Poker Pals HD, a poker-inspired tile game featuring asynchronous multiplayer capabilities, has been developed by Aspyr Media, published by Chillingo, and is available from the app store. Combining features from Sword & Poker and Words With Friends, Poker Pals is a strategic board game best enjoyed by taking on players from around the world at your own pace. Poker Pals HD Pros: Clean vis... more.

The latest installment of Quick Reviews looks at a prehistoric archery game, a space-aged tank battle, and a clever card game. Arno The Hunter Arno The Hunter is a quirky little archery-style high score game from Jonathan Kreuzer and Khang Le. You control Arno by tilting the device, sending him rolling left or right as enemies fly overhead and release fiery droppings or bombs. Tapping th... more.

This installment of Quick Reviews highlights a couple of retro platformers and a logic puzzler. Meganoid Meganoid is a quirky little speedrun-based platformer from OrangePixel. Currently, there are 70 levels to play, broken up into groups of 10. The goal in each level is to collect diamonds and reach the finish area as quickly as possible. Each level is quite short, though you will need ... more.

There are a ton of board games to be played on the go and plenty of fun lesser-known titles, too. Still, there’s nothing quite like the classics and there are several that hold up very well. We take a look at three. Monopoly The granddaddy of board games, Monopoly was brought to the iDevice by EA, just one of many board games to get the mobile treatment at the hands of EA. While we’v... more.

Reiner Knizia's Battleline, another enjoyable strategic game from the mind of Dr. Knizia, has been released by Rational Brothers and is now available from the app store. Featuring poker-style gameplay mixed with Knizia’s signature “balanced-is-better” formula, Battleline is one of the easier Knizia games to grasp fully and excel at quickly. Battleline Pros: Classic Knizia-style strate... more.

Reiner Knizia’s High Society, a card-based auction game from Skotos Tech, is now available from the app store. Following in the tradition of other Dr. Knizia classics, it’ll take balanced play and strategic moves to beat your opponents and take home the top prize. Reiner Knizia’s High Society Pros: Simple rules with complex results Clean interface Strategic gameplay Reiner Kni... more.

Poker Smash, a match-3/deck of cards mashup from Void Star Creations, is now available from the app store. Previously available as an Xbox Live game, Poker Smash has made a smooth transition to the iDevice, easily adapting to the touch interface to offer an exciting experience for puzzle fans. Poker Smash Pros: Exciting gameplay Nice graphics OpenFeint Multiple game modes Simple con... more.

Dice Diving is a new release from Larry Snyder that cleverly combines elements of dice, poker, and high diving into one innovative iPhone app.  While the concept sounds strange, the unique gameplay and varying level goals add up to a surprisingly enjoyable game. Dice Diving Pros: Unique game style 31 Levels of varying challenges Easy learning curve thanks to included demo video Abili... more.

Reiner Knizia’s Money, another in a long line of Knizia’s games to grace the iDevice, has been released by Skotos Tech and is available from the app store. A card game played with a custom deck designed to look like various forms of currency, Money is easy to learn and addictive as heck. Reiner Knizia’s Money Pros: Clean graphics Addictive gameplay Reiner Knizia’s design Rein... more.

Phase 10, Magmic’s app based on the popular multi-colored card game of the same name, is available from the app store. Employing a clean interface and simple-to-use tap controls, Phase 10 is a breeze to get into and a joy to play. Phase 10 Pros: Bold, clean interface Responsive tap-based controls Detailed tutorial included Never the same game twice Phase 10 Cons: Annoying t... more.

Mü is a fantastic trick-based card game originally created by German game designer Frank Nestel in 1995. Since its introduction 15 years ago, Mü has found a following of card game enthusiasts looking for complexity beyond the realms of UNO and other pick-up-and-play games. Don't let this introduction scare you off, though. With a little patience, you'll be Mü-ving along in no time. The iPhone... more.

Durak, an app based on a Russian card game, has been released by Lost Token Software and has been available from the app store for several months. Durak recently received a significant upgrade that added multiplayer capabilities, giving the game significant replay value and opening up a solid card game to exciting new social aspects. Durak Pros: Multiplayer over local, Bluetooth, or online wi-f... more.

Secret of Lost Pyramid, an Uno-style card game with a Mayan storyline, has been released by Viacheslav Klimov (creator of Alien Glyphs) and is available from the app store. With its terrific graphics, great music, and exciting game play, Secret of Lost Pyramid is one Uno clone that’s worth its weight in Mayan gold. Secret of Lost Pyramid Pros: Lots of style and interesting backgrounds ... more.

World Series of Poker: Hold ‘Em Legend, Glu Mobile’s offering in the Texas Hold ‘Em poker genre, is available from the app store. Offering a highly polished experience and terrific online play, WSOP: Hold ‘Em Legend is Aces in our book. By now, Texas Hold ‘Em has gained so much popularity and exposure that most people have a good sense of the rules, so we won’t focus on how to p... more.

Ahh Solitaire, a game that’s been rocking personal computers since their inception. We're the first to admit that although Solitaire has aged rather gracefully, a modern Solitaire game needs to pack a bit more if it wants our attention. Thankfully Namco is there with their new twist on the same old game, Solitaire: Deck of Cods. Deck of Cods is essentially the classic game of Golf Sol... more.