Battle of the Block deals 21 for iPhone
Twist n' rope take on card classic
While there have been some excellent iPad games, there haven't been many excitingly different examples yet.
It's difficult to say whether Battle of the Block will be one such, but the information that's currently available suggests it's at least attempting to be different.
Developer Espada Entertainment describes the game as a mixture of elevated Blackjack using the scoring system of tug-of-war.
There's an on-device head-to-head mode as well as local wireless mode, and single player, but either way, you choose a style of block crew - preppy, freaks, goths etc - and then do the turn-based deal with the cards.
Whoever gets closest to 21 wins, with the difference in card totals moving the rope around the iPad board.
Future updates will include new themes, as well as visual upgrades, joker bonuses and additional tie-breaker options.
You can see how the game plays in the following video.