Fun for Single Player
Love Spades! The computer isn't programmed to take bags into consideration. Multiplayer is very slow. Nice that it works in airplane mode (single player). I fly a lot & it gives me something to do! I really wish that the AI programming was better. If I play a game and specifically try only to get the tricks I bid, I lost about 80-85%of the games. I have to also play my AI partner hand to win. Also, if my AI partner and I are way ahead in a game, many times it seems as though my AI player “throws” the game. For example..bidding 6 tricks and taking 1-3 tricks. I can only assume it is to give the impression that the AI team is better programmed than it actually is!
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Option to play in non team mode
So playing single player results in you being teamed up with a "Smart AI" partner, who sometimes insists on bidding blind nil and giving it's team, meaning you, a 200 point penalty.
Either increase the intelegence of the AI partner or give us the option of playing solo. (4 against 4)
Either increase the intelegence of the AI partner or give us the option of playing solo. (4 against 4)
Good Game, Could Be Better
Great user interface, easy to use, fun. The one thing that would take this app from good to great is if you got more points for winning than negative points for losing. There are some instances on rated games where I’ll end up winning a hand and go up 8-10 points and then lose the next hand and go down 8-10 points (or sometimes more than if I won). I understand it’s based on the rankings of the other players in the game but just as a general rule of thumb I think your consequence for losing should never be equal to or greater than the reward for winning. Creates a feeling that you aren’t going anywhere in your rank. My style of scoring system still creates groups of more skilled players towards the top end, but it should make it a little easier to get out of the 1700s/1800s.
PLEASE FIX THE POINT VALUES FOR WINNING AND LOSING. I went up 8 for winning and then went down 10 for losing the next game when my partner LEFT. You should ALWAYS go up more for winning than for losing, regardless of the rating of the other players. You should go up 7-10 points if you win (based on the rating of who you beat) and go back 3-6 points for losing (based on the rating of who you lost to). Very frustrating, have been stuck in the 1700’s for months because of bad partner play. One step forward, two steps back.
PLEASE FIX THE POINT VALUES FOR WINNING AND LOSING. I went up 8 for winning and then went down 10 for losing the next game when my partner LEFT. You should ALWAYS go up more for winning than for losing, regardless of the rating of the other players. You should go up 7-10 points if you win (based on the rating of who you beat) and go back 3-6 points for losing (based on the rating of who you lost to). Very frustrating, have been stuck in the 1700’s for months because of bad partner play. One step forward, two steps back.
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Response from developer
Thank you for taking the time to provide your review and share your feedback with us. Our developers are always working on ways to improve the game experience, and they appreciate having your insight. Thank you for playing!
Need to fix matching
The game itself is good and the rating system is usually a good indication of the skill level of your partner. That being said matching players with a large difference between their ratings is not fair to the person with the higher rating. For example a player with a low rating may not understand some of the nuances of the game, because they have never actually played it in person. There should be an option to refuse the match for those who wish to have a competitive game that is not sabotaged by poor play such as bidding nil with 4 spades. Understanding that there’s situations for that but that’s the exception and not the norm. Developers: expect a crappy review each time I get matched with a player who doesn’t understand the basics of the game. Matching players that’s are hundreds of points apart in ratings isn’t fair to the player with the higher rating.
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Too many sore losers I the community
I had been looking a long time for a spades game with human opponents, and was really excited to find this game. (Much more interesting then playing the computer) Unfortunately that is basically what almost every game becomes. Every game someone bids nill on the first round, then if they miss, both they and their partner bail/quit 3 hands into the first round and you end up playing the computer. (Frequently the computer battles back and sometimes even wins, but what’s the point in playing human opponents if they quit the second they aren’t in the lead. I almost feel bad scoring the software developers based on the player community, but it is within their control to penalize the score/rating of players that habitually quit the second they are not in the lead, or even block them.
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Fun but…
I really enjoy this game but the ads have to be x’d out of during each hand and if you don’t do it quickly enough you get booted from the game. Also the ads keep freezing and sometimes the x never shows up and you get booted. Wish there was a rated game that you can play blind nil. Also in unrated there used to be an option to boot players in your room which worked well. You aren’t forced to play with someone with an offensive name or someone who is rude or spam and keeps following you into games. Lastly there should be an option where you can pre select your card so that it automatically plays on your turn and each player’s last card automatically plays. It would make the game move faster and also a lot of players don’t play the last round and you’re stuck waiting until they get booted. Otherwise it’s my favorite version of spades out there the games are just enough points. The customizable features make the game fun too
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Response from developer
Thank you for your 5-star review. It's great to see that you've been enjoying the game! We are sorry for the frustration the ads are causing. There should be a way to close each ad quickly, and they shouldn't cause you to be booted from the game. Please feel free to let us know about any ads by going to Help - Report a Problem and we're glad to assist. We will share your suggestions with our team as well. Your comments allow us to make our games even better, and we really appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing!
