To be sure, the iTunes App Store is full of tantalizing puzzle offerings. Whether they are of the Tetris-model or a simple match-three mind bender, most display some level of interest to iPhone users looking for a challenge. Let's take a look at five new puzzlers that caught our eye.

Cross Fingers dares players to rearrange wooden shapes to cover a dark background. Shapes can be dragged into place one by one. Two styles of shapes are present, light colored wood and red wood. Red wood pieces bring some difficulty as that cannot stay in place without being help there. If let go of, they will slide back to their previous position. Players are required to hold these red pieces in place while moving other pieces around them. Hence, the app Cross Fingers gets its name. You must twist your fingers to hold the red pieces while arranging the light wooden shapes around them.

Pocketball is a physics-based puzzle game that utilizes the Box2D engine. Here, players are challenged to guide balls into pockets. Balls drop from the top of the screen at predefined locations. Users must then draw ropes between pegs to aim the balls toward their goal. As balls hit ropes, they bounce according to the gravitation pull within the app. Making things even more complex, certain obstacles can throw the balls off course. Bombs can destroy balls, while gravity wells suck them into a sort of black hole. Arrows are present in some levels that help push the balls in the right direction.

IUGO Mobile Entertainment's Implode is made up of 60 levels of building structures begging to be brought down violently. The game presents itself in a neat chalkboard style where buildings are drawn with only their support beams showing. Players must utilize bombs and dynamite to destroy buildings in each level. The resulting rubble needs to be lower than a horizontal dotted line in order to pass the stage. Upon completion of a level, players are awarded a letter grade determined by a number of bonus factors. There are Explosion Points, Height, Difficulty, and Unused Bomb bonuses. After adding all these factors up, a total payout it granted. Receiving an A+ grade is very difficult, which we believe adds some replay value to the puzzles. Progressing through the levels of Implode will introduce new characteristics and obstacles needing to be overcome.

Monumental, the latest in a series of puzzles by Dr. Knizia, brings the Mayan world to the iPhone screen. Arranged in a pair of 3 x 4 grids, rectangular stones must be shuttled either left or right into the grids. Every stone sports a certain color and number of symbols on its face. Players must fill rows within each grid by grouping stones according to color or symbol, or hopefully a combination of both. For example, you would like to have three stones that are all the same color and have the same number of symbols on their faces. A combination like this would return a great score for matched colors, symbols, and number of symbols. Unfortunately, a case like this is rare to stumble upon. If a player combines stones with the same symbols in a row, regardless of the color or number of symbols, these qualify for symbol matches and award points. An identical pair of stones in a row also scores points, regardless of what's on the third stone. Watch out for broken stones without symbols, as these can only be matched by their color.

We don't want to leave out word puzzle games. Wordigo fits this genre nicely as it pressures players to creatively build words while undergoing a strict seven minute time limit. This brings a level of complexity and brevity to each game session. Wordigo houses eight word puzzle board that all require horizontal and vertical letter tile placement. The layout may remind you of a Scrabble board with many empty areas. Players must reach the goal of cleverly building words using the limited selection of randomized letter tiles. Succession to the next word path can only be had by completing the current path. The scoring system can be positively influenced by proper vowel placement.

We hope our review of some of the latest and greatest puzzle games give you an idea of what the App Store has to offer. These are simply five of the puzzlers that caught our eye. Regardless of your choice of one or all, we feel you'll enjoy each puzzle's unique characteristics.

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