When Draw Something was released last year, its impact was unlike any mobile or social game before it. The game featured no competition, no scoreboard, and no achievements. Two players drawing pictures for one another was enough to make the game feel more social than most social games before it. Now, Disney has entered the drawing game space with ScribbleMix, which takes that simplicity of Draw Something and adds its own style. It lacks some originality, but it still manages to feel fresh and fun.

Using games as a teaching tool can be a powerful avenue of education. Gaming's increased role in educating both children and adults is becoming a major part of the industry. So when a new game comes around that aims to expand word power and teach fun facts, there's a ton of potential to be unlocked. Then, there's Wordshift Academy, a word game filled with facts and trivia, but plagued with a serious case of boring.

“Bigfoot teaching psychology to boars!” “A kitten in a racecar!” “A pony giving a lap dance!” If you’ve ever played Charades or Pictionary, then you’re already familiar with some of the crazy guesses that your friends and family typically belt out when they’re trying to guess the person, place, or thing you’re drawing or acting out. Heads Up!, a party game promoted by talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, works on the same principle of acting like a fool for laughs. It delivers nicely, though some issues keep it from being a top-notch party game.

Do you make a fool of yourself whenever you play a standard trivia game? When asked to define bologna, have you ever answered “a cross-section of a dachshund?” Or have you ever offered “Twilight Sparkle” when a family member asked you to name a breed of horse? It’s okay. Loopycube has a trivia game that shuns traditional, stuffy questions in favor of something a little looser and quicker-paced. All In & Friends may be exactly what you need to rekindle your love of trivia.

Draw Something 2 is a turn-based multiplayer drawing game created by Zynga. Thousands of new words, professional grade drawing tools, and enhanced social features including galleries to save and share artwork have all been added. You will love the ability to create professional-looking artwork in this fantastic sequel. Gamezebo’s quick start strategy guide will provide you with detailed images, tips, information, and hints on how to play your best game.

I’ll admit I wasn’t really expecting much when I first heard that Zynga was coming out with a sequel to their smash mobile phenomenon Draw Something, the hugely accessible turn-based Pictionary game. I mean, besides adding more words, what else could they possibly do to repackage the same simple idea? Well it really shows how much that I know, because not only does Draw Something 2 come equipped with an impressive 5,000 new words, but it also introduces so many fresh and exciting new features that I’ve never seen a social game so fitting to earn that rightful sequel designation.

Idol Words is a social word game that plays like an asynchronous version of Boggle. Face off against random opponents, friends or even bitter rivals as you work to spell words on a grid of letters as quickly as you can. Make clever use of a few special tiles and keep your tile-tapping finger moving and you just might outsmart everyone!

 What has 7 letters, and has something to do with “Knockoffs abound”? Project Shuffle is a unique social blend of word and trivia games from Screwtape Studios, the developmental duo that brought us Conduction and Bank Job in 2011 and 2012, respectively. With the publishing support of Right Pedal Studios on their side, Screwtape hopes this puzzling word game that you can play with your friends will be their biggest release yet!

The problem with the free-to-play (FTP) model is not that it exists. The problem is that some publishers who are in love with FTP implement the system in a manner that screws the player instead benefitting him or her. PopCap’s Bookworm Heroes is one example of a great game that’s dragged down by its FTP elements. It’s too bad we can’t just pay $1.99 and avoid stressing out over coins, pets, heroes, and the rest of it.

Lie Swatter is a quirky new trivia game from the makers of the You Don’t Know Jack series, which tests how well you can spot a lie in a lineup of truths. And who better to give you these lies than a buzzing swarm of overweight and lopsided flies? But while the humor and variety of categories are there, a number of technical issues and design flaws ultimately leave the game caught in its own fly paper.