A well designed mobile version of the classic casino card game Baccarat. It's a game between two hands of three cards each called the "Player" and the "Banker". This is the modern casino "Punto Banco" version of Baccarat where you can bet on either the Player, the Banker or for a Tie.

In Baccarat the Ace, Jack, King and Queen have no value, only the number cards count.  Each hand's score is the rightmost digit of the sum of the cards in the hand. So 2, 3, 4 is worth 9, but 6, 7, 8 is only worth 1 because 6 + 7 +8 = 21 and the rightmost digit of 21  is a one.

This is a free "play for fun" game that was created as a promotion for several online mobile casinos. There are links to the casinos in the "More fun" menu. If you value your wallet stick with playing for fun!

Keys: 1, 2, 3 to bet on Player, Tie or Banker;   Left softkey = Bet or Deal; Right softkey = Menu

Type: Ad-supported
Vendor: Spin3
Data Connection Required: no
Minimum Java ME profile: MIDP 2.0
Screen Size: 176x20
Boost CDMA Compatible: (tested on Motorola Rambler) Yes
iDEN Compatible: (tested on i776):  Yes, runs but screen is t0o small
Supported Boost Phones: All with 176 x 220 px or larger screens (Bali, i475, i856, Rambler, Rant, etc.)

The app "SL Baccarat" (143 KB) is ready to download or send to your phone as filename: "Baccarat".

Blackjack game with nice graphics for 128 x 128 px phones (LG 102, i412,  i465, i776, Factor,  W385, etc.)

Keys: OK key doesn't work correctly on iDEN phones, use Call or 5 as OK

Type: Ad-supported
Author: Ozura
Data Connection Required: yes
Minimum Java ME profile: MIDP 2.0
Screen Size: 128x128
Boost CDMA Compatible: (tested on Motorola Rambler): Yes
iDEN Compatible: (tested on i776):  Yes but slow
Supported Boost Phones: All best with 128 px wide screens (LG 102, i412,  i465, i776, Factor,  W385, etc.)

The app "BlackJack" (80 KB) is ready to download or send to your phone as filename:"OzBlackJack".

Here's one for Solitaire buffs. This app contains 19 different versions of Solitaire: Aces , Aces up, Alaska, Australian Patiance, Beleagured Castle, Calculation, Canfield, Cruel, FreeCell, Golf, Klondike, Osmosis, Pyramid, Russian Solitaire, Scorpions, Shamrock, Spider, Ukranian Solitaire, and Yukon.

Well designed game play with lots of shortcuts to reduce the number of key presses needed to play. Clear graphics make it easy to tell the suits and card values apart.

Good help screens explaining the rules of each game and describing the key mappings which seem to work as documented on both CDMA and iDEN phones except that you the OK key doesn't work on the iDEN phones (use the Call key as OK).

Type: Ad-supported
Vendor:
Publisher: ZGroup Mobile
Data Connection Required: Yes
Minimum Java ME profile: MIDP 2.0
Screen Size: 176x220 (not playable on smaller screens)
Boost CDMA Compatible: (tested on Motorola Rambler):  Yes
Boost iDEN Compatible: (tested on i776): Yes
Supported iDEN phones: All Falcon series with Java and 176x220 or larger screens  (i475,  i9,  i856, etc.)

The app "NineteenSol" (120 KB) is ready to download or send to your phone as filename:"19Solitaire".

Publisher's description: "Breaker .. 1 .. 9 .. Breaker .. 1 .. 9 .. New FREE Solitaire style game sighted for your Java Enabled Mobile Phone!"

In Truckin' Solitaire get your trucks to their destination. Move your trucks by playing cards from the deck. Hazard cards such as rain or even a flat tire try to slow down your progress. Play a repair card to get on truckin'. Take a break in a rest stop to repair your truck and get a bonus. Get all three trucks to their destination and you win! Excitement to go at MobileSGN.com.

* Solitaire-style Game Play
* Combination of Strategy and Luck
* Free! Ad-Supported"

Keys: 0 (zero) = draw a card from the deck; 1,2,3  move the card to truck 1, 2 or 3

# = menu (0 to return to game); 1= help; 2 = exit; left, right = swap drawn card into or out of freecell

Type: AdSupported
Vendor: SGN Games
Data Connection Required: Yes
Screen Size:  176 x 220 
Boost CDMA Compatible: (tested on Motorola Rambler): Yes
Supported iDEN phones: All Falcon series with Java and 176x220 px screens  (i855, i856, i875, i885 etc.)
File Size: 134 KB

An attractive, ad-free, open source version of Video Poker. Adapts to all screen sizes.

