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Fans of light, mindless card games should not download Mü [$2.99]. There are plenty of thought-like time-killers in the App Store. Go play one of those. Mu, on the other hand,...Review: Mü app proves that deep, real card games can thrive on the iPhone
Fans of light, mindless card games should not download Mü [$2.99]. There are plenty of thought-like time-killers in the App Store. Go play one of those. Mu, on the other hand,...Review: Reiner Knizia’s Topas
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We don't mind it when iPhone versions of board games differ from their realspace counterparts, but the Topas app ($2.99) takes the basic ideas behind Reiner Knizia's 2009 game...Review: Set card game on the iPhone is oh so close to the perfect puzzle app
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The idea behind Set, the now-classic card/puzzle game, can be mind-numbingly difficult to explain. Some people just can't wrap their heads around the "all the same or all different concept." Of course, some people...Aol Autos app strips down car buying data for research, daydreams
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Most people don't buy a car but once every few years (or more). But that doesn't mean that people don't like shopping for new cars. If you're one of those kind of...Review: Knights of Charlemagne card game is simply simple, and we like it like that
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The clever 2006 card game Knights of Charlemagne has made it to the iPhone and iPod touch as a simple little number placing app...Reiner Knizia’s Money app worth spending time with
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The iPhone is shaped a little bit like a deck of cards. Like a deck of cards, Apple's little magic Review: Viva il Re board game app asks to be crowned
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The iPhone might be the most amazing computer you can slip into your jeans, but there are some things it just doesn't do very well. For example, you can't really get into a bluffing match against the machine, at...Review: Reiner Knizia’s Poison a fun way to kill (a few minutes)
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One of the criticisms launched against prolific game designer Reiner Knizia is that his games get their the theme pasted on. This means that whatever the players are trying to accomplish through the game's mechanics really...Review: Zooloretto game app turns your iPhone into a cute little zoo, with brains
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When Zooloretto hit the board game scene in 2007, it pretty much became an immediate hit. It won the Spiel des Jahres (German Game of the Year) that year, after all. Sure, there...Review: Hive board game app offers all sorts of buggy fun
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As a tabletop board game, Hive has been around since 2001. It draws inspiration from classic abstract strategy games like chess and shogi but does away with that pesky board (see...Catan: The First Island brings tabletop gaming glee to iPhone
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Catan. If you've ever visited, there's a good chance you're passionate about it. First unveiled as a traditional board game in 1995, the now-classic...
