iPhone Apps: Reiner Knizia's Money

Reiner Knizia's Money

App	Reiner Knizia's Money
Type	Reiner Knizia EuroCard Game
Version	2.00
Platforms	iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

An Auction-based Currency-exchange Game

Money is a fast-paced and addictive card game based on the original tabletop Eurogame release by Reiner Knizia.

You start the game with six bills of random currency. Your goal is to concentrate your reserves into just two or three types of currency before the game ends. To do so, you must spend the money you already have. It takes money to make Money!

Though Money is one of Reiner Knizia's deepest (and richest) card games, it's all been carefully fit into this iPhone release. Recolored bills make it easy to read your currency. Simple gestures allow you to examine your own hand and the bids of your opponents. Everything is animated, for a colorful play experience.

Finally, six different AIs, each with their own personality, help make every game unique. You can slowly discover the AIs' strategies to improve your chances of winning.

Money is the first release in RPGnet's MobileEuroCard series, all of which share common gestures and animations, making it easy to dive into any game as soon as you've learned your first.

Buy Reiner Knizia's Money at the Apple iPhone Store.

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Reviews

"Replay value is great, as it’s never the same game twice, and there is plenty of strategy to learn and put into practice. It’s one of the more enjoyable card games we’ve come across in the app store."

—AppSmile Team, AppSmile

"If you’re at all interested in card games, I suggest giving this one a try."

—Brandon K, Just Another iPhone Blog

"Money ... might be the best card game app out there. In the near future, we'll be reviewing Mü and some other card games, so the position is not secured forever. Still, of the iPhone card game apps we've played so far, Money is our hands down favorite. "

—Sebastian Blanco, TUAW

"The UI and game mechanics have been well thought out and implemented. In short, this game is worthy of your attention and money."

—GSwarthout, The App Chap Blog

Versions

Ver.	Date	Updates
v2.00	06/25	✓ New elo system lets you compare ranking with opponents. ✓ Game Center support for leaderboards now lets you compare your maximum elo ranking and your top scores with players across the world. ✓ Game Center support for achievements notes not only special accomplishments, but also 'quests', where you try to win Money in more difficult ways. ✓ Randomized bidding order lets some opponents bid before you; just choose "randomize bidding order" on the options page. ✓ Particularly valuable lots now have their value shown with a gold background. ✓ Rewritten rules, with lots more examples and illustrations, make it easier than ever to learn the game. ✓ iPhone only: New games menu (marked with a "+") makes it easy to navigate among RPGnet games.
v1.62	10/18	iOS5 update.
v1.30	02/10	Improves best AIs. Adds single-touch to learn value of lot to you. Adds audio & improved graphics. Updates many graphics for hi-res iPhone4 display. Also includes various speed-ups from other recent releases.
v1.20	07/22	Integrated with all fixes and updates to card game engine from release of Reiner Knizia's High Society, most notably including new high score lists. Also contains fix for iOS4 options error.
v1.13	04/13	Fixes for initial iPad release. Adds "pass" as a game option. Improves Val and Vern AIs. Resolves some other minor bugs.
v1.10	04/03	Creates an iPad-enhanced experience with: larger bills, more playing area, improved user interface for buttons, and ability to game with a total of 5 players. Also supports gaming in all four orientations on the iPad. For all devices, also: provides more space for bidding, adds support for both landscape modes, and fixes a crash-on-restart bug.
v1.05	02/09	Incremental improvements for all six computer opponents. New "difficulty" setting in Game Options. Bug fix for incorrect darkening of cards that primarily appears in "touch to continue" mode.
v1.00	01/21	Initial release.