When comparing Tricky Twists vs Star Realms, the Slant community recommends Star Realms for most people. In the question“What are the best local multiplayer games on Android?” Star Realms is ranked 6th while Tricky Twists is ranked 53rd. The most important reason people chose Star Realms is:
Asynchronous online play allows for the player to get matched up against a friend or random opponent.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Immersive mode
Tricky Twists supports immersive mode on Android OS 4.4+, which is a full screen feature for Android.
Pro Free no in pp purchases
The game is completely free and has zero in app purchases.
Pro Cross platform play
iOS and Android users can play the game with one another making for a great cross platform party game.
Pro Offline support
The game can be played with no internet connection making for true local multiplayer game.
Pro An updated version of Twister
The phones act as the dots on a Twister mat, and you hold them instead of laying them on the ground. So it's like if Twister had another dimension added onto it.
Pro Asynchronous online play
Asynchronous online play allows for the player to get matched up against a friend or random opponent.
Pro Bases
Bases are permanent cards on the playing field that each player needs to try and destroy but giving that there is a choice each turn to hit a base or the players ships, it becomes a juggling act of what takes priority to destroy.
Pro Unpredictable
There is no way for the player to know what will be in their hand or what they will eventually be able to purchase, making for every game being unpredictable.
Pro Pass and play multiplayer on a single device
Players can play a multiplayer game locally using a single device by passing the device between the two players for each ones turn. This makes for an easy way to duel when only one device is around.
Pro Single player mode
There is an included single player mode where the player faces off against the CPU.
Cons
Con Non-removable in game advertisements
There is currently no way to remove in game advertisements. While ads are normally expected for a free game, the option to remove them with an IAP would be nice.
Con Design is lacking
More thought, design and production value could have been added to the game to give it a better polished feel, sadly it is not the case as most aspects pass as just serviceable.