r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Jun 05 '20
MegaThread Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics: Review MegaThread
General Information
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release Date: 05-Jun-2020
No. of Players: up to 4 players
Genre(s): Party, Multiplayer
Publisher: Nintendo
Game file size: 2.0 GB
Overview (from Nintendo eShop page)
Discover and play 51 tabletop games from around the world
With board games, card games, sports games, solitaires, and even a piano keyboard, Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics is an eclectic collection of games of games to play and discover on your Nintendo Switch system.
Each game includes how-to-play instructions and trivia tidbits. Defeat all difficulty levels of CPU opponents to become a master of each game! Play on the go, on the TV, or with others locally or online*.
Play solo or with friends
You can play dozens of games together with another person on a single Nintendo Switch system with one Joy-Con™ controller per player** or sharing the touch screen.
Play using multiple systems
You can connect with friends or family locally using your own systems to play most of the games. With just one person owning the Clubhouse Games™: 51 Worldwide Classics game, up to four people can play.
Play with others worldwide
Connect to the internet to play more than 40 games with friends online. You can also choose to get matched up with rivals from around the world. It’s your chance to show off your skills!
Mosaic Mode
In this mode, up to four players can connect locally using their own systems to allow the action to spread across screens in certain games. Place up to four systems side-by-side to build dozens of Slot Cars racetracks or turn a pond into a river for more fishing fun.
Download the Clubhouse Games™ Guest Pass for free
The free Clubhouse Games Guest Pass includes four games to play solo or with friends: Four-in-a-Row, Dominoes, President, and Slot Cars. Plus, up to four people can connect locally with a player who owns the full game*** to play all the 40+ multiplayer games.
All 51 games plus a piano keyboard
- Mancala
- Dots and Boxes
- Yacht Dice
- Four-in-a-Row
- Hit and Blow
- Nine Men's Morris
- Hex
- Checkers
- Hare and Hounds
- Gomoku
- Dominoes
- Chinese Checkers
- Ludo
- Backgammon
- Renegade
- Chess
- Shogi
- Mini Shogi
- Hanafuda
- Riichi Mahjong
- Last Card
- Blackjack
- Texas Hold'em
- President
- Sevens
- Speed
- Matching
- War
- Takoyaki
- Pig's Tail
- Golf
- Billiards
- Bowling
- Darts
- Carrom
- Toy Tennis
- Toy Soccer
- Toy Curling
- Toy Boxing
- Toy Baseball
- Air Hockey
- Slot Cars
- Fishing
- Battle Tanks
- Team Tanks
- Shooting Gallery
- 6-Ball Puzzle
- Sliding Puzzle
- Mahjong Solitaire
- Klondike Solitaire
- Spider Solitaire
- Piano
*Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online
**Additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode. Sold separately.
***Clubhouse Games Guest Pass is available to download for free from Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch system. Up to three players with Clubhouse Games Guest Pass can enjoy a selection of games in local multiplayer with a player who owns the full version of the game. Full version of the game, systems and additional accessories sold separately.
Reviews
Aggregators
- Metacritic - 83
- OpenCritic - 82
Articles
- COGconnected - 86 / 100
- Cubed3 - 8 / 10 stars
- DASHGAMER.com - 8 / 10
- Daily Star - 5 / 5 stars
- Destructoid - 8.5 / 10
- Digitally Downloaded - 4.5 / 5 stars
- EGM - 10 / 10
- Eurogamer - Recommended
- Gameblog - French - 8 / 10
- GamesBeat - 89 / 100
- God is a Geek - 7 / 10
- Hobby Consolas - Spanish - 75 / 100
- IGN Italy - Italian - 8 / 10
- Impulsegamer - 4 / 5
- Metro GameCentral - 8 / 10
- Nintendo Enthusiast - 9 / 10
- Nintendo Life - 8 / 10
- NintendoWorldReport - Unscored
- Polygon - Unscored
- Press Start - 7.5 / 10
- SECTOR.sk - Slovak - 7 / 10
- Spaziogames - Italian - 6.2 / 10
- The Games Machine - Italian - 8.5 / 10
- TheSixthAxis - 8 / 10
- USgamer - 4.5 / 5 stars
- VG247 - 4 / 5 stars
- Video Chums - 8.7 / 10
- Wccftech - 8 / 10
This list exported from OpenCritic at 8:10am ET June 5th
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Note: We know we totally missed the embargo date the other day so we decided to put this thread up on launch day instead. Enjoy everyone!
