Dead Man's Draw
Stardock
You’ll need a combination of luck and strategy to win in this unique card game.
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Play With Others In These Strategic Card Games
Strategy based card game emphasize strategic planning of when to play cards. They are similar to strategy board games, but simply rely on card decks. The games are often played head to head, and require knowledge of your hand, what cards are still in the deck, and how your cards can impact an opponent and vice versa.
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Highest scored apps in the category
Sushi Go!
Lummox Labs Inc
Become a Master Sushi Connoisseur in Sushi Go!
Sushi Go! is a popular card game that has now made its way to iOS.
6 takes!
Application Systems Heidelberg Software GmbH
6 takes
6 takes! - Wolfgang Kramer's ingeniously simple card game with "bullheads" - now as an app.
The aim of the game is to avoid getting cards. Each card you have to pick up costs you points for each bullhead on it. The player with the fewest bullheads at the end of the game is the winner. It sounds easier than it...
Age of Rivals
Vijay Myneni
A fast paced card based board game about civilization building.
A strategy based board game that tests your civilization building skills. You need to balance culture, military, defense, and economy as well as contend with outpacing your opponent.
Fluxx
Playdek, Inc.
A card game where the cards themselves determine the rules.
Fluxx all begins with two basic rules: draw one card, play one card. You’ll start with a hand of three cards, add the card you draw to your hand, and then choose one card to play. However, following the directions written on your chosen card can cause the rules and even the goal of the game to change. Everything is in Fluxx.
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A shufflebuilding card game designed by Paul Peterson that has been adapted for iOS.
Smash Up - The Card Game
Nomad Games
Get ready to start the carnage in the digital edition of AEG’s shufflebuilding card game, Smash Up. Choose two faction decks from Pirates, Ninjas, Robots, Zombies, and more, and combine them to create a hybrid team that is a force to be reckoned with!
-- NO GAME IS THE...
Use cards and dice to play a pressure packed baseball scenario.
Bottom of the 9th
Handelabra Studio LLC
Baseball has been transformed into a card and dice based board game that has now made the transition to iOS. Build you line up with strategic player attributes, and play as either the pitcher or hitters.
If you like mashup games, then Missile Cards is definitely one to have in your collection.
Missile Cards
Nathan Meunier
Missile Command is a unique strategy card game that is unlike anything you've tried before on the App Store.
Turn The Tide: The Sink or Swim Strategy Card Game by Stefan Dorra
Five Lakes Studio, LLC
A game of sheep, weather and of course the tide, Turn the Tide is a family friendly auction/strategy card game, in which you are trying to outwit your opponent and stay afloat by playing your weather cards at just the right time and holding onto the greatest number of life...
A digital card game that tests your trading skill.
Jaipur: the board game
TWIN SAILS INTERACTIVE
Become a trader in this new digital adaptation of a classic card based board game. Your goal is to buy, sell, and trade goods at a better profit than your opponent.
Avignon: A Clash of Popes
Semag Studio LLC
Vie for the papacy in the 14th century in Avignon: A Clash of Popes; petition members of the Church for influence to build your congregation, or eliminate your rival by cleverly positioning your followers.
-Based on the highly successful card game
-Petition Cardinals, Bishops, and Inquisitors to use their unique powers to...
Succession - Rack-O style game
Luke Kazmierowicz
Each player starts with 10 cards in a random order. They then take turns drawing and discarding until one player gets ten cards in numerical sequence.
Grab some friends and start a game with up to four players, or try out the new single player mode to put your succession...
1000 Miles
Emma Whan
1000 Miles is based on a French card game. It is simple to learn and play, even for children, and is very addictive. You need to think ahead and watch your opponent's moves to maximise your score though.
The premise of the game is that you are in a car race....
San Juan
Ravensburger Digital GmbH
Boardgamegeek.com:
4/5 – “San Juan is one of my favorite card games and this implementation on iOS does it justice.”
Slidetoplay.com:
3/4 – "San Juan is an excellent card game."
Apptudes.com:
4/5 – "A definite must-buy for fans of card games, or those looking for a little bit of strategy on their iPhone or...
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Spar The Card Game
Alexander Shen
No internet? No problem! Fully offline tabletop card game!
A fast paced card game featuring two opponents slugging it out in each other's faces. Very easy to learn, but the strategy lies in reading your opponent and strategizing your own moves. Do you go all out and attack heavily from the start? Or do you lean back and wait for your opponent to strike first?
Spar: The Card Game features Player v CPU play.
Stratego ® Battle Cards
Youda Games Holding B.V.
Play the best Strategy cardgame ever!
Stratego® Official Battle Cards from Jumbo is all about good tactics, strategy and cold hard bluff, a combination of chess and poker. The Strategy battle game that has been played by millions of card and board game players and is now available for your iOS device.
This official battlecards Stratego comes with an AI opponent that is adjustable to match your skills. Play as many battles card games as you like. Defeat the enemy with al the original rules or the special single card rule.
Or play against a friend, your kids or people in the train with the great Multiplayer pass and play variant.
• Unlimited Stratego battles
Play as many Stratego card games as you like.
You have to play tactical with a great defense or attack plan.
• Single Player Stratego AI Engine
A Stratego engine to challenge beginners and veteran commanders alike.
Refine tactics and watch how the enemy falls for your ultimate strategic bluff! Make sure you defend your flag, as opponents will send their army cards to capture it!
• Play offline Stratego any time and everywhere, no internet required for this Strategy game!
No live internet connection is needed to play a thrilling game of Jumbo's Stratego. So you can just play offline anywhere you want! Don't wait for human players that don't respond or quit the game halfway through. No internet, just like the official cardgame, but more fun and challenging battles than any other multiplayer defense game online.
• Pass and Play
This is a unique version that will give you the experience of the analog card game but without the hassle of bringing the cards, dealing them and putting them back in the board game closet.
Just pick your device, fire up the app and go!
• Difficulty setting
Set the engine to the mode that suits your strategic skills best.
Are you a beginner or can you handle the clash in the star mode for true warfare leaders.
This Stratego game also has a great tutorial that will teach Stratego and will help to improve tactical skills.
**NO INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED**
You don’t need an internet connection and you don’t need to wait for other players to join.
Are you a strategic player? Do you like card games and tower defense games? Interested in real time war games? You’ll love Stratego! Defend your Flag and don’t hesitate any longer. Download and Install NOW and prove your battle and strategy skills with Stratego® Battle Cards!
NOTE:
Please contact Youda at support@youdagames.com if you have any issues or suggestions, we would love to help!
Get ready for the ultimate strategy war game and join the rapidly expanding group of Stratego fans : https://www.facebook.com/Stratego
Miles
Dzianis Azarenka
Miles is a recreation of an old French card game - Mille Bornes. In it you must try to beat your opponent to, first, 700 miles - then 1000 miles. You do this by using Mile cards to move, hazard cards to stop your opponent and safety's to protect yourself.
