7:10 p.m. Golden hour · sun 3° up
How it works
Five short answers, one for each stretch of the evening. None of them involve paying for anything.
7:46 p.m. Alpenglow
You start with 5,000 Dusk Coins
Open any game and your balance is already waiting: 5,000 Dusk Coins, free. There is no sign-up form, no account, no password and no email address to hand over. The balance is shared across all four games and shown in the top corner of every page.
Dusk Coins are a virtual currency for play only. They have no cash value.
7:58 p.m. Civil twilight
Refill whenever you like, buy nothing ever
Every game panel has a refill button. If your balance is under 5,000, one tap tops it back up to 5,000. There is no limit on how often you use it and no waiting period.
There are no in-app purchases at Reel Afterglow. You can't buy Dusk Coins, and you can't sell, transfer, withdraw or exchange them either. They never turn into money or prizes, which is exactly why the refill can be free and unlimited.
8:20 p.m. Blue hour
Everything stays on your device
Your balance, your last stake in each game, your age confirmation and your play settings are saved in your browser's local storage, on this device only. None of it is sent to us. That also means your balance doesn't follow you to another phone or browser, and clearing your browser data starts you afresh at 5,000.
The cookie page lists exactly what is stored and why.
8:44 p.m. First stars
A quick age check, inside the game
Reel Afterglow is for adults aged 19 and over. The first time you press Spin or Deal, the game panel asks you to confirm your age. There is no pop-up covering the page; it is a short line inside the game itself.
Confirm, and the game remembers on this device. Tell us you are under 19, and the games stay closed for the rest of that visit.
9:23 p.m. Night
Reality checks and breaks
Once you start playing, a gentle reminder appears every 30 minutes by default, telling you how long you have been at it. You can change that to 15 or 60 minutes, or turn it off.
If you want a proper pause, close all the games for an hour, 24 hours or seven days. Until the time is up, every game shows a short note instead of dealing. A break can't be cut short: it stays in place until the time is up, even if you forget your settings. You will find both tools, plus buttons to reset your balance or forget your settings on this device, on the responsible play page.