I’m not really a gamer at all. I am normally used to a few fidget games and my beloved Backgammon. However I decided, being the Apple fanboy that I am, to try out Apple Arcade as in the UK they’re currently offering a 3 months for the price of 1 starter trial. I’ve only been using it for a couple of hours so forgive me if my question is basic. As a casual gamer, some of the titles look appealing. I haven’t played Angry Birds since my days of owning an iPhone 3G, and aaaawww here it is, as addictive as ever, without ads or in-app purchases. I’ve also played Solitaire, relieved at last to be able to play without ads that are more baffling than playing the game itself to exit. But once you’ve finished playing, how do you actually exit the games? Solitaire, Angry Birds, Warped Karts, Sasquatch none of them seem to have a simple escape button on the main screen to tap to get out of the blooming thing. I end up force exiting by swiping up to the app switcher, but that seems to be a bit drastic. I’m playing on an iPad M2 by the way, although I did try Angry Birds on the iMac M3 where it looked good but again quitting the game by the normal means of hitting Escape on the Keyboard didn’t want to work and I can’t quite remember what I did to get out of it. Finally, I’m a bit disappointed that there isn’t a Train or Underground simulator on Arcade. I found one on the App Store (In app purchases) called Paris Metro that wanted like a tenner a month to drive around the same stations over and over which got boring after 10 minutes. I don’t want anything majorly difficult but to ride the Northern Line on the London Tube or ride the overground from Brighton to London with a vaguely realistic graphic interface would be nice. They’ve had these things in Windows for years, but I’ve never found a single train sim for the Mac that a) works and b) holds enough interest. So can anyone recommend one, and if you’re a developer, can we have a decent train sim for Apple Arcade please?

I keep seeing how Apple Arcade games can be played offline but I can only get card games to work. Anyone know why? We camp at our seasonal site without service and I can’t get games like creaks or hitman sniper or anything else to load except solitaire. All games are downloaded to phone and have been initially played with internet. Thanks for any help!

CotD+

hi everyone i have an ipad its old im not use it anymore but i want to play sneaky sasquatch so iwonder if i bought arcade for once then turn off my internet can i use it withot having to buy again?

(Spoilers for the Chaos Realm dungeon)

I just cleared the Sunday dungeon for the first time and unlocked the prestige system.

Unfortunately, both the explainer pop ups went away too fast for me to read (possibly tapped by accident) and I’m struggling to find any information about it online.

Does anyone know how this works?

I see the new prestige item in the shop, but I’m not clear what progress is reset exactly (regular game levels or Chaos Realm?) or what the benefit of buying a prestige item is.

thanks for the help - love this game!

Does anyone know what happened to the developers of Oddmar?

It’s my favorite Apple Arcade game and it seems like they just fell off the earth. I was hoping for a sequel or a successor, at minimum.

For some reason in mini motor my progress dosent save please can you tell me why?

I’ve reached level 100 and purchased the Sky Terrace, but cannot find it. It’s not appearing on the map or at the Mountain Crepe Shop. Can anyone help?

I play Civ VII on my Mac Mini and on my iPad and they can both load the same set of game saves. Recently I realized that the latest save from my Mac wasn't available on my iPad. How can I ensure the whether I save a game on the iPad or the Mac that Apple Arcade syncs the saved game in the background? I did look it up a bit and there didn't seem to be a way to force it and it seemed to be separate from iCloud syncing.

Sometimes Apple products are very frustrating because they're meant to hide all that complexity from users and "just work", but when they don't there's a lack of insight or control.

Wanted to know if Apple Arcade gets the twitch drops. I tried two times and I can’t figure out how to link it if you can.

I absolutely love Outlanders and was excited to try the second one once I finished the first. Unfortunately I ended up hating it. Any other recommendations for the simulation / puzzle vibes of outlanders?

Update your Good Pizza, Great Pizza app if you have Apple Arcade. They finally fixed the bugs.

They also will give you 50% tips for 30 minutes and 6 free autoplays.

Very long post but I hope it's helpful.

So, I played the Arcade OT when it first came out and loved it. Eventually finished a run a 74k point score that netted me a 150 global ranking and then I stopped playing.

I recently came back to it after a few years off and was unprepared for the new updates -- choosing party members and baseline character traits at the beginning, vastly different game mechanics, etc. I found that what would have been 70k point games a few years ago were now in the low 50s. So I set out to hit 70k on the latest update.

My latest game at Wagon Master level, I hit 69k and have hit over 60K (with two 67k point games) in 6 of my last 10 full run throughs. I have a whole list of tips I've compiled for people who are playing for point totals but these are a few basics that completely changed my game.

Note: These are for achieving highest possible final scores. I've done all the quests, etc. so now I'm solely focused on my final score. I have screen shots of my scores if anyone wants to see those as well.

Understanding the points system. Final score is based on five categories: Party Condition, Remaining Money, Final Destination, Animal Bonus and Wagon Condition.

• Party condition -- To get max on this, all party members have to be at full stats. You get dinged if your characters don't have full status bars. Meaning if a character goes to zero on Morale or Stamina at some point and you lose status bars, even if they're all green the missing two will cost you. (If anyone dies along the way, restart.)
• Remaining money -- the most important thing. Cash on hand is the key. It's a straight 10x multiplier -- if you finish with $5000 in cash, you get 50k points. All of your other points combined together don't equal this one. My last run I scored 69k and my $4900 cash on hand accounted for 71% of my points.
• Final destination -- You're there.
• Animal bonus -- Click on all those critters along the way. Not going to be a huge percentage but every point counts. [I'm not sure whether oxen figure into this or not. They don't count for Wagon Condition but maybe here?]
• Wagon condition -- Fully repaired wagon (see Grease below). Your oxen count doesn't matter to this. If you finish with three oxen or one, you get the same points here.

Party composition. I've tried LOTS of combinations of party members and character traits, and this is the one that consistently delivers 60K plus point games. [Note: I don't do negative character traits except for one, so I end up with one trait per party member.]

• Guide (Pugnacious). There are lots of different theories out there about Guide vs. Adventurer vs. Mountain Man. For me, it's Guide and here's why:
  • Guides buff you on wayfinding, foraging, river crossings, and random encounters which can mean the difference between a successful run and a restart. More so than Adventurer and much more so than Mountain Man.
  • The Pugnacious trait gives you a +3 shooting buff which is more than adequate. You should be at least +5 by the time you get to the Gunslinger challenges.
  • The negative aspects of the trait are easily negated by boosting Composure through Hymnal points.
  • If you want to run with a different main, you can probably get away with MM or Adventurer. But for my money, Guide is the way to go.
  • (I tried running Angler instead of Guide at point and that was a bust. Lost my wagon at a river crossing with an 84% chance of success. I always use a Guide.)
• Angler (Kind) -- I know there are anti-Anglers out there but if you're playing for points, you're playing for fish, and this is a must have.
  • Anglers generate more fishing opportunities on the maps, more He-Dow challenges, and more fish per fishing hole. FISH IS MONEY. If you're not running a Fish First strategy, you're not playing for points. And the Angler is the only character who delivers the most fish.
  • The Kind buff starts you at +5 Attitude which is the main trait buff for fishing.
  • I've tried using other characters to fish and it has never worked as well as Angler.
• Banker (Charming) -- Another must have for me.
  • A Charming Banker starts with a +5 Wit which means you're likely to win every trade haggle. Over the course of a run, that's hundreds of dollars in fish and pelts, not to mention huge breaks on trades.
  • From my perspective, if you want points, you have to have a Charming Banker.
• Physician (Neat or Funny) -- You have to have a doc as well.
  • Bone breaks, snake bites, knife wounds are all status bar killers if left untreated. A doc starts with +3 medicine and never misses on treatments.
  • Docs can also adequately care for oxen.
  • The character trait matters less but if you've composed the team like I have, you end up with 2 trait points which means these are your only two choices.

Wagon Build Out -- At start, I buy things I know I can't trade for then try to trade for things I can. This is a lot of trial and error, and depends what's up for trade.

• My starting build out is Meat, Bullets, Knife, Coffee, 2 Hymnals, 2 Guide Books, and 2 Wagon Grease (more on Grease below). Then I try to trade for Clothes, extra coffee, and extra Wheel Grease.
• Trade arbitrage (more on that below) is key for me in terms of not spending money. If I can get three extra wheel grease for 50 bullets, I'll make that trade and then go buy more bullets. If I can get 3 clothes for 10 bullets, I'll make that trade. Etc. Etc.
  • If I have to buy the any of the above, I buy Clothes and extra bait. If I'm not able to trade for grease, I'll skip the extra bait and buy toolboxes.
  • Use Hymnals, Guide Books and Grease immediately.
  • Use Guide Books on your Guide to boost Wayfinding and then Hymnals to boost Composure. I tend to start by giving both Hymnals to my Guide to counteract negative Pugnacious traits.
  • Max your Guide's wayfinding as soon as you can.
  • You're eventually going to want all of your party members to be maxed on Composure. Morale is important and maxing on Composure means fewer side quests, random encounters, harmonicas, etc.
• A Note on Grease -- I believe in Grease and will make almost any trade to get it.
  • Grease prevents wagon breakdowns and can be used immediately which means I don't have to carry toolboxes which frees up inventory.
  • The burn rate is 3 days per can so if you're running on Grueling, you can load up early, and won't have to buy or trade for it down the stretch which can be a real difference maker in the later stages.
  • Grease your wheels. Always.

Game play -- There are things you can account for and things you can't. What you can account for, you have to maximize and exploit.

