Palace Card Game vs 8Pack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Palace Card Game
Experience a classic card game popular in schoolyards and on the go. Play against AI opponents or challenge a friend in this engaging, strategic game. Features intuitive controls and helpful tips for mastering the gameplay.
- Two-player gameplay
- Eight AI opponents with unique styles
- Multiplayer mode to play with friends
- Intuitive tap and swipe controls
- Undo last move functionality
- Screen rotation for wider view
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Palace was the most popular study hall / cafeteria card game in my high school growing up in the 90's. According to Wikipedia it's also popular amongst backpackers, and as a result is widespread. This version of palace is two player. There are eight different computer characters you can play against, each with slightly different playing styles. You can now also play multi-player with a friend. Tips: 1. Tap on cards to select/deselect. You can select one or more cards of the same kind. Click on the discard pile or use swipe gesture to discard selected cards. 2. Use the Undo button (top right of screen) to undo last move if you make a mistake. 3. Turn screen sideways to make view wider when you have a lot of cards in your hand. Basic Rules: Each player is dealt 3 'face down cards'. You are not allowed to see or change these until the end of the game. Next, 3 'face up cards' are placed on top. Finally, each player is dealt 3 cards to form their hand. If you wish, you can switch cards from your 'hand' with your 'face up cards'."; Whoever has a 3 or the next lowest card starts the game. Each turn you must discard a card (or two or more cards of the same) greater than or equal to the one at the top of the pick up pile, then draw cards from the deck so you have at least 3 cards in your hand (unless the deck has run out of cards or you already have 3 or more cards in you hand). 2's and 10's are wild cards. 2's resets the pile and 10's clear the pile. 4 of a kind, like a 10, clears the pile. If don't have a card that is greater than or equal to the card on top of the pile or a wild card, you must pick up the entire pile. When there are no more cards in your hand, and the deck is empty, proceed to play your face up cards. Once all of the face up cards have been played, play the face down cards. If you are the first to get rid of all your cards you win.
8Pack
Enhance your Magic: The Gathering drafting experience with daily challenges, progress tracking, and community comparisons. Master various formats and improve your card-picking strategy.
- Daily draft challenges
- Card pick tracking
- Performance rating
- Draft history review
- Community comparisons
- Format support (Standard, Cube, Throwback)
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8Pack is the ultimate Magic: The Gathering draft companion. Whether you're tackling a Standard set, diving into the Vintage Cube, or exploring Throwback formats, 8Pack helps you draft with purpose and track your progress over time. DRAFT DAILY Each day brings a new draft to tackle. Pick your cards pack by pack, rate your performance when you're done, and share your final thoughts with the community. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Build drafting streaks by completing drafts day after day. Earn badges for milestones and achievements. See your full draft history and review past picks anytime. COMPETE AND COMPARE Follow other drafters, see how your picks stack up against the community, and browse the feed to discover how others approached the same cards. FORMATS • Standard Draft — the latest MTG sets • Vintage Cube — the iconic powered cube experience • Throwback Draft — classic sets from MTG history 8Pack is designed for Magic players who want to get better at drafting and have fun doing it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 8Pack at 100% against Palace Card Game's 41%. 8Pack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and ads (none vs shown). Palace Card Game's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (176 vs 1). On price, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. 8Pack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Palace Card Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
8Pack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Palace Card Game has 176 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Palace Card Game's written reviews are positive against 100% of 8Pack's.
Palace Card Game ships an update every 11 months, 8Pack weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Palace Card Game | 8Pack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (176 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | GLOBE NETWORKING LLC | Connor Kirkwood |
Customer experience
Palace Card Game
8Pack
Bugs and requests
Palace Card Game
Reported bugs
34 issues- Computer glitches and plays twice
- Game doesn't end when options are gone
- Game glitches, doesn't recognize 7s
- Computer players play back to back
- Crashy and glitchy
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- Advertisements automatically end the game
- Computer cheats by playing low card and king
- Computer cheats by switching cards without picking up
- Opponent always has ace and wild card
- Game freezes during playing
- Computer doesn't let you play on double cards
- Computer cheats
- Card overlap in new interface
- Cannot turn off ads before 5 seconds
- Ad volume is jarring
- New graphics update is laggy and buggy
- Computer cheats and Justine is the worst
- AI has unfair advantage (doesn't have to play high cards)
- Stuck in a loop with computer players
- Impossible to pick cards when you have many
- Game gets stuck and goes slow
- Inconsistent ratings
- More cards appear than in a deck (2s and 10s)
- Game seems fixed near the end
- Won't let you click all cards when picking up pile
- Computer AI (Kylie) never picks up cards
- Mandatory card sacrificing
- Game cuts off and other side wins
- Doesn't let you get 4 cards without being careful
- Gives game to robot when it cuts off
- Don't know how many cards are cleared when playing a 10
- Computer magically gets all high cards
- Face up cards change when hitting continue
- App might have a bug
Requested features
23 requests- Add an ad-free version
- Allow more than 2 players (3-5)
- Add multiplayer with friends
- Add option for multiple bots
- Update for iPhone
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- Incorporate original power card rules (2, 3, 7, 8, 10, Ace)
- Make card sacrificing optional
- Make playing 10, 2, or Ace optional
- Allow picking up the pile when desired
- Add rules for 7s
- Add online multiplayer
- Allow local play
- Add more player interaction (more decks for more players)
- Update the app
- Add a time limit option
- Fix playing with friends
- Add a skip button for ads that works
- Allow choosing top three cards
- Improve AI difficulty balance
- Add more variety in computer playing styles
- Allow playing with someone other than the computer
- Add 7s as wildcards
- Make the game 3+ players
8Pack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Palace Card Game
No in-app purchases
8Pack
- All Access Pass – Monthly$4.991 Month
- All Access Pass - Yearly$49.991 Year
Questions
Is Palace Card Game free?
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