Abalone - The Official Board Game was a board app developed by Games-Up. It was removed from Google Play Mar 28, 2022 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Abalone - The Official Board Game had been downloaded 22 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Abalone - The Official Board Game was rated 4.37 out of 5 stars, based on 1.4 thousand ratings.
App Information
Abalone - The Official Board Game cost $3.49 to download. The APK download size was 36.60 MB. The last available version was 2.1.0. The last update was on September 18, 2020.
Technical Requirements
Abalone - The Official Board Game required Android 4.4+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play March 2013.
Description
Discover 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? Face the best players in the world with Online Mode by logging in to your Asmodee account!
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
To find more information about Asmodee Digital, please go to http://www.asmodee-digital.com
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• Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Dutch.
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Comments on Abalone - The Official Board Game for Android
★★★★★
Great game I used to play the physical version of this game. Very interesting play with a definite goal. Can play a game quickly but has a lot of depth. This version is faithful to the physical game. Like it a lot.
★★★★★
Great game and interesting challenges. The only annoying thing us how the game automatically zooms in if you cancel a move or accidentally try to move a piece you cannot. If you fix that bug it'll be five stars easy!
★★★★★
Awesome game made by awesome dev Nothing to complain about the app. Multiplayer is a huge success. Thank you for bringing Abalone to Android in such good quality!
★★★★★
Awesome but small improvements would make it better. I find it difficult to correctly move the marbles in the right direction. It happens a lot to me and I find it frustrating hence 4 stars instead of 5. Avoid the free version. Ads ruin the experience and I found it way intrusive. Get the pay version it's worth it. On to the good stuff: I love the tabletop version of this game. When I saw the android version I had to get it. It's great. This game, like chess, is mind numbingly hard against experienced opponents. Very enjoyable.
★★☆☆☆
Branding: Just what Abalone doesn't need. Apparently Abalone is one of those games that can be re-themed because today marked the day that I uninstalled this otherwise decent Abalone implementation. This ridiculous branding exercise ruins the otherwise meditative and serene feeling to the game. I understand someone over there thought this was a good idea but it ruins the whole experience and is an otherwise pointless cash-in on the World Cup event in Brazil.
★★☆☆☆
Hangs unexpectedly & you lose Great teaching aid but you won't climb the ratings ladder fast on a Galaxy S7: it hangs unexpectedly saying you're not connected to the network even if you're only on mobile. Tells you to reconnect but it's hung so you can't. It then times out and YOU lose! SO frustrating. On the other hand I got tons of points when one of my opponents who is apparently higher rank than I lost right out the gate and wasn't even allowed to make his first move. So sad... Abalone is a great game.
★★☆☆☆
Asmodee logins don't work, and the boxes only ask for input don't state error messages or login name/password to allow someone to get in. You should allow either a webportal login and / or a proper login.
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