Games on Your Droid
You probably didn’t buy your Android for playing games, but you’ve probably downloaded a couple since you’ve gotten your device. Who doesn’t like a fun game when you’re waiting at the doctor’s office or while lying in bed?
Here is a round-up of some of our favorite Android games, along with the AppBrain.com links, for easy download.
Wordfeud FREE is a new game for Android that is similar to Words With Friends on the iOS platform. Unfortunately, you...
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I am often asked in real life and on twitter what Android apps everyone should have. So, we did a little experiment here at Women With Droids to see which apps were found most often on our contributors’ phones, and we wanted to share the results with you! Participating contributors were: Ellie, CraftLass, Liz, Deb, Taylor, and myself. You can read more about us on our About page (I will update it with our recently-added contributors soon!) and see recommendations from each of us...
App Review: WordUp!
I commute over an hour to work each day – so finding something to do while I zoom along underground is very important. WordUp! solves the boredom issue by challenging me to find words in a grid of lettered dice. Simple premise, but challenging game, trust me! I’ve had to dig deep in the recesses of my mind for words I forgot I even learned to solve this word puzzle game.
The game is easily customizable – you can change the cube style, minimum word length, play time, size of...
Game: Abduction!
I don’t play games on my phone often, but I like this quick cute game: Abduction! When I first tried it, I liked it as an app to show off the Droid’s accelerometer (since I had never had a phone with motion interactivity before).
I believe the story behind abduction is that you are a cow and all of your cow buddies have been abducted by aliens, and you have to get up to the UFO to save them before the aliens take them to space. (Of course.)
Here’s how it works: The cow is...
Game: Sketch Online Beta
One thing I’ve learned smartphones are good for is entertaining me when I’m doing something boring, like waiting in the car for someone. There are a lot of games for Android that are perfect for when you have 9 minutes to waste and you don’t want to get into any long games or heavy reading, but just want something ‘mindless’ to pass the time.
My time-waster of choice? Sketch Online Beta.
It’s basically online Pictionary. You enter a room with up to 10 other...
