The idea behind the TouchArcade Game of the Week is that every Friday afternoon we post the one game that came out this week that we think is worth giving a special nod to. Now, before anyone goes over-thinking this, it doesn't necessarily mean our Game of the Week pick is the highest scoring game in a review, the game with the best graphics, or really any other quantifiable "best" thing. Instead, it's more just us picking out the single game out of the week's releases that we think is the most noteworthy, surprising, interesting, or really any other hard to describe quality that makes it worth having if you were just going to pick up one.
These picks might be controversial, and that's OK. If you disagree with what we've chosen, let's try to use the comments of these articles to have conversations about what game is your game of the week and why. Without further ado?
 
Reigns
Developer Nerial and publisher Devolver Digital unleashed Reigns [$2.99] on the world this week, and it is an absolute masterclass in designing a mobile game. The idea is that you play as a king (or multiple kings, actually) and you must reign over your kingdom. This involves a delicate balance between keeping your denizens happy (and alive), keeping your army beefed up, and keeping your religious groups happy. All this while making sure you don't run out of money.

The game is played via a stack of cards that you swipe left or right, similar to the dating app Tinder. Every card require...