How a round plays
One rank is named at the start of the round. Everything thrown after that is claimed to be that rank — whether it is or not.
Somebody names it. Queens, say. From that moment every card laid on the table is a Queen, or claims to be one.
On your turn you throw cards face down. Play real Queens if you're holding them. Throw a four and call it a Queen if you aren't. Jokers pass for anything, suits never matter, and you have twenty seconds to make up your mind.
The next player has one decision: let it stand, or call it. Calling turns the cards face up in front of everybody at the table.
Whoever was right reaches for the revolver. Call an honest player and you face the shot yourself. Catch a liar and they face it. Whoever survives the challenge names the rank for the next round, while the loser picks up the last cards thrown.
One bullet, six chambers, and a spin before the first pull. Come through it and the next pull is one in five. Then a quarter. Then a third. Then even money. Then a certainty. The gun only reloads once it has gone off.
1/6 → 1/5 → 1/4 → 1/3 → 1/2 → 1/1Two ways to leave the table alive: empty your hand before anyone else does, or be the last one still sitting in a chair.
What's in it
- Online tables for up to four players, matched automatically
- Voice chat at the table, with a mute you can reach in a hurry
- Private tables behind a code, for playing with people you actually know
- A friends list and profile, which follow you to a new phone once you sign in with Google (Android)
- Practice against the house, offline, with no connection needed
- An eight-page guide in the menu if you would rather read the rules properly first
Getting it
Bluff & Barrel is free to download and play on Android, iPhone and iPad. It shows ads between matches and while you wait for a table to fill. On Android, once you have signed in, there is a one-time purchase that removes them for good. Everything else is the same on every device — nothing is locked behind the purchase, and it gives no advantage at the table. Players on Android, iPhone and iPad sit at the same tables.
There is no wagering of real money. The cards, the stakes and the revolver are fiction, and nothing at the table has any value outside the game.
Bluff & Barrel is available on Google Play, and is coming to the App Store for iPhone and iPad. For questions or support, write to taabishirfan99@gmail.com.
Platforms Android 8.0 and above; iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 and above (A12 chip or newer)
Package / Bundle ID com.taabish.bluffandbarrel
Price Free, with ads on iOS and Android. One-time purchase to remove ads, available on Android only.
Published by Taabish Irfan