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 BrainKing for Android

Discuss the development of our Android application.

Find it on Google Play here: BrainKing for Android
Warning! The application is far from being finished, so please do not rate it yet. It is published for testing purposes at the moment.

Try it out and get 50 free Brains. :-) Find details here (bottom).

Currently supported games: Chess and "normal" variants (without start position editing, behemoths etc.), Checkers and variants (although white starts all games, it's just a visual issue), Backgammon and variants (except Fevga and I am not quite sure about Plakoto), Froglet and variants, Breakthrough, Lines of Action and variants, Line4 and variants, Halma, Knight Fight, Tablut, Five in Line, Ludo, Run around the Pond.
Please note that opening an unsupported game will show a blank page (yes, I will improve it soon). If it happens, just click the back button to get the game list.


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28. March 2013, 15:11:14
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
furbster: Yeah, I should upload an unfinished new version which at least shows "this game is not supported yet".

23. January 2013, 19:57:14
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
MadMonkey: Fine with me.

7. December 2012, 20:31:53
Fencer 
0.8.1
I've added an experimental widget (1x1) to 0.8.1.

7. December 2012, 09:53:39
Fencer 
Subject: 0.7.5
Ludo has been added.

6. December 2012, 07:38:00
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
Bwild: Wildfire S should be supported.
What exactly is "trouble loading"? Can you install it from Google Play? What happens when you start it? Do other apps of mine (BrainCalc, Digital Clock Widget, ...) for on your phone?

2. December 2012, 13:03:51
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
MadMonkey: Anyway, it should be OK in the next version.

2. December 2012, 12:40:29
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
MadMonkey: And don't forget to rate them! (other apps)
Although Google claims that new reviews should be bound to Google+ accounts, I still see "Google User" only. No idea how it is supposed to work.

2. December 2012, 11:26:37
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
MadMonkey: Yes, it's possible that the pip colors are not quite right, I've just made them "some way" until someone complains about it. It can be easily fixed.

2. December 2012, 10:27:13
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
MadMonkey: I've added it as a new menu / settings option to 0.7.4.
It also fixes an accept/reject double bug in backgammon and supports some more games (five in line, checkers).

30. November 2012, 08:16:39
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
MadMonkey: Sure. When I find enough space for another button or selector. But it should not be difficult, the app is actually prepared for it, it's just a matter of UI.

28. November 2012, 13:17:25
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
furbster: Great! Don't forget to test my other apps. And rate them if you like them.

22. November 2012, 12:11:24
Fencer 
Subject: 0.7.3
Since I have forgotten to remove localhost connection, please wait for 0.7.3 that should be available in every moment. 0.7.2 won't connect to the server.

22. November 2012, 08:57:47
Fencer 
Subject: Spaces in user name
Whoever had a problem using the Android client with user name containing spaces, please upgrade to 0.7.2 when it is available on Google Play.

21. November 2012, 15:14:16
Fencer 
Subject: Re: how about ponds?
rabbitoid: I've just added ponds to 0.7.1.
It's in experimental status, so I don't guarantee it will work without any problems.

6. November 2012, 12:58:56
Fencer 
Subject: Re: fevga
Hrqls: That's what I have talked about. And that's why Fevga is not officially supported yet.

5. November 2012, 10:11:09
Fencer 
Subject: Re: fevga
Hrqls: And are you white or black? It is possible that phone version shows it right only under specific circumstances. Anyway, it is just a visual bug, the game is playable, indeed.

5. November 2012, 08:07:20
Fencer 
Subject: Re: Messages remain for next game
Hrqls: I believe that Fevga is kind of playable but the off bars are located at the same side (instead of opposite directions). But I guess that's the only issue with it.

4. November 2012, 19:45:21
Fencer 
Subject: Re: Messages remain for next game
troydaniels: You are right, I forgot to clear the text field after sending a move. Will be fixed.
Regarding system events, it really shows only the event list at the moment. I just wanted to test something and didn't implement all functions yet.

4. November 2012, 14:52:26
Fencer 
After a short break (I was working on another project) I have uploaded a new version of BrainKing for Android. It supports more games (see this board description) and fixes one backgammon bug with autoswapped dice.

23. October 2012, 16:01:37
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
tricialou: You are welcome. I am aware of several backgammon bugs that will be fixed when I get back to work (doing some improvements to BrainCalc now).
If no unexpected problems occur, the app should support all 128 game types by the end of this year.

22. October 2012, 07:57:28
Fencer 
Subject: Re:

18. October 2012, 12:16:46
Fencer 
Subject: Re: free brains
Hrqls: You are welcome. A little promotion cannot hurt. In fact, I was thinking of making an achievement out of it, but I am afraid that people without an Android phone would feel bad about it.

17. October 2012, 12:17:45
Fencer 
Subject: JellyBean and gif
I have just found out that Android 4.1 (JellyBean) does not display gif images properly, so if you use this version on your device and do not see any chess pieces, this should be the reason. The pieces will be replaced by png images soon.

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