Potion Explosion

OKOK，我当这游戏是三消买的，草率了啊。 这游戏的复杂逻辑我在教程第一步就看不懂，好复杂。 我看到这款游戏是特别好评，想必肯定有过人之处，但是不适合我。 我想玩无脑游戏，越无脑越好。 还好是3块钱买的KEY。 有中文，能加1。没卡。

Good digital implementation of the board game but I can't in all good conscience recommend this game because of how unbelievably buggy the online play is. It used to play pretty flawlessly but since the most recent updates it has become unplayable. These issues are also being experienced by my friend who is trying to play the game (either with me or with another player online). Some of the issues I have faced are: Ratings all over the place. Dropped from 1628 to 159 and then down to 1 in a matter of games Games sometimes don't register a player's turn. Sometimes a restart will fix but often not Games randomly seem to drop me out and show both players as my opponent (even though sometimes I can seemingly take a turn) Games crashing when trying to take an ingredient because although I have already taken my turn, the game seems to think its still my turn Games sometimes disappear and then reappear randomly Game crashes to desktop whilst waiting for an opponent. Load back in to find the game back at the start but unable to take another turn Some games require me to play the same turn two or three times before it registers and advances the game Some games glitch and seemingly allow me to take a turn for my opponent using their potions Avatars sometimes get switched around Players seemingly dropped and then I am faced with an error to say bots are not working for online play Played a few turns. Returned to the menu only for the game to have disappeared. It briefly returns with both slots apparently occupied by the other player. I take the same turn three times. Game then disappears for good Timers either not appearing, resetting or not counting down properly causing games to time-out These issues manifest regardless of whether I try to play a game in one sitting or I come back another time (which happens a lot as I fruitlessly try to restart the game in an attempt to get anything to work) There is no chat function so you can't even let your opponent know what is going on, nor is there any kind of game log to see if the broken games have been marked as wins or losses. The frankly bewildering array of bugs and glitches since the recent updates are so immensely frustrating as otherwise the game is a very solid adaptation. The single player is OK but even the hardest AI isn't much of a challenge. I read elsewhere than the Fifth Ingredient DLC is broken but I am just using the base game! There seems to be no obvious support for the game on the forums or help available online. If you like the game and actually want to play online, don't bother. The hassle is probably not worth it...

solo play 2h is enough

A brilliant, fun and intriguing game, let down by very easy bots offline and the worst online play I have ever come across, your rank can randomly drop to 48 from 1500, games are constantly bugged, it's a shame this game has been let down as it had true potential. On the odd occasion where a game doesn't bug it can be quite enjoyable hence the 24 hours play time record but as it is majorly bugged i'd rate this 0.5 out of 5.

Please fix the online play! It locks up in both Mac & Windows - you have to leave the game and rejoin to be able to play your turn. Worked fine before the switch to Horrible Games - Horrible!

I enjoy this game for a bit of mindless entertainment while I'm doing something else. Having said that, it has some majorly annoying bits. Starting a game requires selecting your options every single time (which, if you always play with the same options, gets really boring really quickly) and chasing the "play" button all around the screen. If they remembered the last options used and kept the play button in the same location, like Carcassonne does, you could just triple tap the mouse, which would be infinitely less annoying. Also, selecting no sounds doesn't work - the option bar shows no sounds, but sounds still happen - so you have to redo it every time you open up the game. I know these issues are petty, but they are also unnecessary annoyances.

An incredibly fun game that can be learned in minutes, but involved enough to play for hours. Just complex enough to require a little thought, but simple enough to enjoy casually over and over again. Highly recommend!

Potion explosion is a fun little match-type game, good for zoning out and just chilling. It has a good degree of challenge conditions if you want to mix up the potions and challenge boundaries, would recommend.

Needs an undo last move option. I do have to wonder if in the base game you are a) required to preserve any unused ingredients in your stash (or if you can play defensibly and opt not to so your opponent can't steal) and b) if you can opt to stash an ingredient (I.e. for use with a wild-card potion) instead of (what the game does) force you to fill in any matching slot in one of your active potions you're completing. For the latter, you can run into situations where you could have completed both potions, while the game forces you to play in a way where you can only complete one.

I like this game because it's easy to learn and play against the computer or other people.