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Ace High Sports
@acehighsports.bsky.social
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Strategic card games fueled by sports passion. First up: Touchdown Poker, where football's thrill meets poker's smarts.

Launching 2026 🚀

Find out more: https://AceHighSports.com/links
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Our Creative Director, James Karsberg, recently contributed some of his custom decks to a playing card exhibition at a museum in Germany – complete with interactive displays of his work.

He’s part of the team crafting @TouchdownPoker – Texas Hold’em colliding with football.
A set of playing cards with the backs showing. One card has the text "Your card is the 11th card down", placed upright on a deck with flame designs and an 8-ball icon. A tablet on a stand displays a person holding a deck of cards, it stands on a red heart shaped-table with a card holder and decks of playing cards. Close-up of a display featuring intricately designed playing card backs. A central card highlights a brief explanation in German and English.
December 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Huge thanks to everyone who has backed Ace High Sports this year ♠️ ♥️
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2026 is when @touchdownpoker.bsky.social  takes the field, bringing fast-paced heads-up poker with a full gridiron twist.
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Hit follow to join us for every step of the road to launch.
Glowing lightbulb with an "A" inside, surrounded by red Christmas lights. Text reads: "Magical Christmas Wishes from the Ace High Sports Team."
December 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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🏈 TOUCHDOWN funding for Ace High Sports!

£600k secured to bring @touchdownpoker.bsky.social  to life – poker strategy + football action!

Details ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/mejsn45v

Make sure you follow us for more updates! ♠️

#GameDev #TouchdownPoker
Ace High Sports co-founders; Mike Hawkyard, CEO, James Karsberg, Creative Director, and Joel Prentice, Head of Design. Mike and Joel hold american footballers while James waterfall deals cards from his right to his left hand.
December 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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We had a great weekend at Good Game Dev Fest! Very excited to get to  share @touchdownpoker.bsky.social  with everyone and to get some great feedback.

Want to know more? Then join our Discord for all the freshest updates: 

https://discord.com/invite/uhpp7jSD
Lucas enthusiastically presents a card game on a computer screen at a gaming festival booth. Two attendees engage with the game. Two people engage with Touchdown Poker at Good Games Dev Fest, while others observe and converse in the background. A group of five young adults gathers around a computer screen displaying Touchdown Poker. One person sits, while the others stand, watching intently.
December 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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🃏🏈 Big news!

James Cox (CTO, ex-NaturalMotion/Star Wars: Hunters) & Nicholas Harker (Frontend Unity Dev, ex-Freejam/Robocraft) have joined the squad creating @touchdownpoker.bsky.social  

 👀 https://www.acehighsports.com/news/dealing-in-new-talent-ace-high-sports-strengthens-its-hand
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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L’arrivée de James Cox chez Ace High Sports donne une nouvelle direction au studio 👇

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L’arrivée de James Cox chez Ace High Sports donne une nouvelle direction au studio - Reboot Game
James Cox rejoint Ace High Sports comme directeur technique. Son expertise servira le développement de Touchdown Poker, attendu en 2026.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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@touchdownpoker.bsky.social  is landing in London this Saturday! Join us at Good Game Dev Fest to experience an exciting blend of poker strategy and football action. Meet the creators, try the game, and enjoy a day full of indie gaming goodness.

Tickets available now: https://goodgamedev.co.uk/
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Huge thanks to @bournemouthuni.bsky.social  students for the fantastic turnout and energy at last Thursday’s playtest! Quick wave from the lab to show our appreciation.

Want to help shape @touchdownpoker.bsky.social  in the next virtual playtest?

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/T6AntRYdsX
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Looking for your next creative challenge?

We need a Mid / Senior UI/UX Artist to shape the visuals of our debut title, @touchdownpoker.bsky.social . Passion for games and killer design skills are a must!

Apply now & help us change the game:
Join Ace High Sports | Build Games That Rewrite the Playbook
Become part of a passionate team at Ace High Sports that's pioneering the fusion of sports with card games, crafting groundbreaking titles like Touchdown Poker.
www.acehighsports.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Shoutout to @bournemouthuni.bsky.social  students for bringing big energy to the @touchdownpoker.bsky.social  playtest. Big congrats to Oli, the first to score a touchdown from a receiving run, and to those who came close.

Want in on the next playtest? Get involved:

https://discord.gg/T6AntRYdsX
A smiling student with headphones around his neck stands in a computer lab with other students playing Touchdown Poker in the background. A smiling male student in a purple hoodie playing Touchdown Poker in a computer lab on a widescreen monitor.
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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The prototype testing begins! Ryan vs Nigel. Poole, UK.
April 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM