Guides: Chain Reaction & Strategy Games for iPhone

Rules, openings, AI tactics, board sizes – and honest comparisons with other strategy games for iPhone. All 19 guides at a glance.

The complete overview: how the game works, why it is so swingy, and how to play it offline on iPhone.

Pass-and-play picks that actually work on a single phone – board games, word games and quick duels.

Strategy games that run with the network off and never interrupt you – and how to check before you install.

Capacity, overflow, capture, win condition – the complete rules with the edge cases people argue about.

Corners, counting, loaded cells, tempo – the habits that separate players who win from players who get surprised.

What each AI level actually does, where it is weak, and a plan for your first win against the Expert.

Why the first marble goes in a corner, when the centre is right after all, and how to answer each opening.

The German name, the family of chain-reaction games it belongs to, and how PlayCascade implements it.

The shortest possible path from "never heard of it" to winning your first game against the Easy AI.

Typical game lengths by board size and opponent – and why the last move takes longer than the first twenty.

If you like flipping discs, here is what else flips – from classic capture games to chain reactions.

No dice, no decks, no luck: pure decision games that fit in your pocket.

How pass-and-play works, which games do it well, and the small details that make or break it.

Five-minute games for a sofa, a train or a restaurant table – competitive enough to matter, short enough to replay.

Thinking games that are safe to hand to a child: no ads, no chat, no in-game currency, and rules a seven-year-old can follow.

Five things on an App Store page that tell you whether a "free" game will interrupt you – before you install it.

Why weekly plans crept into games, how to spot them, and where to find games you pay for once.

How the board size changes the game: corners, tempo, game length and which size suits which player.

Skip the "brain training" apps: real two-player strategy games exercise planning, counting and patience – and are fun.