With a five star rating in the iTunes App Store, I’m clearly not the only one who loves Bonza, the latest in phenomenal puzzle games. If you’ve been searching the app stores for the next great puzzle game, your search is now over. While there are quite literally millions of this style of game in both the Google Play and iTunes app stores, many are less than impressive to say the least. It’s refreshing to see a puzzle game that is truly unique, challenging and leaves you wanting more.
Bonza is a clever adaptation of a traditional crossword, which sees players attempting to configure fragments of words, set out in a crossword style, to complete the puzzle. The game is currently free to download for both iOS and Android users (but only for a limited time), with in-app purchases available. The monetisation techniques used by developer Minimega are quite clever, as they aren’t intrusive at all, but are still incredibly enticing to players. Upon first installing the game, you are given a taste of what the game is like, with around 10-15 puzzles that will really have you hooked. Players then have immediate access to the “Free Daily Puzzle” and “Classic Puzzle Packs 1 & 2”. Various packs can be unlocked by earning more stars, which you receive by completing already active packs. An assortment of “Celebrity Designer Packs” are also available as in-app purchases for real money, along with more of the addictive “Classic Puzzle Packs”. I’m not usually one to spend real money on in-app purchases, but I can already see myself opening my wallet for this additive bundle of fun.
“Bonza puzzles are instantly addictive!”
– Will Shortz (Crossword Editor, The New York Times)
“It’s an idea so simple I can’t believe it hasn’t been done yet.”
– Mark Serrels, Kotaku
The concept of this new puzzle game is very simple, yet incredibly addictive. If you enjoy crosswords, word searches or just generally love to test your brain power, I would definitely recommend heading to the app store to download today!