TREBUCHET

I'll start off by saying this actually a really neat puzzle game. It's very simple to learn but difficult to master. There are a few interesting features to the game but it seems to be lacking a fair amount of content expected for the asking price. One of the other reasons I can't recommend buying this title on steam is that it would be cheaper and just as accessible to play this particular title on a mobile app store. The board game is clever and strategic in the way it plays. Each player starts out with 8 pieces, 6 balls, and one king piece. The object of the game is to destroy your opponents king piece. During a turn a player has three actions. With these actions they can choose to move one of their pieces; much like a rook on a chess board, or they can tilt the board causing all balls to move in that direction until they hit a piece, ball, or wall. If there are two or three balls of the same color that collide with an opponents piece or ball that is by itself, than it is destroyed. You have to think of these actions carefully. This is where the hard to master comes into play. You can only choose two of any same action in your three actions (2 tilts, one move - 2 moves, one tilt). You also have to do at least one of each. There are a few options to play around with, but for a pc game it seems like it is lacking. There are no typical options for things such as resolution; this is a fairly simple game and can be run on a toaster essentially, but it is still nice to have those features. You can choose from two different color types which are black/white and blue~green/yellow~pink. You can choose from three different difficulties and if you are playing an ai opponent; you can choose to go first or second. Lastly you can toggle the explosions and toggle audio. It is strange that there isn't any soundtrack to this title. The pieces, balls, rolling, and collision is where your noise comes in. There is local multiplayer in this game which is nice to challenge friends who are with you. On the store page there is mention of leaderboards and many more free updates and in-game additions. This game came out in 2015 and it has had online multiplayer or coming soon for quite a while along with the previously mentioned features. It is unlikely that it will be updated after this long. [h1]Pros[/h1] +Interesting and fun puzzle mechanics +Simple and smooth graphics +Sounds of gameplay is satisfying +Simple to learn, hard to master [h1]Cons[/h1] -Would run just as well and can be bought cheaper on mobile platforms -Feels like it lacking options and simple features such as a soundtrack -Unlikely to be updated with new features I'm not sure exactly how much this title goes for when it is on sale. I checked the app store and this game can be picked up for $1.62. Because of the lacking features and cheaper alternate availability on mobile I wouldn't recommend this game on steam. It is an interesting enough puzzle game; but if you are really itching to play it, just pick it up on mobile. [quote=Crimson-Albedo]This review was made possible thanks to the kind developers. Follow my reviews through my curator at [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/32482033/]Crim's Humble Opinion[/url][/quote]

TREBUCHET is classical board game where your goal a kill the enemy "king" or get your king to the opponent kings square. This game you will find in mobile devices too. Well, when im started to play this game, i never heard about it. In the past i remembed seed somewhere this classic board game in real life, but never played it. Now im fixing that issue. In this game now you will find a one and two player mode, in future its been updated with online multiplayer to. When you start a game you can choose from 3 difficulty levels and 2 board style (but i think a classical seems better). When you play, you can do 3 actions in each round, you can do two tilt and one move or one tilt and two moves. To destroy the enemy piece you should use at least two balls, to destroy the enemy balls you should use at least 3 balls. In a game your final goal is to kill the enemy "king" or get your king to the opponent kings square. The graphics looks clear and simple. The sound effects sounds good. So my verdict +good sound effect +nice classical board game +good animation +challenging +good to relax -a bit high price -no multiplayer at this moment (will be added in future) So this game is a classical board game, what you can now try out on pc too. This game challenging and can improve your strategical view. A price is a bit high, but if you find on sale and you are a fan of board games it can be instant buy to you.

[h1] Another game that tries to beat the classics and I guess it's a lot more fun to play "real version" with friend or something. Your goal is to destroy opponent's pieces by stacking 2 or 3 of your balls (pun) in line. It's not a bad board game because rules are clear and involve strategy thinking however it just doesn't seem to get much interest. Thanks, but I'll pass. [/h1]

