Spades
Great
This app is now very bad
I used to love this app. I would play it almost every day. Now, however, I cannot stand it. Believe me or not, I don’t care, this game is designed to cheat. Every single time that I put the AI in a position to have something negative happen, there is always something to counter act the negative. If the AI is going to have 10 bags, it gets either a really big hand for its partner or an actual 10 to make the negative mean nothing.
When my AI partner bids a 0, I can back it up and hold up on my end. BUT, if I bid a 0 my AI “partner” can NEVER seem to back me up. There have even been times where I bid 0 and my partner bids high and we get set as well as I make a book. We lose 150+. This has happened MANY times. It is almost like clockwork.
This used to be an enjoyable app. Not anymore. Every time I play it is almost a guaranteed disappointment because of the AI always being slanted to win.
It wasn’t like this before. I don’t even feel like I have a chance to win. The random things that happen are absolutely ridiculous and make the game very frustrating to say the least.
This is the longest review I have ever written as well as one that I never thought I would have to write. But it IS warranted.
This app is one of the apps I always made sure was installed on my phone. NOT ANYMORE. I don’t need the frustration and disappointment.
When my AI partner bids a 0, I can back it up and hold up on my end. BUT, if I bid a 0 my AI “partner” can NEVER seem to back me up. There have even been times where I bid 0 and my partner bids high and we get set as well as I make a book. We lose 150+. This has happened MANY times. It is almost like clockwork.
This used to be an enjoyable app. Not anymore. Every time I play it is almost a guaranteed disappointment because of the AI always being slanted to win.
It wasn’t like this before. I don’t even feel like I have a chance to win. The random things that happen are absolutely ridiculous and make the game very frustrating to say the least.
This is the longest review I have ever written as well as one that I never thought I would have to write. But it IS warranted.
This app is one of the apps I always made sure was installed on my phone. NOT ANYMORE. I don’t need the frustration and disappointment.
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Best spades app, but that’s not saying much.
From what I’ve seen this is the best spades app as far as visually and game play but there are just some really bad ones out there.
What kills me about this app is there is no real accountability for players conduct. Most people are good but there are some that are just terrible and if you quit you get punished like children. You should be able to have a “friends list” and be able to play with or against those friends. You should be able to choose who you want to play with or against by looking at stats such as how many quits they have and their ranking. Also the ranked game has only one type of game, first to 250 and no double nils, you can’t freely chat, only has stupid phrases to choose from that don’t make sense.
MSN Zone website did it best. Unfortunately that is no longer around, but please find out what they did and try to duplicate. The app would be so much better.
I’ll be back in 24 hours after my punishment is over because I quit after my opponent kept bidding 13 and wasting my time, once again.
What kills me about this app is there is no real accountability for players conduct. Most people are good but there are some that are just terrible and if you quit you get punished like children. You should be able to have a “friends list” and be able to play with or against those friends. You should be able to choose who you want to play with or against by looking at stats such as how many quits they have and their ranking. Also the ranked game has only one type of game, first to 250 and no double nils, you can’t freely chat, only has stupid phrases to choose from that don’t make sense.
MSN Zone website did it best. Unfortunately that is no longer around, but please find out what they did and try to duplicate. The app would be so much better.
I’ll be back in 24 hours after my punishment is over because I quit after my opponent kept bidding 13 and wasting my time, once again.
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Response from developer
Thank you so much for providing your review and these helpful suggestions. For rated games, we want player ratings to be a true reflection of a player's skill, so we have limited chat to prevent table-talk and preserve the integrity of the competition. Full text chat is available in casual games. We also try to make it unappealing to quit a game as we know that this can be frustrating for the other players. We really appreciate you sharing this, and we will take these suggestions into account as we continue to improve the game over time.
Throw The Whole App Away!!!!
I downloaded this app less than 24 hours ago and will be uninstalling. My partner and I were winning and there was a racist jerk on the team who became upset he was losing. He than began to tabletalk actually telling his partner what to play and harassing me. I clicked on his profile trying to report the issue and/or block the player and there was not an option to do either. I emailed the developer detailing the experience and suggesting the option be added to the app to report, block players etc. I received a response from the developer whose name is Jason. His response consisted of thanking me for emailing about the AI of the game and that he was sorry I had a bad experience with the "AI". My email had nothing at all to do with the AI of the app. It seems like he just clicked a random auto response and used it to reply to me without even taking the time to read the actual email I sent. I know that developers cannot control actions of other players but they do have control of the level of appreciation(or lack thereof) that they show their supporters. This has been a terrible experience and I refuse to support an app(rather free or not) whose developers show no appreciation or concern for their users.
