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I really like the fact that this technique is very fast and doesn't use any external technology (dice) or information. However, I also have to plug this Androi

by Fwirt 6y ago

I really like the fact that this technique is very fast and doesn't use any external technology (dice) or information. However, I also have to plug this Android app our gaming group has been using for the last few years. It has one simple job, and does it very well. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tendadigital.chwaziApp&hl=en_US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tendadigit...

codefined 6y ago
We use the same and it's been fantastic.
- qohen 6y ago
  Chwazi is great (and free), but you do have to have everyone get their finger on the device's screen (and, btw, some older devices can't recognize more than 5 fingers). Another free option that just requires you to select the player-count and then tells you who goes first (i.e. no fingers needed) is Who Goes First? [0] But the most streamlined app is Fast First [1] for $1.99 which, every time you open it, generates images of players sitting around tables for player counts ranging from 2-7 (for Android and it looks like up to 17 with iOS, depending on the device) with a start-player selected for each player-count. That is, you get a screenful of images representing a table of 2 players, a table of 3 players, etc. each with its own random start-player selected. So, if you have, e.g., 5 players at your table, you just open the app and look at the image for 5 players and use the start-player shown in that image. It does take away the fun interactivity of the finger-based apps, but, that makes it fast to use. [0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idunnolol.whogoesfirst https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idunnolol.... (There doesn't appear to be an iOS version of this app by Daniel Lew -- there is a similarly named iOS app but it's different). [1] Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pinnaclegamelabs.fastfirst https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pinnaclega... iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fast-first/id847875906 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fast-first/id847875906
NoodleIncident 6y ago
I finally downloaded this app at the last session of the board game club before lockdowns started happening. At this rate, I don't know if anyone will want to touch someone else's phone even after things go back to normal...
- ArekDymalski 6y ago
  I guess that anyone who's afraid of the phone, will have the same feelings towards meeples, cards, dice and table not to mention spending hour(s) in close proximity to other players. So, probably won't even attend.

by Fwirt 6y ago

codefined 6y ago

We use the same and it's been fantastic.

qohen 6y ago
Chwazi is great (and free), but you do have to have everyone get their finger on the device's screen (and, btw, some older devices can't recognize more than 5 fingers). Another free option that just requires you to select the player-count and then tells you who goes first (i.e. no fingers needed) is Who Goes First? [0] But the most streamlined app is Fast First [1] for $1.99 which, every time you open it, generates images of players sitting around tables for player counts ranging from 2-7 (for Android and it looks like up to 17 with iOS, depending on the device) with a start-player selected for each player-count. That is, you get a screenful of images representing a table of 2 players, a table of 3 players, etc. each with its own random start-player selected. So, if you have, e.g., 5 players at your table, you just open the app and look at the image for 5 players and use the start-player shown in that image. It does take away the fun interactivity of the finger-based apps, but, that makes it fast to use. [0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idunnolol.whogoesfirst https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idunnolol.... (There doesn't appear to be an iOS version of this app by Daniel Lew -- there is a similarly named iOS app but it's different). [1] Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pinnaclegamelabs.fastfirst https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pinnaclega... iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fast-first/id847875906 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fast-first/id847875906

NoodleIncident 6y ago

I finally downloaded this app at the last session of the board game club before lockdowns started happening. At this rate, I don't know if anyone will want to touch someone else's phone even after things go back to normal...

ArekDymalski 6y ago
I guess that anyone who's afraid of the phone, will have the same feelings towards meeples, cards, dice and table not to mention spending hour(s) in close proximity to other players. So, probably won't even attend.