0 Thanksgiving Game App Feast

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 11/13/2024

No, the turkey is not really in our crosshairs. Some fun for Thanksgiving is! Jump onboard any of the following mobile game apps, even if you don't celebrate this iconic holiday as Americans, Canadians, and citizens of some other countries do.  Thanksgiving Game App Feast Thanksgiving Retro Match 3 is our people's choice, Android favorite. You'll see the gameplay in the video, followed by the iPhone - iPad version, Thanksgiving Match 3 Game. (Follow the link to go to the App Store). Always Thanksgiving (follow the link to go to Google Play) for Android is the most advanced of these three holiday games. Always uses swipe to score action with more levels for you to enjoy.  Development Details Thanksgiving Retro Match 3, created with Libgdx in Android Thanksgiving Match 3, created using Swift for iPhone - iPad Always Thanksgiving, created using Unity for Android The games were created in the same order as you see above. Play them anytime of the year, on the go, or while relaxing. History Speaks For a deeper, 'tongue and cheek' historical perspective about this USA holiday, check out my production of "Thanksgiving Story: No Game for Native Americans and Pilgrims," also on this blog.

0 Free Pizza for Your Phone

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 04/24/2024

Here's a nice update of our Pizza Burger Match 3 Game for Android and iPhone. It's a food fight that keeps your hands clean! 

0 Musical College of Tune Driven Knowledge

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 02/14/2024

Here's a photo I took of Chaka Khan, performing in an intimate 2007 Atlantic City, NJ setting. I've seen her with and without Rufus six times in different U.S. towns. Another one I took is of Public Enemy below, who also appeared in the shore casino city in 2015. Here's The Revolution at, you guessed it, another Atlantic City venue in 2017. Remember Prince and the Revolution? Yes, same band.   Shows, music, and experience Lots of shows, lots of music, and lots of experience contributed to my college of tune driven knowledge, while working as an on-air and off-air radio broadcasting professional, before diving into the world of mobile app development. You can read or listen to my story in Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth at Amazon. Two of the three artists above represent R&B and hip-hop. I created a mobile game RnB and Hip Hop Quiz featuring trivia about both genres. Half of the questions I wrote are hip-hop, half are R&B related. We separate R&B into 12 game levels. Hip hop also gets a dozen levels. Checkout the game on your iPhone or Android and have some musical fun!

0 Santa Jump Game Party App Director's Cut Video

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 12/07/2023

Santa Jump Game Party App director's cut video plus bonus features. Get hoppin', wear the gear, and get on the good foot to jump with the lucky angel. More to enjoy: Santa Jump Game pole hopping high jinks cut Swinging Santa safely jumps for joy cut Santa jump game party animal app cut

0 People Power Jigsaw Puzzle People

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 11/16/2023

Do you appreciate the professional nurse, who is serving their patient with precision and care? What about the mail carrier, retail worker, teacher, or craft person? Jobs and occupations make up the big theme of People Power Jigsaw Puzzle. You'll cruise through a large collection of puzzles that picture everyday people doing work. Each representation visualizes the essence of different trades and skills. Every puzzle has an Easy, Medium, and Hard mode giving you 150 total levels to solve. Watch the biologist - geneticist come together in this 30 second video captured on an iPad. Discover more. People Power Jigsaw Puzzle is a mobile game primarily for iPhone - iPad. We do have one version for Android. Enjoy!  

0 Thanksgiving Retro Match 3 Game

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 11/01/2023

Here's a mobile game that you can play year-round, but especially during the Thanksgiving season as we celebrate with family and friends. The iOS version, (not shown here) is a swap to match game, as is our Always Thanksgiving game for iOS and Android. In the 20 second video below is our updated Android legacy Thanksgiving pleaser: Thanksgiving Retro Match 3 game. Just tap to match and you are on your way! Still free, still fun, still fast, and still a favorite. text

