- $3.99
- Category: Games
- Subgenre: Strategy
- First released: March 21, 2013
- Versions: 2 archived
- Installable: 2 of 2
- Availability: Removed from the App Store
- Seller: Bulkypix
- com.bulkypix.abalone
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
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Report an issueDiscover our new version with brand new graphics inspired by the latest edition of the famous strategy game. Abalone has been one of the best games around for nearly 30 years, known for its hexagonal board and black and white marbles. The goal of this abstract board game is simple: push your opponent’s marbles off the board! But beware, it’s not easy to master, so keep your wits about you and rise to the challenge!
HAVE A PLAN OF ATTACK...
Create a plan of attack to push your opponent’s marbles off the board. On every turn, you can move one space in any direction with 1, 2, or 3 lined-up marbles. When you’re in a Sumito position (that is, when your marbles both outnumber and are in contact with your opponent’s) you can push their marbles out! For example, you need three black marbles to push one or two white marbles. There’s no use in rushing; it’s better to take your time and think of every possibility since one hasty move can put you in a bad position and let victory slip through your fingers.
...AND HAVE A STRONG DEFENSE.
If you want to win, the key is not to attack, but rather to take specific positions with certain combinations of moves. Just like in chess and checkers, you can try to create traps by sacrificing marbles or strategic positions to block your opponent. The most dangerous contact points are at the edges of the board, where a bad move means losing a marble or the whole game! Sometimes, it’s better to be patient if you want to win!
DON’T CONFUSE FORESIGHT AND HASTE
The keys to victory are looking ahead and analyzing your opponent’s play. Although the game is easy to learn, it requires strategy and thought. To hone your strategic thinking, the game offers several modes that let you review your games play by play. For example, Challenge Mode helps you become a true Abalone master, one move at a time. The challenges get harder as you advance. For example, at first you must push out a single marble only to win a challenge, then two, and the master will get progressively tougher. PLAY ALONE OR WITH FRIENDS
Play alone against the computer with Challenge Mode and Free Play Mode, or play against your friends. With Pass & Play Mode, you can duel on the same device! Tired of playing your friends? Log in to your Asmodee.net account to face players from all around the world and make your way to the top through the new ranking! Features: • Solo: - 3 levels of difficulty against the AI (Easy, Medium, Hard) - A solo campaign with unique challenges - A game mode that lets you create your own game, your own rules, and place the first marbles • Multiplayer: - Pass & Play Mode - Online Mode
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• Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Dutch.
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 6 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15, 2017 | 2.0.0 | ★ 4.1 | 9 | $2.99 |
| December 10, 2018 | — | ★ 3.8 | 13 | $3.99 |
| December 9, 2019 | — | ★ 2.9 | 17 | $3.99 |
| November 26, 2021 | 2.1.4 | ★ 2.8 | 24 | $3.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 15This was a much better app before this company took over. It was just like the original board game with no splashes or frilly designs in the background. I miss having the original app that I purchased so I had unlimited play online. This app is nothing in comparison.
It's an OK game, I guess, but in trying to make it "harder" as you progress, instead they just made it more annoying. It's a strategy game, but for no reason at all, they start giving you time limits, so you have to rush and don't really have time to think about your moves. If you stop to think, you could be playing the waiting game, and then because you took a second to long to think about a move, you lose. That's not fun at all, it's just annoying. If the fun part of the game is thinking and strategy, you shouldn't have to rush through it, you should be able to think and strategize. UPDATE: Tonight I came back to this fame after a long break. It took 2 minutes to remember why I abandoned it: one of the "timed" levels is virtually impossible, and unless you get lucky and guess right (since you don't have time to think and strategize your moves) you just keep losing the same level over and over again. And it doesn't let you skip a level, so you're stuck either playing the same impossible level dozens of times, or just deleting the app. I deleted it.
Totally awesome :)
I don‘t like the new design at all, it’s unkind to the eyes. There should be an option to revert to the original design.
I had a physical copy of the game, great game. So I decided to purchase a digital version. However it cannot open, so disappointed.
I am so glad with the updates that abalone has been updated as well. The program runs fantastic. The game logic is phenomenal and I highly recommend this game. It is a very addicting game.
Whatever update the developers did is causing the game to crash on version 14.7.1
Enjoy the game, but it won’t stay open and if it does, it lags out making it unplayable
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.