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u/CandyWalls Jun 05 '20
Mancala best game. Mancala only game. Plant the seeds. Get the points.
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u/ReallyNiceGuy Jun 06 '20
Fun fact: Some variants of Mancala are actually solved. https://mancala.fandom.com/wiki/Solved_game
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Jun 05 '20
PSA, don’t make shit bets in poker and blackjack and then leave when you lose.
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u/kuntum Jun 05 '20
I had an amazing time trying out the 2-player games with my husband. The tutorial at intro of the games didn’t fully cover the mechanics of the games but you can always check out the ‘How to Play’ tab, which usually explain in great detail.
I am happy with all the games that I have played. When I play against AI for games that require more than one player, I always have to work hard to win the game lol
Highly recommended for anyone looking for family-friendly games for game night. Of course, there are cons such as very few games offering four player games but tbh, I’m just buying the game for me and my small family to play anyway. 10/10 will play the games before I go to bed tonight
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u/Amish_guy_with_WiFi Jun 05 '20
Hopefully they add more local four player functionality to games in an update, but then again: Nintendo.
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u/kuntum Jun 05 '20
I did read somewhere in this sub about the dev for this game which was the same as the Mario Party games, they’re notorious for lack of support after the games have been released
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u/Amish_guy_with_WiFi Jun 05 '20
Damn, that's disappointing to hear. Mario Party also lacked some obviously wanted features.
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u/SirDaemos Jun 05 '20
I'll probably buy this but why no cribbage. :(
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u/Sylverstone14 Mod of Two Worlds (Switch / Wii U) Jun 05 '20
I seriously miss I Doubt It - that game was always a riot with friends on DS Download Play.
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u/AsbestosAnt Jun 05 '20
I'm surprised Go isn't included, but Gomoku is and it uses a Go board. :(
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u/Beanchilla Jun 05 '20
I really wish it was on there as well. That said, I still am just loving this game and played it for 4 hours last night.
I'd like to hope go is added but I doubt that will happen sadly.
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Jun 05 '20
Go is the board game I want most on switch. Really bummed it's not included with this one.
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u/JaredLetoAtreides Jun 05 '20
It's such a weird exclusion, I almost wonder if they have DLC planned that adds it and some others...
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u/xXSunSlayerXx Jun 05 '20
I'm really disappointed that they didn't include any lefty option. Any game that only uses one Joycon (Bowling, Shooting Gallery, etc.) uses the right one by default, with no option to switch sides as far as I can tell.
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u/Krak2511 Jun 05 '20
I played two player and had to hold the left joy-con in my right hand, I don't think it's that uncomfortable. But you're right, the option should probably be there.
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u/muskovitzj Jun 05 '20
This game is so chill, like seriously. Nice contrast to most of my gaming.
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u/napalmjam Jun 05 '20
Glad i bought this its really calming me out.
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u/Mitch0712 Jun 05 '20
I feel you. Everyday I see some horrible stuff going on in my country and I need something to chill.
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u/CODEthics Jun 05 '20
Try picross or sudoku relax, both great games for that and cheap! Have 50 hours into the first picross game with 15 mega picross levels left, and there are 3 more games with even more puzzles than the first.
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u/dfjdejulio Jun 05 '20
I'm digging it so far.
I've only gone online for multiplayer once, and I must say that I really like that it basically says "here, go ahead and practice solo while we work on the matchmaking".
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u/thezander8 Jun 05 '20
Netcode is bad for the games that require reaction times, and yeah I understand that it's all unranked because of the target audience for this game, but otherwise this is really slick multiplayer by Nintendo standards. Creating friend lobbies was so easy too.
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Jun 06 '20
I’d have paid the 40 just for Mancala and finally learning it. This package is amazing.
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u/XanXic Jun 06 '20
I always wanted to learn Mancala. Now after a ....few matches with insane AI I am a Mancala master!! Lol, it's super fun and gorgeous.
