Simplifying Ranking

We have just deployed a change to our ranking system on Jawaker. This change is aimed at simplifying our ranking system so that it is clearer to all players how ranking works and how they can improve their rank. We will no longer be relying on a "black-box" model for ranking and we hope that all future developments on ranking will be done in a transparent fashion that is clear to all players right on the game summary. The simplest form of ranking (Games Won / Games Completed + Games Left) will result in your percentage grade. Only games within the last 30 days will be taken into consideration and players must have played at least 15 games during that period to be eligible to get ranked.

We just launched the first Baloot game for Facebook! Our Baloot Facebook application is up and running and we encourage you all to check it out.

Paying for Jawaker Basha in the UAE

Our players can now subscribe and pay for Jawaker Basha from the UAE! Jawaker has secured payment via both UAE networks (Etisalat and Du). This is part of our continuing effort to expand the payment options available to our players. Stay tuned for many more payment options to come!

Payment by Jawwal in Palestine is Now Available

We are happy to announce that our players can now subscribe and pay for Jawaker Basha using their Jawwal mobile phone in Palestine. This is part of our continuing effort to expand the payment options available to our players. Stay tuned for many more payment options to come!

Play Jawaker on Facebook

Today we launched our second Facebook application for Jawaker. The first one was our Tarneeb application and this next one is our full Trix application. Our latest application is actually 4-games-in-1 and includes Trix, Trix Complex, Trix Partner and Trix Complex Partner. Users can play right from inside their Facebook accounts and will eventually be able to link their Jawaker accounts and compete with friends.

No More Bad Language on Jawaker

Bad language has always been completely unacceptable on Jawaker. The vast majority of our users were suffering from the actions of a few that were hurting the entire gaming experience on the site. However, chatting is an important and fun tool that brings an extra dimension to the game, so the Jawaker team had to do something.
We initially had a system whereby users complain about this misuse and the Jawaker team would follow up and ban people accordingly. With Jawaker growing at an unprecedented pace, this banning system was quickly becoming impossible to control. So Jawaker compiled an intelligent list of bad words in Arabic, English and "Arabeezy" that the system automatically catches and bans the user from using the chat on the spot and stops the display of the entire sentence containing the bad word. This list will constantly be updated and refined, but we feel that it is a critical part of maintaining Jawaker's reputation as a clean, fun and family-friendly website that has zero tolerance for any inappropriate behaiviour that the majority of our users do not accept.

Virtual Goods on Jawaker

Jawaker has introduced its first virtual good that players can buy right on the game table. Our virtual "argeeleh" (or hookah) can be bought during any game in exchange for tokens! Players can buy the argeeleh for themselves or gift it to someone else in the game. The argeeleh will appear right in front of the player who owns it with an added animation and sound effect when you hover over it. This is Jawaker's first move towards a virtual economy of goods that is locally relevant and we will hopefully introduce more and more virtual goods in the future for the entertainment of our players. Enjoy!