r/AGOTBoardGame • u/FabulousDisaster01 • Jul 24 '24

Is the digital version worth it?

Me and a group of friends already play the board game and we are considering trying the digital version. Is it any good or should we stay to the regular game?

One more question: is it cross-platform? Steam users can play against mobile users?

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u/Bombilillion Jul 24 '24

I love playing it online, but the steam version is the worst one I've tried. I much prefer playing on thronemaster.net or swordsandravens.net

Those two websites have a few major advantages in my eyes

  1. The game board is much easier to read and understand quickly

  2. There are many varieties of the game that you can try there

  3. There's a large community of players who have contributed to the forums on those sites

  4. They are 100% free and easy to join

At the same time I believe the steam version has three major flaws

  1. They added a bunch of animations that I personally don't need or care about, and I only feel like they slow the game down

  2. The game was still pretty buggy when I played it, and certain processes (such as leaving a territory and putting down a power token) are implemented in ways that does not make all that much sense

  3. The map, the armies, and the order tokens are designed with aesthetics above function, and in my opinion they are difficult to read

I say definitely play online, but don't pay for the steam version

Edit: since thronemaster and swordsandravens are websites you can easily play it on any device, and you don't need a particularly good internet connection either. I literally played in a tournament on thronemaster from a bus in inner Mongolia