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: A mobile phenomenon that used a "compulsion loop" based on breeding and selling frogs. While some reviewers found the mechanics repetitive, it saw massive commercial success with half a million downloads in its first five days. Tabletop and Board Games

(It was always Pong again. But that one time it wasn’t? Magic.) pocket game 2010

July 2010. The party game. Fruit Ninja required zero explanation: swipe your finger to slice flying fruit, avoid bombs. It used the touchscreen’s tactile nature perfectly. It was the game you showed your grandparents to prove the "phone could game." : A mobile phenomenon that used a "compulsion

: Strike them with lightning, trigger earthquakes, or change the weather to snow or rain. But that one time it wasn’t

Dummy threw a slow punch. The DS fighter didn't dodge. Another text box: "You hide in this hallway because Jared Myers called your backpack ‘fairy material.’"

Although the game's popularity has waxed and waned over the years, its legacy endures: