{"id":96521,"date":"2019-07-12T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pockettactics.com\/articles\/new-ios-android-releases-july-12th-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-07-12T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T11:00:00","slug":"the-weekender-santorini-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/07\/12\/the-weekender-santorini-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekender: Santorini Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019m technically not here as you read this, so this week\u2019s updates is short and sweet again \u2013 sorry about that. I\u2019ve been set on catching up on some overdue reviews this week, which is why so many have dropped this week. Not as many planned for next week but there\u2019s still interesting games on the horizon worth exploring.<\/p>\n

Next week it\u2019s going to be a mixture of additional reviews, plus extra passes at Auto Chess<\/em> and Harry Potter<\/em> as those are still proving popular.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in mobile gaming\u2026<\/p>\n

Out Now<\/h2>\n

Santorini Board Game (iOS<\/a> & Android<\/a>) \u2013 Full Review Coming Soon!<\/em><\/h3>\n

Despite its light-hearted aesthetic, Santorini<\/em> offers a wonderfully pure form of strategic play where your moves are few, but the tactical depth is near endless. 2 -4 players are given workers to move around a grid-based board, where the only things you can do is move, and build. Your goal is to firstly build a tower up to three levels, and then get one of your workers on top of that tower. The thing is, you only get to do one move\/build action per turn with one worker. Plus, you can \u2018cap\u2019 towers to stop your opponent getting to the top (and they can do the same to you).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an excellent abstract strategy game that should fit really well on mobile. The Santorini<\/em> app, by Roxley, features challenging AI, pass-and-play and online multiplayer, as well as tutorials, challenges and other goodies. If you own the physical game, it can also be used as a companion app and features the optional \u2018God\u2019 powers that spice up what is an otherwise simple game. We can\u2019t wait to do the full review!<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c-Ft8_N6XUA?controls=0]<\/p>\n

Updates<\/h2>\n

There\u2019s actually quite a few updates worth highlight this week, so this section needs must be a bit breezier than usual.<\/p>\n