Once you’ve got the foundation in place, it’s easy enough to redecorate your board game app. That’s what the developers at Skotos Tech/RPGnet have figured out with their series of games that use the MobileEuroCard platform. These apps include Money, High Society, and now, Reiner Knizia’s Kingdoms. This last game is a US$3.99 universal app (Version 1.01 reviewed here), and playing it will feel quite familiar to anyone who has tried the first two games. This app shows the engine’s flexibility, since instead of playing cards to a central location, you’re playing tiles in a specific grid pattern. Most things work smoothly and easily.
This 2-4 player game has been published in German as Auf Heller und Pfennig and in English as Kingdoms, and later, it was even reworked into a movie spin-off game based on Beowulf. Yes, Knizia’s numbers game is quite flexible as far as themes go, but that’s to be expected. On your iDevice, the game plays very quickly and is entertaining for the few minutes that you’re engaged with it (especially on the iPhone). Also, anyone who is interested in multiplayer Sudoku (is that fair?) can read on for the full review.
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