Keys: Up, Down, 2, 8 -change bet; Left, Right, 4, 6 - select cards to hold
Call, 5 - Hold selected card

Type: Free and open source
Author: Costa Constantinou
Data Connection Required: No
Supported iDEN phones: All with Java ( i9, i856, i776, i465, i290, etc.)
Filesize: 16 KB

Another Video Poker game, this one's from Zeroindex. Keys are mapped correctly except for the "Fire Button" which is mapped to the green call key.

To play, place your bet using the up and down keys, then press the "Deal" softkey. For the Draw, select the cards you want to hold using the arrows and the Call key and press the "Deal Key" again.

Winning hands Pay:
Royal Flush - 100; Straight Flush - 50
Four of a Kind - 30; Full House - 20
Flush - 15 ; Straight - 10
Three of a Kind - 6; Two Pair - 4
Pair of Jacks or Higher - 2

Contributed by: vurt
Type: Freeware
Author: ZeroIndex
Data Connection Required: No
Supported iDEN phones: All with Java ( i9, i856, i776, i465, i290, etc.)
Filesize: 34 KB

I've had a few requests for a better version of Texas Hold'em.  I've tried a bunch of other Hold'em's that I found  on the web but none of them worked on my i776.  So here's something a little different.  It's a timed poker puzzle game. You have 90 seconds to swap cards around to make the best possible poker hand. Adapts to all screen sizes, although the bottom of the last row of cards is cut off which doesn't affect gameplay.

Keys: OK key doesn't work - use Call as OK

Type: Ad-Supported
Vendor: Motu Tapu Games
Data Connection Required: Yes
Supported iDEN phones: All with Falcon Series (MIDP 2) with Java.
File Size: 95 KB

Recommended by reader Lise as a better version of BlackJack than the one I posted earlier. I have to agree as this one has much nicer graphics. It adapts to all screen sizes and everything fits on the screen, even with the 130x130 px models like the i290.  It also has a split option that the other one lacks.  There is supposed to be sound but it doesn't play on my i776.

Don't choose the "Bank" option in the main menu as it will lock up the game and you will have to press the red End Call key to get out of the game.  The Bank appears to be trying to connect to a server.  Cellufun switched from Java games to online ones several years ago and probably shut down the game server. As long as you stay away from the Bank which looks like some sort of online high score system the game plays fine.

Keys are mapped correctly except for the OK key which doesn't work, use the Call key as selection key instead.

Type: Freeware
Vendor: Cellufun
Data Connection Required: No
Supported iDEN phones: All Falcon Series with Java (i290, i335, i465, i776, i86, i9, etc.)
File Size: 83 KB

I found an ad supported version of the commercial game "Wingames 3 in 1" that Irina requested last week .It combines high quality versions of Freecell, Spider Solitaire and Minesweeper. The games have great graphics, nice animations and working sound. There is a minor problem with the softkey mappings but there's an easy work around.

Keys:
Press the right softkey to perform the left softkey's action.
Press the menu key to perform the right softkey's action.
Use the Call key as the OK key

Type: Ad-Supported
Vendor: HeroCraft
Data Connection Required: Yes
Supported iDEN phones: All Falcon Series with Java. Best on phones with 128x160 screens  )i465 and i776)
File Size: 130 KB

Jacks or Better Video Poker game. Place a bet and deal 5 cards. You have one chance to discard one or more cards and draw new cards for the discards.  Winning hands are:

250 x bet for Royal Flush
50 x bet for Straight Flush
25 x bet for 4 Of a Kind
9 x bet for Full House
6 x bet for a Flush
4 x bet for a Straight
3 x bet for 3 of a Kind
2 x bet for Two Pairs
1 x bet for a Pair of Jacks or Better

Keys: OK key doesn't work, use the Call key as OK.
Works and is fully playable on all screen sizes but some text is cut off on screens less than 176px wide.

Type: Freeware
Vendor:  WapFrog - Product Page
Data Connection Required: No
Supported iDEN phones: All Falcon Series With Java (i776, i465, i9, i290, etc.)
File Size: 67 KB