D&D Lords of Waterdeep

- September 21, 2017

Everyone

Board

Offers in-app purchases

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Description

Wizards of the Coast and Playdek present the award-winning Dungeons & Dragons board game Lords of Waterdeep!

Welcome to Waterdeep, the City of Splendors! A city run by a secret society of masked Lords who rule with shady back-door dealings and unmatched political power. In Lords of Waterdeep players will play as one of these masked Lords and will need to recruit adventurers to go out and complete quests for them. The more quests they complete, the more control and influence they have over the city.

Players can expand the city by purchasing buildings that will open up new opportunities within the city walls. Intrigue cards can be used to help the player and may also either help or hinder their fellow Lords in their quest to become the supreme ruler of Waterdeep!

Lords of Waterdeep is a turn-based strategy game played in 8 rounds and can be played against AI or with up to 5 human players. Players take turns assigning their agents to do their bidding, whether it is to recruit new adventurers to their tavern or purchase a new building for the city. Points and resources are gained by completing quests, playing Intrigue cards, constructing new buildings or having other players utilize the buildings you have constructed. At the end of the 8 rounds bonus points are awarded and the player with the most points at the end wins the game.

Praise for Lords of Waterdeep!
- 2013 Golden Geek Awards Readers' Choice Game of the Year Winner
- 2013 Golden Geek Awards Technical and Design Awards: Achievement in AI Gold Award
- 2013 Golden Geek Awards Video Game: Best Mobile/Handheld Game Nominee
- PocketGamer: Gold Award
- PocketTactics: 5 Stars
- AppAddict: 5 Stars "Fantastic"
- Game Informer: 4.5 Stars
- 148Apps: 4.5 Stars
- TouchArcade: Hot Game of the Week

Features
• Universal Application: Plays on phones and tablets
• Computer opponents, pass and play multiplayer and asynchronous cross platform multiplayer online play
• 64 bit support
• Options for 2-5 players (6 players with the Undermountain or Scoundrels of Skullport expansions)
• AI Opponents
• Pass-and-play multiplayer gameplay (2-5 players)
• Asynchronous or real-time online play (2-5 players)
• Ability to invite Playdek friends to matches
• Public or Private online profile statistics
• Selectable online game clocks
• "Next game" button takes you to your next asynchronous online game
• A game tutorial
• Rule Book and Card Gallery to review game text and effects
• Options for Music and SFX, animation speed
• Animated backgrounds
• Player ratings system
• Other player's Online status indicator

*AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND PLAYDEK ACCOUNT ARE REQUIRED FOR ONLINE PLAY.*

Per our Terms of Service, you must be 13 years old or older to use the Playdek online games service.

Reviews

4.2

158 total

5 101

4 30

3 7

2 4

1 16

Josh Landry

Edit: I do not like that I had to manually set the permissions (if this is an Android problem it's the first time I have seen it) that out of the way I have been thinking of buying the physical game and this app has convince me to do so. It's very well made, controls well, and bit on the hard side (that's not bad in my book) definitely recommend. Not launching Pixel XL (8.0) Not going to rate low yet, but please fix asap so I can scratch this itch xD

Mark Kittel

Well done and faithful implementation of the boardgame. Good AI strength, multiplayer is well supported. Visually is excellently rendered. You may want to shut off the audio. The music is repetitive though not too intrusive. There are some sound files that sound like placeholder files were left behind - instead of instrumental music cues, there are what sound like the game's developers humming little tunes. Controls are probably better on tablets, very fiddly on phones. Overall a good buy.

Charles Phillips

It worked great before my phone was upgraded to Oreo. It worked without giving permission to storage and my contacts. Now it won't work unless I give permission to both storage and my contacts. This game didn't need them before and it shouldn't require it now.

Jessica Green

This app doesn't work on my Google Pixel after installing Android Oreo. I tried fiddling with several app permissions without luck.

I Penguini

An exceptional port of the board game. The controls are highly intuitive and almost flawless. The AI can be cunning, even on "Simple" - especially in 1-on-1 games. Tremendous replayability. It runs best on newer devices and will slowly on older devices. A bit of a battery hog, but it plays quickly if you know what moves you want to make. Highly recommended.

Kyle Sears

I cannot install on my Google Pixel. Love the app on iPad, but want to use on phone.

User reviews

Josh Landry September 21, 2017

Playdek, Inc. September 7, 2017

There is an issue with installing on some devices. Other users have reported that it can be fixed by manually enabling several permissions when viewing the App Info for the app in the Settings on your device. Please contact support@playdekgames.com if that doesn't work for you.

Mark Kittel September 19, 2017

Charles Phillips September 21, 2017

Jessica Green September 18, 2017

This app doesn't work on my Google Pixel after installing Android Oreo. I tried fiddling with several app permissions without luck.

Playdek, Inc. September 19, 2017

I Penguini September 20, 2017

Kyle Sears September 13, 2017

I cannot install on my Google Pixel. Love the app on iPad, but want to use on phone.

Playdek, Inc. September 12, 2017

Robert Kielbicki September 14, 2017

Great game, finally got a response on my other problem. Can recommend it.

Playdek, Inc. September 14, 2017

Email notifications can turned off from the Profile & Friends screen after you login for online play.

Colin Lemoine September 19, 2017

Android Notifications are greyed out on Android 8.0 Oreo, any way to have it enabled?edit, still not working with latest version,on Nexus 6p Oreo

Playdek, Inc. September 7, 2017

Please install version 2.0.2. Push notifications should start working properly after you login for online play with that version.

Justin Berwick September 13, 2017

Really fun game well done port of a physical game

Miguel Delapaz September 18, 2017

Lack of notifications on Android 8.0 makes multiplayer super annoying...

Tigergirl1987 September 8, 2017

I have one of those notifications (red circle w/ white number on top right of app) and I have clicked EVERYWHERE on the app, in the app itself and I don't know how to make it go away. I have turned off notifications in the app itself and on my phone so any advice is appreciated. Other than that...it's one of my favorite apps to date

Peter Langdon September 8, 2017

Love it! I bought it for myself on my Nvidia Shield K1, bought a copy for my mom, and also installed it on my LG G5. Runs great on all of them. My only comaint is that all the expansion stuff is locked out on my LG G5, amd when I go to the in-app store, it shows the expansions for sale but says I already own them. Is there any way to synch the in-app purchases so my phone can access the expansion content? Thanks for making this! 😁

Brandon Meadows September 9, 2017

3 stars for now. When it runs I love it but on my LG Gpad F second generation I have tried to play about 10 times. I can't make it past the first round without it crashing. Once that is fixed 5 stars all the way.

Will Deeley September 13, 2017

I own and have played the actual board game many times, so I feel like I'm not a beginner player. However, the AI on this game is simply too hard. Even on the "easy" setting, it is virtually impossible to win a game against the computer even if you play optimally, or pretty close to it. It gets to the point where, although it's a great game and well-implemented, it's frustrating to play since you can rarely, if ever, win.

Chuck Christe September 8, 2017

I was pretty excited to see this game available for Android. I have the board game and the expansions (plus a Broken Token organizer insert, upgraded metal coins and Meeples instead of cubes). Needless to say...this digital version is a fantastic replica of the actual board game. My only "complaint" (which is minor) is that the music that plays during the set up or load screens is very repetitive. However is isn't a problem at all during the game. All in all...it plays great on my ZTE Warp Elite phone and I look forward to eventually playing it on my tablet as a bigger screen would be most welcome. Highly recommended!

Nate A September 12, 2017

So I had a issue installing the game, and getting it to load. Left a review and the devs responded straight away with a solution. So far the game seems awesome! Devs: thank you so much for the help, crazy fast response!

Playdek, Inc. September 12, 2017

Luke Coughlan September 7, 2017

Very disappointed, app hangs on black screen and doesn't open. Need to set permissions manually to get it to work. That's a one star effort guys.

