Love games?  Have fun being a Summer Intern with us!

Always wanted to work on a computer game?  Need some real-life experience?  Want a chance to break into the industry?  Desire a relaxing and fun summer?

Join DreamQuest Software’s video game team!

We have several exciting projects this summer, including a $500,000 Kickstarter campaign for the remake of a classic game from the 1980s, as well as iOS and Android development on our board, card, and puzzle games.

We are specifically looking for 3 different types of interns:

Entry-level mobile game development intern (must have existing C# or Java experience)
Web marketing and design intern (must have existing WordPress, HTML, social media, or marketing experience)
2D or 3D (environment or character) game art intern (must have existing art samples)

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We’re listening! As a result of your feedback on our great new Championship Hearts game for iPad and iPhone, which features nine virtual opponents, a tutorial, an in-game coach, and several variations, DreamQuest has:

• Lowered the prices of most add-ons (see the list below).
• Added a Royal Treatment package that includes all of our add-ons for one low price.
• Made the start-up time and playing speed faster.
• Made the hands that are dealt more random.
• Added a Settings menu so you can control taunts, animations, and more.
• Added volume controls for sound effects and player taunts.
• Improved the look of the title screen, including credits.
• Added card suit icons to the tutorial text so it’s easier to follow.
• Made it easier for you to enter your information.

The beginners’ version is free to download and play and optional upgrades can be purchased within the game, including:

• No Banner Ads- $2.99
• Experts AI Add-on- $1.99
• Masters AI Add-on- $3.99
• Practice Options Add-on- $0.99
• Game Variations Add-on- $4.99
• Cheats Add-on- $3.99
• Royal Treatment Package- $14.99

To get your free Championship Hearts app or to upgrade from the older release, please go to:

The DreamQuest Games Team is excited to announce the release of our newest game, the Championship Hearts App for Android.

Recently, we released Championship Hearts for iPad and iPhone and wanted to create a version for Android users, too. According to our recent Mobile Games Survey, about 41% of participants own an Android device, compared to 34% for iPad and iPhone users.

For those who prefer desktop games, we have plenty of options with 11 Championship games for Windows, most of which have been recently updated. We’re simply beginning to make our Championship games accessible to those with Smartphones and Tablet devices, as well.

This app is completely free to download and comes with the following:

• Unlimited Games
• Colorful HD Graphics
• Engaging DreamCoach™
• Educational Hearts Tutorial
• Friendly Beginner AI
• 3 Entertaining Characters
• Realistic Sounds and Player Taunt

Optional upgrades allow you even more freedom, six more challenging opponents, and entertaining game variations. These can be purchased within the game. They include:

• No Ads Add-on
• Expert AI Add-on: Advance from Beginning to Intermediate Level
• Practice Add-on: Sharpen Your Skills and Polish Your Play
• Cheats Add-on: Stack the deck 6 different Ways
• Masters AI Add-on: Advance to Master Level with Expert Coaching
• Game Variations Add-on: 6 new Hearts variations: Classic, Jacks, Team, Spot, Gates and Reverse

Click here to download the free Championship Hearts app on Google Play.

Are you a Checkers player looking to spiff up your game? Take some time to browse the following tips, tricks and techniques to improve your playing style. Beginners to intermediate players will benefit from expert strategies included below. Maybe you are a world class Checkers player, maybe not, but our hints can help you enjoy your game even more.

Do you have your own copy of Championship Checkers All-Stars? Try a free trial of this popular game title, available for Windows devices. Our interactive tutorial and five different skill levels make game play enjoyable and challenging for beginners and experts alike. Read the following tips, then try out what you learn when you play your copy of Championship Checkers All-Stars!

Tips for Getting Started With Championship Checkers All-Stars

1. Use the Difficulty menu to quickly set the “intelligence” of your opponents with five levels of difficulty.
2. Adjust game speed and other options in the Settings menu.
3. Try all Game variations, or make your own!            Read more

Do you want some ideas to help make your Mahjongg Solitaire game play even more exciting? Take some time to browse the following tips, tricks and techniques to improve your playing style.

Do you have your own copy of Championship Mahjong Solitaire? Try a free trial of this popular game title, available for Windows. Read the following tips, then try out what you learn when you play your copy of Championship Mahjong Solitaire!

Tips for Getting Started With Championship Mahjongg Solitaire

1. Choose your screen size in the Main Menu, including “Full Screen”
2. From the New Game menu you can choose from several game variations, including 2-Player.
3. Select Tile Graphics, Background and Music from presets or import your own.     Read more

Do you have an iPhone or iPad handy? Most people do, these days. So, in keeping with modern times and technology, we’ve created a free version of our popular Championship Hearts game for iPad and iPhone.

Now, you can play Championship Hearts on the go! Next time you have some time to chill, just bust out your iPad or iPhone and play a hand or a whole game of Championship Hearts. It’ll keep you entertained while waiting for that bus, plane or train.

