Sagrada

Update #2: Sadly, Sagrada must not be a big seller as the devs are focused on other apps. Still awaiting an expansion, or at least the ability to have only the number of dice needed per player count. Update: Once upon a time the developers noted we’d see some of the expansions made available via IAP. To date, no updates have come to fruition in this regard. Hope to see more love given to this gem of a game. Original: For those who may be unfamiliar with the game, Sagrada a wonderful, somewhat light puzzler of a dice drafting game. I purchased a physical copy of the game the year it was released, and have since added on the 5-6 player expansion which provides more options. It’s a great “Saturday morning over coffee” game to play with my wife. How good is the digital implementation? Dire Wolf has done a really amazing job converting the game into digital form. The rules of the base game are fairly straight forward and seem to be well implemented here. For those new to the game, I would rate the app 4.5 stars out of 5. There are 3 levels of AI (easy, medium, and hard) for those looking for a quick solo game. I haven’t yet experimented with online play, so I don’t feel I have much to offer. The overall UI is fantastic. The more time I’ve spent with the app, the more I’ve grown to appreciate how well the developers designed the app to contain all the of the pertinent information at a glance. On my iPhone 11 Pro I’ve had no difficulties playing a game and quickly being able to identify the public and private objectives, tool cards, cost of the tool cards, and more. All in all, I would have to say that the design of Sagrada is in my top 3 board game apps, and I own a ton of them. For those (like me) who have more experience with Sagrada, there are a couple of missing features or rule changes that we will hopefully see added in the future. What’s missing? First, and I hope I’m not incorrect in this, it appears that ALL of the dice are included no matter the player count. The challenge with this is that any Private or Public objectives that are die-color related, you just don’t know for sure if every color will be drawn the same number of times. Having a setting that would provide the option to only have the number of dice needed for each player count so that each color is drafted an equal number of times is something the app desperately needs. Updated Note: Dire Wolf affirms this is how the app is coded. However, the rules provided in the 5-6th player expansion have been updated/amended. Per the expansion rules booklet, the “standard rules” (without the expansion add-ons) indicate there is to be an equal number of each dice color guaranteed to be drawn during a game. All in all, its not in any way a dealbreaker for the app (which is very well done). But as is, the current rule does leave a possibility of losing a game simply based on having poor draws. In a 2-player game, if player 1 has a private objective of blue and player 2 has a private objective of yellow, it’s possible there will be twice as many blue dice drawn, which makes it much easier for player 1 to win. But assuming Dire Wolf follows through and the expansion material does become available, this will no longer be a factor. Second, the Private Objectives need expanded upon. Perhaps we’ll see this as a future IAP, but the 5-6th player expansion adds some private objectives as well as new tools which really add to the beauty of the game. The current Private Objectives are simply a die-color, and it’s usually easy to discern what your opponent’s Private Objective is based on what color dice they’re going for. Outside of these minor quibbles, the app does a really good job of modeling the base game. If Dire Wolf adds in the aforementioned changes in future updates, this “really good” app will truly be “great.”

Please add a timer so that the user gets a notification they’re about to get booted off a game for lack of play. My wife and I play it all the time and just wish it had this one feature. Love this game!

Not so competitive and mind boggling. You can play as you wish. Beautiful animation and color scheme plus soothing music:)

This is a masterclass of game design and board game to digital adaptation. I’ve played this developers other offerings and they all exhibit the highest quality. Sagrada is bright, colorful, cheerful and engaging. Mechanics are introduced gradually. The difficulty is just right. A sublime gaming experience. Good job to all involved.

Asked for this years ago, but now especially with larger iPads and magic keyboards, can we pretty please have the option to rotate?

I love this game and the adaption is stellar. That said, it crashes all the time in daily challenge mode and it is extremely frustrating. I stopped playing for a long time and I came back to the game after many months and this is still a common issue.

Game is great and would give it 5 stars, but don’t expect to be able to play the the daily challenges without getting disconnected from their server and losing your game. I have the board game and I do like how it transferred to this video game format, but there is no excuse for the disconnects occurring to me and my wife (who also purchased the game) on a daily basis.

I have the board game and was very excited to get the app to play while traveling. My complaint is that it loses its WiFi connection very frequently. This has happened in many locations so I know it’s not just my home. This has never happened with any other app. So aggravating. Overall it’s a fun and challenging game.

Its quite refreshing to see a game that combines an historical aspect with skill and chance . If you want an app to occupy your time and add a little fun this is the one! Highly recommended! Worth every penny! Woot!

First, this is a beautiful, aesthetic, satisfying and enjoyable game. However I have been facing a frustrating issue. Part of my daily ritual, while eating breakfast, is playing Sagrada. More often than not, I will lose at least 1, sometimes up to 4,of the 5 allowed attempts due to the message "Lost Connection To Server". In the evening I like to play with my spouse, and our games crash then too. We are so disappointed with how often the server crashes. Is this an issue that the team is working on? The issue really detracts from how calming and beautiful this game can be, without interruptions. I hope to keep enjoyjng it with less issues. Thank you!!