If in the 20th century we played backgammon and chess, moving figurines on the board, today we just need to move a finger on the touchscreen of iPad or iPhone or different Android devices. This is the beautiful reality of our time. We present to your attention 33 Best Board game apps for Android & iOS.

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Twilight Struggle

Twilight Struggle is the most famous Board war-game in the world. The theme of the game is the Cold War.

Leaders of the countries, during the Cold War constantly had to deal with non-standard and out of the ordinary situations, and based on the existing state of affairs, make appropriate decisions. This game will give you the opportunity to be in the role of the head of state, and personally take the main part in governing the country, during the so-called arms race. The world represented in the game and all the events taking place in it are based on real facts of history, this will undoubtedly give even more realism, and for a time will really allow us to present ourselves as the president of a huge state. You will have the opportunity to rewrite the story within this game, and take a lot of important decisions at your post.

Twilight Struggle covers all the world politics of those years, and by the role you play in its formation, this is a very global strategy. The game cannot be called simple but having understood the basic principles, you will get real pleasure and good food for the mind. For fans of this genre, the game is really of great interest.

Twilight Struggle on smartphones

Immediately it is worth mentioning that the game is developed by Playdek company, which has not yet been seen in the hack. Twilight Struggle did not become an exception.

From the point of view of design, everything is thought out practically to the smallest detail. All data are submitted beautifully and informatively. Important indicators are placed on one screen. More detailed information is opened and closed in one click.

We’ll give out a soundtrack. Every now and then, different audio recordings of those years in different languages sound. Even in Russian … For example, part of Stalin’s speech. It’s very cool and atmospheric. In the settings, you can find the map gallery and rules of the game. Each map in the Twilight Struggle is a historical event, and in the gallery of maps, you can find a little help in this event.

You can play both online and offline in single player mode against artificial intelligence. As such, there are no levels of complexity here, but you can set up a head start or vice versa to take a head of points, if the AI level does not suit you.

In addition to the standard game in the application, two additional modes are built in The Chinese Civil War and The Late War. The first one is a variant of the game with a lot of nuances related to China (it has not even touched yet), the second is an opportunity to try to win for the USA, starting the game with the 8th move under certain conditions.

Twilight Struggle will appeal to fans of sophisticated atmospheric strategy games. On the smartphone – it is the easiest and budget way to thoroughly get acquainted and play enough in one of the best board games in the world.

Galaxy Trucker

Another iconic board game has received its digital embodiment. Galaxy Trucker settled on Android, iPhone, and iPad, and users can now build spacecraft, dodge meteorites, and fight with bad guys on their mobile devices.

Your main goal: to earn as much money as possible, so you have to deal with the transport of goods in space. Defend your enemies and defend yourself against asteroids, becoming a successful galactic trucker.

The most interesting thing is that you need to collect the ship yourself! And all the collection occurs as a designer – a piece by piece: you draw cards from the deck and from them – craft yourself a ship to your taste. By collecting the ship you will get into the game itself: each turn will be pulled out a map that sets the conditions, for example, “There was an abandoned spaceship, what to do?” and the players choose.

And such cards will be pulled out a few pieces, there will be dangerous ones – for example, asteroids, if your ship does not have a shield or guns, you can lose valuable cargo and come to the finish with empty hands! The winner is the one who received the greatest benefit: all the extracted resources are taken into account, as well as the received damages.

To play Galaxy Trucker can be a maximum of four, both on one device and on the network. Step-by-step development system allows also using asynchronous multiplayer. In addition, the Galaxy Trucker has the ability to play against the clock, upgrading its space truck with all sorts of improvised materials. If friends have no mood for the game, then, in this case, it is possible to compete with artificial intelligence. To do this, Galaxy Trucker has a separate campaign mode. Nonlinear development of the plot allows you to stretch the passage of the Galaxy Trucker for dozens of hours.

Separately it is worth noting the lack of paid content. This feature cannot but rejoice. In addition, the Galaxy Trucker has more than 80 different achievements, and if you decide to play with artificial intelligence, then, in the game, there are already a dozen different kinds.

Features:

1. Ability to improve your ship, dock new elements to it.
2. Multiple levels.
3. An excellent system of battles with real opponents.
4. The game process can be real-time or step-by-step.
5. Interesting tables with achievements and leaders.
6. Become a real cosmic genius.

Talisman: Horus Heresy

Talisman: Horus Heresy – the simulator of a desktop card game based on the universe of Warhammer 40 000.

