There is no shortage of mobile games out there that are centered on words. From Zynga's Words with Friends to Popcap's Bookworm Adventures and all their variants in between, you've got plenty to choose from in the genre. With Quarrel Deluxe, however, UTV Ignition and Denki have mixed speed and strategy to the genre in an addictive, challenging title that you might never master.
Many times when I play casual card or puzzle games, I just get stuck on how tacked on the story feels. Although players expect their games to have a plot, some types of games just don't lend themselves to it. For instance, what does solving superficial crimes have to do with playing solitaire cards? I have no idea, but Crime Solitaire tries to connect the dots.
Mahjongg Dimensions is back with a 3D Twist in Mahjongg Dimensions: Tiles in Time. A spin on the traditional mahjong tile-matching game, Tiles in Time features formations of multi-sided cubes that can be rotated for better perspectives.
Master Dealer takes the strategy card game genre and tosses out the seemingly standard fantasy theme in favor of a mob vibe where you're sending thug, lord, and boss cards against opponents for territory control. Like other CCG games you'll manage your deck and buy new cards (or packs of cards) similar to something like Magic: The Gathering.
When it comes to trivial matters, I'm a real forgetful Freddy. Car keys, grocery items, laundry - you name it, I'm going to forget about it. You might think this makes me a bad person, but as it turns out, I'm in good company. You see, Pharaoh Ramses II is forgetful too. He's forgotten which pyramids he's hidden which treasures in, and he's going to need your help to get it all sorted out.
Just in time for the start of Fall Fair season comes Snackjack, a unique take on Turbo 21 card games where your goal is to fatten up your champion pig by creating blackjacks, straights and 5-card charlies to win snacks for him to eat.
On the hit CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory, the characters all like to sit around and play a card game called Mystic Warlords of Ka'a ...or so I've heard. You see, I haven't seen more than 23 minutes of The Big Bang Theory. I tried it once on the recommendation of people whose opinions I had previously respected, and found it to be a cringe-inducing mockery of everything I hold dear. Also, canned laughter in 2011 is just gross. Despite this, I'm a sucker for a good card game, so I was intrigued by the premise of bringing Mystic Warlords of Ka'a to the real world - albeit via Facebook.
We've seen big name hobbyist board games from Carcassonne to Catan make their way to iOS devices, but amongst all of the titles that make enthusiasts mouths water, few make them water quite as much as Puerto Rico. A somewhat more challenging game than the average casual board gamer might typically encounter, Puerto Rico's transition to the iPad is utterly sublime.