What's a good iPhone game to play when you just want to smash some stuff and not have to think too hard about it?

Well, if you're looking for something to just unwind with after a long day of grading papers – and let me tell you, those essays on *The Great Gatsby* can be a real doozy – Marvel Contest of Champions is worth a look. It's got all your favorite Marvel characters, and the gameplay is pretty straightforward. You pick your team, and then it's basically a series of one-on-one fights. The controls are mostly tapping and swiping, which took me a few days to get the hang of, I'll admit. My students showed me this trick for special moves – they're way faster at these things than I am! But once you get the hang of it, it's a good way to blow off some steam. It’s not exactly Shakespeare, but it's fun to see Hulk smash Loki, if you know what I mean. Plus, it's free to play, though like most of these games, they try to get you to spend money on upgrades. I just stick to the free stuff, though.