Frequently Asked Questions

Currently we can only offer the Nations built into the game, we hope in the future to give more choices to game players.

Café International can be an extremely strategic game, when playing solitaire you arrange your cards to maximise your possible score. In competitive games against the Café International computer or other players, you need to consider your opponents cards when deciding which has the biggest benefit to your game. You mave be able to place one card for 4 points but in doing it you may open a higher scoring opportunity for them. In that instance you may opt to place a lower scoring card for you to block their move completely and open up other opportunities for you later in the game. As you can see being able to view each others cards add and extra twist of fun to the gameplay.
A very important strategic aspect of the game revolves around the question of whether one can choose the cards, one uses so that the Defendant is not be able to score highly. Or if I can have a major promising next train without an opponent mucking one in this round. This is also in the board game, deliberate tactical starting situation. On the iPad, so you can always see the cards of all opponents. On the iPhone, you have to tap it on a player picture and then see his current map.

We designed the cards to make it easier to distinguish Male and Female cards especially on iPhone devices where the screens are quite small (compared to iPad). The hatched cards are the Male cards.

We have put together a free little ebook with tips on strategy, which details all the rules and where you can find tips on how you can improve your game strategy. You can do it! Request free here.

Yes, please take a look at our web site.

Sound effects (sounds), music and voices can be set separately via the "Settings" menu in the lobby. If you don't want to leave the current game you can select the pop-up menu, then select the pause button and you will enter the settings screen allowing you to make changes simply and quickly.

Yes, please take a look at our web site.

The rule states that for a multiplayer (classic or online) game a player can either replace a Joker card or perform one of the other valid choices of moves. If a Joker has been replaced in the first move, your turn is over for this round. Replacing a Joker as your second move is not allowed (since it's a complete move of it's own).
This rule does not apply to the solitary and time game, where you can exchange Jokers at any time in the game.

This is one of the rules of the original board game. You can place one card at the bar, you can use a joker or you can set one or two cards at the tables, before the next player's turn.
In the solitaire game and the time game you play the cards as you require, getting the highest score and being the fastest is your prioity here!

Sound effects (sounds), music and voices can be set separately via the "Settings" menu in the lobby. If you don't want to leave the current game you can select the pop-up menu then select the pause button and you will enter the settings screen allowing you to make changes simply and quickly.

Sound effects (sounds), music and voices can be set separately via the "Settings" menu in the lobby. If you don't want to leave the current game you can select the drop-down menu then select the pause button and you will enter the settings screen allowing you to make changes simply and quickly.

Sound effects (sounds), music and voices can be set separately via the "Settings" menu in the lobby. If you don't want to leave the current game you can select the drop-down menu then select the pause button and you will enter the settings screen allowing you to make changes simply and quickly.