I also had Nick talk about Artifact<\/em><\/a>, and how it\u2019s current state might be received on mobile, and we now know when Tropico<\/em> for iPad is coming out (yay!).<\/a><\/p>\n We\u2019ve got plenty of reviews in the pipeline, including Morels and Marching Order, as well as a few of the ones that were released this week.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, in mobile gaming\u2026<\/p>\n The highlight of the week definitely has to be the Ndemic\u2019s new game, Rebel Inc.<\/em>, which we spoke about last week. In this spiritual successor to the excellent Plague Inc.<\/em>, this is a political\/military strategy-simulation game where you must use all of the resources at your disposal to try and keep the insurgents at bay, across five richly modelled regions.<\/p>\n Sadly, we weren\u2019t able to secure code for gameplay impressions, or even review, yet, so we can\u2019t comment on what it\u2019s actually like. Chatter so far has been positive though. We\u2019ll try and get you a full review as soon as we can. An Android version is planned<\/a>, but it won\u2019t be arriving till early 2019.<\/p>\n Twinfold reminds me of this puzzle game my wife used to play where you had to merge blocks together to double -up and try and get higher and higher numbers. It wasn\u2019t as diverse as this new release however, so Twinfold is definitely on the watch-list for the week.<\/p>\n The aim of the game is to merge the golden idols together to achieve higher and higher scores, whilst also taking care not to fall fowl of any of the 7 enemy types that could spawn. Every time you \u2018level up\u2019 an idol, a new one appears of the same number but the puzzle environment also shifts via procedural generation. Game Centre support allows for leaderboards and achievements, and if you\u2019re using an iPhone 7 or later, you get haptic feedback. That\u2019s nice.<\/p>\n [youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2MV6hmWWwm4?controls=0]<\/p>\n Also caught our eye:<\/strong> Splotches<\/em> (iOS Universal<\/a>)<\/p>\n Now that I\u2019m a parent, I\u2019m always looking out for colour games I could introduce my daughter to that are simple, potentially educational and unlikely to expose her to anything inappropriate. Puzzle games seem to be safe bets at the moment, and Splotches<\/em> looks very colourful indeed. If I get a chance to try it out for myself, I\u2019ll report back.<\/p>\n This is more of a PSA than an update \u2013 as you may have heard by now, Apple has removed Slitherine\u2019s Afghanistan \u201911<\/em> from sale on the app store. Their reason given was that the game featured \u201cpeople from specific governments or other real entities as the enemies\u201d<\/em>. So they had issues with the fact that you were fighting the Taliban, who were identifiable as the Taliban, basically.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not the first time this has happened, but it probably won\u2019t be the last, but users who\u2019ve already purchased and have the game on their device should still be able to play the game, at least. It’s still available to buy on PC.<\/p>\n Ticket to Earth<\/em> was a very interesting and compelling turn-based strategy game that used coloured tiles as a unique mechanic. It\u2019s only real flaw was that it was billed as an episodic game, and the episodes have been rather slow at coming out. The game was released in March last year and the second episode wasn\u2019t put out until August. Now, over a year later, players can finally get their hands on Episode 3.<\/p>\n This free update adds more levels, powers and playable characters as you attempt to learn the secrets of the Refinery. The update also tweaks the rewards for Episode 2 missions \u2013 if you\u2019ve already done those, the added rewards will already be added to your save.<\/p>\n Zach Gage will always get the time of day here at Pocket Tactics. His games are simple, yet wonderful twists on classic forms of entertainment, and the twists are usually bonkers.<\/p>\n Flipflop<\/em> is the latest game to get an update, and the new content adds \u2018Numbered Decks\u2019 mode featuring over 1,000 deals to test your skills at. All these puzzles are meant to be 100% solvable.<\/p>\n The premium edition of the Trese Brother\u2019s mobile 4X outing is down to just a couple of dollars on Android. There\u2019s a free trial version with ads you can check out if you want to try the game for a bit first.<\/p>\n Both of Nomad\u2019s revivals of the iconic \u2018Choose your own adventure\u2019 narrative adventure games are on sale once again, on both platforms to boot. Both games have been this cheap before, as recent as the end of October this year.<\/p>\n To coincide with the release of Episode 3, Ticket to Earth<\/em> is now a dollar off on both stores. Fair warning, it was being sold for $1.99 back in July 2017 for a while, but it hasn\u2019t been that cheap since then.<\/p>\n Seen anything else you like? Played any of the above? Let us know in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We\u2019re back with your weekly look at what\u2019s been happening in mobile games. A lot, as it happens, although not so much on the releases front. 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Rebel Inc. (iOS Universal<\/a>)<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nTwinfold (iOS Universal<\/a> & Android<\/a>)<\/h3>\n
Updates<\/h2>\n
Afghanistan \u201911 (Review<\/a>)<\/h3>\n
Ticket to Earth (iOS Universal<\/a> & Android<\/a>) (Review<\/a>)<\/h3>\n
Flipflop Solitaire (iOS Universal<\/a> and Android<\/a>) (Review<\/a>)<\/h3>\n
Sales<\/h2>\n
Star Traders 4X Empires Elite (iOS Universal<\/a> and Android<\/a>) $1.99 on Android<\/h3>\n
Fighting Fantasy Legends (iOS Universal<\/a> and Android<\/a>): $1.99
Fighting Fantasy Legends: Portal (Review<\/a>) (iOS Universal<\/a> and Android<\/a>): $1.99<\/h3>\nTicket to Earth\u00a0(iOS Universal<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Android<\/a>): $3.99<\/h3>\n