# Thirteen: Tiến lên — Vietnamese cards, real skill > Vietnamese cards, real skill (iPhone/iPad app by James McDuffie.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thirteen-tien-len/id6806616030 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [James McDuffie](https://appshunter.io/developer/6806616032) - Category: Games, Board, Card - Price: Free - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 16.4 · 111 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-10-30 - Data updated: 2026-10-31 ## What is Thirteen? Tiến lên, also known as Thirteen, is the Vietnamese card game where every hand begins with thirteen cards and the first player to put them all down wins. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Challenges give you 50 hand-built puzzles that teach the game one decision at a time. Every hand has been checked to be winnable, and retries are unlimited. Free Play deals a new, provably fair game against smart computer opponents. Choose a difficulty, play the hand through, then see why each opponent made every move. Pass one phone around a table of two to four people, with a private hand-off screen that keeps every hand hidden. Or open an online table, join other players, or share a private code with friends. Public matches contribute to a separate online ranking for each regional rule set. STORIES PLAYED THROUGH CARDS The main Challenge journey follows Thạch Sanh, the Vietnamese folk hero who wins by putting everything down. Events tell new five-chapter stories through the same card table. Follow neon streets in Neon Nights or enter a haunted theatre in Fright Nights. Play each chapter, make choices that stay with your save, and earn styles tied to the path you chose. MAKE THE TABLE YOURS Choose elegant card faces, mats, portraits, frames, titles, effects, themes, and app icons. Earn styles by playing or buy exactly the cosmetic you want. Purchases never change the rules, improve your cards, unlock stronger play, or affect your ranking. THREE REGIONAL TABLES Play Miền Nam, Miền Bắc, or Hải Ngoại rules. Each table preserves its own combinations, chop rules, scoring, and traditions. Clear explanations inside the game show what changes and why. RANKINGS THAT MAKE SENSE Every completed Free Play game builds your record and updates a separate rating for each regional table. Open the result to see exactly how your finish and each opponent changed your rating. FAIR BY DESIGN Computer opponents can see only their own cards, the cards already played, and public information at the table. They never see your hand. Higher difficulty means better decisions, not hidden information or deliberate cheating. Every random Free Play deal is committed before play and revealed afterward, so the deal can be checked and replayed. Your history keeps the result, the score, and every move. NO ADS. NO PAID ADVANTAGE. EVER. There are no ads, chips, coins, gems, energy, daily-login pressure, or paid boosts. Anything sold in the store is always cosmetic. The game stays fully playable offline, including Challenges, Free Play, Pass and Play, events, rankings, and your game history. Whether Thirteen belongs to your family table or this is your first hand, there is a place for you. Pick a table and see how far you can climb. ## Is Thirteen safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Thirteen. ## Is Thirteen legit? Thirteen: Tiến lên has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Thirteen is 50 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 1 release) ### 1.0.0 — 2026-10-30 No release notes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-31.*