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iOS News: Tikal Gets Game Center Async!

Posted by Gabe Alvaro

iOS News

02 Feb 2012

Gabe Alvaro

(blindspot)

United States
Berkeley
California

• Codito Updates Tikal With Game Center Async - January 31
As promised, Codito/Sage Board Games has updated Tikal (iOS Universal) to version 1.2 by replacing Open Feint's asynchronous online multiplayer feature with Apple's much ballyhooed Game Center support for asynchronous online multiplayer. The move has been desired almost since iOS 5's release. Additionally, "undo" is now supported in online games and it appears there are some other various goodies too. So Tikal owners, it would seem to be a good time to dig up your Tikal app, give it a whirl and let us know how it goes. For prospective newcomers, Codito has thrown in a price drop from $3.99 to $2.99 as well. Here are the official notes from Codito:

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What's new

Online
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Replaced OpenFeint with GameCenter for turn-based online multiplayer.
Up to 4 players may play online, or 2 or 3 players may play with possible AI opponents. "Undo" is also now supported in online games.

NOTE: online games now require iOS 5.0 or later.

Improvements
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Replaced OpenFeint with GameCenter for achievements and leaderboards.
Significant improvements to the AI.
Restored option to turn off confirmation messages.
Added "Last Moves" log.

Fixes
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Fixed bugs with worker/leader selection.
Fixed bug with stats that could cause loading and undo to take a long time.
Fixed bug that allowed invalid last tile placement.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/tikal/id430920838

[If you've made it this far, please stand by for another announcement coming at 9EST of a BIG update to another app of a modern classic board game. Also, a fresh round of New Bits will be forthcoming.]

18 Comments

Thu Feb 2, 2012 8:39 am

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(Nate_001)

England
London

"...a BIG update to another app..."

What? You're just going to leave us hanging like that?

If we guess it, can you confirm?

Cities and Knights?

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 9:16 am
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Todd Goff

(Sir Loin o Beef)

United States
Aiken
South Carolina

Now, if they would do the same (switch OpenFeint with GameCenter) for Ra.
arrrh

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 9:42 am
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Jamie Pollock

(Jambo)

Scotland
Edinburgh

Ra?

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 9:47 am
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Peter Hein

(spellengek)

Netherlands
Delft

Caylus!

(He didn't say it was Codito making the announcement, right?)

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 12:48 pm
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(Nate_001)

England
London

It seems a little soon to be making a big update to Caylus. It was only released a few weeks ago.

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 1:10 pm
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Austin Boyle

(aussieb1987)

United States
Indiana
Pennsylvania

is it 9 yet? laugh

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:01 pm
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V L

(Neo42)

United States

Virginia

Who here wants digital Risk Legacy?

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:10 pm
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Codito Development

(codito)

Canada

Sir Loin o Beef wrote:

Now, if they would do the same (switch OpenFeint with GameCenter) for Ra.
arrrh

Never fear, angry pirates! An update for Ra is in the works!

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:27 pm
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Todd Goff

(Sir Loin o Beef)

United States
Aiken
South Carolina

codito wrote:

Sir Loin o Beef wrote:

Now, if they would do the same (switch OpenFeint with GameCenter) for Ra.
arrrh

Never fear, angry pirates! An update for Ra is in the works!

Sweet!!

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 5:20 pm
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Dave Lartigue

(Legomancer)

United States
Springfield
Massachusetts

Has anyone tried this update out yet?

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 5:20 pm
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Travis O'Connor

(TravmacDaddy)

United States
Citrus Heights
California

Is there a good tutorial for Tikal in the app? I'm getting an iPad when my income tax comes in and Tikal was on the list of games to maybe buy. Problem is I've never played it before, so I'd need a good tutorial through the app.

Thanks in advance.

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 7:48 pm
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John Earles

(jearles)

Canada
Toronto
Ontario

>> NOTE: online games now require iOS 5.0 or later.

soblue

This sucks for us holding on with our iPod Touch 2G devices! I paid for a game that had online play, and with this update I no longer have that option.

Edited Fri Feb 3, 2012 3:01 am
Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 2:34 am
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Gabe Alvaro

(blindspot)

United States
Berkeley
California

jearles wrote:

>> NOTE: online games now require iOS 5.0 or later.

Well, online with Game Center right?

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This sucks for us holding on with our iPod Touch 2G devices! I paid for a game that had online play, and with this update I no longer have that option.

Yeah, that does kind of suck. But then so did the previous online play.

Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 4:05 am
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(Nate_001)

England
London

TravmacDaddy wrote:

I just bought this yesterday, having never played before. There is a basic in-game guide that leads you through a round or two and a hint system that lets you know what your options are and why a particular move doesn't work, but not a full tutorial. After skimming the rules I lost to one AI player by only four points, but it's a pretty simple game and I'm confident I'll win my next attempt.

Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 8:17 am
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Tajs Seelen

(Tajs)

Netherlands
Etten-Leur

Hooray for async and price drops! ^^

Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 3:34 pm
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Ola Lundin

(oolaa)

Sweden
Uppsala

TravmacDaddy wrote:

It's not very complex, you will learn fast. However, Tikal was a big disappointment for me. The interface is cluttered and outright ugly. This could be acceptable if the loaiding times weren't so extremely slow. It ruins the pace and the fun.

I would advice you to buy another iPad game. Neuroshima Hex and Small World are excellent games.

Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 6:04 pm
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The Gray Dog Passes Go

(CaptainCosmic)

United States
Reno
Nevada

oolaa wrote:

However, Tikal was a big disappointment for me. The interface is cluttered and outright ugly. This could be acceptable if the loaiding times weren't so extremely slow. It ruins the pace and the fun.

Agreed, big-time. Tikal is my biggest iOS boardgaming disappointment to date. I stopped even bothering to sync it long ago.