This FREE version of Championship Hearts includes the following:

• Unlimited Games
• Colorful HD Graphics
• Engaging DreamCoach™
• Educational Hearts Tutorial
• Friendly Beginner AI
• 3 Entertaining Characters
• Realistic Sounds and Player Taunts

Optional upgrades allow you even more freedom, six more challenging opponents, and entertaining game variations. These can be purchased within the game. They include:

• No Ads Add-on
• Moderate AI Add-on: Advance from Beginning to Intermediate Level
• Practice Add-on – Sharpen Your Skills and Polish Your Play
• Cheats Add-on – Stack the deck 6 different Ways
• Expert AI Add-on – Advance to Master Level with Expert Coaching
• Game Variations Add-on – 6 new Hearts variations

Download your free Championship Hearts app right now!

From the very beginning of each Championship Chess Pro game, the play that controls the center of the chessboard controls the traffic between the two armies. If you’re weak in the middle, you’ll likely be facing an invasion soon. Before starting a successful attack, you first need to gain a firm foothold in the center. The following are some opening game tips that will help keep your center strong.

1. Be extremely careful when moving your pawns. They can never back up! Try to control the center with pawns. The center of the board is the four middle squares: d4-e4-d5-e5. Pawns create a more permanent presence than just having your pieces influence the center. Pawn moves in the opening should accomplish one of two things: control the center or free your bishops to develop. As moving the center pawn does both, there is seldom a need to move the wing pawn in the opening. Moving wing pawns can often create structural weakness.     Read more

You know those fun little games we all play on our computer that are easy to learn and don’t require a big time commitment? Some that quickly come to mind are Solitaire, Hearts or Spades. What’s fascinating about these types of games is that they’ve become a welcome source of relaxation and stress relief and a great way to spend some “down time”. For many it’s becoming a more preferred leisure activity than television.

There are a variety of reasons why these fun games are catching on more and more.

They’re on-demand: you can start and stop based on your schedule.

• They’re engaging: with fun characters and new strategies, they keep you interested.
• They’re simple: they’re games you already know and love with classic rules.
• They offer control: select your personality and preferences based on your tastes.

No dealing, shuffling or setting up pieces is required. Just the click of your mouse can whisk you away into a fun, yet peaceful, game you know and love. To find a game that suits you, we invite you to browse our collection or try these favorites:

Championship Hearts

Championship Spades

Championship Gin

Championship Five Hundred

Championship Rummy

Championship Cribbage

Championship Chess

Championship Solitaire Challenge

Championship Euchre

Championship Mahjongg

Championship Checkers

Ace’s Rescue: Blackbeard’s Booty

This is the 10th, and designated last, hand of a tournament game. Whichever team is ahead after this hand will win the game. You are bidding 4th and the score is 498 (8 bags) for your team, and 448 (8 bags) for the opponents. What should you bid with the hand shown?
North: 2
West: 4

East: 4
South: (?)

4 5 10

4 7 8

3 5 6 J

4 7 10

Obviously, you need to either bid nil and try to outscore the opponents, or bid 1 and try to bag them, right? Well, sometimes the obvious can be deceiving.

Examine what happens if you make a “nutty” 2 bid in this situation.

If both teams make their bids, you will win 538/9 to 529/8

If the opponents set your bid, they will bag out, and you will win 458 to 430 something.

If the opponents bag your team, they will get set, and you will win 440 something to 368.

IF YOU BID 2 YOUR TEAM CANNOT LOSE THE GAME!

I call this the Double Whammy Autowin Bid, and it is the most powerful bid in Spades.

By intentionally making a bid that you have absolutely no expectation of being able to make, the opponents are damned if they do, and damned if they don’t.

When you make this bid, the opponents will just sit there trying to figure out what to do, when in fact there is nothing to do. There is no reason to even play the hand.

If you think about the score situation in the above example, you will see that the 2 bid wins the game NO MATTER WHAT CARDS YOU HAVE IN YOUR HAND!!! That means that you could make the bid without even looking at your cards. (Remember when I said something about the score being more important than your cards and you didn’t believe me?)

The Double Whammy Autowin Bid is as good as bidding can get, and once you make one of these bids, the smile on your face will be your proof that it’s true.

Remember, try to think of Spades as a game of risk and reward, rather than as a game of cards, and soon you will be a force to be reckoned with in the world of Spades.

Good luck and happy Gaming!

Read the best in tips and techniques from expert Spades player
John Strichman author of How NOT to Lose at Spades.

Championship Spades

Use these tips to play Championship Spades, our most popular game. It comes with exciting game and rule variations. Try Cutthroat, Suicide, Mirror, Jokers, Nil Passing, or even Insanity! Click here to order your copy and start playing Championship Spades today!