No Need To Get ‘Board’ With Your iPhone

Thom Yarbrough — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:30:32 +0000

Don't you miss the good ol' days when everyone sat down together for a game of checkers or maybe ludo? There was such fun in playing these board games and now, everyone is busy in their own lives with their jobs and worries. Here's an easy way to relive the past. There are so many board games available for the iPhone that you must download them and play. It's a blast, whether you're fitting jigsaw pieces into the puzzle or just playing Sudoku. Here are some of the popular iPhone board games on the App Store.

Teeny Checkers- Download this game for your iPhone and have loads of fun as you play checkers. Whether it's one or two players, there's plenty of fun and you can enjoy the different colorful themes as you play against a friend. There's also instant replay so you can see what your previous moves were like and what's more, you can jump between five active games simultaneously. Lot's more for the serious player. Do check out the link at

Tic Tac Touch- When you are done with chatting, doodling etc. and boredom threatens to overtake you, all you have to do is have this game close at hand. So hurry up and download this game of tic tac toe. To add to its existing fun are all its cool features like multiplayer games with Wi-Fi, Edge or 3G. Fantastic sounds and graphics make the game a whole load of fun.

Crack the Code- Now this is a cool game that works on a similar concept to the popular mastermind game where players have to guess the color of the chips. When you launch this game, the iPhone chooses a particular set of colors in a particular sequence. You have to try and guess the sequence within a limited number of tries. There are some fantastic sound effects and you can make this game as difficult or easy as you prefer. This is one amazing game where those who are color blind can also play because you can use the letters mode and the best part is that it auto saves the game when the phone rings.

Unblock Me- Haven't you played this game before, where you had to slide out small tiles this way and that until you could free the one differently colored tile out of the board? Yes, the same concept is applied to this game on your iPhone were you can slide the blocks with your fingers and free the red block out of the board. There are 400 different puzzles in the beginner level, and more than 200 unique puzzles in the intermediate and advanced level which are bound to give you many hours of freedom from boredom!

Thom crafts articles for mac software leader, PocketMac. They specialize in Mac and Apple related software, including their Apple iPhone application, Shiveringkittens.