Reviews of Tantrix.com

By: Dave Dyer Game

List of user reviews and ratings for Tantrix.com

Total ratings

3.67 (Rating count: 68)

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Review summary

Tantrix.com's Android app offers engaging and strategic gameplay with various modes and AI opponents. However, many users struggle with login issues and find the app to be a poorly optimized web-based port with small, hard-to-use controls. The UI does not fully utilize mobile screens, making gameplay less comfortable. While multiplayer is available, low lobby activity leads to delays. Overall, the core game is appreciated, but the app needs better mobile optimization and UI improvements.

Pros

The game itself is very engaging with solid gameplay and strategic depth.
Supports multiple play modes including solitaire and multiplayer, enhancing replayability.
The AI opponents (robots) offer a good challenge for solo players.
Gameplay is fluid and smooth once familiar with controls.
The app allows online multiplayer matches, although the lobby is not very populated.

Cons

Difficult to log in; users experience issues and glitches with account creation and text input.
The app feels like a simple web page or poorly optimized port rather than a native mobile application.
User interface and screen layout are not optimized for mobile devices, resulting in small tile sizes and awkward controls.
Dragging and manipulating tiles can be awkward and unintuitive.
The online lobby is not popular, causing waiting times for multiplayer games.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.90

All time rating average: 3.67

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33% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2024-10-25	Pa*****	hard to play and wait for another player
hard to play and wait for another player
2023-04-14	Ni*****	Great board game, but really poor implementation and not at all optimized for mobile use..
Great board game, but really poor implementation and not at all optimized for mobile use..
2023-01-15	Da*****	I was gifted this game as a physical tile game and got to say it has a few play modes from solitare (good way to learn) to 4 player. It's open hands so you don't just focus on your own 'deck' when you become more experienced the game becomes more advanced. Online lobby isn't that popular but you can get games. The tile game itself is really good though and worth exploring.
I was gifted this game as a physical tile game and got to say it has a few play modes from solitare (good way to learn) to 4 player. It's open hands so you don't just focus on your own 'deck' when you become more experienced the game becomes more advanced. Online lobby isn't that popular but you can get games. The tile game itself is really good though and worth exploring.
2022-04-05	Dy*****	This is not an app game. The install just activates a web page log on. After making an account the web browser based game hardly works at all. Really dissapointing.
This is not an app game. The install just activates a web page log on. After making an account the web browser based game hardly works at all. Really dissapointing.
2020-12-03	Ru*****	Dragging the pieces around is a /little/ bit awkward but overall this is a fantastic and smooth little game to kill 10-30 min with a friend.
Dragging the pieces around is a /little/ bit awkward but overall this is a fantastic and smooth little game to kill 10-30 min with a friend.
2020-06-18	Re*****	Couldn't even create log in.
Couldn't even create log in.
2019-09-08	A *****	Fabulous logic game with a bit of random luck. Play against others or different levels of robot.
Fabulous logic game with a bit of random luck. Play against others or different levels of robot.
2019-07-31	A *****	Wow, this is excellent! The gameplay is fluid, and I had no problem playing the robot (on a Samsung edge 6). I was worried that there would be false positives on the tile selection or placement, but everything was perfect, and after a few seconds I even forgot I was playing on a tiny board. A lot of thought has also gone into the layout - I found it most comfortable in landscape mode, but that's maybe just because I'm used to the pc version. Congratulations Dave :-)
Wow, this is excellent! The gameplay is fluid, and I had no problem playing the robot (on a Samsung edge 6). I was worried that there would be false positives on the tile selection or placement, but everything was perfect, and after a few seconds I even forgot I was playing on a tiny board. A lot of thought has also gone into the layout - I found it most comfortable in landscape mode, but that's maybe just because I'm used to the pc version. Congratulations Dave :-)
2018-01-04	A *****	I love tantrix the game and have the physical set but this mobile version really needs a complete over haul rather than attempting to port the pc version. Edit: I've perservered a bit more and it is a good game and the tantrix I remember so I have improved my score but it could still do with better use of screen real estate (on my s6 at least). I pretty much have to wear glasses to play it which is unusual. There are features that help such as magnifying glass but it's not obvious that feature exists. It has the feel of an old school java app in appearance which isn't great but ok.
I love tantrix the game and have the physical set but this mobile version really needs a complete over haul rather than attempting to port the pc version. Edit: I've perservered a bit more and it is a good game and the tantrix I remember so I have improved my score but it could still do with better use of screen real estate (on my s6 at least). I pretty much have to wear glasses to play it which is unusual. There are features that help such as magnifying glass but it's not obvious that feature exists. It has the feel of an old school java app in appearance which isn't great but ok.
2016-10-07	A *****	Didn't manage to log in, the text input was jumping between the lines
Didn't manage to log in, the text input was jumping between the lines