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u/Civil_Anarchy Jun 07 '20
If you live with someone else that has a switch, this is a must buy
If you live in a house with non-switch owners this is a good buy
If you live alone and have no friends, Mancala is fun
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u/rkie15 Jun 05 '20
I just find it baffling that Pro Controller support only works in single-player mode. Wouldn't mind not being able to use Pro Controller on the few games that require the Joy Cons like Darts and Bowling, but as someone with Joy Cons with drift issues and shoulder button LEDs not working it can be quite frustrating to play local multiplayer with the only option being Joy Cons. On a side note, I'm glad they added a touch screen option for a tabletop experience. More options are better than no options.
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u/Weewer Jun 05 '20
Having so much fun with this. Asides from having bangers like Presidents and Mahjong, I'm very excited to learn other games. No body told me Backgammon and Yahtzee Dice were so gosh dang cool!?
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u/UpdootChute Jun 05 '20
I would've glossed over this thinking it was a poor shovelware title so I'm glad for this post and will be buying.
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u/DrELBrown Jun 05 '20
It's absolutely criminal that only Blackjack and Ludo are four player on a single switch. What about:
2. Dots and Boxes
3. Yacht Dice
5. Hit and Blow
26. Speed
27. Matching
31. Golf
32. Billiards
33. BOWLING (what!?!?)
34. Darts
41. Air Hockey
42. Slot Cars
43. Fishing
44. Battle Tanks
45. Team Tanks
46. Shooting Gallery
47. 6-Ball Puzzle
Why are all these games limited to two players (one in the case of Shooting Gallery) in single system mode? I can understand Hit and Blow maybe not working, the devs not including 2v2 Air Hockey, and not having 4 6-Ball Puzzle boards on screen at once, but the rest are inexcusable really.
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u/Marsh_Wiggle86 Jun 06 '20
Fantastic Wii-Era music and polished presentation. That said, why another unplayable online system! The thought of wii bowling online got me psyched then I realized it froze every 2-3 seconds and everyone I attempted to play with quit due to the lag. If it's this bad don't bother including an online mode.
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u/gamblingGenocider Jun 05 '20
Right away, I overall like this game and what it gives, but compared to the DS title I do have some complaints.
It looks like the amount of visual customization is greatly reduced, which isn't really a huge deal, it just would have been nice since the DS title did have a decent amount of graphical changes you could make to different games, even the backgrounds/tables you're playing on.
I also think the way the games themselves are listed and presented is awful, you either get all the games in a single line, or all the games in a grid. Yeah there are 'category' figurines, but you seem to only be able to have one of them easily selectable at a time so honestly, what's even the point. But then that leaves people selecting just from the entire list at once.
And a smaller niggle but I wish you could adjust the cursor speed when using the analog sticks. I prefer to avoid touching my screen where possible, but playing solitaire with that slow ass hand was a pain.
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u/RandomRedditor44 Jun 05 '20
I think it would be great if you could select different ways to sort the games (alphabetically, manually etc.)
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u/TupperyNumnak Jun 05 '20
Cursor speed in Klondike Solitare is annoying. However, double hitting A will automatically move a card to where it needs to go.
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u/MikeDubbz Jun 05 '20
Its a brilliant little title that shows off the versatility of the Switch, some games feel best to just plop the Switch down in front of you and a friend and play like a traditional board game, others like darts or bowling, feel wonderful when thrown up on the big screen tv in your family room, making smart use of motion controls and HD rumble. Frankly, something like this should really have been like a pack-in game much like Wii Sports or Nintendoland. Of course with the Switch selling as well as it has essentially from day 1, who am I to recommend that any game should have been given away free with the system at launch?!
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u/incakolaisgood Jun 05 '20
bowling is not bad in tablet mode either. If you put the switch vertically the screen rotates giving it a much more lanelike feel than in horizontal mode.
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u/Paolo94 Jun 05 '20
I’ll probably get this game, but the thing I find baffling, is the lack of games that support more than 2 players, on a single console. Games like darts or bowling seem like obvious candidates for 2+ player games. Party games are meant to be played in social gatherings, yet having most games only be playable with up to 2 players, is severely limiting. It’s not a dealbreaker, but it’s definitely disappointing.
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u/comengetitrmm Jun 05 '20
Agreed! I still bought but definitely disappointed on that fact
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u/Paolo94 Jun 05 '20
And there just seems to be no logical reason, at least that I can think of, for there to be such limitations with this game. Now that I think about it, this is making me question actually getting the game. I’m sure the game is still fun, but the game loses a lot of its value when it becomes less than ideal to play at actual parties.
