Gulf Card

Gulf Card — the authentic GCC card-game platform for iPhone and iPad.

Ten games at launch:
• Tarneeb (also known as Hakam) — bidding, trump, 13 tricks of partnership play
• Baloot — classic 2v2 partnership trick-taking with Sira / 100 / 400 declarations
• Saudi Hand — rummy with the 51-point opening-meld rule
• Bent Al Sbeit — penalty-card avoidance (queen of spades family)
• Kout Bo 4 — 4-player Kuwaiti trick-taking with Bawan declaration
• Kout Bo 6 — 6-player 3v3 partnership variant of Kout
• Concan — rummy with knock-and-lay-off, sister to Saudi Hand
• Trix — Levantine 5-contract cycle with 4 kingdoms (Solo + Partner)
• Basra — fishing/capture card game popular across the Levant and Gulf
• Baraziliya (البرازيلية / Buraco) — Canasta-family partnership rummy popular in Qatar

Built for actual GCC players:
• Eastern Arabic numerals (٧ ٨ ٩ ١٠) on the cards
• True right-to-left layout — not a translated afterthought
• Modern Standard Arabic for system text with regional flavor in match copy
• Full VoiceOver accessibility across all 10 games
• Dynamic Type sized to your iOS preferences

Provably-fair shuffle:
Every round is sealed with a cryptographic commitment before any cards are
dealt; the seed is revealed at round-end. Tap "Verify this hand" on any
finished round and your iPhone re-runs the shuffle locally — the dealt
order must match. There is no way for us to cheat this; the verifier's
source is open for review.

Play vs AI bots — your call:
• Tap "Play vs AI" on any of the 10 games and start immediately
• AI bots tuned to multiple difficulties (Easy / Medium / Hard mix)
• No account, no email required for solo play
• Multiplayer matchmaking rolling out post-launch

Anti-collusion for partnership games:
Baloot, Tarneeb, Kout Bo 4 & 6, Basra, and Baraziliya are partnership
games — partner-to-partner signaling ruins them. Our server runs per-move
analysis flagging suspicious coordination so ranked play stays fair.

Game Center integration:
• 10 leaderboards (one per game) with global + friends rankings
• 30 achievements across all 10 games — first wins, veteran tiers,
and game-specific moments (Kaboot, Shoot the Moon, Basra Sweep,
Baraziliya Morto pickup, and more)
• Activities and Challenges support (iOS 17.2+ and 18+)

VIP subscription and chip packs:
Chips are virtual only — no cash value, no cash-out. The app is rated
17+ for simulated wagering, not real-money gambling. VIP subscription
includes a 7-day free trial and unlocks higher-stakes tables and
exclusive card backs.

Privacy and security:
• Sign in with Apple works with "Hide My Email"
• Account deletion is instant and irreversible from Profile → Settings
• Export your data in machine-readable format any time
• Server-side App Check blocks impersonating apps
• Saudi PDPL compliant; GDPR/CCPA rights respected

Languages: Arabic (primary), English (secondary).
Region: optimized for GCC players (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar,
Bahrain, Oman).
Requires: iOS 26.4 or later.

Privacy Policy: https://qtrcipher.github.io/gulf-card-privacy/
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Support: dev.hamam@gmail.com

Version 1.0 (2026) — our first release. Your feedback shapes what's next.