Aaron Craven September 8, 2017

Cannot enable Android notifications. Can't change animation speed. Would be nice if I could skip the animations that show what the other players did on their turns because it eats into my clock on short games. The game exits to the lobby when I switch apps and has to reconnect to server when I go back. Edit: Android notifications have been fixed in version 2.0.2. Adding a star. Animation issues persist, but will be fixed in next update. Server issue persists and no word on a fix.

Playdek, Inc. September 7, 2017

Please install version 2.0.2. Push notifications should start working properly after you login for online play with that version. We'll have improvements for the animation speed in the next update.

Daniel Gomez September 7, 2017

I was really excited to try this out as I have heard good things about LoW, but never have had the chance to play it. Unfortunately, it will not open on my phone. It only open a blank, black screen.

Playdek, Inc. September 7, 2017

Konstantinos Pittas September 7, 2017

Great game and for those of you who have a black screen problem it says to reinstall the app. I did it and now I play a very nice board game.

Robert Rini September 7, 2017

Great game. Last update included much needed notifications. Runs a little slow, even on a (somewhat) newer phone. But overall, good job.

Ricardo Silva September 16, 2017

AI even on harder mode not challenging enough. They do not compete for the quest of their Lord as they are supposed to. Also found a bug, you can't send your incomplete mandatory quest to an opponent with one of the atack cards (and they had corruption). It doesn't let you select a quest.

Teddy Smongeski September 9, 2017

Great implementation. The one thing that consistently trips me up is the actions that are taken the grey player are hard to distinguish from actions that haven't been taken yet.

Gareth Tan September 14, 2017

Sometimes the game board view can get a little skewy due to tye pinch and spread view controls, but this is a very minor point and mostly due to my stubby fingers.

Croat AxeMan September 15, 2017

Love the game, but does anyone know why the Android notifications option is greyed out? Update: Notification all work great now.

Playdek, Inc. September 7, 2017

Please install version 2.0.2. Push notifications should start working properly after you login for online play with that version.

Christopher Hudson September 9, 2017

Very bad set up You cant navigate through the game without massive fustration I want a refund

Alex Schomburg September 8, 2017

Notifications are broken after upgrade to Android Oreo 8.0.0. I already updated to 2.0.2. Still broken.

Yannick Suter September 12, 2017

Would love to play this game, the boardgame version was always fun. But the screen stays black on a Google pixel XL device. I will correct my rating when this issue gets fixed.

Playdek, Inc. September 12, 2017

Jason Armstrong September 7, 2017

This is a downgrade from the apple version hopefully they will fix the issues

eliterminator00 September 10, 2017

Very good game with a UI that's difficult to use. Still worth buying.

Alex Nguyen September 7, 2017

Great job with this port to Android! I purchased it on iOS back in the day and love in this version all the nice little UI updates you've put in.

Jennifer Neto September 7, 2017

Well done! I was so excited when I found out LoWD was finally on Android and it does not disappoint!!

Orion Delwaterman September 8, 2017

Broken for Oreo. Will rerate if fixed

Playdek, Inc. September 8, 2017

Joshua hickman September 10, 2017

The game will not load on nexus 6p

Playdek, Inc. September 10, 2017

Mario Ferraro September 13, 2017

The game is great just not enough people. So it's hard to to get a game going

Parry Wong September 15, 2017

App won't start after OS updated to Android 8.0

Playdek, Inc. September 15, 2017

Kyle Schroer September 13, 2017

prefer the layout of the original ios app, but this is still a great adaptation of the game.

Leslie Kocin September 8, 2017

Nice game! Was highly recommended and I'm excited about playing!

GrumbleSquasher Huang September 10, 2017

Love it! Great game! Runs well on Nexus tablets and phones !

Jason Nelson September 3, 2017

My wife and I love playing this. I have it in my Family Library so that we can share and play together. My only real gripe is that we bought the expansions but I cannot seem to get them to share across the Family Library. If there was a way to share this across the Family Library this would be a 5. Edit: Fair enough. If it is a system limitation then there is no reason this shouldn't be a 5

Playdek, Inc. September 3, 2017

Unfortunately, sharing IAP purchases isn't supported through Family Library. That's how google implemented the system, so we don't have any control over it.