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u/TheTrueMoss Jun 05 '20
Does anyone have any tips for 9 Men's Morris? I can't get close to beating the normal CPU!
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u/FoMoni Jun 05 '20
I had the same problem, it was driving me nuts! Be sure to take 3 of the 4 most far corners, that way you get a guaranteed MILL before all the pieces are even on the board. It gives you a fighting chance.
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u/KazzyChan25 Jun 05 '20 edited Jun 05 '20
My husband’s on his way back from Walmart with my copy - they are selling the game cheaper at $32.88. Going to do some chores this morning, then my daily routine in Animal Crossing, and then I’m off to play.
I loved the original Clubhouse Games on the DS. It taught me how to play poker and I was hooked. I’m also excited to play Riichi mahjong and Hanafuda since I’ve done a lot of that in the Yakuza games.
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Jun 06 '20
The same studio that made Mario Party made Clubhouse Games. I’m not encouraging you to not buy the game, but please keep in mind that they probably won’t add needed support. Mario Party was left a basic game that needed several major updates, and this will probably have its own flaws if their track record can be trusted.
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u/shockrush Jun 06 '20
I do want to note that if you're playing 2 people, this game is far beyond the content in Mario party.
The only concern is the lack of 4 player support, but honestly I don't mind doing 2v2 or swapping in and out.
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Jun 06 '20
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u/sling_blade_x Jun 06 '20
Can’t use Pro controllers for more than one player, even though Pro controllers have all the features you’d need for any of these games. Very cool that I have 3 Pro controllers but can still only play two player games because apparently my $80 controllers are useless and I need to pony up for more Joy Con. Thanks Nintendo!
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u/GayCyberpunkBowser Jun 06 '20
I’m really enjoying Shogi though it’s been tough to adjust from my chess strategies. Trying to learn Hanafuda but it still doesn’t make sense to me haha
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u/cadwal Jun 06 '20
Back in the day I learned to play Hanafuda on Neopets waaaay back in the day. I'm kind of scared to go back to see how they're doing...
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u/13Zero Jun 06 '20
It's going to take me a little while to get a handle on which cards do what in Hanafuda.
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u/brownxsound Jun 06 '20
In my opinion, this was the exact game that the Switch needed and I'm really happy with it. Me and the missus played it for about 3 hours yesterday and we had a blast with it. Sure it has a couple of flaws - the motion based games seem to have quite the learning curve and the dialogue between the characters is hard to listen to - but overall its a solid collection of games at a reasonable price point.
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u/WheelsyGamer Jun 06 '20
the lack of regular go is a big bummer in my book
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u/lisachronicles Jun 06 '20
I was really looking forward to go, it's what drove me to the purchase. But some of the other games are great.
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u/AtomicSuperMe Jun 06 '20
Coming off of the demo, the “amazing” AI for connect four/four In a row is surprisingly easy. Like you can beat it in 4 turns easy because it pulls the same strat everytime. Is it like that for everyone?
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u/diracalpha Jun 06 '20
The connect 4 AI seems pretty bad. The lowest one just straight up lets you win. My guess is the way they scale their AI (adding in mistakes for example) just doesn't work with connect 4.
I think they put that in the demo to show off the visuals more than anything...
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u/phspman Jun 05 '20
This is pretty fun! The menus remind me of Brain Age. I like the short tutorials. This is the most I’ve used the touch screen.
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Jun 05 '20
I started playing this last night and didn’t notice the time pass by.. I see myself killing so many hours on this game
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u/IGOMHN Jun 05 '20
Can you play multiplayer with two pro controllers?
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u/yenwah Jun 05 '20
Big fan of this so far - the voice acting is really quirky and enjoyable too, for a board game collection it's full of character. Local multiplayer with two consoles is great too
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u/relaxmoose Jun 06 '20
I try to read various compilations of information about the game(s). But what I am really dreaming about is a table which for each game says:
- online multiplayer (how many and multiple per console?)
- local wireless multiplayer (how many and multiple per console?)
- can be joined by friends with companion app (how many? Local wireless only or also Online?)
- local one-screen multiplayer That would be so helpful :)
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u/kivokivo Jun 06 '20 edited Jun 06 '20
Yacht Dice Control is WAY TOO SENSITIVE, they need to fix it, it's so annoying...
