Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-5211035-20130708095109/@comment-9555825-20130708211209

Timformer wrote: i'm pretty sure an android emulator like this won't work. these are designed as a sandbox for android developers to debug and test their apps without needing dedicated hardware. you might be able to get onto the google play store, even though only "approved" devices should have access, but since the emulator is likely not one of these, it would not appear on the compatibility list of the app in question. you might get further by download the TFL .apk (you can find on the web). i'm not sure how BlueStacks gets around this, but you'll notice that that provides a few built-in mechanisms to access app content (amazon, play) so the BlueStacks must created some custom versions of these to make it work. you won't have this on Virtualbox or any other sandbox-like emulator intended for developers. I don't believe this is the case. I can download and install some apps. For example I tried a simple solitaire game. This app seems to run great. I think it comes down to whatever device  this emulator is based on is missing a key component. For example it may not have a gyro or accelerometers.