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American Mah Jongg

Play the real thing with three friendly computer players: the full Charleston with blind and courtesy passes, calling, jokers and joker swaps, and Mah Jongg scoring. Use our Garden Card, or type in the hands from your own card to practice for your group.

Mahjong Garden

A calm, beautiful game of Mahjong solitaire. Hand-painted tiles, nine layouts from the classic Turtle to a Butterfly, every deal guaranteed winnable, unlimited undo and hints, a daily puzzle, gentle music and four garden scenes.

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Layer by Layer 2

The Living Build Book for Minecraft Bedrock. Watch 16 builds put themselves together in real 3D, pick Starter, Pro or Legend, then follow along in Build Mode with your iPad by the TV. Walk inside the builds, see lanterns light up at night, and try the new 2026 blocks.

Layer by Layer

A free Minecraft build book for Bedrock. Spin 10 big builds in 3D, follow a plan for every layer, tour the biggest builds ever made, count down the 10 coolest things to do, and wire up redstone gadgets. Written for ages 9 to 11.

Marble Maze

Build-your-own marble drop puzzle. Drag ramps, chutes, funnels and bouncers onto the board, spin them to build a path, then pull the lever and drop the marble into the goal. Endless levels that add one more piece each time — made for tablets and phones.

Balloon Uncle Bop

A super-simple tap game for little kids. Tap the floating Uncle balloons to puff them up, then POP! Confetti, silly faces, and five levels that get a little trickier — no reading needed.

Checkers

Classic checkers with forced jumps, multi-jumps, and king me. Play the computer on three difficulty levels, or pass-and-play with a friend — neon arcade style.

Hollywood Studios Star Hunt

A movie-magic park scavenger hunt — crack 7 clues, earn gold stars, and unlock a secret prize.

World Showcase Scavenger Hunt

A vintage passport adventure around Epcot's World Showcase — travel the map, earn a stamp at every country, collect souvenirs, and win a prize.

Granddad's Attic scene

Granddad's Attic

A warm, story-driven attic puzzle adventure about family secrets, old clues, and one final letter.

Morning Drive

Daily kid quiz for the car ride to school — math, vocab, news, trivia, jokes, and would-you-rather.

Par 3

Premium top-down golf prototype with drag shots, wind, arcing ball flight, rollout, and satisfying cup physics.

Dad Quest Hank portrait

Dad Quest

Climb a three-act suburban deckbuilder roguelike with dads, caffeine, HOA citations, shops, events, relics, and card rewards.

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Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe

Nine small boards, one huge game. Where you play sends your opponent to the next board. Solo vs AI or 2-player.

Brickfall

Stack falling shapes, clear lines, beat the high score in this original arcade stacker.

Chess

Classic chess with King-of-the-Hill and Three-Check variants, 6 AI personalities including a Stockfish-powered Grandmaster, daily puzzles, achievements, time controls, shareable replays, and 6 mixable board + piece themes. Play solo, pass-and-play, or online.

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American Mah Jongg

Play the real thing with three friendly computer players: the full Charleston with blind and courtesy passes, calling, jokers and joker swaps, and Mah Jongg scoring. Use our Garden Card, or type in the hands from your own card to practice for your group.

Mahjong Garden

A calm, beautiful game of Mahjong solitaire. Hand-painted tiles, nine layouts from the classic Turtle to a Butterfly, every deal guaranteed winnable, unlimited undo and hints, a daily puzzle, gentle music and four garden scenes.

2

Layer by Layer 2

The Living Build Book for Minecraft Bedrock. Watch 16 builds put themselves together in real 3D, pick Starter, Pro or Legend, then follow along in Build Mode with your iPad by the TV. Walk inside the builds, see lanterns light up at night, and try the new 2026 blocks.

Layer by Layer

A free Minecraft build book for Bedrock. Spin 10 big builds in 3D, follow a plan for every layer, tour the biggest builds ever made, count down the 10 coolest things to do, and wire up redstone gadgets. Written for ages 9 to 11.

Marble Maze

Build-your-own marble drop puzzle. Drag ramps, chutes, funnels and bouncers onto the board, spin them to build a path, then pull the lever and drop the marble into the goal. Endless levels that add one more piece each time — made for tablets and phones.

Balloon Uncle Bop

A super-simple tap game for little kids. Tap the floating Uncle balloons to puff them up, then POP! Confetti, silly faces, and five levels that get a little trickier — no reading needed.

Checkers

Classic checkers with forced jumps, multi-jumps, and king me. Play the computer on three difficulty levels, or pass-and-play with a friend — neon arcade style.

Hollywood Studios Star Hunt

A movie-magic park scavenger hunt — crack 7 clues, earn gold stars, and unlock a secret prize.

World Showcase Scavenger Hunt

A vintage passport adventure around Epcot's World Showcase — travel the map, earn a stamp at every country, collect souvenirs, and win a prize.

Granddad's Attic scene

Granddad's Attic

Cozy Myst-style puzzle story with a footlocker, diary cipher, radio clue, music box, badge, safe, and final letter.

Morning Drive

Daily kid quiz built for the car ride to school: math for both kids, vocab, news, history trivia, jokes, would-you-rather. Logs progress so it gets smarter over time.

Par 3

Drag-and-release golf with wind, faked-3D ball flight, and a polished par 3 prototype hole.

Dad Quest Hank portrait

Dad Quest

Deckbuilder roguelike card battler starring suburban dads, office burnout, and HOA chaos.

Alien Descent

Fixed shooter with drones and power-ups

Math Quest RPG

Dungeon crawler powered by math

Snake

Classic snake with googly eyes, power-ups, and rainbow mode

Backyard Baseball

Play a full 3-inning game or Home Run Derby with bobblehead players

Chomp Chase

Navigate the maze, eat the pellets, and outsmart the chasers in this original maze-chase game.

Paddle Duel

Retro paddle-and-ball arcade — you vs. the CPU

Chess

Classic chess with King-of-the-Hill and Three-Check variants, 6 AI personalities including a Stockfish-powered Grandmaster, daily puzzles, achievements, time controls, shareable replays, and 6 mixable board + piece themes. Play solo, pass-and-play, or online.

Brickfall

Stack falling shapes, clear lines, beat the high score in this original arcade stacker.

X O X

Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe

Nine small boards, one huge game. Where you play sends your opponent to the next board. Solo vs AI or 2-player.

Mini Golf

9 holes of neon-lit putting — aim, putt, and sink it!

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