# Prize Pile > Bid a card for each prize. Higher takes the pile. A prize card flips, you and a café regular each bid one card in secret, and the higher card takes the pile. Everyone holds the same thirteen cards, so every bid now is a card you can't spend later. Eight regulars, from Gus, who bids about what a prize is worth, to Rudy, who learns your habits. One Daily Pile, the same prizes for everyone. - Play: https://sidekickarcade.com/play/prize-pile/ (in the browser, phone or computer, free, no sign-up needed) - Neighborhood: [Card Café](https://sidekickarcade.com/category/card/index.md) - Controls: Tap, drag, mouse or keys - Best on: portrait screens - Coins for goals: 1 per 1 stars, up to 8 a run ## How to play 1. A prize card flips. Pick one of your thirteen cards as a secret bid; the regular across the table bids one too. Both flip, and the higher card takes the pile. 2. Prizes are worth their number: Ace 1, Jack 11, Queen 12, King 13. A tie is a battle: nobody takes the pile, and the next prize joins it. Most points after thirteen flips wins. 3. Tap or click a card, or drag it to your spot, then tap Flip. Keys work too: the arrows move between cards, Enter picks one, Space flips and Esc pauses. One tap flips is a switch on the start card. 4. Every card is spent once you bid it. Both hands and the prizes left stay on show, so count before you bid. ## Tips - Don't overpay. If their best card left is a 9, your 10 wins it as surely as your King. - Throw your Ace at a big prize you can't win cheaply. The card you save wins two later. - A tie keeps the prize on the table, so the next flip is worth both. Plan for it. - From the halfway point, count what both hands have left before every bid. - The top regulars notice patterns. Mix up how you bid on the big prizes. ## Questions ### Is it free? Yes. It's free to play in your browser, with no download and no sign-up needed. Coins you earn are for fun and can never be bought. ### Is it all luck? No. Only the order of the prizes is random, and both players face the same order with the same thirteen cards. Every bid is your choice. ### What happens on a tie? It's a battle: nobody takes the prize, it stays on the table, and the next flip is for both. A tie on the last flip leaves the pile to nobody. ### How does scoring work? Each prize is worth its number, Ace 1 up to King 13, 91 points in all. Whoever has more points after thirteen flips wins. ### Is there a daily game? Yes. The Daily Pile is one game a day with the same prizes and the same regular for everyone, and a par to beat. ### Can I play on a phone? Yes. It's built for touch first and plays the same on a phone, a tablet or a computer. ## Achievements - **Opening bid** (bronze, 10 coins): Play your first game. - **First win** (bronze, 10 coins): Win a game. - **Today's pile** (bronze, 10 coins): Play the Daily Pile. - **Secret achievement** (bronze, 10 coins): Keep playing to find it. - **Past the pile hunter** (silver, 25 coins): Beat Mei, or anyone above her. - **Landslide** (silver, 25 coins): Win a game by 40 points or more. - **Seven piles** (silver, 25 coins): Play seven Daily Piles. - **Secret achievement** (silver, 25 coins): Keep playing to find it. - **Top of the ladder** (gold, 60 coins): Beat Rudy. - **On a roll** (gold, 60 coins): Win 5 games in a row against Theo or stronger. - **Sharp eye** (gold, 60 coins): Reach a rating of 1250. - **Thirty piles** (gold, 60 coins): Play thirty Daily Piles. - **Bluff caller** (diamond, 150 coins): Beat Rudy 50 times. Earns the title "Bluff Caller". - **Top bidder** (diamond, 150 coins): Win 300 games. Earns the title "Top Bidder". ## More to play - [Crazy Eights](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/crazy-eights/index.md): Match the suit or the number, and save your eights. (Card Café) - [Higher or Lower](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/higher-lower/index.md): Call higher or lower, count the deck, and bank before the pot slips. (Card Café) - [Pair Pounce](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/pair-pounce/index.md): Tap first when the cards match. The calls get trickier. (Card Café) - [Hearts](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/hearts/index.md): Dodge the hearts and the queen of spades. (Card Café)