The Gallow's Way

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A card game of wit, strategy, and a little luck. Play cards the Gallows Way! Built on a classic Rummy foundation, with a twist. Every round, the wild cards, hand size, and player order all change like the tides. Lay down runs of three or cards in a row, as you race to score your entire hand before your opponent. The table is always in play. Extend any run for points, or borrow one straight out of an opponents spoils and extend any run. First to 5,000 points wins. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • Solo vs. AI: face up to three computer opponents, or watch AI duke it out. • Pass and play: pass one device around the table for up to 4 players. • Local Wi-Fi or Bluetooth: play up to 4 people face to face with no internet. Show a QR code for a friend to join. • Online via Apple Game Center: play on your time with turn-based matches. Make your move, set the phone down, and get a notification when it's your turn. PLAY ANYWHERE, EVEN WITH NO SIGNAL No data no problem. Connect iPhone-to-iPhone, Play across from a friend over a direct link. Great for a road trip, a cabin, train commute or a long flight. CHALLENGE A FRIEND WHO DOESN'T OWN IT Any friend can play a full match against you without buying the game first. Click the "Invite a Friend " button, and send your unique link to your friend wherever you communicate. A quick tap, a Game Center sign-in, and they're dealt in. MORE TO LIKE • A one-minute interactive tutorial, to get you up to speed quickly. • Several games on the go at once, saved automatically and resumable from the menu. • Stuck? A built-in helper is a button click away. It suggests your best move and highlights the cards. • Illustrated in-app rules with a 30-second quick start and detailed instructions on how-to-play both in-game and with a physical deck of cards for when you want to unplug. • Global Ranking system - see where you stack up against your friends or other players around the globe. Built with Game Center leaderboards that track your total points scored and every win. • Competitve Matchmaking - get paired up against 1-3 opponents, see where you stack up against the rest of the world! • A Captain's log - turn by turn logging, that shows every move, to catch up on what you missed. An optional bug reporting features to help keep the ship in tip top shape. BUY ONCE. OWN EVERYTHING. • One fair price, fully featured, forever • No ads, ever • No in-app purchases or subscriptions • No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs, and no "Allow tracking" prompt DATA PRIVACY IS A RIGHT. • We run no servers and collect none of your data, the game is built entirely on Apple's privacy centric infrastructure. The game shares only your name and your moves, and only with the people you're playing with: device-to-device over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, or through Apple Game Center for online matches. Nothing is ever sent to us. Just a full featured game you buy and own. A FAMILY GAME, SHARED This one started at a family table, played for years at our gatherings. The app keeps us close thousands of miles apart and the artwork is draws from our Celtic and Norse roots. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. BUILT TO BE PLAYED BY EVERYONE • Accessibility sits first in settings, by design. App-wide controls for card size, text size, high-contrast borders, and a compact layout. • Full VoiceOver support: every card, button, and status is spoken, with suits read as words. • Can't afford the game in these financially trying times? Contact me at promotions@auston.org and I will happily send you a free code. Shuffle up.