Some rough edges, but a welcome game
Sat Jan 30 2021 squeezebox999I used to be more of a hardcore gamer - even developed video games for a few years. Nowadays I’m mostly into board games and tabletop simulators. Most board game adaptations have tons of glitzy animations and sound that I find detracts from the game play. I had played this game on Tabletop Simulator so decided to give it a try here. There are definitely some rough edges from a development standpoint. But the gameplay isn’t interfered with by a bunch of animation sideshows. I haven’t hit some of the gameplay issues I’ve seen mentioned, and hopefully there will be updates to fix those at some point. But for a casual game I can sit and play while watching TV or other multitasking, I’m pleased with this for the cost.
Near great, but guards don’t follow rules.
Sun Nov 04 2018 DeadbeardI’m a fan of the fantastic tabletop board game, and I think the app is a fantastic conversion, but it only took me a couple of plays to notice that the guards completely ignore at least a couple of the event cards that have rules affecting them. For instance, cards that are supposed to generate a new destination for a guard don’t (he just keeps going to his original destination and THEN picks a new destination), and the card that moves guards on other floors but isn’t supposed to have ANY effect on guards that haven’t been revealed reveals and moves them anyway(coulda had something to do with my having already peeked up the stairwell and revealed a tile on the second floor). These are unforgivable glitches as, if anybody should be following the rules, it should be the AI opponent. It’s too bad the developers didn’t make a way to draw whatever card they wanted so they could test if they all worked during play. Camel Up! was another game that was well-received by the board game community where the app had a problem following the rules that was never (to my knowledge) addressed, so the sales went nowhere. Take the lesson and not the page here. I will be DELETING this until it is fixed, at which point I will redownload, return and write a glowing review. Meantime, I have a cardboard version that does everything right.
C’mon, you’ve got to be kidding!
Sun Jun 27 2021 GoBoksFirst of all, this is an exceptionally excellent game. For all those saying this is too hard, try all the options before you complain. There are about a dozen ways you can make it easier including giving each burglar more stealth, choosing the level, setting the difficulty of each level and selecting the size of your team. My favorite is Fort Knox on normal difficulty with only Juicer and Hawk on my team. Developers, a big well done. Complainers, try engaging your brain and testing the game properly before engaging your mouth. EDIT- Having just completed Fort Knox on “Hard”, I cannot recommend this game highly enough! If you like a game that you click a couple of dozen times and can then say you’ve won, this is not for you! If however you like a challenge and want to use every ounce of your brain, you will love this game. Think a chess game against a very very good player, and you have an idea of the complexity and level of challenge, My favorite game of 2017 (and I fully expect 2018 also) Again, Well Done Developers!
EDIT AGAIN:
Still playing and still a great game. My favorite game of 2021! :)
Frustratingly meh....
Thu Apr 19 2018 BenderbendsThe physical game, and idea of game, is great. Love it.
That being said, this app is just terribly designed in my opinion. It reminds me of a bad 90’s website. Everything is just poorly loaded in these invisible windows/frames, and you need to slide everything around to see all the info. It just feels cheap and lazy.
For example the cards in a players hand appear in a small invisible window frame laid out side by side. And to see all your cards you need to slide left and right. But in doing so the “window” also slides up/down pointlessly, and it shows a scroll bar. Why? It’s just a lazy coding and poor design.
Same thing for the floor map. Some heists don’t fit in view, but you can’t zoom out enough for some odd reason, so you need to push around the floor map.
Other areas of menu and game layout just feel very badly designed to reflect such a great game. Hope the app can be updated to the 21st century.
I do agree with others that the game is incredibly difficult. More difficult than “chance’ on the dice rolls, and guard movement. It seems like 90% of the time the game is forcing me to lose, even on the easiest level. But there is customizations that allow you to change difficulty in various ways so I’m not completely dissatisfied.
A couple flaws, punishing difficulty, but FUN!
Thu Dec 14 2017 mbourgonI like boardgames, I play several, and this was indeed an easy purchase. On the plus side, the randomness adds a lot of emergent gameplay, and you wind up with a lot of decisions. On the minus side, it is HARD. I believe I have won 2 out of approximately 30 games. It's fine on the iPhone (cards need to be easier to read), and shines on the iPad. Definitely one to play with a friend at a table, but it's just super difficult.
Excellent puzzle with great theme
Sun Mar 11 2018 NycbuddhaI've only won on the easy level but I'm having a great time puzzling through this clever game. Fun music, fun caper theme. Don't get if you don't like a challenge!
EDIT: I still have not won on the regular difficulty (I came close once) but I'm having a blast. Very clever trappy game. I will say sometimes you just have bad luck but every game I've also made mistakes so it's been partly my fault AND I've been playing with 3 burglars; 2 would be easier.
EDIT2: I won! Very satisfying. Also now new characters are unlocked.
Great adaptation
Mon Jan 27 2020 flyingtanksBurgle Bros is an excellent adaptation of the board game. It is very challenging but with multiple difficulty settings is most certainly winnable. And when you win it feels like a real accomplishment. Some of the UI can be a bit hard to see at times but this is a minor issue that does not prevent enjoyment of the game.
If you want a challenging strategy game that is never the same twice you will be happy.
Pretty but buggy
Mon Nov 27 2017 BrarianIt’s a good looking adaptation
BUT
More often than I’d prefer things will just go wonky. Like having two raven icons on the board at the same time or hack tokens or working.
I would also appreciate the ability to unlock characters across devices. I don’t like having an advanced character on my iPad and not my phone.
I also think the map selection should be on the opening screen. I unthinkingly press start, and then I’m at the bank job again.
Addictive, fun, excellent
Mon Sep 18 2017 Shyam13This port of the board game is so fun and well implemented. Highly engaging and addictive. It's a phenomenal board game here playable in all it glory with none of the set up and clean up or storage of pieces in the cardboard and wood game.
Great adaptation!
Sat Apr 21 2018 SolomonJ48103I own the board game and find this to be a flawless adaptation even the choice of theme music.
