Chess Puzzles, a free game by independent developer IggyGames, contains 50 chess puzzles of varying difficulty, starting with (relatively simple) mate in 2 problems, ranging to mate in 5.
1board games
iPhone and iPad apps tagged "board games."
Scrabble from EA Sets the Bar and It's Free
When I saw "Scrabble" hit the App Store my first thought was that the game play was going to be painful on a device with a 4.5 by 2 inch display and no keyboard.
Backgammon Classics - Shake Up The Dice With This Classic
Uber-developer Gameloft brings Backgammon Classics to the mobile world, a fun new take on a well-known board game. At $4.99 the app is one dollar cheaper than its competitor Backgammon by developer PosiMotion and it can be fairly addictive if you have some time to kill.
Virtual Conquest - Great Idea, Needs Refining
Virtual Conquest is a Risk knock-off for the iPhone, the first of its kind. The concept is good; the execution needs work.
The basics of the game are similar to Risk. The game is played on a board representing the world, with the various continents divided into territories.
"Chess" is a Great First Step
If you enjoy playing chess, you will want to pick up the $4.99 Chess App by Swedish app developer Memention AB. The app is a standard, play-against- the-computer chess game with 5 levels of play.
