The version of Card Table you'll be able to download in February embodies our most fundamental vision of the app and its possibilities. It will come with one game mode--a completely open Free Play. You will be able to deal any number of cards (from a deck of 52) to up to four players, and pass cards around however you please. You will be able to select between two card styles, a classic playing card look and a modern restyling.

In the future we will offer new features for purchase. For now, we see these in-app purchases falling into one of two categories: gameplay "rules" and card and table skins.

We are making our final development push to get the app on the App Store. We are entering Card Table into the BYU Mobile App Competition. The Analytics portion of the competition begins February 11 and runs through February 25. That is when we need the most love. We stand to win $3500! Mostly though, we are excited to finish Card Table so we can start using it ourselves. Our last several game nights have been full of "wouldn't it be nice if we had Card Table for this?" moments.

We will let you know when it is ready for download. Stay tuned, and remember to play an unusually large number of games from Feb 11-25.

And for a sneak peak into the life of a developer, here's a picture and a message Porter sent to Todd and Brendan this week: