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  • For The Win Review
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    • iOS
    For The Win Review

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    It's easy to forget in the dazzlingly varied world of modern board gaming that for most of history, the favoured board games were all abstracts (a game which lacks a cohesive theme and places a heavy emphasis on strategy). From famous classics like Chess and Go to half-forgotten pastimes like Nine Men's Morris, they ruled the roost for thousands of years. But modern designers like the paradigm too, and the newer abstracts are starting to make the shift to iOS. Enter For the Win.
  • Battle of the Bulge Review
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    • iOS
    Battle of the Bulge Review

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    In December 1944, the German army made one last-ditch assault against the Allied armies as they advanced into the bitter, icy woods of Belgium. Now seen as a futile, tragic waste, the resulting battles in the snow saw tales of heroism and desperation that captured the imagination of a generation of war games. The latest title to join the throng is Battle of the Bulge, a rare historical game designed specifically for the iPad.
  • Toca Hair Salon 2 Review
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    • iOS
    Toca Hair Salon 2 Review

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    Developer Toca Boca have made their name creating hugely imaginative and charming apps for children. One of the earliest offerings was Toca Hair Salon, a game that let the youngsters style the hair of a variety of bizarre characters. For the first time, rather than building something brand new, Toca Boca have opted to release a sequel with Toca Hair Salon 2. Have they overplayed their hand in building on laurels rather than continuing the creative streak that made them famous?
  • Stone Age: The Board Game Review
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    • iOS
    Stone Age: The Board Game Review

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    Once upon a time a game designer invented a bizarre version of prehistory in which tribespeople could eat clay and plate their mud huts with gold. He named his game Stone Age and it drew praise for its enormous amount of workable strategies and ire for its silly theme and lack of interaction. Now we're in the phone age, and the game is here to make its iOS debut.
  • Talisman Prologue Review
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    • iOS
    • PC
    Talisman Prologue Review

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    Talisman is the board game that will not die. First released by Games Workshop in 1983, it divides the board gaming community. One side see it as a long, dull, overly-random poster child for the worst excesses of gaming. The other is a joyful romp through a compelling and endlessly variable fantasy narrative. Now you can pick which side you're on with Talisman: Prologue.
  • Kingdom Builder Review
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    • iOS
    Kingdom Builder Review

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    Donald X Vaccarino is one of the most feted designers on the current scene, thanks to the highly creative offering of Dominion, his first game. He's continued delivering on that initial promise, with one of his recent offerings Kingdom Builder winning the coveted Spiel des Jarhes award in 2012. Now the game has made the transition onto iOS.
  • Northmark: Hour of the Wolf Review
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    • iOS
    • PC
    Northmark: Hour of the Wolf Review

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    Northmark: Hour of the Wolf is one of a small group of games that work a tactical card game into a wider overarching framework of plot, blending in a few mini-games into the mix for good measure. Following in the grand tradition of the original Magic: the Gathering computer game from Microprose, these games can be extremely good. But that's a pretty big set of boots for Northmark to fill.
  • Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition Review
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    • iOS
    • PC
    Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition Review

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    The smoky taverns of the sword coast are filled with veteran adventurers, gnarled wizards and spent warriors who've wasted their fortunes on travel and drink and earn their coin by recounting tales of their quests. The paladin, Justus was one such. But now danger springs anew in the musty lairs and dank caverns beneath the savage frontier, and I have called on Justus to press his rusty blade back into service once more.