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Start Player Selector – Board Game Review
Start Player Selector is a Board game from Marcel J Nijman, first launched in 19th October 2017.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 22+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Start Player Selector Stand Out
Select a random starting player for board games (2-6 players). Each player puts a finger on the screen, then wait for the timer to run out, and the player who starts the game is shown on the screen. No settings, no ads, it just works.
This Board game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Start Player Selector is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 19th October 2017
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Download & Availability
Start Player Selector is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Start Player Selector on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We dont usually play with 6 players, so that issue doesnt bother us. For our purposes, its clean, simple, aesthetically-pleasing, and we appreciate the lack of ads.
Theres nothing but putting your fingers on it. It does only one thing, and it does it well. Very good.
We use it frequently. It does seem to disproportionately select us as first player. Regardless of the orientation of the phone. Weird.
Does what its supposed to. We have noticed it wont let us add a 6th finger to the phone without resetting. So right now we can only use it with 5 or less. Hope this issue is fixed at some point, but otherwise it works great.
It does what it says. But, only 5 players on iPhone, 6 players on iPad.
Works nicely but only up to 5 players.
Why is it labeled for 2-6 players? It only allows up to 5.
Ill be deleting this app and finding a different one. It will only allow 5 players to tough the screen. We very often play games with 6 people. This should be an easy fix and should not be the case.
The app looks really cool, however if you put your finger on the phone first youll always win first place. Im sure this is an easy fix, and if it is fixed then this app would be perfect.
Works as intended- selects first player for games. Two stars because it is only good for 5 players, not 6 as promised in description.
Its does what its supposed to do, but not for six players- although it has six colors and is advertised for up to six players. The screen goes back to the home screen when a sixth finger is added. Since we usually play with six people, this simply doesnt work.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.0
- Size: 1.23 MB
- iOS: 9.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: [Marcel J Nijman]()
Last updated: 19th October 2017 | Genre: Board | Developer: Marcel J Nijman