# Reiner Knizia Iphone/Ipad board games on sale now. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 29, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362 "2012-02-29T17:03:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/1 "2012-02-29T17:03:11Z")
Heads up, folks. I know a bunch of us like Eurogames like the ones Reiner Knizia makes(of varying quality in my opinion). Well, he offers quite a few on the IOS platform, though they are usually up around $5 per game. They rarely have deep sales, though I’ve had them on my appshopper wishlist for a long time. Today, several have dropped down to 99 cents. Ra is now 99 cents. Tigris and Euphrates is now 99 cents Tikal is now 99 cents. Medici is now 99 cents. More keep coming, so perhaps they are gradually putting them all on sale. I thought the Dope would want to know. And, no, I don’t work for the company at all. I just like games and sales = good. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/2 "2012-02-29T17:19:00Z")
I’m not familiar with those games, but I love an app sale. Is there a discounted one in particular I should try first? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/3 "2012-02-29T18:00:52Z")
I’ve played the board versions of those games. Can you play single-player on those apps? I’ll have to see if there are any Knizia games for Android. My favorite of his is probably Traumfabrik (Dream Factory). ETA: I see Labyrinth, Through the Desert and Clustermaster available on the Android Market. Desert is $3 but the others are free. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/4 "2012-02-29T18:05:31Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > I’m not familiar with those games, but I love an app sale. Is there a discounted one in particular I should try first? [I have not yet played it, but Tigris and Euphrates is considered one of his masterpieces.](http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-euphrates) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/5 "2012-02-29T18:06:47Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > I’ve played the board versions of those games. Can you play single-player on those apps? Against AI. He does have a nice list of puzzle games(single-player) on the IOS as well. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/6 "2012-02-29T18:12:36Z")
Well after further looking, none of the games in the OP seem to be available in the Market yet. Labyrinth looks really cool but it’s too big for me to d/l until I get home. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/7 "2012-02-29T18:22:04Z")
Tikal is NOT by Knizia (though I hd to look it up to be sure) Of his physical games, I like Lost Cities, Samurai, FITS (aka Tetris the board game) and Money Brian turns out it is Codito (company) games that are on sale - most of the Codito games are Knizia ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/8 "2012-02-29T18:30:13Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Tikal is NOT by Knizia (though I hd to look it up to be sure) Correct, my bad. It is a Spiels de Jahre, though. It must be from the same company and it is a Eurogame(also German). ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/9 "2012-02-29T22:07:36Z")
If you like board games on iPad, then [http://ipadboardgames.org/](http://ipadboardgames.org/) is a must-read. The guy who runs the site (Angelus Morningstar) does a nice job providing good data about the games, including explaining the basics of the rules. He occasionally drives me nuts with word misuse (then/than and the like) but I keep coming back. They have Tigris and Euphrates as their #1 rated game. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/10 "2012-03-01T01:23:04Z")
> [@Brainiac4](#): > > They have Tigris and Euphrates as their #1 rated game. I got it, played it, and liked it. Like many of these Eurogames, it seems quite complicated at first, but once I played a “open game”(see each other’s cards) game with my wife, I understood it. It plays great on the Iphone, too. Zero problem seeing things, placing things, and playing the game. Honestly, it’s like buying the game for $1, which retails for quite a bit of cash. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/12 "2012-03-01T15:40:02Z")
Reported. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/13 "2012-03-01T16:13:30Z")
Thanks for the tip. I love sales, and I needed a new game for my iPad. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/14 "2012-03-01T16:17:57Z")
Has anyone played Medici? Does it really require 3 players instead of 2? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/15 "2012-03-01T18:53:15Z")
Playing Tikal now against the game. Seems like a very cool game. I could get into it. Have yet to play a game of Ra(though I own the dice game version and love it). ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/16 "2012-03-02T19:05:06Z")
I don’t currently have an iPhone but am planning on getting one (waiting for my current contract to expire) - if I wanted to get a couple of these games at the current price could I buy them through my iTunes account now and sync them to a new phone in the future? ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/17 "2012-03-04T04:32:22Z")
> [@zombywoof](#): > > I don’t currently have an iPhone but am planning on getting one (waiting for my current contract to expire) - if I wanted to get a couple of these games at the current price could I buy them through my iTunes account now and sync them to a new phone in the future? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/18 "2012-03-04T04:59:39Z")
I have no idea what these are, or what makes a game a “Euro Game”, but I got all 4 listed in the OP and look forward to wasting time with them. Now if only we could get iPad versions of _Illuminati_ and _Nuclear War_ and _Car Wars_ and maybe _Acquire_…… ETA: Thanks for the tip, **Mahaloth**! ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reiner-knizia-iphone-ipad-board-games-on-sale-now/614362/19 "2012-03-05T21:30:18Z")
Is it me or is this game (Tigris and Euphrates) extremely difficult? Any hints on how to play this game well?