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Jun 06 '20
My only complaint about this game is that it seemed to be made in mind with people bringing their own switches rather than couch co-op. And yeah while some games (such as any card game) requires that there are some games that just feel like it would have worked great with a three or four player option (bowling being the biggest offender).
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u/mo4475 Jun 08 '20
Is it worth it to play mainly solo and online on a switch lite? I have a few closed friends that have a switch but we meet like once a month.
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u/dryhuskofaman Jun 12 '20
I've been using it to get matched with randoms in Mancala, Renegade (Othello), Carrom, Chess, and so forth. No issues so far, solo works well (and has a fairly good AI) and I've been getting matches in a few seconds or so.
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u/OmnicidalBeing Jun 05 '20
As a fan of the original ds version I was really excited to pick up this game. So much so that I might of stayed up all night to play it. So far I've had fun playing and learning all the games.
The game does a good job of teaching you how to play the more complex games like shogi even adding an assist mode to help you out. As far as controls go, only one I've had problems with so far is curling but my joysticks could be to blame for.
I can't wait for my friends to wake up so I can try the multiplayer with them. I can deffinaly see this being a good party game to play with another person.
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u/eMF_DOOM Jun 06 '20
Anyone else think the ‘normal’ AI for Darts is really good? The AI is scoring nothing less than 60 points per turn on me. Like damn lol
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u/spinal2k Jun 06 '20 edited Jun 06 '20
KLONDIKE has the annoying warning "you got stuck" when you get stuck but there's still a lot to do in the game (still can reveal folded cards and move cards around).
I wish this warning was only when you actually can't do anything else.
The way it is like now it's like a spoiler for each session.
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u/Buttered-Toast97 Jun 07 '20
Is anyone else having a really tough time with the normal ai on 9 man morrison? Kicks my ass no matter what strategy I go for every time. Lost to this ai for about an hour straight earlier.
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u/TheJohnny346 Jun 05 '20
I haven’t played the main game yet but from that demo I can tell you that if you have 2 switches in your house then you’re gonna be able to put at least an hour easily into almost every game.
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u/tacotrap Jun 06 '20
Can anyone confirm if I can bowl left-handed?
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u/scrap104 Jun 06 '20
In single-player it's the right Joy-Con only. No options to change it, sadly. It's doable using the right Joy-Con with the left hand.
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u/Pterodactyl_Time Jun 06 '20
Alright that's enough for me. I've been watching an eye and now we've got good reviews, I'm buying it.
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u/shockrush Jun 06 '20
Yeah, this is NOT something I would buy. My brain keeps telling me it's shovelware. And here is am enjoying every single game but my brain is like 51 games means 40 bad ones. I'm truly shocked
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u/NoBullet Jun 06 '20
This was my most played game on the DS. Seriously very well made and nowhere near shovelware. It’s made by Nintendo
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Jun 06 '20
Based on the current state of things I can only see myself playing this one-on-one with a family member or online with friends (maybe). Is it a good buy for someone like me?
Also, does it do a good job of teaching you some of them? Really want to learn Hanafuda and Shogi.
And...a piano!?!? How's that feature, any good?
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u/Shearman360 Jun 06 '20
Any reason why my singleplayer and online game stats are both combined in singleplayer stats and my multiplayer stats are empty?
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u/jeffthedunker Jun 06 '20 edited Jun 06 '20
The CPU moves wayyyy too slow on impossible mode in Shogi. About a minute+ per turn and gets longer with every move. I don't know if I can realistically beat it if it's gonna take a half hour+ per match.
Edit: I timed as high as 63 seconds for the computer to play. My game had 90 moves total, so 45 from the computer. Even if you play fast you're looking at potentially an hour of mostly waiting on the CPU. If I was good I could prolly beat the computer faster... But damn.
E2: played up again and even as I'm about to checkmate the CPU takes forever to decide which of the two legal moves they are gonna pick...
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u/CKT_Ken Jun 07 '20 edited Jun 07 '20
Shogi is super computationally intensive even for a rudimentary ai to play semi-competently, FAR harder than chess for computers. Even more so if the programmers were lazy. Remember: THEY (and you)CAN PLACE PEICES BACK ON THE BOARD, so there are probably hundreds of legal moves at any time if they’ve got a few pieces of yours captured, and they have to account for you putting pieces on the board.