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Response from developer
Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We certainly understand your concerns, and we are truly sorry to see that the issue hadn't been addressed for you. Please be assured that any racist or inappropriate comments from another player are absolutely not tolerated. There is a system to report this to us right through the app by going to Help > Report Abuse. We take these concerns very seriously, and we will investigate player comments as well as screen names, and we will take appropriate action to prevent this from happening to anyone else.
Artificial Stupidity
I don't play multiplayer. I just play the computer. And I'm a bit thrown at how well the opponent AI plays yet my partner is a complete moron. If I set my partner to conservative it regularly underbids and we accumulate bags quickly. If I set my partner to normal it regularly overbids and can't catch its bid. In either case when our bid is met it won't throw off to force the other team to catch bags. The worst is it's behavior when I bid nil. I just played a game where I bid blind nil in a desperate attempt to win the game and I watched the cards very carefully. We were just a few tricks into the hand when my partner led with a 7 of diamonds and set me as I had an 8 as my lowest. I had already played a lower diamond in response to my opponent and my partner covered it. If my partner had no other diamonds it should have played a higher card in another suit (which it had). But just a few tricks later it played both a 10 and Jack of diamonds. If I played like that in real games I would never find a partner that would want to play with me. It's still the best one out there so far but it doesn't set a very high bar.
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Response from developer
Thank you for providing this insight. The AI works very hard to make the best play it can, but it sometimes doesn’t see the same moves that a human would. We really appreciate your feedback, and we will take it into account as we continue to tweak and improve the game over time.
Computer is an idiot
I thought computers were supposed to be smart. The computer for this app is an absolute idiot. I’ve seen them take unnecessary bags, cut with the ace as opposed to a lower spade when their partner bid nil, play a 2 of club instead of the ace of club when trying to cover a nil, et cetera. They do not seem to understand the concept of throwing off, so they don’t accumulate unnecessary bags. Instead, they play as if the goal is to earn as many bags as possible. Also, I’ve seen the computer nil and throw off the 2 of clubs when they had to throw off the ace of clubs.
The computer also doesn’t know how to bid! Both teams could be tied at 499 with 8 bags. If the computer is the last to bid, they will not bid to win the game and they will not play “more” or “less” aggressive, in trying not to get bags or force the other team to get bags.
This app could be great but the computer leaves a lot to be desired... wish that I could rate it zero stars...
The computer also doesn’t know how to bid! Both teams could be tied at 499 with 8 bags. If the computer is the last to bid, they will not bid to win the game and they will not play “more” or “less” aggressive, in trying not to get bags or force the other team to get bags.
This app could be great but the computer leaves a lot to be desired... wish that I could rate it zero stars...
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10 games already Quitters
I'm an experienced spades player I compete at tournaments so when I started playing around the 1600 rating they where obviously no match. It was still fun some thoughts. There should be more experience granted for repeatedly beating people down I should not be winning 8-9 matches in a row and getting such small experience. I like the game but I would rather pay than see ads every second. Next the skill pairing is way off I'll have a 1500 player playing with me versus two 1800 + players we still won but I had good hands. Next people stall and quit with bad hands. It's so annoying. If two people leave it should be a auto win and a penalty extra points for the winning team.
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SPADES
This is just a great game...easy to play and understand...and if you enjoy playing cards..it will be right up your street..it can be addictive..love it..!
Reminiscing with a great App
Just discovered the Spades App recently and have been enjoying playing the game, whilst reminiscing of playing one of my favourite childhood games which we used to play as a family. Great to get challenged as a single player, I enjoyed the different level settings, I'd highly recommend it to anyone who loves playing cards, whether you've played the game before, or are new to it.
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Probably the best Spades game out there!
Very strong AI players so it is a real challenge for players of all abilities. Good system of rewards and bonuses which, as usual, are picked up quite quickly at bronze and silver levels but take a long time to attain for good and elite levels. Also, it's possible to customise the AI partner and change the game score from 250 to 750. The online playability works very well too.
In summary, easily the best Spades game I've tried and so very highly recommended.
In summary, easily the best Spades game I've tried and so very highly recommended.
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