411mania - I had never checked out Quarrel on iOS, but the premise had always intrigued me.
In short, it basically sounded like Risk meets a Scrabble tile rack. Honestly, after playing the game, that's still the best way to describe it.
Up to four people randomly get land and people put on territories on the island. You then take turns trying to invade each other’s territories or moving troops around, like in Risk. Keep in mind that moving troops around will lock both territories from being used for the rest of the turn.
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"This generation of consoles has been the generation for the rise of online, multiplayer gaming. The vast majority of players, play their games online or have the functionality in place to do so. Last weekend I decided to buck the trend and play a game (Wait for it…Brace yourself...) in local multiplayer with both of us playing on the same Xbox console, in the same room! (Gasp!)"
They have gone mobile. Quiz games have a perfect home with mobile devices. Games consoles is an odd fit for them. Quiz games are good for passing time here and there
The Controller Online writes: "It may just be because of the line of work we’re in, but 2012 felt like one of the biggest years gaming has seen in a long time. With the huge number of titles that were released this year, a few were bound to fall through the cracks. Here are our favorite games that didn’t necessarily have a huge marketing campaign, or big sales numbers, but are also games you just shouldn’t miss.
Quarrel is a really clever little game and there’s real strategy to it, especially online.