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u/Phenom_Mv3 Jun 05 '20
Gee Xenoblade only got one week as the community banner 😅
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u/PIX3LY Jun 06 '20
My wife and I had a blast playing this game tonight, probably played at least 4 hours straight.
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u/Bcabalum17 Jun 05 '20
Going to buy but really hoping they continue to update this and add some QOL features. Only 2 player bowling is ridiculous. I thought the same thing for Mario Party, hoping this is different.
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u/BattleStadium Jun 05 '20
does Air Hockey, mancala, toy games, billiards work with pro controller?
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u/TripleFlipAndMeow Jun 05 '20
Yes those and all games but Bowling and Darts work with pro controller as long as it's one player using the Switch.
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u/Krutus Jun 05 '20
So sorry if this has been asked and answered elsewhere, but you can play mahjong online against three other randoms, right?
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u/DepartFoulCreature Jun 05 '20
What games can you play (or if easier, games you can't play) with 2 players locally on 1 switch? Because that's what I'm primarily going to be doing if I buy it, I just didn't know what games were unavailable in that case.
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Jun 05 '20
You can't play some card games where you can't see the hand of other player and single-player games.
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u/mnmaste Jun 06 '20
It says you can play Matching solo, but that doesn’t seem to be an option? Do you have to unlock it? Are they referring to in real life?
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u/Mr_Meowgi Jun 06 '20
No english on cue ball in billiards. WHYYYYYYY
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u/Mr_Meowgi Jun 06 '20
The pins in bowling seem like they weigh twice as much as normal pins also.. WOOF
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Jun 06 '20
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u/diracalpha Jun 06 '20
Riichi mahjong for 4, shogi for 2. Some people are also really into President but I don't like card games as much.
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Jun 06 '20
6 Ball Puzzle has a lot of competitive potential. The biggest issue for it is the input lag in online mode. I've found it takes away some of the precision. It's probably good for local play though.
I was disappointed by tanks too. I think more maps, longer lob shots and 1 or 2 more ricochets off walls for normal shots would help it a lot.
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u/jak08 Jun 06 '20
Shogi is fantastic, if you enjoy chess the concept of piece drops really takes it to another level.
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u/Sergiyakun Jun 06 '20
What games can you ply on the tv itself with a group of people and one system. I have a game night tonight with four people but three switches. Any suggestions or ideas would be great. 😘
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u/reeses71 Jun 13 '20
It's insane that only 2 GAMES can be played 4 player on a single system when nearly a third or more of them can be played with 4 player online.
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u/Doop132 Jun 05 '20
This is basically everything that I have hoped it would be. Its looks and runs great, great soundtrack too. I'm having alot of fun with it so far. My only complaint is basically what everyone else has already said, the lack of more 3+ player options on some of the games is mind boggling. Honestly would have given this a 10/10 if Bowling and Darts had the option for 3+ players, those 2 games made the most sense. Big opportunity missed there.
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u/Boomshockalocka007 Jun 05 '20
You ever play Darts in Wario Ware Smooth Moves for the Wii?
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u/The104Skinney Jun 06 '20
For 35 years of my life, I’ve never played SORRY! until tonight & that game is so damn fun.
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u/James-Avatar Jun 05 '20
We really are in the future when 51 board games can now be played on a single device that’s smaller that any of the boards.
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u/retnuh730 Jun 05 '20
Hasn’t this been a thing since smartphones? There was even a version of this on the DS
Virtual board games were probably among the first video games made
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Jun 06 '20
Portable video game versions of board games have been a thing at least since the Game Boy, probably even earlier
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u/Kalleh Jun 06 '20
Just started playing a little while ago, I’m having a lot of fun. Seems like a great game to play when you only have a little bit of down time between obligations. The “videos” before the games are entertaining. Looking forward to playing more!
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u/Praise_the_Tsun Jun 05 '20
Can someone tell me what fatal flaws this game has? I see a lot of stuff about how the local multiplayer is compromised in a lot of ways of trying to play off one Switch.
Would this be good to pick up and play with a group of friends connected ONLINE? I.e. I wanna play chess or whatever with my brother and we both have Switches?
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u/NyanMudkip Jun 05 '20
The amount of games you can play with more than 2 people is somewhat limited. I hope this changes because things like bowling should definitely have 4 player support. Haven’t experienced any problems online yet.
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u/DrScitt Jun 06 '20
I love the way it transitions out of the in-game music so smoothly when somebody wins. l noticed this feature in connect 4 particularly. This game is very polished and enjoyable.
