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  • App Review: EveryGame offers up (potentially) every game

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    Sebastian Blanco
    Sebastian Blanco
    08.01.2010

    Ever wanted to open up an iPad app and have an entire game closet with just about every game ever tumble out? Well, given enough time, that's what could happen with an appropriately titled app called EveryGame [$3.99, universal]. The app is the brainchild of Andrew and Nathaniel Dirksen and it's a strange little bird. Basically, the app is a way for graphics files to sit on top of other files – i.e., a pawn image in a board image – and EveryGame is designed from the bottom up to make it possible to play the game you want on the iDevice you have. There are a lot of apps with multiple board games built in (something we want to review/compare in the coming weeks, so if you've got a suggestion for a good one, say so in the comments), but EveryGame allows you to build your own. Sure, there are computer-based apps that offer this functionality (like Vassal), but those don't have a magical touch screen. How does EveryGame work in practice? Is it the game closet app to beat all others? Read on to find out. %Gallery-98325%