# iOS puzzle games suggestions

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 18, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-puzzle-games-suggestions/731712 "2015-09-18T21:35:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-puzzle-games-suggestions/731712/1 "2015-09-18T21:35:35Z")

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I’m totally hooked on Blockwick 2 and also enjoy Layer. Any other suggestions for puzzle games that don’t require in app purchases to enjoy.? A big plus if they have very nice, easy on the eyes, graphics similar to Blockwick 2 and Layer

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**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-puzzle-games-suggestions/731712/2 "2015-09-23T14:19:58Z")

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Here’s a few I’ve found enjoyable. Some of them have free and paid versions, but you can get dozens of hours out of the free versions. Great time wasters for lunch, breaks, riding buses, etc.  
**Flow (free)** - I guess there is a paid version, but the free one has hundreds of boards, and they add more with every update. It’s challenging, colorful, fun, and each board can be cleared in a few minutes (unless you get stuck heh heh heh).  
**Harbor Master** - Draw lines to guide boats to harbors, and again to guide them out before the next boat comes. Many different levels with different configurations. Another “easy to pick up, hard to put down” puzzler that you can play for minutes or hours.  
**Electro Trains** - Different color trains come in, and you have to operate the switches to get them through the correctly colored tunnels, then guide them back out. Tap and hold the train to make it speed up. Very colorful and fun, although I have trouble with anything other than the first board.  
**Parking Mayhem** - Using on screen controls, guide a car past the obstacles and into the parking space. Fun, casual puzzle game.

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-puzzle-games-suggestions/731712/3 "2015-09-23T16:39:51Z")

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**Brain Dots** is very addictive, although the advertising in the free version can be overly intrusive.

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-puzzle-games-suggestions/731712/5 "2015-09-28T11:21:14Z")

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> [@debastian](#):
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> Most puzzle games are found and enjoyed. If anything the definition of the puzzle games is too board on an iPhone, with the term being used to encompass everything from crossword puzzles to role playing games.

That’s why I gave two examples of the types of puzzle games I was looking for, the type where you move things around or connect things with various obstacles. Games that I can play easily while on the train , stuck on hold during phone calls at work, etc.

Thanks for the above suggestions, I’ll be giving them all a try.