.
The AI also needs work. Once it Stopped before it had even rolled the dice.
Hopefully the issues will be fixed quickly as Playdek usually does an excellent job of supporting their apps.
