Reiner Knizia’s Color Conquest, a tile-laying, color-matching puzzler from United Soft Media, is now available from the app store. A simple concept at its core, Color Conquest requires smart play and a good deal of luck to find high-scoring success. Reiner Knizia's Color Conquest Pros: Single Play and Campaign options Slick, industrial look with relaxing soundtrack Simple tap or drag ... more.

Reiner Knizia’s Lines of Gold, a strategic high-scoring puzzle game from Rational Brothers, is now available from the app store. As with all of Dr. Knizia’s wonderful titles, balanced play and a little bit of luck will go a long way to finding yourself atop the leaderboards. Reiner Knizia's Lines of Gold Pros: Clean presentation and bright colors Pleasant soundtrack Simple drag/tap ... 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.

Reiner Knizia’s Labyrinth, a strategy puzzle game from Tribeflame, is now available from the app store. A departure from the previous Knizia titles we’ve played, Labyrinth tasks you with creating a path from start to finish rather than focus on balanced gameplay against human or AI opponents. Reiner Knizia's Labyrinth Pros: Clever strategic gameplay Easy controls Relaxing soundtrack... more.

Reiner Knizia’s Through The Desert, a strategic board game from the board game master, has been released by Tribeflame and is available from the app store. Despite its seemingly convoluted directions, the game is actually quite simple to understand and pick up, continuing our love affair with Knizia-based offerings. Reiner Knizia's Through The Desert Pros: Enjoyable strategic gameplay S... 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.

Ra, a complex auction-based game designed by Reiner Knizia and developed by Sage Board Games, has been released into the app store. Featuring Knizia’s signature elements of deep strategic gameplay and balanced point accumulation, Ra’s learning curve is worth overcoming to discover yet another brilliant offering from the board game master. Ra Pros: Great Egyptian-themed graphics Enjoya... more.

Reiner Knizia’s Kingdoms, a strategic tile-laying board game from Skotos Tech, is now available from the app store. As is the hallmark of Dr. Knizia’s games, balanced gameplay and a good stroke of luck is of the highest order en route to victory over your cunning opponents. Reiner Knizia's Kingdoms Pros: Classic Dr. Knizia-style strategic gameplay Clean interface Easy-to-learn, hard... more.

Medici for iPhone, the latest of Dr. Knizia’s board games to make its way to the iDevice, has been released by Sage Board Games and is now available from the app store. This auction-based title offers Knizia’s traditional balanced strategy gameplay for a slightly confusing, yet ultimately wholly satisfying, experience. Medici for iPhone Pros: Nice Renaissance-era theme Deep strategic ... more.

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.