Archive for the ‘Card Games’ Category

Solitaire Classics Review

If you’re looking for a good solitaire game, then Solitaire Classics is worth your time. It delivers a realistic presentation and some of the most popular varieties of solitaire, though it is a bit too light in terms of bells and whistles.

[ Solitaire Classics Review is a post from 148Apps ]

Set Pro HD Review

Set Pro HD, while being good in theory, executes poorly in this overly simplistic card game. A multi-player mode that’s sure to put your iPad in danger only helps to increase the disinterest I have in this game.

[ Set Pro HD Review is a post from 148Apps ]

Reiner Knizia’s High Society Universal iDevice App Review

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 [...]

‘Poker Smash’ for iPhone Review

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 [...]

Dice Diving: An Absurd Premise Delivers Absurdly Cool Gaming

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 [...]

Reiner Knizia’s Money Worth Its Weight In Gold

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 [...]

Cribbage Isn’t Just for Grandma Anymore. . .Unless She Has an iPhone

Price: $1.99    Score:  10/10    By Lara Vukelich
Whether you are a seasoned player of Cribbage, or just trying it out for the first time, Cribbage Premium by Trivial Technology is worth checking out.
For those unfamiliar, Cribbage is a two-player game involving cards and a peg board. In short, the objective is to get 121 points before [...]

Get a Brain Work-Out with Mü

Cost: $2.99    Score:  9/10    By Lara Vukelich
There is an episode of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother in which one of the main characters is revealed to have a former gambling problem. Not to blackjack, or even slots, but to some strange game involving a wheel of fortune, dice, and jellybeans. When he backslides [...]

Pounce Takes the Solitary Out of Solitaire

Pounce takes the solitary out of Solitaire, according to its developer, Double Apps. It’s a multiplayer card game that goes by many different names including Nertz, Canfield, Blitz, Grouch, Peanuts  and Nerf.
The idea is to unload your cards in sequential order into a center field faster than your opponents. In this version, Pounce on the [...]

Phase 10: It’s A Breeze To Get Into This Card Game

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 [...]