[h1] Game Summary: [/h1] This is a very interesting premise for a board game, though it seems limited. There's enough pieces and seeming versatility for how you can move them around on the board, but no variety amongst them. All blocks and balls are moved on the board the same way, and you're able to move any block as far as you want to in any cardinal direction, as long as there's nothing in its way. The balls are more limited, as when you angle the board in one of four directions, every ball follows in that direction until it hits either an edge, a block, or another ball. If two balls are in a row and connect with a block, that block is destroyed, and if three balls line up in a row and come into contact with an enemy ball, they'll destroy it. The objective is to destroy your opponent's king, a specific objective block, that still has the same range of movement as any other block. Because the game has such a specific starting arrangement and strict controls, once you learn a few strategies or principles, you maneuver them within certain parameters every time. Having played against the hardest level of the AI multiple times, and figuring out how to beat it, my movesets became stereotyped, as was the AI as it countered me. I imagine two people who had a genuine mastery of this board game could make interesting moves and plays. However, this game will never have the level of depth or complexity chess holds, though I think it tries to capture some of that deeper consideration for strategy and forethought. This game does make for an interesting diversion, but once the novelty factor wears off, doesn't have enough appeal to warrant coming back to. [h1] Pros: [/h1] • There are written explanations of the various rules, and a general list of methods and tips on how to succeed at the game. • Has a simple enough UI, showing how many more moves you have left in your turn before the other person goes. • It's an interesting board game, despite its limitations, that I knew nothing about before playing this. [h1] Cons: [/h1] • A feature that's not included, but I think should be, is another defeat condition. If you're able to destroy all of your opponent's balls except for one, they should lose. If you accomplish that, they are unable to destroy any of your pieces. I suppose it's theoretically possible for someone to be forced into a stalemate, but I think the loss of all offensive potential should be a losing condition. It's a key component of the game. • The board and pieces only have two color palettes available to play in, with no way to customize or change them. The first set has one player use black and brown pieces, while the other has gray and white. The second set has one player use blue and green pieces, while the other uses yellow and pink. The colored pieces are more vibrant, but clash against each other. • Something that seems different between the Steam game and the video preview that shows people playing on a real-life version of the game is the size of the board. In the video it looks quite large, but in the actual game it seems much smaller, which makes playing it feel cramped. • There's only three difficulty levels of AI to challenge if you don't have another person to play with. There's no other modes aside from playing against the AI or another person. • Except for sound effects that occur as the balls slide around on the board and as pieces are destroyed, the game is completely silent. [h1] Conclusion: [/h1] Overall, I would say that I recommend this game, but absolutely not at its asking price. For such a basic game, it has very few features, and isn't fun enough to keep playing by yourself. I played this game across numerous settings, trying to get into it and see how it went, yet still only had about two hours of playtime with it. I do enjoy the idea behind this game and am appreciative for being introduced to the concept, but am disappointed that there's not more here. I had some hope that over time, the developers might have returned to the game to incorporate a multiplayer feature, as the title screen suggests, but it seems to have been abandoned and ignored. Considering how little is already here, if they won't pay the game any further attention, I won't either. I will give it a recommendation because of its novelty, but can only suggest picking it up on the cheap.

I recommend getting it at the sale price, or trying to find free versions of the game. Why? It might not be everyone's cup of tea. I have played 3 easy games so far. I lost the first and won the other 2. I'm sure with enough time and study there will be strategies that immerge, but until then, it is a very alien playing field and having ANY IDEA AT ALL of what to do gives a disorienting feeling. That said, this is certainly deeper than checkers and approaching the depth of chess. Probably not as deep as Go (but notice, it's in the same league as these very strong games). The biggest difficulty is that for most moves there are at least 3, maybe 6 or more balls rolling around the board! So to get my head around that is proving more than I bargained for when I bought the game, and it's challenging to say the least. The whole board may look very different by the time your opponent finishes his move (which is really 3 moves). I can imagine getting good at it and getting to the point of predicting opponent's moves, but that seems like a huge stretch. I'm happy just to find an openning for the current move - not even considering several moves ahead. But if you're not too worried about whether you'll get hooked, I recommend the game purely for the aesthetic beauty and genius of the game mechanic. It is a simple mechanism, and beautiful to watch it play itself out, even if it makes me feel stupid in the process. Hats off to the inventor of the game, and I'm happy to support this sort of ingenuity. This game begs to be played as a boardgame with a real board.

"TREBUCHET" ist die digitale Version eines Brettspiels für zwei Personen. Das Spiel wirkt wie eine Mischung aus Schach und Mühle. Eine Spielfläche von 9x9 Feldern, 2 Parteien, schwarz und weiß, auf beiden Seiten die identischen Spielsteine, die aus Quadraten und Kugeln besteht. Ein Quadrat ist besonders und stellt den König dar und soll geschlagen werden. Jeder Spieler hat nun immer je 3 Züge. Diese müssen ausgeführt werden und müssen aus mindestens einem Bewegungszug und einem Tilt-Zug bestehen. Bewegen kann man die Quadrate. Bei einem Tilt-Zug wird gedacht die Spielfläche gekippt, so daß die Kugeln in die bestimmte Richtung rollen, bis sie auf ein Quadrat oder an den Spielrand treffen. Ein Quadrat kann durch zwei Kugel-Treffer geschlagen werden, eine Kugel durch drei Treffer. Das Spielprinzip ist mit einfach zu lernen und schwer zu meistern gut beschrieben. Die eigentlich simplen Regeln führen rasch zu recht komplexen, puzzleartigen Situationen, die die grauen Zellen ordentlich fordern. Man kann entweder gegen einen realen Menschen spielen oder gegen die KI, die sich als durchaus intelligent herausstellt. Das Spiel wäre für jeden Brettspielenthusiasten, der sich für Alternativen interessiert, zu empfehlen, wenn es denn nicht so derart rudimentär daherkäme. Technisch ist es zwar funktionstüchtig, aber auf dem untersten möglichen Niveau. Besonders schade dabei, daß das Spielprinzip eigentlich eine riesige Menge an Spielvarianten ermöglichen würde, die neue Herausforderungen bieten könnten. Varianten sucht man aber vergebens. Und so ist das Spielchen denn auch nur denen zu empfehlen, die technisch genügsam sind und sich zudem für ungewöhnliche Brettspiele interessieren. [h1]Wertung:[/h1] 4/10 Atmosphäre -/10 Story 5/10 Grafik 1/10 Sound 7/10 Spielmechanik 8/10 Balancing 6/10 Spielspass [h1]Fazit:[/h1] Rudimentäre Brettspiel-Version. [h1][b]6/10 Gesamtwertung

