Sometimes I love to buy the mobile version of a game, because I know my group would never play it, the setup is too much or it’s kind of expensive (Root, Gaia Project, Scythe).
But sometimes I play a game online and realize, playing it competitively online would ruin the fun, because it’s so great I want to experience it with my friends or family (Res Arcana, Sushi Go, King of Tokyo).
Have you experienced something similar?
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Gloomhaven by far. I just wish there was a good way to convert my physical campaign I’ve already been playing over into the digital version.
Came here to say the same. The rules and upkeep is so finicky in the real version, and the digital just handles it. The digital version is still kinda janky, but miles better
I don’t know if this classifies as easy, but there was a mod designed with this in mind.
I had tried a similar mod like that before, but the annoying thing is that it still requires you to go through every single quest to complete them, it can’t just auto-complete them for you. I wish they had had something built in like that from the get-go, though I guess they’re assuming two separate audiences, either digital or tabletop and not that there would be any cross-over players (or they don’t want to encourage it).
Through the Ages is probably the best example of a boardgame that works better in digital form. Asynchronous in particular.
I really love Terraforming Mars, but between the huge deck of project cards, the tons of little resource cubes, and the tiles on the board, it’s a lot of pieces to manage. I have a physical copy of the game and enjoy playing it, but it’s nice to have a digital version which keeps things clean and tidy when you want to play it quickly.
That’s my pick too. I like Ares Expedition on the table but for original TF I stick to digital.
Besides Gloomhaven, I have to shout out Race for the Galaxy. The physical version isn’t bad, but the digital is so well made and so snappy, and with the AI I can play a full game in 5 minutes. Just wonderful experience
I have played a ton of Star Realms digital thanks to the great organized play community on BGG. It has hurt my chances of ever playing it in person outside of rare tournaments (my friends are either already playing against me in the app or are afraid to play), but it does not stop me from buying all of the physical products.
Hero Realms is on the same trajectory (through the co-op campaign is not yet available on digital); and it is being made worse because the app is getting balance errata that are not yet in print.
I downloaded Star Reals and Hero Realms on the same day to see which one is better. I prefer a space theme but to my surprise I liked Hero Realms more! The app is so awesome, I‘m considering to buy the full version and making it my „I only play this one online“-game!
I like playing Innovation on yucata.de just for the automatic calculation of icon totals. Will play anytime on tabletop too, but online is a little quicker.
Agricola is complicated to set up, especially for a solitaire game. I much prefer the digital version of it on my iPad.
Fury of Dracula for me. None of my usual game group wants to commit to a in person game of it, so this is the only way I get to play it.
Star realms because it is a great “on the go” game and having a constant stream of online opponents is great.
Axis and Allies… sort of… because it makes it easier to play over a long time if you cannot get the gang together for a full day of playing.
I am big fan of the digital version of Race for the Galaxy (and the in person version) mainly due to the speed at which it can be played and not having to shuffle constantly.
I love digital adaptions of crunchier games. I learned to play Spirit Island from the digital version. Also enjoyed the digital versions of Root, Everdell, and Wingspan. I want to get Sagrada soon and try that one.
