Blocks!: Hammer of the Scots

Bad. Just avoid all of the blocks titles. Doesn't even do the basic job of translating the board game into a video game. Basic rules errors, crashes, poor UI, no support. None of the omitted rules are beyond simple game logic to include. Will avoid all other Blocks games while the license remains with this company (which is a shame because I love the analog blocks games from Columbia, but they picked a really bad partner on this one).

It seems that the main coder does not work on this project anymore, which leads me to believe that the game will never leave early access. Which is really too bad, because with an improved AI and some rules fixes this would have been a great implementation of the board game.

Pros: The game is great. the implementation is great. Cons: The AI is terrible! (I Won the game on the first year, playing England). its not easy to find someone to play with in the multiplayer lobby. Verdict: Only buy this game if you have someone to play with or if you the biggest fan of the game.

Between the broken AI and terrible UI, it's not worth the money.

Its kinda like Richard III War of the Roses but harder and different. You're also in a bottleneck. And there's no naval campaign unless you have a card or hire the Norse raiders. Nobles are not eliminated... They're simply captured and become opposition. Killing Robert the Bruce or Edward II however is different and doing so wins the game for the opposing side. Has about as much Historical accuracy as Mel Gibson's Bravehart in a way.

Fun, but as everyone points out, the AI needs some work. The Scottish faction is the only one that's remotely challenging. I played England for the first time and won within two campaigns (about 15 minutes). The biggest problem with the Ai is that it retreats even when there are no open area's to retreat to, which results in the player gaining control over those blocks. Obviously a player in that situation would fight to the death since they have nothing to loose. Fun, but not very challenging. If your a nerd for Scottish history or a fan of these sort of block war-games, I'd recommend it, but expect the Ai to be a bit of a pushover. Hopefully the devs will get it together and fix the Ai, but Im not too hopefull considering how long its been in Early Access.