Old boardgames re-released as digital games

[Brother Oni]

So I've completely missed the announcement of Chainsaw Warrior (http://aurochdigital.com/chainsawwarrior/) until I saw it in the Steam store and with the recent release of Space Hulk, I've been wondering what other old classic board game would benefit from becoming a new digital game.

Rogue Trooper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_Trooper_%28board_game%29) would be quite fun, but I suspect significant issues with the licensing.

I would quite like an update of either Heroquest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeroQuest) or Space Crusade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Crusade), but SC might fare better as a tactical turn based game much like 40K Squad Command.

I have fond memories of The Fury of Dracula (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fury_of_Dracula), but is reliant on having at least two players, plus hotseat gaming is not possible.

[illyahr]

Hero Quest actually got an Expy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Expy) in the form of the Dungeons and Dragons Adventure System board games.

I bought the Legend of Driz'zt one and I was pleasantly surprised as it plays almost exactly the same as the old Hero Quest game.

[Cristo Meyers]

I wouldn't really call it an old classic game, since it's been re-released, but I can see Arkham Horror getting the digital treatment. Let the computer keep track of all the points, gubbins, and whatsits and get to the playing.

Any game that takes as long as Arkham, really. Being able to save and restart later sounds like a boon to me.

[ThePhantom]

There is a HeroQuest video game. Look on youtube, you can find playthroughs of it.

[Brother Oni]

There is a HeroQuest video game. Look on youtube, you can find playthroughs of it.

I know there is one - I had it for the Amstrad CPC. There was also a computer version of Space Crusade, although I never managed to get hold of a copy.

I was hoping for updated and re-vamped versions. Asynchronous play could work quite well with Space Crusade, although the only issue I see is having the Alien player place down blips when a marine enters a new board, which would pause the game until this is done.

[Hunter Noventa]

My mom has a copy of Rails Through the Rockies (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3047/rails-through-the-rockies) which was a fun game involving, well, building railroads through the rockies and trying to get though the mountains first. I think it's something that would do well as a PC game with online and local multiplayer.

[Brother Oni]

My mom has a copy of Rails Through the Rockies (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3047/rails-through-the-rockies) which was a fun game involving, well, building railroads through the rockies and trying to get though the mountains first. I think it's something that would do well as a PC game with online and local multiplayer.

There's a game that sounds similar-ish (you have to build the most profitable route from town to town in the US) called Ticket to Ride (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticket_to_Ride_%28board_game%29), of which there's a digital version (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticket_to_Ride_%28video_game%29).

[CarpeGuitarrem]

I wouldn't really call it an old classic game, since it's been re-released, but I can see Arkham Horror getting the digital treatment. Let the computer keep track of all the points, gubbins, and whatsits and get to the playing.

Any game that takes as long as Arkham, really. Being able to save and restart later sounds like a boon to me.
Elder Sign: Omens (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=187) is out--I wouldn't be surprised if Fantasy Flight dabbled in Arkham eventually, if Omens does well enough. That's a frickin' massive game, though.

I think I'd love to see what could be done with RISK: Legacy (or a game with a similar idea) in digital form. The game could start you off with a certain number of "slots", representing the number of unique worlds you could concurrently use in the app. You could then start a networked game (probably online turn-based) against friends or online opponents, unlocking packets and modifying the board. Every time you hosted a game, you'd choose one of your boards to be used for the game. You could probably also "archive" boards (they'd go into a "Hall of Fame" but couldn't be played on any longer), and pay money to add additional slots, if you were truly interested in exploring lots of possibilities at once.

That'd be awesome.

[Hunter Noventa]

There's a game that sounds similar-ish (you have to build the most profitable route from town to town in the US) called Ticket to Ride (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticket_to_Ride_%28board_game%29), of which there's a digital version (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticket_to_Ride_%28video_game%29).

I've played that one, and while also a fun game, it wasn't quite as involved as Rails.

[Cristo Meyers]

Elder Sign: Omens (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=187) is out--I wouldn't be surprised if Fantasy Flight dabbled in Arkham eventually, if Omens does well enough. That's a frickin' massive game, though.


Ohh...I'd forgotten about that. I think it's on Steam, too...might have to bookmark it on my wishlist...


I've played that one, and while also a fun game, it wasn't quite as involved as Rails.

I always preferred the Rails series. We've got British, Euro, and North America. They've already got an electronic edition, but it's pretty low-tech.

[CarpeGuitarrem]

Rails actually looks like a train game (yes, it's an entire genre of board games) proper; Ticket to Ride is more like spatial Rummy of a sort.

[Brother Oni]

Talisman's been released on Steam today as well. I wonder how many other GW board games are in development as a digital version?

[TheEmerged]

There is one in particular I've longed to see done electronically - RoboRally, the game Richard Garriot was pitching when he sold Magic: The Gathering. My gaming group has played it so much I ended up buying card protectors for the programming deck, it was wearing out. It screams for a play-by-email or phone app type setup.

Now, this isn't an *old* game, but I've recently discovered an enjoyable board game named Conquest of Planet Earth (COPE) I'm quite fond of, and an electronic version that would allow me to play with friends more often would be *most* welcome.

[dariathalon]

There is one in particular I've longed to see done electronically - RoboRally, the game Richard Garriot was pitching when he sold Magic: The Gathering. My gaming group has played it so much I ended up buying card protectors for the programming deck, it was wearing out. It screams for a play-by-email or phone app type setup.

Now, this isn't an *old* game, but I've recently discovered an enjoyable board game named Conquest of Planet Earth (COPE) I'm quite fond of, and an electronic version that would allow me to play with friends more often would be *most* welcome.

This may not be exactly what you had in mind, but I believe that they have a version of RoboRally at Game Table Online that you could give a try. I think it is one of the games that you need to buy full access to (there are also quite a few free ones), but it might be worth a look if you're a fan.

[kidnicky]

There's a fanmade Heroquest app on Kindle. It crashed on me though.