A card game for one phone and a full table
Call the card.
Pass the phone.
Pray you miss the bus.
Ride the Bus turns the old pub-table classic into a calm, tactile iPhone game. Up to six friends, four calls each, a pyramid of cards, and one unlucky player left to ride it out.
Coming soon for iPhone
See how it plays- 1–6players, one phone
- 4calls per player
- 0ads, accounts or purchases
- Localtables and records on device
Act one
Four calls. Everyone answers before anyone moves on.
Each round, the phone travels the whole table. Every player makes the same call on their own cards before the next round begins — so nobody gets ahead, and every reveal lands in front of everyone.
01
Red or black?
Call the color of your first card.
02
Higher or lower?
Will the next card beat the one you hold? Aces count as 1.
03
Inside or outside?
Does the third card land between your first two, or beyond them?
04
Name the suit.
One in four. The hardest call at the table.
The hand-off
Built for the moment the phone changes hands.
Play solo, or pass one iPhone around a table of up to six. Names are remembered, turns are announced, and an unfinished table waits for you under Pause and Resume game in the lobby.
- Tap any face-up card to inspect its rank and suit up close. Hidden cards stay hidden.
- Optional haptics for every flip, toggled in Settings.
- Follows your reduced-motion preference; screens scroll with larger text.
Act two
The pyramid keeps score.
Once the calls are done, ten cards turn over one at a time: a first row of four, then three, then two, then a single card on top. A card in the first row is worth 1 point, the second row 2, the third 3, and the top card 4. Whenever a revealed rank matches a card in someone’s hand, the app scores it automatically — every matching card counts — and that card leaves the hand. Points only: no drinks, no wagers, nothing to buy.
When the last card turns, the lowest score takes the seat nobody wants.
Act three
Lowest score rides the bus.
Four steps stand between the rider and the exit. Call each one right, four in a row. Miss once and the bus goes back to the start.
- Step 1
- Step 2
- Step 3
- Step 4
- Off the bus
A miss resets the climb. The table always knows how close you got.
Frequently asked questions
Before the first deal.
- Can I play alone or with friends?
- Yes: solo or up to six players passing the same phone. This is local pass-and-play, not online multiplayer.
- Can we finish a table later?
- Use Pause, then choose Resume game in the lobby to continue the current saved table on the same device.
- Are Aces high or low?
- Aces count as 1 in new games. Tables saved under earlier rules keep them, and are labelled so.
- Where are my records?
- Recent games, totals and bus history are kept locally on the phone you play on.
- Do I need an account?
- No sign-up, no ads, no in-app purchases, no integrated analytics.
- Can I delete my data?
- Delete all device data from Settings removes tables, records, names and preferences from the app. Read the privacy policy for retention and device-backup details.
Deal the next round soon.
Ride the Bus is on its way to the App Store for iPhone.
Coming soon for iPhone
Questions before launch? Visit support or email bspoke.