New: the end-of-game party! • The winner stands up and dances to a chaabi tune — you or an opponent. • The losers applaud… reluctantly. • Confetti in Moroccan colours. “Skip” goes straight to the results. • Ads now only show during games: the menu gets the whole screen back. • Fix: cards no longer turn black on some iPhones. • Fix: sound no longer cuts out after a call, a notification or an ad, and no longer bursts out all at once when you come back to the game.

New: your own character at the table! • Create it in “My character”: face, hair, beard, henna, djellabas and football shirts. • Other players see you exactly as you made yourself. • When someone slaps a 2 on you: a wink, and new Darija lines. • Invite friends on WhatsApp with your table code. • El Haj Brahim's introduction can be skipped with one tap. • A cleaner menu; game messages no longer hide faces.

El Haj Brahim's dama: • The action bar (quit, score, speed, help) moves to the bottom of the screen, away from the banner. • Three speeds for El Haj: slow, normal, fast. • When several captures are possible, you choose which one to play. • New leaderboard "They stood up to him": the best defeats against El Haj.

New: Moroccan dama with El Haj Brahim! He's waiting at the back of the café: challenge him with the real Moroccan rules, caps and huff included, and win 50 flouss if you beat him. After your first move, his button teleports you to his table from any room (or use the Dama card in the menu). He speaks Darija, sets traps for you ("hak koul koul") and slams the caps on the wood. A three-piece capture plays out in close-up.

The private message icon now stays in place next to the player's name, even when the label shifts.

New: table chat in online games. Send a short line to the whole table: it pops up in an animated speech bubble. Emojis included. In 3- and 4-player games, you can also message an opponent privately by tapping the icon next to their name. Messages disappear on their own when the match ends, and rude words are blocked. You can turn the chat off in the game menu, and report or block any player.

A faster, safer start on every iPhone: the loading screen always shows and no longer freezes, even on first launch. Nicknames: rude names now show up as funny ones.

New: play side by side, no Internet needed. One phone hosts a local table, the others join on the same Wi-Fi or its hotspot. The game opens faster and always shows its loading, on every phone and tablet. The masters' mention: online, the best players wear a star, from stone to gold with a blue diamond. New tea glasses in the store. Smarter Auto graphics: smooth on modest devices, sharp on the others. New: eight rooms. The café, the terrace above the lake and the salon are free; five more open in the store with your online wins: the riad, the blue town, Mogador harbour, the khaima, and a picnic by the Bouregreg. Rooms follow your phone's clock: day, sunset, night. The portal button changes rooms mid-game. Delete your account from “Game options › My account”.

Notifications finally arrive! • When a player opens a table and waits for you, or a friend shares their table code (“3lem nass”), you’re notified — even with the app closed. Allow them when the game asks (or in the menu: Notifications). Plus the free camera: pinch to zoom, drag to turn around the table. Opponents hide their cards… and let you know!

Thanks for your reviews! • Draw whenever you like, even when a card fits: tap the stock, and your turn passes. • The 7 now goes on its own suit or on another 7. Prefer the wild 7 that goes on anything? Turn it on in Menu › House rules, against the computer (online, the 7 is never wild). • Online, update the app to play with your friends.

What’s new: • A 7 played as your last card ends the round right away: no need to call a suit. • A switch under the card-effects button turns the lantern above the table off or on — your choice is remembered. • A new glass of Moroccan tea on the table.