The plot and the gameplay

The fighting will unfold in (the familiar to all fans of the series) the galaxy at the time of Horus Heresy. The application is sustained in the best traditions of the original game and has not lost anything from what so fell in love with the players before. The gameplay is a sequence of actions from the rolls of the virtual cube and subsequent moves. The success of each player is influenced by a whole collection of factors – card layout, character characteristics and included skills, and, of course, a cube – luck decides everything!

Talisman has bright saturated graphics and spectacular animation. Interesting to watch not only the battle but simple movements. The popularity of the Talisman is largely determined by its unpredictability. Until you throw a dice, you do not know the result of the move. In this regard, you have to carefully study and keep in mind various strategies. Management is simple and you do not have to understand for a long time. An undeniable advantage is the availability of multi-user mode both on one device and online.

Talisman: Horus Heresy may seem difficult for beginners, this is due to the fact that the game has a large amount of information in English. To become a skillful fighter, one should be well-versed in the characteristics of this or that hero. At the beginning of the game, some characters have better combat characteristics, which somewhat complicates the gameplay, but also irritates equally.

Features:

1. Take command of one of the 18 legions of Space Marine, who fought during the Heresy!
2. Fight as one of the 8 greatest heroes of the galaxy! But it is free to choose the side of evil, taking such famous villains as Robaut Jilliman or Angron!
3. Multiplayer up to 4 players.
4. The ability to play with friends locally or online miles against artificial intelligence.

Card Crawl

Everyone knows that valiant heroes and rescuers of the world after work settle in nearby taverns and other places of entertainment. But books and films diligently avoid showing characters on this side of their lives. But Card Crawl, on the contrary, offers us to look into one of the taverns and personally watch how the creatures of different suits spend their leisure time. In our case, there will be a very interesting and fascinating card duel between the regulars of this institution.

This is a very interesting card game that you definitely need to install on your mobile device. The thing is that Card Crawl has a number of differences from analogues, which, in fact, provided it with popularity. At the moment there are 4 levels of the game, each of which lasts no more than 5 minutes. Thus, you will always find yourself busy, standing in line or waiting for transportation.

The plot of the game is simple and intuitive. In order to understand the rules, you will need very little time. The authors of the app invite you to a small tavern, the inhabitants of which spend their time. The mission of the gamer is to clear the dungeon from the terrible monsters with the help of an unusual deck of cards. As you understand, each card is endowed with unique abilities and can be used as a weapon, a tool for improvement or a currency for the purchase of new cards.

The gameplay itself is very attractive due to the magnificent art created by the talented Max Fiedler. And thanks to the excellent thematic musical accompaniment, it seems as if you are entering a magical cartoon world with carefully traced characters. Card Crawl is liked by lovers of solitaire games, although its concept does not belong to this direction. As for strategic skills, they, of course, will be needed. But basically, it all depends on your luck and perseverance. The main thing is to treat the game as entertainment and to understand that the defeat will necessarily win.

Of course, there are secrets in the game that you can understand after a while. For example, there is a card-joker or card shield, which is smashed to pieces by enemies. As practice shows, the more time you spend in a virtual tavern, the more frequent your victories become. The more rationally you use your inventory, the more evil monsters you can kill with one deck of cards.

We can say that the new Card Crawl card game is a great opportunity to have fun and escape from the real world. The application is designed for a wide range of users and is available in the free version.

Talisman

Talisman for Android and iOS is a digitized fascinating version of the board game with the same name. The virtual world of magic and witchcraft begins to take effect with the first clicks. Probably, that’s why so many players become fans of Talisman.

This is a pocket version of the tactical game, which allows every Android and iPad owner to try on the role of any of the fourteen represented heroes. You will have an exciting adventure to achieve an important mission – to become the owner of the Crown. This attribute of power was hidden in the most difficult place by an old wizard. After his death, many brave souls wanted to have the Crown, thus gaining power over the whole country. But the plains and mountains with insidious inhabitants and unpredictable dangers became insurmountable obstacles on their way.

But for you, as for the bravest and valiant hero, the possibilities of ancient magic are open. Your observation will help to understand all the strengths and weaknesses of opponents. There are many battles to be made along the way, not just one problematic problem. But as a reward for the victory, the hero will be endowed with magical gifts and abilities that will raise the chances of his survival outside the Portal of Power.

As you pass, the hero develops his skills, strength, and life, facing various dangers and challenges that appear in the form of action cards, while the game is more like a real adventure, especially if you play with people, not artificial intelligence. The game mechanics are strongly tied to the dice throw, that’s why it does not always depend on abilities, and luck is at the head of the corner, but unfortunately, it cannot be pumped.

Despite the general complexity of the rules, it is quite easy to understand the game. After throwing a dice, the symbol of the chosen hero moves to the fallen zone, where he is waiting for an adventure in the form of a battle with a monster, meeting with a useful ally or another event. Weapons, additional equipment, and other materials are acquired through making money through repeated victories.

In addition to the exciting plot, the game has another positive property – it’s an opportunity to play four. Passing the device to each other, each player makes his move, trying, therefore, to overtake his opponents on the game. If friends are not around, then you can take advantage of the opportunity to search for an online opponent or include an offline option.

Talisman is a universal game that will interest everyone, regardless of gender and age. Parents can be calm for its semantic and graphic content because there are no scenes of outright violence or cruelty. This is a great game that will help develop memory, attention, and logic, and also with the sense to pass the time to a player of any age.

Are you interested in a fascinating plot, colorful graphics, and user-friendly interface? Talisman meets these requirements, like no other fantasy adventure.

Pandemic

Pandemic: The Board Game – you have an incredible opportunity to take part in the creation of a medicine from several different diseases together with a group of scientists.

There is very little time because very soon they can cover the whole world, after which it will be impossible to save it. The task of this game is that you have to move around the world, to find yourself in the foci of infection and try to prevent it. To achieve a positive result, you will not only have to make maximum efforts but also understand what work in one team is. Try not to lose time because every decision you make will depend on people’s lives. Download Pandemic: The Board Game on your smartphone means to assume a huge responsibility for the life of all mankind.

This application is a game that is suitable for the whole family and all thanks to simple rules and exciting plot. The graphics are done at a high level and allow you to plunge headlong into a post-caliptic world where everything has been on the verge, and only one team of scientists can help with solving the global problem. The rules of the game are quite simple, at the very beginning, each participant gets a character with different abilities, together with which he will make moves in the future. One move is four actions, each of which is aimed at solving their problem. It’s only necessary to download Pandemic: The Board Game onAndroid and iOS to learn a lot about this game.

Features of this game are a variety of cards, each of which is significantly different from each other. You can play in a single or multiplayer mode with your friends. There are three modes of complexity, which is why every player will find something interesting for themselves. Adapted music will allow you to feel the atmosphere of what is happening.

Collect a brave team, search for funds to create medicines, move around various parts of the planet, extinguish epicenters of diseases, and save the planet together which is on the verge of destruction!

Agricola

Agricola: All creatures is a wonderful board game in which you get a chance to develop your farm, plant animals, sow fields, and cultivate garden plantations in order to get money from the sale of products.  What else is interesting for a real farmer? Fishing, hiking for mushrooms, baking kraft bread, taming animals … Or maybe you want to work as a lumberjack or a priest? Your fate is in your hands!

Having at the beginning a small hut and undeveloped fields, you will gradually develop your possessions, and then trade the crop with your neighbors. Agricola All Creatures – a game in which you will become a real villager and will cultivate the land and grow animals.

The secret of the success of Agricola is in the perfect combination of the well-adjusted mechanic of the Euro-game and the high the subject scope of the gameplay – almost everything in the game is like in life!

Agricole has many components and ways to manage the farm but it is very easy to understand and remember the rules of the game because the actions of the players are sensible and intuitive. All actions that you can perform are listed on the game board. You can only choose what you need!

The game is multiplayer, with several players able to play on one device, which will allow you to lead the competition.

Agricola Each is characterized by such features as:

1. Cultivation of a variety of animals, the creation of a real herd of domestic pets.
2. Visiting the village market will allow you to change the goods for livestock and continue.
3. Gradually, the farm will build up with various structures, then to compete with neighbors.
4. Participating in eight rounds, your three employees must go to the right place in the market and win.

Agricola – one of the most titled table games in the world. It was awarded in Spain, Canada, Russia, Poland, Portugal, and many other countries. In 2008, Agricola became the game of the year by the version of BGG, the largest global portal about table games, and also received the prestigious award – Spiel des Jahres Complex Game. Now Agricola is in the top 10 of the best BGG games.

Caylus

Caylus is the best economic board strategy for iOS. Since the proportion of chance and luck is minimized in the game, you must rely solely on your mind and calculation. In Caylus, you need to build a medieval castle in the south of France during the reign of Philip the Beautiful, and at the same time try to get as many prestige points as possible.

Caylus rules are not so complicated. The game is designed for 2-5 players, you can use one device, or play with your opponents on the network. If you want to play online, you need to register through the application, and then create a game, or join someone. If you still decide to fight with artificial intelligence, you can choose different levels of complexity: apprentice, noble, builder and king’s favorite, which is the most serious player. Of course, we advise you to start from the simplest level, gradually increasing the complexity. Playing on such a scheme, you can bypass the opponent for the first time.

