Shelf of mechanics
Tollens keeps a working shelf of mechanics, among them letter drafting, hidden hands, tile scoring and bluffing. New titles combine two or three of them rather than inventing complexity from scratch.
Small decks, long arguments
Tollens is an independent mobile game studio making word games and card strategy games for Android. A Tollens round fits into a coffee break, yet the best move is rarely the first one that comes to mind.
We are interested in games where vocabulary and logic meet. That means building words under constraints, playing cards in the right order and reading what an opponent is likely to do.
Fair opponents
Computer opponents in Tollens games play by the same rules as the player and see only what the player could see. Difficulty comes from better reasoning, never from peeking at hidden cards.
Rounds that respect time
A single Tollens round is designed to last under ten minutes and can be paused at any turn without penalty.
Words checked twice
Tollens word lists are reviewed by hand. Offensive terms are removed, regional spellings are accepted where they are common, and disputed words are explained rather than silently rejected.
Rules on one screen
If the rules of a Tollens game cannot fit on a single phone screen, the design is simplified until they do. A short interactive first round then shows each rule in action.
On the table
Tollens titles available on Google Play are shown here, each linked to its store page and its own privacy notice.
Tollens answers rules disputes, site feedback and privacy queries by post. Find the Tollens contact route.