Axes & Aces Play free
A dark comic card adventure

Axes & Aces

Fight monsters with poker hands.

Goblins stole Anna from the Gilded Ace. Old Bram gave you a deck of magic cards. Now every pair, straight and royal flush is a blow against 168 monsters, from tavern rats to the Demon King.

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Free to playNo downloadPhone, tablet or computer

Your story

A quiet night at the Gilded Ace.
It doesn't last.

You're Edward, a young soldier on the long road home. Then the door crashes open, and your quest begins.

Old Bram throws a stream of glowing magic cards across the tavern to Edward The magic cards
Old Bram sends his magic deck flying across the room. "Every hand you play is a blow, lad. Make them count."
Edward by the fire while Anna brings him stewThe Gilded Ace
Rain on the windows, stew by the fire, and Anna's smile.
Goblins crash into the tavern and grab AnnaCrash!
Goblins burst in and drag Anna into the night.

How to play

Your hand is your weapon.

If you know poker, you already know how to fight. If you don't, Old Bram teaches you in a minute.

  1. Draw your cards

    Eight cards from Bram's magic deck land in your hand.

  2. Build the best hand

    Pick up to five cards. Discard the rest and draw again if you need a better hand.

  3. Attack!

    Bigger hands hit harder. A royal flush shakes the whole screen.

  4. Survive the counter

    Every monster hits back. Armor, potions and spells keep you standing.

10♠♠
J♠♠
Q♠♠
K♠♠
A♠♠

The bigger the hand, the bigger the hit

Pair
Two pair
Three of a kind
Straight
Flush
Full house
Four of a kind
Straight flush
Royal flush
Aces are wild with power. Every Ace in a winning hand adds an Ace Bonus on top.

Try it right now

Play one hand
against the dragon.

One hand. One discard. Make it count.

Grimstone DragonBOSS
1000 / 1000

The monsters

168

monsters. Every one of them moves.

Each one is hand-painted in dark comic style and comes to life when it attacks: dragons breathe fire, krakens rise from the deep, liches cast curses.

Grimstone DragonBoss
The KrakenBoss
BalrogBoss
The Ice WitchBoss
The LichBoss
Rattling SkeletonMonster

Guess the Monster

One monster a day, the same one for everybody. It starts as a shadow and gets clearer with every wrong guess. Five guesses, then post your row.

Play today's puzzle

Monster Farkle

The same monsters, six dice. Every die you keep winds the swing tighter, and the whole thing lands when you strike. Push too far and your guard drops, and it hits you instead.

Play Monster Farkle

The quests

Ten quests. Forty bosses.
One deck of cards.

Rescue Anna and get knighted. Then the King has work for Sir Edward: frozen peaks, burning deserts, sunken ships and the gates of the Abyss.

And then, the Endless Abyss. How deep can you go?

Your turn

Remember that werewolf?
Time to hit back.

The werewolfThe werewolf, defeated
Royal flush!-2,400
Defeated!
+45 gold+120 EXP
WerewolfBOSS
2400 / 2400

Level up

From tavern boy
to Sir Edward.

Win fights, earn gold and buy better steel. Every level makes every attack hit harder, and you can watch your hero grow.

Edward in plain clothes
Level 1
Edward in leather
Leather
Edward in chain mail
Chain mail
Edward in plate
Steel
Sir Edward in full armor
Knight
Sir Edward in shining titanium armor
Legend

Everything in the deck

More than a card game.

Gear up

Trade gold with the traveling merchant for axes, swords, shields and armor, from Wooden up to Titanium.

Learn magic

Fire, frost and healing spellbooks turn a bad hand into a comeback.

Find treasure

Chests, strangers and hidden traps on every road. Some help. Some don't.

Daily Challenge

Same monsters and the same cards for everyone, every day. Post your score and see who beats it.

A story worth finishing

Comic scenes, characters you'll like and an orchestral soundtrack for every land.

Three heroes

Name your hero and keep up to three adventures going at once. Pick up right where you left off.

Take it with you

Coming soon to your phone.

Axes & Aces is on its way to Google Play and the App Store. Until then, it plays great right here in your phone's browser, and your adventure is saved on your device.

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Anna is waiting.

Shuffle up, hero. Your first fight is one tap away.