Adventure awaits players on the high seas. Forgotten Waters Forgotten Waters is the first game Plaid Hat has made since going independent. One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Condense your Werewolf experience by using the app to moderate the night phase.įrom admin assistants and enemy AI to virtual reality crime scenes, these games offer a gamut of digital experiences to explore when you’re looking for something other than just moving your meeple from one space to the next. Space Alert: Vary your threats - and hardware requirements - by replacing fixed CD tracks with a randomised app.ġ1. Alchemists: Deduce the make-up of mushrooms and toads by mixing them in the app.ġ0. Chronicles of Crime: Solve mysteries, interview suspects and explore VR scenes with your smartphone.ĩ. Gloomhaven: Simplify the admin in the beloved board game.Ĩ. The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth: Adventure through Tolkein’s world as the app handles the forces of evil.ħ.

Star Wars: Imperial Assault: Fully team up against a computer Imperial.Ħ. Mansions of Madness: Second Edition: Face the Mythos with your friends.ĥ. Unlock!: Escape a deck of cards against a ticking timer.Ĥ.

XCOM: The Board Game: Defend Earth from an AI-driven alien invasion.ģ. Forgotten Waters: Piracy and app-driven narrative adventures on the high seas.Ģ.

To showcase this, we’ve put together a list of the best board games that use an app - to a greater or lesser extent - to augment and enhance themselves. However, if you’re willing to stay a little more connected, there are a growing number of app-assisted games exploring the ways that a digital helping hand can improve your analogue experience - and even enabling things that simply wouldn’t be possible with just a deck of cards and a sand timer. In a world filled with technology, board games are often an opportunity for a rare escape from screens and keyboards - a chance to log off and focus on the physical, tactile experience in front of you.

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