Each player has his own construction team, consisting of 6 people. She gradually equips the city and erects a medieval castle. You do not need to build a city from scratch, it will initially have some buildings. They are necessary so that you can earn money, materials for construction and food, as well as receive the King’s favor and prestige points.

Caylus is good because you can come up with different winning strategies. You can build buildings in the city and get points for them. Prestigious buildings give a huge advantage over other players. Participation in the tournament allows you to earn points, and each ingot of gold at the end of the game can be exchanged for 3 points of prestige. And of course, build a castle is one of the best investments of the extracted resources.

Carcassonne: Official Board Game

Carcassonne: Official Board Game is a full-scale card strategy for Android with a turn-based system, simple but rapidly changing rules and a whole collection of modes that allow you to compete with friends or computer opponents: the focus is on several rulers who decided to study and then conquer the untouched lands of central Europe. The goal is set, the research groups are organized, the era of painful battles for the great future has begun, it remains only to understand the management and nuances.

Mechanics. This strategy is entirely based on the rules of the eponymous desktop puzzle. That’s why – all participants are divided into teams (both real and computer opponents – it all depends on the chosen mode), and then they receive a pack of original cards that allow them to move on an unprecedented global map.

The main goal is to properly display the available cards, and, depending on the landscape and the current state of the world, to receive special points that bring victory. In this order, the whole party passes – the participants spread cards, the world grows more and more, there are more opportunities and unexpected situations that can lead to ambiguous and controversial finals.

As for the fight and attack, by the way, – it is impossible – the strategy of the developers from Asmodee Digital turned out to be peaceful and based solely on diplomacy, trade, and research. In general, it is interesting to study the global map, and for several reasons at once. First, the developers took care of the system of random generation of terrain. In short, even a hundredth or a thousandth party always develops uniquely and develops its own unique route. Secondly, you can start individual games with pre-defined conditions. Depending on the chosen company, the narrative will change, and even the complexity.

Modes. As an additional plus – the ability to specify the parameters of each match being played. For example, you can invite two friends and hold a match against three computer opponents. Standard dueling 1 on 1 and parties exclusively with people (in the main menu for free selecting a server or creating a new one) are allowable. The second stage is the choice of the character. Here the characters are unique and with their own capabilities. In general, you can put everyone in their places, invite someone through social networks, find someone on the server, and then rush into battle!

Decor. Visually, the strategy is fine. The bright stylistics of the global map, detailed maps, where churches, houses, castles, and markets are drawn in the most detailed way, a stunning interface that includes a bunch of statistical information, quick access buttons, and other eye-catching effects. By the way, it’s impossible to assign even advertising to cons – there are no banners or notifications, so you can safely concentrate on the passage!

The strategy Carcassonne: Official Board Game for Android, albeit is not the standard of modern entertainment, but a perfect example of how a tiny studio is able to embody the ideas of desktop puzzles in life, do not miss it!

Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride is an interesting board game for Android and iOS, connected with trains, now and your mobile device! We will be in the role of the dispatcher, who will need to not only instruct the drivers but also build the routes for the movement of trains. Before us, there will be a specific list of cities. And in every city, the train will have to stop. Accordingly, we will need to draw up such a route, according to which the train would pass by certain settlements.

Another goal is to make the journey as long as possible, that the railway car could visit as many cities as possible. If you think that for the construction of the route it will be enough to draw a finger from the original station to the final one, then you are cruelly mistaken. And the difficulty lies not only in the construction of the route but also in our rivals. Do not be surprised, this is a multiplayer game. If our rivals will assign trains faster than we on a certain route, then we simply will not be able to “ride” through the cities on which the train of rivals will pass. So try to lay and take routes as fast as possible. If the train is moving along a really long way, then from this flight we will earn more money than from a flight, at which the car will need to visit only a couple of cities.

What else is remarkable about this game?

1. The railways, which will be presented to us on the map, actually exist. Our trains will travel to many countries of Europe, so we will visit the United States and Canada.
2. A huge number of various sounds, which, of course, do not give us a special advantage, but they act as a beautiful decoration, which will not let us get bored during the game process.
3. If suddenly we encounter any difficulties, or if we cannot route for any reason, we can ask for a hint. Naturally, the prompt does not immediately reveal the complete route but only hints at how to proceed further.
4. Players can build routes without connecting to the Internet. But it is much more interesting, of course, to pl