The General
Board
Ratings
Age
4+
Category
Board
Languages
English
Thu Sep 23 2021
- fix for issues with iOS 15
The General is a strategic simulation that puts you in command of a global superpower. In this turn-based conquest game, you must balance military might with economic stability and scientific progress. Recruit soldiers, buy advanced weaponry, and manage your population's morale as you navigate the dangerous waters of international diplomacy and total war. With dozens of unique countries to play as and a challenging AI that adapts to your tactics, The General offers a deep, rewarding, and highly replayable strategic challenge for fans of the genre.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
The General is a classic 'strategy-lite' game that manages to pack a surprising amount of tactical depth into a very minimalist package. As an expert in turn-based strategy, I found the core mechanic—choosing between building your army, researching tech, or launching attacks—to be a masterclass in resource management. Every turn feels like a high-stakes decision.
The game's simplicity is its strength; without the distraction of complex graphics, you are forced to focus entirely on the numbers and the positioning of your rivals. The AI is aggressive and will punish you for leaving your borders weak or ignoring your scientific development. It’s the kind of game that rewards multiple playthroughs as you learn the optimal build orders to survive the early game onslaught. It’s a perfect, cerebral time-waster for anyone who loves the 'grand strategy' feel of games like Civilization but wants a session that lasts ten minutes instead of ten hours.
Features
Deep turn-based strategic gameplay
Dozens of nations and scenarios
Challenging AI with adaptive tactics
Comprehensive economy and tech management
Tips & Walkthrough
Don't spend all your gold on an army immediately. Invest in your 'Population' and 'Industry' for the first five turns to ensure you have a steady stream of income for the mid-game. A larger economy will eventually allow you to out-produce any aggressive AI neighbor.
Gameplays
Focusing on 'Science' early can give you a massive technological advantage. Upgrading your weapons can make a small army much more effective than a large, low-tech force, saving you gold in upkeep costs.
Screenshot
Q&A
Victory is achieved by eliminating all rival nations through military conquest or by becoming the dominant superpower through technological and economic milestones.
Ratings & Reviews
Fantastic game
Thu Aug 17 2023 Defraum23It is just like the classic board game. Challenging AI, customizable settings, and low price. I have sunk a lot of hours into this gem of an app. 5/5
Great game But extremely slow!!!
Fri Apr 20 2018 jeep27030I love this game but at times it is extremely slow. It takes computer 4-5 seconds to move. In a game that takes possibly hundreds of moves it's hard to concentrate when it moves slow and choppy. I finally figured out that the game is slow before the next iOS update. Once the phone is updated the game works perfectly for a few weeks then it starts to slow down and eventually you can’t play it and have to wait for the next iOS update. But otherwise an awesome game!
Excellent AI
Tue Jan 24 2017 News lover 808Great game with sophisticated AI. If you like Stratego and don't need multiplayer functionality, you'll love this. Don't believe the haters.
Darkhorse
Thu Mar 09 2017 Alamo city -DVMGreat game needs to have a win and lost total added and maybe little more animation
Takes me back to my childhood!
Sat Aug 22 2020 GrammarJunkyJust like my favorite childhood (and young-adult) board game!
Great game
Mon May 08 2017 JfabeIt is a blast to play. Love it. But, Sometimes it slows down impossibly slow. Win loss total would be great.
Excellent Strategy Game
Tue Nov 17 2015 DrawgoodYou are probably looking at this app because you want a game of strategy similar to Stratego. There exist dozens of variations of the same concept all over the world and over the Internet. The General by Sean O'Connor is one of the best I've ever encountered in the form of a computer game. I've noticed it is very polished and works without slowdown or glitches. This app has so many useful options that contribute to enjoyable play. You get 6 different AI engines from what it seems. Maybe it's just one engine but has 6 difficulties. You get a number of themes for the pieces. You also get a very good selection of predetermined arrangements to play as. You can also horizontally reverse each. Overall I've found no issues with this app whatsoever. It should provide lots of enjoyment to any fan of turn based strategy games and board games.
Graet game, Real Board need improvment
Tue Jun 01 2010 BfaltThis game is like the real board and very good and can spend a lot of time to play its a lot fun, BUT need this 3 improvements, 1. Save my own settings, 2. UNDO feature, 3. more the one Laval, it dose not have the option the save YOUR OWN setting which I would like to see improvement, (it comes with like 10 or more pre-settings that you can change and it will remember it so I have a way it should remember my setting,) also its very important to have a UNDO button, its not I would like to cheat, sometimes you move a tiny square by mistake or the ipod or your finger moved the other square you have in mind. and it would be nice to have 3-5 levels of difficulty so in Level one the CPU will act like a dummy and Level 3 or 5 the CPU should be very very strong.
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