Royal Roads: The Magic Box > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

12 of 14 found this review helpful

Very enjoyable to me

PostedNovember 29, 2020

bustig49

fromJustin, Texas

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Marble Popper, Match 3, Time Management, Word

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I love the challenge. It is a challenge once you get to the level of about 9 or 10. That is where the thinking starts as to what to build first and which direction to head in first. Sorry I did not listen to the sound part so cannot comment on that. But I love the challenge and the story line on it.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Watch out for your resources!!!!

PostedJune 30, 2022

AdrianaIP

fromState College, PA

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

This is a tricky game. Some resources are limited and if you upgrade something you 'll fiind that you are short of other resources. Not all obstacles have to be paved over. When you pave over something you have to determine how much it will cost you vs. what you can gain. You have to determine what to open next. If you choose wrong you will be stuck!

Even with no timer, you can sweat for the ...Show more

This is a tricky game. Some resources are limited and if you upgrade something you 'll fiind that you are short of other resources. Not all obstacles have to be paved over. When you pave over something you have to determine how much it will cost you vs. what you can gain. You have to determine what to open next. If you choose wrong you will be stuck!

Even with no timer, you can sweat for the solution.

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I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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je suis bloquée au niveau 80 depuis 4 jours

PostedAugust 18, 2022

ataliaaiko

fromfrance

Skill Level:Intermediate

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

bonjour si quelqu'un pouvait m'aider pour le niveau 80 merci d'avance

I don't recommend this game.

+2points

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Overall rating

2 / 5

33 of 39 found this review helpful

I dont recommend

PostedNovember 29, 2020

kuz48

fromCharleroi, PA

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Match 3, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

Very slow moving game. Rather boring. Horrible graphics.

I don't recommend this game.

+27points

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2 / 5

14 of 15 found this review helpful

Ho-hum

PostedDecember 2, 2020

DrDavid

fromRaleigh, NC

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Match 3, Strategy

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

I initially had trouble thinking that this game could be as bad as the reviews, but it came somewhat close. It still has the awful timer, I hate that, and it still has a clunky feel to playing that makes it less than exciting. It seems like there are obstacles just because they had to put them there. Overall, I cannot see why I’d enjoy this game

I don't recommend this game.

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Overall rating

2 / 5

6 of 7 found this review helpful

Challenging but Graphics poor.

PostedDecember 20, 2020

Scottar

fromAlbuquerque, NM

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Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

This game uses some surrealistic graphics, they are pasty and a bland pastel color. It has the usual TMG play but with some twists. But the storyline graphics are very colorful and graphically correct.

I disliked how the interface panel covered up some of the background.

The music and story line is OK, You can play an easy causal- no time mode. The game has no achievement section nor easter ...Show more

This game uses some surrealistic graphics, they are pasty and a bland pastel color. It has the usual TMG play but with some twists. But the storyline graphics are very colorful and graphically correct.

I disliked how the interface panel covered up some of the background.

The music and story line is OK, You can play an easy causal- no time mode. The game has no achievement section nor easter eggs. I did not go into timed mode as I was disappointed in the game graphics. Some levels get tedious in game play. Show less

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Overall rating

1 / 5

105 of 113 found this review helpful

IT IS A KINGDOM OF CHAOS

PostedNovember 29, 2020

pennmom36

fromAt least it's a better value than the CE version

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

Do you remember how Time Management games used to have the old-school graphics and how we were constantly reaping wheat, waiting for a new crop to grow, and reaping it over and over again, when the farming games were a huge craze? Eventually, graphics moved on to more elaborate food choices (except the one developer who can't seem to resist the huge cheese wheels) and the farming craze ...Show more

Do you remember how Time Management games used to have the old-school graphics and how we were constantly reaping wheat, waiting for a new crop to grow, and reaping it over and over again, when the farming games were a huge craze? Eventually, graphics moved on to more elaborate food choices (except the one developer who can't seem to resist the huge cheese wheels) and the farming craze subsided...until now when this developer decided to bring it back. The graphics couldn't be blander or more unappealing.