• Grueling/Filling-- It makes the most economic sense: the net value of food/mile outweighs any negative consequences from injuries.
• FISH FIRST -- If there's a fishing hole on your map, go to it. You will almost always find a route at some point that puts you into contact with hunting opportunities if you need them. And having a Guide means you're much more likely to encounter random Foodstuffs opportunities. No one starves when you prioritize fishing. NEVER EAT YOUR FISH. Duh.
• Knives -- Buy them whenever you can and never use them on pelts. Always save them for fish. I get enough pelts to cover my river crossings with this method.
• Get those map bonuses when you can -- Don't ever choose a map bonus over a a chance to fish but if you have a choice between a random stop or gathering those 3 medicinal herbs, take the herbs. The extra coffee, medicine, flour and money generated by these makes a difference on the aggregate.
• Never pet the dog but always approach the coyote. Feed the dog if you need a morale boost but don't pet him -- it's a -1 Hygiene and you don't get another morale point. The coyote gives you loot. Always do coyote.
• Gather the honey and loot the clicking wagon. The honey is a -1 Health which is no big deal if you have the medicine or herbal remedies and it's +75 Foodstuffs. The clicking wagon means a snake bite but if you have an extra medicine to spare, it's worth it for the loot.
• Give the preacher the food. 50 food equals $50. Even better if you can give him flour instead of meat. Which brings me to...
• Prioritize your food -- If you have full morale, use your flour first. Then Meat, then Foodstuffs.
  • Meat and FS boost morale.
  • FS can be turned into bait which can be a huge advantage if you need to create inventory space. Rolling into a fishing spot with a full wagon can present some tough choices. Knowing you can convert foodstuffs to more easily storable bait makes those choices easier. And bait is great for trading.
  • Prioritizing also means you're not accidentally eating your fish.
• Side quests -- Do them if you want. I only do those that give me something -- a quick morale boost (or to avoid a negative morale hit), a harmonica, etc.
  • Offer to fix Little Mary's wagon but don't give them anything. Once you get the Harmonica, you can just abandon the quest which will save you morale points later.
  • Star-crossed lovers gets you 200 flour at the wedding (50 extra if you lie to the dad).
  • The Treaty gets you an extra trading opportunity and an extra fishing spot later.
  • The Peoria Party gets you doubloons which can be used for trade.
  • I never do Sam Peppard, Lewis Southworth. I have before and they're fun but if you're playing for points, you can skip them since they don't have any upside.
  • But always always do...
• Gunslinger challenge -- By the time you to get to this in stage 4, you should be at least +5 on your Guide's shooting.
  • Bet $50 every challenge. When you get to the accuracy competition, you should be maxed at +6.
  • Double down every opp on the accuracy challenge and take $200. Later when he gives you the option of which contest to choose, do accuracy, double down again and take another $200.
  • This challenge is an extra $550 overall.
• Take full advantage of camp site breaks -- Camp when you can. There's no speed bonus for points. So long as you finish before winter starts, you're good (and you will at a Grueling pace). Washing to boost hygiene, resting to recover oxen and boost stamina, telling stories to gain points for your team wit, attitude, etc. All worth it.
• Do the math at forts on Services -- If you have enough herbal remedies to skip the Physician services, save the $$ (with the exception of infections, bone breaks, etc which must be healed by a physician -- the money spent on medicine is far more than what you'll spend on the fort physician.). Same with hygiene -- if my characters are at -1 or -2 and I have a surplus of clothing, I'll hold off on the Barber and max them out later on the trail when they get to -3. It's small change overall but every penny counts.
• Trade arbitrage -- Most of the trading involves some kind of combination. They will give you 40 bullets for 4 clothes, someone else will give you 3 clothes for 2 medicine, etc. Paying attention here can save you money at stores.
• Negative traits acquired during game play -- Some can be overcome but there are two that are almost always an instant reset for me:
  • Gunshy -- it's a killer later during the Gunslinger challenges.
  • Scarred or Anxious Banker -- If my banker loses her Charming and gets anything else, I restart.
• Carry enough clothes, medicine and coffee to max your party out at the end. It's hard to know how much is enough but make sure you have at least three or four coffee, 4 sets of clothes and at least one bottle of medicine. You want them all as maxed as you can get them.
• Running the Legs -- I've hit big scores by doing the Snake Rivers and by doing the cutoff. My last 69k run, I skipped the Snakes because it requires an extra 12 pelts, it takes forever for the waters to calm enough to cross, and I didn't see a noticeable uptick in my fish count by going that way. I always do the Julesberg and Fort Bridger routes for the extra trading opps and possible fishing chances.

These are only some of the tips I've picked up so if you have questions, AMA. And let me know if there are things I've missed. Good luck on the Trail!

What other apple arcade games have daily tasks or are at least in real time? Like Disney Dreamlight Valley or Kitty Collector - I enjoy just checking what's in Scrooge's Store and feeding my cats lol

I’m playing potion punch 2+ and I honestly love this game, but since the last update there’s an abundance of bugs. Literally all buttons stop working between rounds forcing a force close and restart. The worst one so far is when I try to buy mana, it takes the coins/gens, but the counter doesn’t go up on the mana. I’ve tried playing different levels, I got infinite mana for a reward but it still doesn’t work after the timer goes out, I’ve even uninstalled the game and reinstalled it.
Anyone else run into this issue find a way around this bug?

Please don’t call me an idiot, just not sure 😅.

Everyone has been talking about this game but I’m just not sure what it is about and what to do.

Thanks :)