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Trivia Crack is fun but extremely glitchy. During my brief time with the game it crashed a number of times. It also requires the user to open the game on their iPhone before being paired with another player, defeating the purpose of the Apple Watch’s easy-to-access-focused existence and causing me to wonder why Trivia Crack wasn’t just an iPhone game.

In Trivia Crack the player spins a wheel and then is assigned a trivia category. You then select one of multiple choices, hoping you’ve picked the correct answer. This type of game is well-suited for the Apple Watch and can be played in short bursts, but unfortunately the fact you need to open the app’s iPhone counterpart first in order to launch it, is a huge issue. If this issue ends up getting solved, Trivia Crack will be much easier to recommend.

Trivia Crack is free.

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Battle Camp | PennyPop | 7/10

Battle Camp is a game I didn’t expect to enjoy, but there’s something nostalgically compelling about taking care of a virtual pet as an adult (the irony of doing so on $450+ smartwatch also wasn’t lost on me). Essentially, Battle Camp plays very similar to a retro 90s Tamagotchi (there’s also a more limited Tamagotchi companion app for the Apple Watch).

The game is basic, allowing the player to only feed, clean and play with their little monster, but the fact that your Apple Watch reminds you every once in awhile to feed your virtual pet, somehow makes playing the game fun. Once you’ve raised your monster to a certain level, it can be dropped into the world of Battle Camp‘s iPhone game.