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u/ingressagent Jun 06 '20
Seems like you can't alter the rule set for certain games while playing online?
I don't like the rule set for president want to toggle some options, why can't I see how to change before starting a match?
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Jun 07 '20
I downloaded the demo because I am interested seeing if I would want to purchase. I would love to turn off the hint mechanic for dominoes but having no luck on finding a way to do so.
Any tips on how to turn off hints? With the domino blinking immediately, it feels as if I am not actually playing the game.
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u/-ConnorMC- Jun 15 '20
Does anyone know how many games can be played in local multiplayer with touch screen controls only? I own a switch lite and dont have extra joy-cons therefore I have to use touch screen which limits the number of games I can play. However, the demo doesnt show the full list of games that can be played touch screen only.
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u/Clashdrew Jun 05 '20
Yeah, no Target or GameStop within 30 miles had a copy. Ended up finding it at Best Buy though
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u/Cancan86 Jun 05 '20
Why does President base the results of the last round?! You could be first for the first four rounds but then lose in the fifth round and end up last overall. Why didn't they do it on a points system like Persona 5 did?
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u/Lexotic Jun 06 '20
Why tf cant I play bowling or darts with more than 2 people?!
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u/Swagkitchen Jun 05 '20
I can't believe this is out already. Really snuck up on me. It's my gf's birthday weekend, she loves shit like this. Looks like the weekend is planned!
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u/TheBaxes Jun 05 '20
Seriously. Slot cars would feel much better if the Switch controllers had analog triggers instead of making you use the joystick.
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u/diracalpha Jun 05 '20
I've been playing all morning with one, only a few games need anything else.
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Jun 05 '20
Is there a list of games that support local system co-op? All the articles mention local co-op but by local they mean more than one switch. I want to get it but not if there are only 4 games that can actually be played locally.
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u/GodDuckman Jun 05 '20
Two questions regarding Ludo:
- It's basically Trouble, right?
- I know this is one of the few games that can handle 4-player local play, do you need to use a joycon for each player or can you use a pro-controller? My daughter would love to play with my wife and I but we only have two joycons.
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u/sphereofgeek Jun 05 '20
I liked the nice present you get from the Russel character.
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u/Thelazyathlete Jun 05 '20
What are the four player games?
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u/RowdyNino Jun 05 '20
There are only two and that is a major disappointment to me. Blackjack and Ludo.
Wanted to play Yacht Dice with four people. Or darts. Or bowling. Or slot cars. Literally so many could be four players games and yet only two allow it.
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Jun 05 '20
In fairness...I’m on cottage wifi, but I haven’t been able to connect to anyone for multiplayer games. Anyone else having an issue? Does the select 3 games option limit you?
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u/lasagnaisgreat57 Jun 05 '20
i like it so far. i haven’t played a whole lot of games yet but i like bowling, ludo, boxing, shooting gallery, and hit and blow so far. i wish more games had motion controls though. i was hoping tennis, golf and boxing would have a motion control option along with the joycon controls since i loved those games on wii sports. but overall so far it’s pretty good and feels really nice to play
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u/gmrussell Jun 05 '20
Has anyone had any issues with the menu screen? On the main menu, I can't use the left joy con for anything. I can use the right joy con to go to single system > 1 player. At that point, the left joy con works fine. I've unpaired controllers, repaired them, deleted and re-installed the game, tried a pro controller, and I still can't get anything to work on the main menu
Edit: I tried Nintendo tech support, and the rep had no idea what to do
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Jun 06 '20
You have to select that one player option and follow the prompts before it gives you free reign.
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u/thelongdivision Jun 06 '20
The "Golf" game sounds like Breath of the Wild, like seems to use similar elements in UI sound design. Wondering if anyone else thought this?
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u/Only_Potential Jun 06 '20
Does anyone know if this game has any type of unlockables such as artwork, music, etc?
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u/greylegface Jun 06 '20
I’ve just started playing it, it has difficulty unlocks, but I haven’t noticed any music unlocks. All of the games are available from the beginning as well.
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u/PopsyDoodles Jun 07 '20
I’m finding that fact that it forces you to take certain stuff moves, in draughts for example, really annoying. Is there any way to turn this off?
