Independent video game developer 4J Studios has posted a gameplay video Texas Wuggle, a upcoming iPhone poker title, which mixes poker, Scrabble and Breakout gameplay elements.

The game will be released in October for iPhone and iPod Touch consoles for $0.99.

Pyramid Solitaire: Ancient Egypt is a pyramid solitaire game written in flash. The game has an Egyptian theme, as you may have guessed from the name of the game. Pyramid Solitaire: Ancient Egypt is a bit different from other pyramid solitaire games. This game offers a temp slot, which makes completing the pyramid a bit easier.

Pyramid Solitaire requires players to match cards so their face values equal thirteen. Kings are thirteen by themselves, Queens are twelve, Jacks are eleven and Aces are one. All other cards are the value on the card. The cards are in a pyramid shape and players start clearing the cards. The game is done when the player manages to clear all of the cards off the board. If players get stuck, they have the rest of the deck to help match cards. Clicking the pile of cards causes three cards to flip over. Players can use those three cards to make matches of thirteen with cards in the pyramid.

Pyramid Solitaire is a great game and Pyramid Solitaire: Ancient Egypt is a great rendition of the game. The graphics are pleasing and the temp slot makes the game a bit easier to play. If you like Pyramid Solitaire games or have wanted to try one out, check out Pyramid Solitaire: Ancient Egypt.

If you are a fan of card-based fantasy style games, then this open beta might be for you. Veil Entertainment and Spore Productions have announced Rise & Ruin has gone into open beta. The game can be played in a web browser, which makes the game playable by anyone with a computer and an Internet connection.

Rise & Ruin is attempting to take the trading card game genre to a new level. The decks in this game are used to aid the main avatar. Players can level up the avatar to their liking and then use the cards to pick powerful attack, defense, magic, and specialty cards. Players are able to play the game for free and have the option to buy the in-game currency to purchase more cards and additional content.

Rise & Ruin sounds like an interesting take on the trading card game genre. Card-based games can be fun and there are a few that use the free to play model and then make money off of microtransactions. If this game sounds like something you would like to check out, head over to Rise & Ruin and sign up to play.

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Avanquest Software Publishing has announced the availability of Jewel Quest Solitaire for the Nintendo DS. Players can choose which mode they would like to play Jewel Quest Solitaire, in normal Solitaire mode or in quest mode. Quest mode is a combination of Solitaire and match three boards.

Quest mode follows the story line through the South American jungle where players have to match cards and swap jewels to turn the boards into gold. It is all about solving the puzzles the way you want with 684 different scenarios. Players will play tri-peak solitaire in their quest to unbury the cards and avoid the hidden traps underneath. If players are caught by the traps, it is level over.

The cards are unburied by using the stylus to drag a card that is higher or lower than the card that is showing. Play continues until players can manage to uncover all of the cards. The developers threw in a saving grace with an undo button. If players made a mistake, they can take the last move back and continue on like the mistake never happened.

If you are a solitaire and match three fan, check out Jewel Quest Solitaire for the Nintendo DS.

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Try and win as much money as possible in Monkey Money. The goal is to accumulate money and points and players achieve this goal through playing casino style games, cards, slots and roulette. The games all have different variations of playing them and players can win in different ways. Players have to do this all through the mayhem in the jungle.

If players can get the trouble making monkeys to show their faces, they act as wild cards and can be matched with anything except bananas and scattered butterflies. Players can explore the Jungle jackpot and compete for prizes. If you think you have what it takes to win through the mayhem, check out Monkey Money.