Gold Rush Prospecting

Split the claim. Let them choose.

Need help or found a bug? Email killjoy00@yahoo.com. Please say which iPhone you have and what happened — it makes a real difference to how fast it gets fixed.

How to play

You know this one already. Two children, one slice of cake: whoever cuts it, the other picks first. Suddenly the cutter is very careful.

  1. You privately draw 7 cards. Your opponent cannot see them.
  2. You deal them into two piles, and turn one card face down.
  3. Your opponent takes a pile. You keep the other one.
  4. Whoever ends up holding the face-down card gets to look at it. The other player never does.

Mining cards are worth nothing on their own — your six scoring cards decide what counts. Three of them are public and three stay secret, so your opponent can guess at what you are chasing but never knows for certain.

The full rules are in the app: tap How to play on the home screen.

Common questions

How do I play against a friend?

Tap Play a friend online. You both need to be signed in to Game Center (Settings › Game Center on your iPhone), and you both need the same version of the app. You can also pass one phone back and forth with Pass and play.

My online game says "waiting for your opponent" forever.

It really is their turn — the game will not move until they play. If they have given up, tap Leave at the bottom of the board to get out of the match.

Why does the game look different from my friend's?

Whoever starts an online match chooses the setup, and both devices then play by that choice. If one of you is on an older version of the app you may not be able to join each other's games at all — update both and start a fresh match.

What is the difference between "Together" and "Take turns"?

Together means you both split at the same time and then both choose, over four rounds. Take turns means one of you splits while the other waits, over eight rounds. The same 60 cards come out either way; Together simply removes the waiting.

Can I turn the ads off?

Not at the moment. The game is free and the banner is the only thing paying for it. There are no other purchases, and nothing about the game is gated.

Do you collect my data?

The game itself collects nothing at all — no accounts, no analytics, no servers. The advertising does collect some information, and that is set out in full in the privacy policy.

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