The Gallow's Way

A card game of wit, strategy, and a bit of luck.

Let's play cards the Gallow's 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.

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iPhone · Requires iOS 17 or later · One-time purchase

One Price
No ads
No in-app purchases
No tracking
No subscriptions

A Rummy-style game with teeth

Easy to learn. Cutthroat to master.

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 a card straight out of an opponents spoils and extend any run. First to 5,000 points wins.

Four ways to play

However your table gathers.

Solo vs. a clever AI Offline

face up to three computer opponents, or watch AI duke it out.

Pass & play 2 to 4 players

Share one device around the table. A pass screen hides each hand between turns so nobody peeks.

Across the table, no internet Wi-Fi or Bluetooth

No data, no problem. Play across from a friend over a direct link. Great for a road trip, a cabin, train commute or a long flight.

Online with Apple Game Center Turn-based

Play friends or matched rivals worldwide at your own pace, with a notification when it's your turn.

What sets it apart

Two things most games can't do.

No internet required

Play anywhere, even without a signal

No Wi-Fi, no cell service, no problem. Connect iPhone-to-iPone, Play across from a friend over a direct link. Great for a road trip, a cabin, train commute or a long flight.

No purchase required

Challenge a friend who doesn't own it

Anyone can play a full match against you without buying the game first. Just send them your unique link. Able to play an entire 1v1 match against you for free, so you always have someone to play with.

Features

Simple to Start. Obtuse Enough to Obsess Over.

No two rounds alike

Every round the wildcard, the handsize and the player order shift. Providing a unique game experience everytime!

Learn in a minute

New? Start against a computer with a short interactive walkthrough teaches the loop, then tips appear right when a rule matters.

A hint when you're stuck

Stuck? Tap the lightbulb for some guidance from the machine itself. It'll tell you a potential move to make with the right cards lit up. Use it while you learn.

Several games on the go

On-device games save after every turn. Resume any of them, and your online matches, straight from the menu.

A running log of the match

A synced play-by-play of every draw, run, and score, so you can catch up after a break.

Bragging rights

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.

Built to be played by everyone

A card game you can shape to your eyes and ears.

Tune the table

Adjustable card size, text size, high-contrast borders, and a compact layout. Accessibility first, by design.

Cards that speak to you

Every card, button, and status is spoken, with suits and points using iPhones built-in VoiceOver feature.

Crafted, not cluttered

Gentle haptics, subtle sound, and a calm hand-drawn look. No clutter, no bright flashes or dizzying animations.

The 30-second version

How to play

Chance crafts the cards

A card flip sets your hand size, another sets the round's wildcard, and Jokers are always wild.

Draw, Build, Discard

Draw or scoop from the discard pile, lay your own runs or build off others, then discard the worst card to pass your turn.

Score Runs

Three or more consecutive cards of the same suit. Aces play high or low, and wildcards fill the gaps.

Go out, win the round

Discard your last card to go out. Every card left in other hands becomes your points. First to 5,000 wins.

This one started at a family table. My aunt, uncle, and mom have played it together for years at family gatherings. We live a couple thousand miles apart now, so this is how I carry a little piece of home with me and stay close. The artwork is drawn from our family's Celtic and Norse roots. I hope you and yours have as much fun with it as we do.

From our family's table to yours.

Buy once. Own everything.

A game model from a simpler time, one where you get what you pay for, and our players enjoyment is the only motive. No tracking, No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions, EVER. We run no servers, your data is NEVER collected. Just a card game played the Gallow's Way!

One fair price, fully featured
No ads, in-app purchases or subscriptions
No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs

The game shares only your name and your moves, and only with the people you're playing with: directly device-to-device over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, or through Apple Game Center for online play, turn notifications, and leaderboards. Nothing is ever sent to us. The one exception is entirely your call: if you choose to send a bug report, which contains details about the boardstate, but you can review exactly what it contains before you send it.

A look at the table

See it in play

Deal me in.

One download. One price. Everything included.

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