Reiner Knizia’s Samurai, another Dr. Knizia offering brought to the iDevice by Conlan Rios, is now available from the app store. As usual, the “everything in moderation” philosophy is in full force in this turn-based strategy game that’s both thought-provoking and enjoyable. Reiner Knizia's Samurai Pros: Faithful adaptation of the board game Online multiplayer Simple touch contr... more.

Keltis, the 2008 German Board Game of the Year, has been brought to the iDevice by United Soft Media and is now available from the app store. Despite a seemingly complicated set of rules, Keltis is quite easy to grasp and a fun exercise in strategic gameplay. Keltis Pros: Fun, strategic gameplay Simple controls Great Irish music Keltis Cons: Some difficulty selecting markers Oc... more.

Wordigo is a unique word puzzle game for sale on the App Store by RiverEdge Game Company. Combining creative word development and a fierce seven minute time limit, Wordigo aims to be the word game players will keep coming back to. Unlike other word building games, Wordigo prescribes where you can create certain words and limits each game with a strict descending seven minute clock. Eight pu... more.

Mr. Mahjong Touch, a beautiful rendition of the classic tile game, is now available on the app store. FDG Entertainment has dropped a nostalgia bomb on us with their updated version of one of the first computer games (other than solitaire) that we can recall getting hooked on at a very young age. For those who don’t know, Mahjong has its roots in Asian culture. It is a tile-matching game. Eac... more.

Ever since childhood, I have been a huge fan of Battleship games. Originally, the game consisted of a physical board upon which two players placed plastic toy ships. Being separated by a dividing wall, players had to guess where their opponent’s ships resided on their board. The board was divided up into a grid with each spot represented by an alphanumeric. Each player would take turns ca... more.

Chillingo has released the wildly popular Zooloretto board game for the iPhone and iPod Touch.  Based on the board game created by Michael Schacht, Zooloretto pits you against other players in a pass-and-play style or agains the iPhone's AI. Upon start up of Zooloretto it's obvious to see that this is not a casual game - at least not in the sense of play for two minutes and then forgetting... more.