BAM - A card game for players

16/03/2022

Do you remember the first card game you played? What was it? Who was it with? My grandma was always big on card games and the first games I remember playing with her and my brother were the ever-popular 'Fish' (Go Fish) and 'C**n Can' (Conquian). It was always fun and my grandfather would occasionally play also.

Cards with children are an easy activity for older people, right? The children sit around, generally behaving themselves while interacting with their family, learning gross motor skills, patience (no pun intended), and social skills and refining their emotional intelligence. Plus it's an activity that's inexpensive and can be played anywhere. Our card games were generally played in the 'witching hour'; that time in the afternoon when every adult is exhausted yet the children are still looking for stimulation. It wasn't uncommon for our games to go 30 mins or longer, was impressive for children with notably short attention spans! These card games continued for many years, and we would slowly graduate to more 'adult' games - '21' (or Blackjack, sans the gambling component) and '500', which was generally played with my other grandparents and Mum and Dad. Eventually I 'graduated' to BAMBoozal with my friends which still occurs to this day. A lifetime of card games started from Go Fish with my Grandma.
What about you? What's the earliest card game you played and who was it with? , , , ,
(Photo Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels)

28/02/2022

Happy (very belated) New Year! Hard to believe that we're two months down already. For those of you new to our BAM! page, welcome! Listed below are a range of resources to help you get a richer experience from BAM!.

BAM! Google Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.darkhorsedigital.bam
BAM! Apple App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/apple-store/id1474365378
BAM! website: https://bamgameonline.com/
BAM! How to play instructions: https://bamgameonline.com/bam-how-to-play/
BAM! How to Play video tutorial: https://youtu.be/B0RCQy7INBk
BAM! Main Game screen video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GGFqR-r4w&t=13s
BAM! Top ten tips: https://www.facebook.com/BamCardGame/posts/1560546857617887
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29/11/2021

22/11/2021

It’s finally here!! The NUMBER ONE TIP for BAM! mastery! If you’re a regular BAM! player, then this one will come as no surprise to you. For those of you who are new? This is for you.

TIP 1: Learn to master the art of the Split Pot.

‘Splitting’ a pot is your best strategy, particularly if you’re not likely to win the Hand you’re playing. If you’re after big pots, then learn how to leverage the art of the Split Pot.

What is a split pot? Split pots are when you and your opponent have an equal number of Round wins. The biggest difference and advantage for both players? The pot amount for the next Hand will be bigger since it has both the pot amount from the previous Hand PLUS the Hand amounts from you AND your opponent!

Split Pots in BAM! are like a second chance but better.

Be careful though, Split Pot results are different for each BAM! version. In Single Player games, Split Pots allow you to progress to the next Hand (on every hand) except the last, where you MUST win the last Hand to complete the Level. In PvP games however, where Hand ‘wins’ are important, Split Pot hand results count as a ‘draw’.
And that ends our Top 10 BAM! Tips! Stay tuned for the complete list. Good luck! , , , ,

26/09/2021

This week's BAM! fundamental tip (as obvious as it sounds) is BAMBoozal your opponent whenever possible! Winning every Round in a Hand takes some luck as well as skill, but the reward is plenty. Not only will the Pot amount be much higher in the next Hand, but so will your score. Do you need a Hand full of Aces or Trump cards? Definitely not. Take note of how your opponent plays and do everything you can to ensure they don't win a Round. Easy! More BAMBoozals? Higher Pots. Good luck! , , , ,

12/09/2021

Played PvP yet? You'll notice once you choose a PvP game, there are two 'rooms' - a 'Standard' room and a 'No trumps' room. The standard room is, quite simply, a standard BAM! game without any bells and whistles. Selecting an opponent means competing with them for 10 Hands with varying number of cards. The No Trumps room is ONLY No Trumps games, which means the suit dealt for each Round is trumps for that round. Simple right? Slowly over the next few months we'll introduce further rooms for your BAM! playing pleasure. Good luck! , , , ,

11/08/2021

A quick BAM! revision test! In BAM!:
- a Round is when both players play one card
- a Hand is when both players have played ALL of their cards.
- a Level is 10 Hands in a BAM! Single player,
BUT
- a GAME is 10 HANDs in BAM! PvP (Single Player BAM! has 100 Hands as a game)!

BAM! PvP has you and an opponent play a game of 10 Hands with the winner the player who has won the most number of Hands. Wins, losses and Draws determine the ranking on the BAM! PvP leaderboard, so the more games you win, the higher you go. Sounds simple right? , , , , ,

01/08/2021

It's finally here! After 8 long years, today marks the day that BAM! Player vs Player is finally released!

Dark Horse Digital started based on the idea of playing BAMBoozal with friends anywhere, at anytime and now we can finally do this with you! BAM! PvP (Stage 1) is the first part of our strategy to move towards BAMBoozal - a multiplayer version of BAM! Over the next few weeks we'll tell you about BAM! PvP, including the new Leaderboard and Player Profile screens and how PvP is different from previous versions of BAM! (outside the obvious being able to play real opponents!). If you can't wait until then, download (or upgrade your version of) BAM! at the links below. This is a significant stage in the history of DHD and we're proud to be sharing this with you. Thanks for playing with us! , , , ,

Android players download BAM! here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.darkhorsedigital.bam

Apple players download BAM! here: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/apple-store/id1474365378

11/07/2021

OH SO CLOSE! Yes it's true, we're in the final stages of testing and releasing BAM! Player v Player! What will this mean for you? You'll be able to play your friends anywhere on any device, Android, iPhone, iPad, any device that has BAM! installed. We've also beefed up our leaderboard and added sections to see your own personal stats. We'll tell you more once we release. Stay tuned and get ready to play your favourite game with your friends! , , , ,

20/04/2021

I can't believe we missed it again! Sunday marked BAM!'s THIRD YEAR Google Play Store anniversary! Once again, we'd like to take this opportunity to THANK YOU our loyal players for your support and backing. As long as you keep following and playing BAM! we'll keep posting and looking for new ways to make BAM! fun and engaging. Year 3 brought us a couple of important updates to gameplay, including card swapping. This year, after many stops and starts will finally bring us to Player vs Player. PvP gameplay is closer than ever, allowing you to (finally) play your friends and other BAM! aficionados. Here's to a BIG big fourth year! , , , ,

21/03/2021

Happy New Year! Here at Dark Horse Digital, we've had a slow start to the year but are laser focussed on providing you with what you're looking for - Player v Player. This is our primary focus and number one priority for 2021. Don't worry, we'll still provide you with hints and tips to keep getting the most out of BAM! Stay tuned! , , , ,

26/12/2020

On Behalf of everyone here at Dark Horse Digital, we'd like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. See you in 2021! , , , ,