Wow… partner?
If you know anything about spades, at all… think about what would have you screaming across the table at your partner. In this game your partner will do ALL of that stuff! All of it… they didn’t miss a thing. Unpredictable bidding… check. Saving your opponents nil hands? Check! Overbooking like crazy to set you back, sometimes three times in a game… YUP! Not protecting you on a nil hand… oh yeah! Throwing spades to pull all yours so you can’t make bid… of course!
Sometimes he underbids by seven books!! Then on the next hand he can’t make his three. My partner in this game has wasted all his spades catching hands, got my nil set, AND got us set back for overbooks all in one hand. All of that stuff… I could write off to terrible programming except your opponents make mistakes like that once in a blue moon.
Lastly, it is readily apparent that your opponents know what you have in your hand. As an illustration, I bid a nil and have one ace in my hand that’s protected by at least two low cards. The guy to my left leads that suit and takes the book twice in a row and throws his last card of that suit to pull my ace… but the guy on my right is out and doesn’t drop a spade even though my partner is winning the book, and they’re in a pinch to make bid? Sure…
I keep looking for another spade game. The commercials are nonstop too… don’t waste your time.
Sometimes he underbids by seven books!! Then on the next hand he can’t make his three. My partner in this game has wasted all his spades catching hands, got my nil set, AND got us set back for overbooks all in one hand. All of that stuff… I could write off to terrible programming except your opponents make mistakes like that once in a blue moon.
Lastly, it is readily apparent that your opponents know what you have in your hand. As an illustration, I bid a nil and have one ace in my hand that’s protected by at least two low cards. The guy to my left leads that suit and takes the book twice in a row and throws his last card of that suit to pull my ace… but the guy on my right is out and doesn’t drop a spade even though my partner is winning the book, and they’re in a pinch to make bid? Sure…
I keep looking for another spade game. The commercials are nonstop too… don’t waste your time.
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Love this game
But would love the competition games to have to the option to play to 500?? 250 games are over too fast
Spades
Updated review… fun game.. very competitive.. I have won and lost games.. won many in a row and lost several in a row. It can get frustrating because players who are randomly selected to be a playing partner quit for various reasons: phone battery runs out, watches advertisements too long; made a bade decision while playing (bid too high or went zero and could not achieve it). This game needs to make communication better between players and prevent players from quitting a game. Fun game. Just relax and play, learn to win and accept a loss.
Updated review: Please up date the ability to communicate to other players in the “play rated game”. Some communication Examples might be: were gonna win; don’t quit. My mistake. Oops. awesome play. Why did he/she leave?. The phone’s battery must have died. Accidentally unplugged. I have a bad hand. My hand is impressive. Good comeback. Hang in there we will comeback to win. Don’t quit. Just to name a few. I am sure others have suggested expanded communication. ————— This game is fun and competitively difficult. Fun and very competitive. Your partner, whom ever that may be, can get upset and leave in midst of game. Sometimes exiting a game early is not always the fault of a player ... sometimes it’s the phone battery’s fault.
Updated review: Please up date the ability to communicate to other players in the “play rated game”. Some communication Examples might be: were gonna win; don’t quit. My mistake. Oops. awesome play. Why did he/she leave?. The phone’s battery must have died. Accidentally unplugged. I have a bad hand. My hand is impressive. Good comeback. Hang in there we will comeback to win. Don’t quit. Just to name a few. I am sure others have suggested expanded communication. ————— This game is fun and competitively difficult. Fun and very competitive. Your partner, whom ever that may be, can get upset and leave in midst of game. Sometimes exiting a game early is not always the fault of a player ... sometimes it’s the phone battery’s fault.
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Response from developer
Thank you for your 5-star review! The system will detect if a player is disconnected, and they are removed from the game without a penalty. We are considering ways to discourage players from intentionally abandoning a game. We have shared your insight with our developers, and they will take it into account as they continue to improve the game over time.
Partner is worthless at times
This game is user friendly but your partner does very dumb things, mostly when you go nil. When I go nil or bn, my partner almost always spades another suit with his HIGHEST spade and then plays lower spades when the suit is actually led. I get set often because of this. Also, he leads with low cards even though he is holding higher ones. For instance, he recently led with an 8, but later on played the Ace in the same suit. Furthermore, it is extremely hard to set opponents because they bag all the time. But on the other hand, my partner will not get his bid about 40% of the time. If the developer responds with “The computer partner plays his best card”, it’s not true. I’ve been playing spades a very long time and know he could be a lot better.
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