Hello. I'd like to present you app I've written for Android tablets.
A long story of creation (Not necessary to read):
I had a birthday not so far and asked my friends for some board game as a gift. They gifted me Arkham Horror. And Horror is not just a name =).
At first I thought "What mind could ever invent such complex game and are there any people who play it?". We have a birthday party, tried to play on the go, but that seemed impossible that was horrible difficult for us, we could not even pass the upkeep phase. I was really disappointed at first. After few weeks I decided to read something about it, and more I read more I understand how great this game is, but there are so many details you have to learn at rules (even now, to be honest, I'm not sure I understand everything correctly).
And I just thought "Is it possible to play this game without spending time for learning the rules?" Is there any app that could teach me how to play this game. And there was not. I saw Google Play's apps for "true random" and "encounter shuffle". They are good, but that was definitely not what I wanted.
So I decided to write my own app, which would implement the whole game process inside it. So people could play board game by using tablets.
I did'nt read the rules first, all I was thinking was "Everything is possible to implement". After few weeks I thought it was a little naive =), but I did'nt stop.
I lose almost all my Stamina on development and then almost all my Sanity on testing. I'm almost lost in time and space, but here it is.
The Arkham Helper - useful tool for all players. My main purpose was to teach new players to play it, to make playing easy for players who does not like spend much time on routines and rules learning (like my friends).
I hope it will make your game faster and you can concentrate on the strategy, but not on the rules.
The game logic fully implemented inside this app, but you still need Arkham Horror board game, of course.
You can download it on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.ArkhamHelper&hl=en
Future of the Arkham Helper:
After I created it, I thought "Wait a minute. It's now possible to make on-line multilayer for the board game", and I think it would be useful for situations when you could not meet your friends.
You can vote for this or other features in development section of the app.
Currently app is designed only for android tablets. I'm planing to make an iOS version, but not sure if I should adapt interface for the phones.
Also it's supports only original Arkham Horror game. You can vote for implementing expansions.
In other words I'd like you to let me know in what direction should I upgrade this app.
Beware: Despite I spent a lot of time on testing all encounters, items and mythos, there still could be some bugs. I'll apreciate if you inform me about them here or through build-in form in development section.
P.S. Is it a possible to make voting poll here? I'd like to know If this app useful or not for you and your friends if it helps new players, unfamiliar with the game rules, how I can make it better. Write your thoughts after try.
Edited by Vaper de kin