Shards of Infinity

The physical card game has three expansions which GREATLY add to the strategy and replayability of the base set. For many years, this app included a message to say that the first expansion was 'coming soon' which has now been removed. Unfortunately, the developer has seemingly moved on from this game so it is unlikely we'll get a complete digital version. The devs have made a great version of this fantastic game, but for fans of the physical game, you may want to look elsewhere.

I've had it now for a week, and am completely addicted to it. As a game, it is a nice mix of (mostly) star realms and ascension. It's probably personal, but for me it's the absolute best, as mercenaries and focus fill in parts I see as disadvantages of those games (the "I want the effect but not want it in my deck" and the "what do I do with my spare change?"). Perhaps I'm not as good at deck building, but to me the medium AI provides a nice 50/50 challenge, whereas the hard AI just beats me all but one time. To my own surprise, this game holds up pretty well with 3 and 4 players. It doesn't devolve into "all defense and level up". But make no mistake: that infinity shard isn't just a gimmick. It's tough to make it to level 30, but a valid strategy. That said...not only is this a (IMHO) absolutely great game, but it's made by the team that made the race for the galaxy app. And it shows: the interface is slick, responsive and intuitive (hint: use the 'large text' option! :-) ) and overall a joy to play. Yes, I also had two random crashes. But on nearly 50 games (and both being able to resume the game after restarting), I really can't complain. So: great game. Well worth it

Don't get me wrong, I highly enjoy this game. It crashes semi-frequently, but my biggest gripe is that it's unplayable if you add an AI to a game against another person. The AI will literally never make a move. Same issue with the game on steam as well. Would love to see an expansion and hopefully the AI fixed, but with the crashes and the fact it's unplayable with an AI in the game makes it impossible to give a good review.