[Android] I built a solo fantasy board game app — looking for people to break it
Hi all. Solo dev here, and this is a "please tear it apart" post more than a promo post — mods, happy to remove if it crosses the line.
I love heavy solo board games but I hate the 20-minute setup, and I don't have table space. So I built one for my phone.
What it is
A fantasy adventure game inspired by Mage Knight and that family of games. If you know those, the shape will be familiar:
- One hand of cards drives movement, influence, and combat
- Four mana colors; matching color powers up a card's stronger effect
- Combat runs ranged -> block -> melee phases
- Wounds clog your hand
- Deck resets each round
It's not that game though. I wrote my own cards and balance, and drew all the art myself (which is why it looks like it does — sorry).
What I actually need
I built this alone, which means nobody has ever checked my work. I have ~2500 automated tests, but those only verify what I believed was correct. If I misunderstood something from the start, the tests happily confirm my misunderstanding.
So I'm looking for:
- Rules handling that feels wrong — "should this really resolve that way?" Especially combat phases, wounds, and reputation.
- Actual bugs — crashes, wrong numbers, dead buttons.
- UX pain. This matters most. Can't hit the thing with your thumb, can't tell what to tap next, text too small — all of it.
Fair warning
- Android only. I don't have a Mac or the $99, sorry.
- It's free with ads. I tried to keep them out of your way: no ads mid-game, one interstitial per session and only after 30 minutes of play, and the rewarded videos are all optional.
There's a report button in the app, or just reply here. I read everything, and I'll come back and post what got fixed.