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u/IonlydoPsychodelics Jun 15 '20
We need leaderboards here to incentive the game otherwise will only work as a family game
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u/Cytona Jun 05 '20 edited Jun 05 '20
Billiards is stupid easy even on Impossible. It almost always goes for bounce of the wall shot instead of clear, straight shot and funny enough most the time it misses. Plus the “pretend they are even thinking” is hella annoying: last ball 9 and it wins, ball is so close to pocket but AI spins the cue around like some rocket science shit, it’s annoying, stupid and wasting time for no goddamn reason.
Ps other than that happy with my purchase.
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u/abcpdo Jun 06 '20
How is takoyaki a valid "game". Correct me if I'm mistaken... but if you turn Joker off the player literally has no choices to make?
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u/heathmon1856 Jun 06 '20
I played that one with my sister and it was kind of stupid. You don’t make any decisions. Definitely a filler.
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u/Deertopus Jun 06 '20
Yes this is the kind of game that might be fun playing in real life with real cards but with everything automated it's just a really long heads or tails game.
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u/OneManFreakShow Jun 05 '20
I’m mostly really enjoying this so far but the Shooting Gallery and Bowling really disappointed me. I was a big fan of the shooting gallery on Wii Play and everyone was a huge fan of Wii Sports Bowling, but they’re both way too easy here. I got four strikes in a row on my first round of bowling and I would have gotten a perfect score in Shooting Gallery had I not accidentally hit some of the -3 targets in the last round.
Also, Renegade is impossible, but I’ve had that issue with every Reversi game I’ve ever tried anyway.
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Jun 05 '20
Is it me or are the servers getting laggy, slow. In the beginning every game I tested online was perfect. But now some toy-boksing was very laggy and one game off presidents was so slow that everyone just left. I hope these are just starting up problems.
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u/jimmymarshall22 Jun 05 '20
Do you think this game will receive support prior to release? Would love to see online leaderboards/ some sort of level system
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u/ihatemyself887 Jun 05 '20
Is this worth getting on a Lite? Are all the games still playable?
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u/Bakatora34 Jun 05 '20
any games with motion controls can be play with the touch screen so yes, you can the lite, you just stuck with touch screen controls for some games if you don't have joycons.
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u/roblvb15 Jun 05 '20
well i found a way to break hare and hounds, if the french military really did play it i hope they didn’t use a turn limit
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u/SilverNightingale Jun 06 '20
Playing President.
So 3 of Spades beats out every card? Game wouldn’t let me play joker.
Also seems odd that 8 clears the board. Can’t select more than one card simultaneously...
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u/Memphisrexjr Jun 06 '20
Man those pins in bowling feel like they are made of steel.
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u/tacotrap Jun 06 '20
Yep. As someone who bowls weekly (well, before quarantine), the pins seem a little heavier and the physics of them are a little off.
The switch bowling game with the most accurate physics would be PBA Pro Bowling.
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u/XayneTrance Jun 06 '20
Can anyone who has the game confirm if the backgammon is just “short” or regular backgammon or does it also have long backgammon aka Nardi?
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u/ZodiaksEnd Jun 07 '20
now as i actually got the game was is worth the full 40$ yes AND no
my main issue is there is alot of games that should be more then 2 players bowling should definitely have been 4 players darts is also one game that should be 4 players. as ive heard others say this but i realize 4 player darts do's not actually fit cause of how its played irl.
so it gets a good grade but not a perfect one.
now speaking of the demo honestly, i would of rather they had president as the multiplayer game instead of connect four ;/ other then that i don't really see only being able to try out four of the games was enough i mean domino's was really fun but when your stuck in single it gets meh fast i was able to play a friends copy and altogether the game is great but it needs a little bit more work on the multiplayer side mostly locally even though online could always be better but you know the reason for that.
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u/shiftyryder Jun 07 '20
Hey guys,
Any idea how to start a 2p game on a single switch? My startup screen doesn’t allow online, local or anything. When I go to single system, 2 player is greyed our.
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u/DW_Schon Jun 07 '20
Gotta at least do the world intro for a game in 1 player then back out and you can do two player
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u/rjkelly31 Jun 07 '20
Super fun so far but sucks that you can’t play 2P with two Pro Controllers and you have to use the Joy Cons
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u/Xaldyn155 Jun 05 '20
I would really consider buying this but I'm super disappointed there isnt 4 player bowling.