Two of my favorite card games are Solitaire and Blackjack. Solitaire because it’s just you against the deck and you don’t need anybody else around to enjoy the game, and there are always ample opportunities to use your wits and ingenuity to get yourself out of a sticky situation, which always gives me a huge amount of satisfaction. Then there’s Blackjack which I enjoy because I think it’s a near-perfect blend of skill and luck, and there’s something thrilling about making a choice to hit or to stand, the moment of anticipation as the next card is flipped over and will either make you or break you. It’s a thrill ride. So, because of my love of these two types of card games, I’m really excited about a new mobile game from developer HexiGames that blends elements of the two into one. It’s called Play 21 and it’s a solo card game that uses the basic rules of Blackjack, but also uses a point system to allow you to compete with other players online. The way the gameplay breaks down is that you have 4 “lanes" where you can deposit cards from the deck. Your goal for each of those lanes is to desposit cards that add up to 21, using Blackjack’s rules where number cards are face value, face cards are worth 10, and Aces can be worth either 11 or 1. You can deposit each drawn card wherever you like, but each one must be placed, there’s no skipping. Getting very close to 21 in a lane isn’t good enough, yo...