0 Zodiac Signs Jigsaw Puzzle Patterns

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 08/15/2023

Zodiac signs can be visualized in hundreds of different ways. Realistic, artistic, cosmic, or caricature are just four ways to develop a theme. No matter what sign you are, Zodiac Signs Jigsaw Puzzle game app presents your sign using three different design styles. You can solve the puzzles in either easy, medium or hard levels. Here are game screens from an iPad. On Android, the gameplay and visual look is the same. All ages can get some pleasure from the Zodiac Signs Jigsaw Puzzle game. For a laugh about my sign and some more background, you'll want to check out these. You will stay on this site. Zodiac App Mystery Zodiac Signs Clairvoyant

0 Card Game Action for Non Gamblers

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 03/08/2023

I always liked video poker and video blackjack. They both offer card-play entertainment  for some quick fun. I never took the gambling part seriously, so in my case, its always been possible to walk away with funds in hand when the games would end at a casino. My love of these games inspired me to create my own versions as an alternative to real casinos or online gambling with money. I haven't done online gambling. The Android or iOS game experience presented here is good. That's why I've shared them with you. Both are mobile apps that don't involve real wagering. That is, you don't bet any real money so they are suitable for most ages. The rules for Video Poker Jacks or Better could not be easier but they take some studying to master. Out of the fifty-two card deck you draw five cards from which you try to make the best combinations. Two Jacks, two Queens, two Kings, or two Aces return one to five credits depending on how many coins you've wagered. Nine combinations of cards with the point allocations are at the top of the game screen: Royal Flush: Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of the same suit. Full House: three of a kind together with two of a kind  Flush: five cards of the same suit Straight: five consecutive cards, for example: six, seven, eight, nine, and ten of any suit in any order on the screen. Would you rather work with two cards instead of five? Step over to Blackjack 21 AA. Get as close as you can to twenty-one without going past 21. Caution. You are playing against an AI dealer so beware. Take a look and listen... Good luck! Blackjack 21 AA and Video Poker Jacks or Better. Android or iOS.

0 Word Sprinters Fight For Literacy

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 03/03/2023

As I've previously written, I joined Literacy Volunteers of America to help adults learn to read when I was an undergraduate at Rutgers University. See Spelling Runners Literacy: Driving A Game App. Sadly, not much in the USA literacy universe has changed since my university days. In Boston, Dr. Jim O'Connell stated in a March 2, 2023 NBC News video profile that 25% of the homeless men he treats on the streets of Beantown can't read or write. My home base of operation is the Greater Philadelphia, PA region. Achieve Now, a City of Brotherly Love organization is committed to "helping Philadelphia families battle systemic inequities. They see literacy as a social justice issue." According to Achieve Now, "22 percent of Philadelphians aged 16 and older lack the most basic literacy skills. 52% of Philadelphia's adults are functionally illiterate, and 67% are low-literate, reading at a sixth- to eighth-grade level. Almost 40% of adult Philadelphians struggle to fill out a job application, to read doctors’ instructions on their medicines, and to help with their children’s homework." Statistics don't lie. Achieve Now also states that "Philadelphia ranks 92nd out of the 100 largest U.S. cities in educational attainment. 17.4% of adult Philadelphians—an estimated 225,000—do not have a high school diploma, compared to 10.5 percent in Pennsylvania at large." When I was in the third grade, I was lucky because comic books and books were always in the home. Even though I was a rambunctious kid, my third grade reading level was that of a fifth or sixth grader. This is why when you take a look at several of our apps, word game or people name games are positioned center stage. I'm not naive enough to think that a software application can cure illiteracy, but working or playing with words can benefit those who want to move forward. In putting together the Word Sprinters game, another developer on my team helped me pack almost 500 words into the mix. I wanted the words to appear faster than my own app code would allow. The co-developer did some of the heavy coding changes, and I researched which words would make the final cut. I personally selected three, four, five, six, seven, and eight letter words popping them into the game mix. You'll see in this short 16 second video how the gameplay gets you physically involved. Someone you know might gain more confidence by using this app (with a dictionary too) but I doubt that will be needed. Word Sprinters was formerly called Spelling Runners   

0 Zodiac Signs Jigsaw Puzzle Walkthrough Video

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 12/20/2022

Zodiac sign games should use art work that has a lot of variety. You'll see the styles we used to create Zodiac Signs Jigsaw Puzzle for mobile in this short 3 minute video.  