Level after level I was tasked with the most mundane and unimaginative tasks: clear the path, clear heaps from the path, fill in holes on the path, remove Little Shop of Horror vines from the path, remove trees from the path, repair a bridge to continue on the path because, in TM world, no bridge is intact. At this point, I'm pretty sure it would just be easier to make a brand new path! As I'm trying to salvage the existing "path" I'm constantly reaping numerous crops of spontaneously growing wheat crops, at least they have thrown in an occasional grape crop for a splash of color, (which btw, regrows so fast that wine growers would be the happiest farmers on planet Earth) Bridges aren't the only structure in need of repair, of course, I have to repair or build mills, farms, quarries, tents?? And then just when I thought my boring tasks were nearly over, I had to upgrade them all to level 2 and sometimes, if I was super lucky, level 3!

I honestly kept playing the levels to see if they were going to surprise me with something new, something that was unusual, after all, this Collector's Edition doesn't have any CE goodies or CE bling like hidden rune puzzle pieces or morphing objects to make it fun or challenging. After a few levels, they added a Market to trade resources, but that feature has been around for ages, and most quality games allow you to choose which resources you want to exchange, a feature that can make or break your level goals and star-rating if not chosen wisely, this game does not give you options!

After a few levels, Bonus Icons appeared, but not only were these the same ole same ole bonus icons that have been around for ages, they recharged so quickly that the little workers were hardly ever working at a normal speed, production was rarely at normal capacity, in fact, I think a few of my workers had a stroke and the manufacturers simply weren't able to keep up with production so the remaining workers either went on strike or quit, everyone was getting pretty angry, a few of them started trashing the wheat crops and I'm not positive but it looked like one of them broke their ankle trying to run across the bridge that wasn't yet repaired due to the lack of manufacturing resources.

The Collector's Edition version has 7 extremely annoying Music Soundtracks, 13 really boring, who cares, Concept Art pictures,(seriously, what are you supposed to do with unfinished art sketches?...yes, very nice, I like where you're going with that, next...) and 20 pat-yourself-on-the-back Achievements (one of which should be for enduring the game in 1-minute increments) 50 Main Levels, an undisclosed amount of CE Bonus Levels? a built-in Strategy Guide, boring game content, the end.

ROYAL ROADS SERIES LIST
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating

1-Royal Roads (July 26-2019) 3.3
2-Royal Roads: The Magic Box (November 29-2020) n/a

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I don't recommend this game.

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Overall rating

1 / 5

18 of 19 found this review helpful

Absolute rubbish

PostedNovember 30, 2020

Bigmac60

fromUK

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

Useless graphics, horrible unsynchronised sound, and a clunky, poor imitation of a genre which once upon a time had some fun involved. (Sadly no more). Please bin this tripe, it has NO place of the BFG website.

I don't recommend this game.

+17points

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Overall rating

1 / 5

20 of 22 found this review helpful

8FLOOR Games should move to the BASEMENT!

PostedNovember 30, 2020

Cherubabies

fromMelbourne, Australia

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Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle, Time Management

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

This Game is just as exciting as watching the grass grow on my lawns! What ever happened to the lovely graphics and great game play such as "My Kingdom for the Princess"? They stopped making those and now give us this pre-school rubbish? Who is going to pay $8 for this?

I am so disappointed in the quality of Time Management Games lately. It's not even worth me being a Game Member any more as ...Show more

This Game is just as exciting as watching the grass grow on my lawns! What ever happened to the lovely graphics and great game play such as "My Kingdom for the Princess"? They stopped making those and now give us this pre-school rubbish? Who is going to pay $8 for this?

I am so disappointed in the quality of Time Management Games lately. It's not even worth me being a Game Member any more as good TM games are very far and few in between! Show less

I don't recommend this game.

+18points

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Overall rating

1 / 5

5 of 5 found this review helpful

Boring game

PostedDecember 3, 2020

Booziejr

fromohio

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Marble Popper, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management, Word

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

Graphics were terrible and game play was uninspired and lacking in anything resembling fun. i am so glad I did not purchase this game.

I don't recommend this game.

+5points

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