Game of Ur User Reviews

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Great game

Impressive digital version of an ancient Sumerian board game. Just needs an option to reset game scores

Amazing game

This is a great app, I just wish it allowed a 2 player mode

Not random, but otherwise great

The dice are definitely -not- random! This is the most frustrating aspect of games like this, where the “difficulty” is determined by how badly the dice are loaded, not by the actual skill of the opponent. I don’t understand why developers choose to do this, but it’s the one thing I wish I could change. Otherwise, this app is great.
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Response from developer

Sorry to remove that excuse, but the dice are definitely random! The game player has no knowledge of future rolls, etc. In short, the game is not cheating. I have looked at making better players since some people find even the highest setting too easy!

Please add multiplayer

The built is perfect and nice. If add multiplayer on same device or even better is through LAN would make it perfect.
I am not expecting an online version though.

Response from developer

Thanks for your feedback. I agree that multiplayer would be a great addition.

Best Game of Ur on the Store

Light weight so you can play all day. Hard mode is nice and challenging.

Dear developer: I would happily buy an IAP for the advanced game using Finkel’s rules.

Response from developer

The game does use Finkel’s rules (unless I missed something). Please let me know what I missed. I have considered adding variants for other rules though.

Decent app with couple of bugs

This is a decent app. It’s cheap. It doesn’t collect data about you, advertise to you, or harass you for in-app purchases. It won’t let you start a new game on command, though. Also, it counts a win once at the end of a game and after closing the app and re-opening it starts a position from the end of the last game and counts another point for the winner. But for those drawbacks, I’d recommend it to friends.
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Response from developer

Thanks for your feedback and patience. I just released an update (version 1.5) which allows you to start a new game. To restart the game, drag one of your pieces in play back to its starting position on the left side.

Very well done in every way

I’m so glad I finally found a good version of Ur for my phone. I’ve tried others, and this is the best one for sure.

The premium price is fair, no ads, no IAP, no tracking. It takes up almost no space and uses very little battery.

The UI and design are really well done. And I love the “flick” option of flicking your opponent’s piece off the board if you want extra fun removing them, it somehow gives you extra satisfaction, it’s a small but playful option that adds a extra fun.

Also, the dice rolls do seem totally random to me, like real dice, and not all apps are good at that. This one gets that right.

The AI is good too, it seems balanced and smart.

As a plus, the game saves your place when you close the app. Perfect for when you have to go back to work.

Thank you developer for bringing this game to the phone so fairly and so beautifully. Getting this game made my day!
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Good-ish

Nice graphics, good rules but too easy to win.

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