嗯，这个游戏规则不难，但玩法还挺有意思的。 一共是三种棋子，四角、王将（位于棋盘左上右下角内凹的四角棋子）、滚珠。 ○ 胜利方式： 1、吃掉对方的王将。 2、自己的王将从初始位置移动到对方王将的初始位置。（也就是从左上移动到右下，反之亦然。） 3、对方所有的四角都处于无法移动的状态。 ○ 移动的方式： 1、四角和王将都类似国际象棋中的骑士，能横走竖走，移动距离没有限制。 2、滚珠的移动则是用鼠标点击棋盘的四条边，滚珠朝倾斜的那一边滚动。这意味着棋盘上所有的滚珠，包括你和对手的都会滑动。直到遇到阻碍。 ○ 移动规则： 每位玩家，每轮可以移动棋子三次，但必须是两次四角一次滚珠，或者两次滚珠一次四角。 ○ 吃子方式： 两颗滚珠相连在撞击到对方的四角后，就可以吃掉对方。 三颗滚珠相连在撞击到对方的滚珠后，就可以吃掉对方。

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spiel: Ein sehr unbekanntes Spiel aus England was man eine Art Mischung aus Abalone und Schach ist. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Einzelspieler: Man muss vom Gegner den König in der Ecke Schlagen, man muss mit den Eckigen Steinen für seine Kugeln den Weg bahnen. Pro Spielzug hat man 3 Schritte die man machen kann um seine Kugeln besser auszurichten. Mit den Kugeln kann man die Blöcke oder Kugeln des Gegners zerstören, 2 Kugeln zerstören einen Block 3 Kugeln eine Gegner Kugel. Es gibt mehrere Schwierigkeitsgrade die zur Auswahl stehen die es wirklich in sich haben wenn man mal keinen Partner zu Hause hat. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mehrspieler: Der Mehrspieler Modus ist nur Lokal an einem PC möglich. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grafik: Die Grafik ist OK, es reicht zum Spielen. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Musik: Musik gibt es nicht nur Geräusche. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steuerung: Die Steuerung sehr gut mit der Maus. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pro/Contra: + sehr gute Steuerung - Flashgame - Kein Vollbild - Spielbrett nicht Originalgetreu (zu klein) - nicht bewegbare Kamera - viele Versprechen vom Entwickler die Er nicht einhält --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fazit: Das Spiel hätte durchaus Potenzial wenn man es besser umgesetzt hätte. Es ist sicherlich zu verkraften das, dass Spielbrett viel kleiner ist als es im Original ist aber man hätte durchaus etwas mehr machen können als ein Flashgame was nicht einmal eine Bewegbare Kamera bietet. Das schlimmste ist jedoch das man auf der Steam Shopseite Informationen zu künftigen Updates findet die aber seit Release (30.07.2015) nie kamen hier ein kleiner Auszug: [quote=Shopseite] Ein Spiel fürs Leben, mit Tonnen von kostenlosen Updates einschließlich Multiplayer, Bestenlisten und viel viel mehr - kommt bald! Bekommen Sie TREBUCHET heute, und lassen Sie die Schlacht beginnen...[/quote] [quote=Shopseite] -Cross Plattform lokales Netzwerk und WIFI spielen - in Kürze! -Cross-Plattform Multiplayer Unterstützung - in Kürze! -Neue, aufregende wieder Felle-Coming Soom!.[/quote] [quote=Shopseite] *** ZUSÄTZLICHE FEATURES *** -Game Features und Updates, die angetrieben durch Ihr Feedback! -Regelmäßige Updates - angetrieben durch Ihr Feedback. -Viele weitere NEW - Kostenlose Updates und Erweiterungen im Spiel - Coming Soon!.[/quote] Ich denke mal mehr muss man nicht sagen zu dem Spiel, selbst der Entwickler antwortet nicht auf Mails diesbezüglich. Wer also es mal mit einem Freund an einem PC spielen möchte ist sicherlich hier kurzzeitig gut versorgt. Der Preis für ein kleine Flashgame 9,99€zu verlangen ist wirklich viel zu teuer, ich würde es im Nachhinein nur noch geschenkt nehmen als einen Cent dafür zu bezahlen. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zusammengefasst: Einzelspieler: 2/10 Mehrspieler: 2/10 Grafik: 4/10 Musik: 0/10 Steuerung: 9/10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spiel: 3/10

This shouldn't be on Steam, it's a flash game. Everything is just bad....

Board üzerindeki gibi değil. Hiç keyif vermiyor. Tahtanın aşağı yukarı sallandığını bile hissedemiyosun.