GlimmerWave software just announced the release and immediate availability of Beam Wars, a free board game for the iPhone and iPod touch that brings the board itself to life. No longer does gameplay depend only upon the positions of the pieces. Players must control and contend with Blue and Red beams of light that leap from square to square revealing strategy and exposing weakness.

As a colored beam crosses a square it strengthens pieces of the same color and weakens those of the opposing color. Shifting or rotating a piece in one section of the board can disturb the network of beams and can alter the gameplay everywhere on the board.