Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On for iPhone

Horse racing and solitaire game in one

An Apple Arcade exclusive, Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! Is a delightful hybrid of solitaire and horse racing. Developed by GAME FREAK Inc., this game equally challenges players through tricky card patterns and amuses them with adorable animated horses rendered in stunning 3D graphics.

In Pocket Card Jockey, how you perform in the solitaire rounds affects the performance of your horse during the race. Create killer combos by clearing cards with subsequent numbers — doing so will help boost your horse’s mood, giving them more incentive and energy to power through the races.

Clear each card spread and win each race

Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!’s mechanics are simple and easy to understand, although the solitaire side of things can get quite difficult to beat in the latter stages. The story progresses through a series of levels, where you have to clear a card spread first before participating in a horse race. As mentioned, your horse’s performance will largely depend on the outcome of the solitaire portion.

Scoring good combos or clearing out the card spread will help boost your horse’s energy on the race track. To level up the difficulty, the game is also programmed in a way that your horse’s position on the track determines the difficulty of the solitaire spread. Special cards can be picked up on the outskirts of the track, though, and these can level up your steed, grant new skills, and more.

However, take note that you can’t have your horse running outside the track all the time, as doing so will deplete their stamina. At the same time, you can pair up steeds and have them produce offspring, who you can then raise to become the next conquerors of the race track. Customizing your character’s outfit is possible, as well — the options are quite limited, though.

Don’t hold your horses on this one

Overall, Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! is a cute yet a bit tough game. Only exclusively playable through Apple Arcade, it challenges players with a series of levels that feature a hybrid of horse racing and solitaire card game mechanics. You can take care of your steeds on the side, as well, and breed them for more racers in the future.