Utter Joke and Cheat of a Game
This game is laughable....as soon as you get in the lead on this game you’re opponents then call small card tricks and then force you to lose the hand...e.g. my opponent called 1 trick with 3 aces 2 kings and 3 spades... They then happen to win 7 of the tricks after calling 1 😂😂. Me and my partner were obviously forced to call more tricks so we didn’t add tricks to our hand and ultimately ended up losing 80pts... This happens all the time and gets very boring and repetitive....absolute waste of time because any time you get near to winning the game the cheat mode comes in and you end up being beaten. Have to give 1star but rather give this game a massive fat 0.
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Too many ads!
Wwwaaayyy too many ads and the length of some of them is ridiculous. I know you need to make money, but the volume keeps me from wanting to play.
Annoying advert keeps getting me booted
There are ads in between hands which is fine. But there’s one that has popped up twice today that I can’t X out of and it’s caused me to be booted from both games. Would be 5 stars otherwise
Partner Intentionally Loses
Very nice graphics and user interface, too bad the people building the playing engine were so incompetent. They had to resort to making your partner a double agent who sabotages your results. Card dealing is not random either.
I finally deleted the app when my “partner” intentionally took a trick on a nil bid (I lead a 6, he played a 7 even though he had a 2).
I finally deleted the app when my “partner” intentionally took a trick on a nil bid (I lead a 6, he played a 7 even though he had a 2).
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Two Major Issues
Problem 1. Most of the players are impatient, aggressive, and often stupid to boot. If I don’t play exactly the cards they want they become abusive. Nobody can see others’ cards so how can they criticise how I play? Admittedly this isn’t the developer’s fault.
Problem 2. And this IS the developer’s fault. The ads we are forced to endure between hands have become longer and longer to the point that by the time I get back my opponents are sending “hurry ups “ and even the system is saying “hey, it’s your turn “
I’m also sick of how slow the game is and the number of players who quit as soon as they miss their bids.
I loved playing this game for ages but I have now deleted it.
OK, rant over.
Problem 2. And this IS the developer’s fault. The ads we are forced to endure between hands have become longer and longer to the point that by the time I get back my opponents are sending “hurry ups “ and even the system is saying “hey, it’s your turn “
I’m also sick of how slow the game is and the number of players who quit as soon as they miss their bids.
I loved playing this game for ages but I have now deleted it.
OK, rant over.
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Worst AI Partners & Miscounting Books
This probably sounds like a review by a sore loser, but I promise it’s one of a frustrated player. The game is easily addictive but also very frustrating. The AI users are mostly not the greatest players. They either underbid or overbid, cut your plays, or simply just play poorly. They sometimes play as if they are your opponents. I guess it makes sense because you can’t win every time but it’s making me lose hair. Additionally, there are times that the computer is miscounting books. Either I won a book or my partner but the count doesn’t change. It happens often. The first couple of times I thought it was me, but now I have seen it too many times to know that it wasn’t me. My suggestion is if you are easily agitated or frustrated, then stay away.
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Spades
If you play with a sensible partner then the game is great. If you find yourself playing with some petulant kid, then your rating flies out the window.
Many players don’t know some basic strategy eg trust your partner, second seat always plays low, and don’t bid a zero with four spades in your hand or with only two cards with a face card! Its a well- made app, although the chat menu could give some more options such as a thank you to partner or an oops button in case you’ve accidentally played the wrong card.
Many players don’t know some basic strategy eg trust your partner, second seat always plays low, and don’t bid a zero with four spades in your hand or with only two cards with a face card! Its a well- made app, although the chat menu could give some more options such as a thank you to partner or an oops button in case you’ve accidentally played the wrong card.
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Convinced this game manipulates outcomes
I have played countless games, as I enjoy spades, so if you are entertained this could work for you. But the intelligence of the other players is poor, especially when I bid nil. I have countless times where my partner plays a high spade to win a trick that was not needed and is then left with a low spade (or no spade) to cover me. In addition, I am fully convinced that the program just wants the game to continue on to show more ads. The computer will often bid nil when it has over 400 points, and it is way to easy to bust that nil than earlier bid nils. My partner will often bid just enough to get us to 490 so the bags add up and potentially lose the game (but get another 2-3 hands of ads to watch). I don’t even worry if I get down by 400 points, as I believe the program wants to prolong the ads. I have come back several times from that far down (especially after my unintelligent partner can’t properly cover a blind nil), it’s all fun but I can’t play this any longer knowing that it’s just manipulating for increased ads.
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Response from developer
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. We really appreciate your feedback! We can understand your concerns and wanted to assure you that our games are designed to always be fair. We've worked hard to make sure that the deals are always random and AI players play fairly. We love making great games, and we only succeed if you love playing them. We are always working on ways to improve the game, and your feedback helps us to understand where improvements are needed.
Fixes have made this a better App
Some of the low reviews are before the fix to the rated game. Now, the rated game is only 250 points, and no comments other than the 5 pre-programmed responses are allowed.
There are still some bad players who will always bid nil, and then when they get set, bid 13 and leave, but that will always happen - Not a problem with the app, but with other players.
Strange though. Each time I get up over 1950 points in my rating, I start getting horrible partners and will lose as many as 20 games in a row (a statistical impossibility) - that will take me down into the 1600s. I believe the apps matching is far from random - that when you reach a certain point level, you start getting paired up with historically bad bidders - ones who get set more often, or who don't understand team play.
There are still some bad players who will always bid nil, and then when they get set, bid 13 and leave, but that will always happen - Not a problem with the app, but with other players.
Strange though. Each time I get up over 1950 points in my rating, I start getting horrible partners and will lose as many as 20 games in a row (a statistical impossibility) - that will take me down into the 1600s. I believe the apps matching is far from random - that when you reach a certain point level, you start getting paired up with historically bad bidders - ones who get set more often, or who don't understand team play.
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New ad format ruins it
Used to love this app - played it so much I finally had to delete from my phone. Definitely WAS a five star. Then recently I weakened and downloaded again. To my great disappointment discovered developers had inserted a new in-hand ad format to supplement their existing format that displayed only after a hand was finished. With this new format a blinking shrieking obnoxious ad displayed on top of screen all through the hand you are trying to bid or play is constantly distracting you. Sometimes it’s so bad I literally start to get a headache. If the developers were secretly trying to cure my addiction it worked! I’ve moved on to other games. If I could rate this a negative five stars I would from sheer heartbreak.
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