No sound from iPad when playing games

Hi Patti duffy,

Welcome to the Support Communities!

The following article will provide some troubleshooting steps for this issue:

iPad: Understanding the side switch

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4085

Mute

When you mute your iPad, only certain sounds are muted.

• Sounds such as alerts, notifications, sound effects, and game audio are muted.
• Media playback (such as music, podcasts, movies, videos, and TV shows) are not muted.

I hope this information helps ....

Have a great day!

- Judy