0 The Complete Beginner's Guide to Blackjack 21 AA

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 11/30/2022

Blackjack 21 is a fun game to play on mobile. Unlike video poker, roulette, baccarat and other card variants Blackjack 21 is a breeze to learn. Blackjack 21 AA is our version of Blackjack developed by yours truly and the Quikthinking Software team. Count any ace as 1 or 11, any face card (Jack, Queen, King) as 10, and the other cards below 10 at face value. Each participant receives two cards to start play. You (the player) and the dealer attempt to get a count of 21, or as near to 21 as possible, without going over twenty-one. We left out insurance, doubling down, and more advanced Blackjack techniques so you can focus on playing and learning the basic game. Watch my 8 minute video showing you what it takes to score while boosting your win tally. Blackjack 21 AA uses simulated money. No real money is used in this mobile game for Android or iPhone - iPad. For entertainment only for you to enjoy!

0 Santa Jump Game Pole Hopping High Jinks!

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 11/25/2022

How is your hand - eye coordination when tapping and touching your mobile screen? Do you describe it as diligent dexterity, positive proficiency, complete competence or "blind as a bat" blinking? Maybe it's not so good? Want to take it from zero to hero? Santa Jump Game puts your dancing digits in full gear for a fun-filled finger flexing fling.  Developed for Android and iOS, this is a holiday mobile game that's way to simple to play but is as difficult to master as 'the force' is in Star Wars. Your Santa is the life of the holiday party hopping from pole to pole. Unfortunately sliding down the next pole is another occupant taking up space. This is target practice leaping into the jump zone so don't despair. Four Santas, two owls, unlimited poles, and no time limits combine for a challenge you'll want to jump on. Watch as I play Santa Jump Game with a special surprise somewhere in the two minute plus video! Check out the Santa Jump Game Holiday Sweatshirt.

0 Thanksgiving Match 3 and Thanksgiving Retro Games Video

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 11/09/2022

It's Always Thanksgiving with Thanksgiving Match 3 Game for iOS and Android and Thanksgiving Retro Match 3 for Android! Watch the video below as I play both versions of the game. From feedback you've given me most of you seem to like the Retro version better between the two Android versions. The screen shots you see above are for Android iPad and iPhone use a different design We wanted to use the "Always Thanksgiving" design (above left) for all versions (iOS and Android) but the Apple App Store did not want us to use that layout as they said it was too close to another one of our games (Backpack Bounce). App developers have to spin on a dime and constantly adapt to the requested  changes! Here's a screen shot of one level of the iPhone - iPad Thanksgiving Match 3 Game as played on an iPad The Thanksgiving Match 3 game video is 2 minutes, 44 seconds long. Enjoy these free games at home, on a road trip, commuting, or during a break at work. Enjoy the holiday season!  

0 Playing Video Poker Jacks Or Better Card Game Video

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 10/26/2022

Video poker jacks or better strategy is easy to learn. With just 5 cards per hand to handle most people start with the jacks or better variant when learning video poker. You will pick up some of the easy video poker jacks or better rules by watching me play our latest iOS and Android game, Video Poker Jacks Or Better VP. The VP is part of the app name in The Apple App Store. Check out the 3 minute 30 second video as I play Video Poker Jacks Or Better non-stop with comments about game strategy. This is simulated fun with no real money involved but the video poker is very real and may help you learn how to play!  

0 Playing Blackjack 21 AA Card Game Video

• Games
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 10/19/2022

It's a true story I tell in the video. I thought every adult knew how to play blackjack. I discovered the exception to the rule in my own extended family. My mother taught me how to play. We played often when I was young. When we played, no money was involved (even as I got older). What kind of mom would try to fleece her own kid? Not mine! I thoroughly enjoyed the process of developing Blackjack 21 AA. Building the mobile game was not in vain. Everyone doesn't know how to play so another Blackjack mobile experience is not overkill. Our version for iPhone, iPad and Android keeps things simple. Blackjack 21 AA features simulated gambling. No real money is wagered. We don't include extended elements found in more sophisticated versions that use doubling down or insurance. We just capture the fun element of the game! Read this update for the Blackjack 21 AA backstory. Here I go. Watch the 2 minute video. Next time I'll show you four minutes of more card action in another new game we've recently released.