Big Bang Board Games come to iPhone/iPod touch
If you're looking for a collection of classic timewaster games for your iPhone or iPod touch, look no further than Freeverse's Big Bang Board Games, which includes Chess, Backgammon, Checkers, Mancala, Reversi, 4-In-A-Row, and Tic-Tac-Toe.
The artwork and gameplay is taken directly from the Mac version of the game, and Chess has a portrait (3D) and landscape (2D) mode.
Unfortunately, each game only has a one-player mode. It would be nice to have a two-player option, for those situations where you're waiting with your significant other for a table, or in line for a movie.
Other than that, they're great games for my (sigh) favorite activity: sitting quietly through endless telephone meetings. Note to self: my clients don't read TUAW, do they? Just kidding, everyone!
Big Bang Board Games is available in the App Store for $7.99.
Share
If you're looking for a collection of classic timewaster games for your iPhone or iPod touch, look no further than Freeverse's Big Bang...
Add a Comment
Big price drop on this App :)
http://appstoredeals.com/?p=221
I downloaded this and ya....love it...well worth it. i own the same set of games on the mac. checkers, however, does not work correctly most of the time. it crashes as soon as i move a piece.....Plz fix this!
there is already a forum post on the freeverse forums. http://forum.freeverse.com/viewforum.php?id=23
Also, if you're a Reversi fan, there's a well-programmed Free app called Morocco that I've been enjoying...
September 12 2008 at 2:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBrian from Freeverse here.
Just wanted to say that we are definitely planning to add 2-player functionality in a future update. So if you buy the game now, you'll get that functionality at a later date. We'd really like to use Apple's Push technology to power multiplayer games, we're still waiting for it to be released.
So..how does it work? Are the graphics good? Does it perform well? Is it glitchy? Is it fun? Is there anything different about it???
What a terrible review...
The only board game I want on the touch is Catan.
September 11 2008 at 7:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
Deals of the Day
more deals- Refurb Apple MacBook Air Laptops: 12" 64GB SSD for $699 + free shipping
- JVC Motion Sensing Clock Radio with Dual iPod Docks for $55 + free shipping
- Apple iPhone Headset with Mic for $4 + $2 s&h
- miFrame Picture Frame Dock for iPad for $64 + $8 s&h
- Refurb Apple iPod nano 8GB MP3 Player for $99 + free shipping, 16GB for $119
- Hannspree Apple-Shaped 28" 1080p LCD HDTV for $270 + free shipping
Software Updates
more updates- EFI Firmware Update brings Lion Internet Recovery to 2010-model Macs
- OS X Lion 10.7.3 released with Safari 5.1.3, Wi-Fi bug fix
- Aperture updated to 3.2.2, addresses Photo Stream issue
- Apple updates Keynote to address Lion issues
- Google Search app gets new look on iPad
- Apple releases Apple TV Software Update 4.4.3



9 Comments