Pitch (Hi Low Jack) User Reviews

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Going downhill fast

The game was pretty good for awhile but went downhill fast. In the beginning the cards were fairly well distributed. Now it is very rare for me to get an ace while the other three opponents get aces on a regular basis. When I get stuck with the bid I will usually get like an 8 high and opponents who did not bid will be loaded with aces,kings etc. good luck!
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Bob

When you’re the dealer & dealt 3-9 & your opponents are holding aces, kings, queens & jacks & fail to bid & sit on you, I call this sit on the dealer not pitch!

Cheats

This game is hopelessly skewed for the computer to win. The deck is not reshuffled enough so the same trumps keep recurring. Too bad because it could be a good game.

Cards not random

There is no way the cards are randomly drawn.

Pitch

Great game…enjoy it very much.
Only issue is that I frequently lose the sound. Restarting my iPhone usually fixes it, but didn’t the most recent time.
Suggestions?

Algorithm

Very predictable algorithm… opponent’s continuously catch ace and king on their bids
Making it difficult to score points
Also opponents seem to have multiple trump on many hands. Again making it difficult to win hands.
I have played it for about two weeks now hoping that this might change… however it seems to remain. It has basically made the app unplayable..
Hey I’m not a Hard looser but it appears that the app is fixed to protect the “home team “

Have a good day
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Skewed to favor the team for the computer.

The game seems to always give the computer the edge when they are forced to bid. Also the cards don’t seem sufficiently shuffled because the trump repeats to frequently.

not realistic

very repetitive, same hands dealt consistently. not much fun after a few rounds…

Cheaters

There are hands where an auto player plays off suit for trump lead to later take last hand with a trump card. I noticed something up several times then one game I knew absolutely. My hand was all one suit except one card. 4th set no trump suit for all auto players. Then auto player takes last set with trump suit and point for low.
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No ability to change game settings

I wanted to remove the dealers ability to steal the low bid, but all my efforts failed. I also wanted to allow all players to pass if desired, but this option is not offered. I can live with that, but not with the first . What is the problem?

Response from developer

There are a wide variety of rules you can customize. The rules shown DURING A GAME are for information purposes only. You have to start a new game with the rules you want. In your case, select "additional games" from main menu, then "create new pitch game". Here you can customize all the game rules, including dealer's ability to steal low bid. Once you get the setting the way you like, save it as your own custom game. Then you play that version. All players can pass in the bid dialog EXCEPT the dealer who has to bid if no one else did.

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