Puzzle Strike Randomizer (PSR)

Hey everybody,

Recently, some friends of mine have been playing a game called Puzzle Strike: Bag of Chips -- a board game created by Sirlin Games. The game is very addictive and we end up playing a couple of round nearly every day. http://www.fantasystrike.com/forums/index.php?portal/portal/

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY RIGHTS TO PUZZLE STRIKE OR ANYTHING CREATED BY SIRLIN GAMES. I AM SIMPLY A FAN AND I WANTED TO MAKE AN APP THAT HELPS MY FRIENDS AND I SET UP THE GAME FASTER.

This particular post is not so much about Puzzle Strike. It's more about the iOS application that I made for it. The application is a utility app that speeds up the setup process. When we play, my friends and I randomly select characters to use and puzzle chips (extra abilities available for the game) This can end up being a long process since we have to put chips in a bag, select them, then re-organize the chips before we can play. With this app, we can keep our chips organized and setup the game much more quickly!

In its current state, the app has a couple of configurable properties. You can configure the number of players in the game from two to five, and you can also set names for each player, making it simple to tell which character was assigned to which player. In addition, those names are saved across sessions, meaning that players don't have to re-enter names if they are playing with the same group of people. We found ourselves occasionally loathing the results of the randomizer, so I added a quick re-roll button that regenerates the list of characters and/or puzzle chips.

Here is a video preview:

Please note that the art for the chips and the characters was not done by me. I got them from Sirlin and they own all rights to the assets.

I have some more plans for the application, including an encyclopedia where users can view information on characters as well as puzzle chips and basic strategies and also including options for the third edition of the game (my friends and I have the second edition, but the third edition is right around the corner and includes new characters and chips). I built the app so that adding new chips and characters is very easy. The trickier part is adding options to filter chips and characters based on certain criteria or directly.

In all, I will continue working on this app as long as my friends and I continue playing Puzzle Strike. I am going to post on the Puzzle Strike forums regarding PSR and if I get a positive reaction, I will polish the app and place it in the app store for download!

If you have feedback, questions, or comments, feel free to leave a comment or shoot me an email!

Thanks!

UPDATE: Added a video preview of the current version of the game. The encyclopedia is complete!