


"The fundamental business model itself is very different from the existing fantasy gaming platforms," Singh adds. Digital ownership coupled with a wide variety of games, from hypercasual mini-games to strategic card games and fantasy games, is what has the users loving the platform. Lockup is a trick taking game, you get one point per trick taken and the first player to get to 20 points wins the game. We hope this little game can help you pass the time while everyone is stuck at home. Its retention mechanism is focused on creating product-related virality loops to attract and retain users. Lockup is a brand new original game from CardGames.io, made in March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. So, what gives Bowled.io an edge over others, and what has the customers coming back for more? "The differentiation lies in our broader product itself, which appeals to different types of sports fans, right from casual fans to hard-core sports fanatics," shares Rahul Singh, co-founder, Bowled.io. The startup is all about connecting fans, be it in Meerut, Manchester, or Melbourne, and has an active customer base of 200,000+ as of now. is a brand new game designed and developed by the team at CardGames.io. Singh-Khandelwal also found inspiration in Axie Infinity, a global blockchain gaming giant (and now a partner). Enjoy original titles like Slither.io and new. "Fans just consume content and information, like matches, highlights, news articles and social media posts, YouTube content like interviews and podcasts, and sometimes partake in some mini & brief discussions with friends and netizens on non-unified online forums, but it ends there," shares Akshay Khandelwal, founder, Bowled.io.
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The duo cracked the code when they established Bowled.io, a sports-based social gaming platform primarily catering to cricket fans, in November 2021. This was the experiential gap across sports and entertainment that Akshay Khandelwal and Rahul Singh wanted to bridge. Pinochle has been the most requested game on CardGames.io for the last year, ever since we made Cribbage, which used to be the most requested game. Other games that Magnús has made are Manni, Canfield Solitaire and Scorpion Solitaire.

The current journey of a sports fan is one-sided in nature, and there is a lack of engaged communities. Pinochle is the fourth game on CardGames.io that is fully developed by Magnús, one of our part-time employees.
