Spades
OH this is so frustrating. For gawd sake. Fix the damn glitch that causes me not to get dealt cards after every other commercial. Happened twice in two matches
This is ridiculous. Commercials are bad enough, but I tolerate them. But to then fail to entirely reconnect bac to the harm and deal me in. That’s a damn joke.
This is ridiculous. Commercials are bad enough, but I tolerate them. But to then fail to entirely reconnect bac to the harm and deal me in. That’s a damn joke.
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The best
I love this game and play it every day. I only play multiplayer and really enjoy competing against super talented real life people. The game play is superb. It’s crazy that it’s free but they fund with adverts that are semi annoying - I’d rather pay and get rid of the ads if I had a choice. The best feature is the amount of good regular players anytime of the day to put your wits against. Second best (and the most frustrating) is the card generating algorithms. I’m convinced having played thousands of games that they set you on a long term wave of winning or losing and during a one sided game set crazy odds like opponent bidding 8 - 0 to catch up to keep the game interesting. Shout out to the developers it would be great if you could configure the win score. Maybe start with something simple like a 500 multiplay room and see how popular it is.
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Ever play spades 3-1?
Good luck, your parter is just bad. Bad coding leads to bad logic. Partner always under bids or over bids and you can’t tell which. Don’t ever assume they use logic when you go nil because they won’t cover anything. I’d almost prefer to see my partner’s cards so I can bid for them. I had 7 hearts, 3 diamonds ( 2 low and the ace) and 3 spades (all low). Zero clubs. Easy Nil right? Nope, my partner leads and throws 3 diamonds in row!!! Like he’s trying to get me set 😂 a real person (or 1/2 decent coded computer) would see the ace hasn’t been played so it means the person who went nil probably has it, so throw anything other than a diamond and it will work. But no, can’t use logic in a card game based on logic.
Wouldn’t recommend unless they release a major update with your partner.
Wouldn’t recommend unless they release a major update with your partner.
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Offensive ads
Get rid of the slot ads that are not family suitable. “King’s Throne. Game of Lust “ is upsetting.
My Partner on the computer
I feel overall the programming of the partner is good, however, here are some considerations:
1. If I have an Ace and Queen (some suit) and it’s my play (my objective would be to play the Queen. If my partner has the King (in the same suit) he does not need to play his King (I’m trying to split). It’s programmed to play the King. I realize that in some instances, I may play the Queen and I may not have an Ace but partner should not play his King unless it’s his only card.
2. Partner cuts when my card is good. He is not trump tight. If I’m keeping up with past cards, I know the programming is keeping up. I don’t mind if the other players cuts. I have lost many hands because of the above.
1. If I have an Ace and Queen (some suit) and it’s my play (my objective would be to play the Queen. If my partner has the King (in the same suit) he does not need to play his King (I’m trying to split). It’s programmed to play the King. I realize that in some instances, I may play the Queen and I may not have an Ace but partner should not play his King unless it’s his only card.
2. Partner cuts when my card is good. He is not trump tight. If I’m keeping up with past cards, I know the programming is keeping up. I don’t mind if the other players cuts. I have lost many hands because of the above.
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Encouraging pedophilia
They are accepting publicity from a site that is clearly encouraging pedophylia
Having a Partner is more like opponent
Overall the game play is fine and it does what it is supposed to. There are no lags. I like to play solo (AI version). So this review is based on that. I have the free version and honestly couldn’t find a paid version, if that would make a difference. The biggest, most frustrating part of the game is your team player. It is like you are playing alone but have to also suffer poor decisions of partner. Here are some examples.
1. Going nil: I went nil. Yes it was a stretch, but it was just a game. My partner also went nil. So that means there is no way we could cover for each other.
2. Covering Partner: In real play, a partner would cover their teammate if it were a possible move. I went Nil. A suit was called that I had to play and it was only a mid range number. My partner, who was NOT going nil, threw a card less than mine so I won the trick cost our team 100 points. Turns out, they had the Ace of that suit.
I could go on with examples like this where having a partner was worse than being a single player. Even if I could sort of get the first scenario, the second made no sense. If it was smart enough to know it didn’t have to over play because the partner had it, it should be smart enough to know the bid was nil and it shouldn’t use that tactic. Every time I play I get frustrated for those reasons. I got over the fact you couldn’t count on the partner. But final straw was when it bid nil when I already had.
1. Going nil: I went nil. Yes it was a stretch, but it was just a game. My partner also went nil. So that means there is no way we could cover for each other.
2. Covering Partner: In real play, a partner would cover their teammate if it were a possible move. I went Nil. A suit was called that I had to play and it was only a mid range number. My partner, who was NOT going nil, threw a card less than mine so I won the trick cost our team 100 points. Turns out, they had the Ace of that suit.
I could go on with examples like this where having a partner was worse than being a single player. Even if I could sort of get the first scenario, the second made no sense. If it was smart enough to know it didn’t have to over play because the partner had it, it should be smart enough to know the bid was nil and it shouldn’t use that tactic. Every time I play I get frustrated for those reasons. I got over the fact you couldn’t count on the partner. But final straw was when it bid nil when I already had.
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Response from developer
Thank you for taking the time to share this experience, and we are sorry for the frustration. The AI player is designed to make the best play it can, but it sometimes doesn’t see the same moves that a human would. We are always working on tweaking and improving the performance of the players, and we really appreciate you sharing this example of areas we can focus on. The Spades++ app is a paid version of the game that is the same as the free version but doesn't include ads.
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Can you please stop the IA single player partner from taking unnecessary tricks. It is ridiculous as game bags play an intricate part of the game.
Too many foul players
Edit: 7/1/20 Developers did respond to my review and thanks for taking the time to do that. One easy fix you could do that would greatly benefit everyone who plays in rated multiplayer is eliminating the 13 bid.
Original review below with grammatical corrections.
This is a decent app for spades, and I appreciate the clean aesthetic without a lot of extra clutter on the screen BUT players will bid 13 if you make a mistake, or abandon the game, and even though they penalize the player who leaves, you still lose points on your rating when you lose. I’ve seen players completely sabotage games out of spite if they get set or get a book when the bid nil. It looks like you can’t get above 1700 points without spending money on more coins or the game will give you hands that are guaranteed to lose unless someone on the other team makes a serious mistake. And if your partner leaves and you decide to play with the pc partner, the ai will sabotage you too - by overbidding/underbidding. I recently had “shark” as a partner in multiplayer when it bid nil and proceeded to cut with a spade to win a book in a game I could’ve won. They need to fix that ASAP. It’s not fair to be punished for staying in the game when your partner quits or losing points because they left or sabotaged your game.
Original review below with grammatical corrections.
This is a decent app for spades, and I appreciate the clean aesthetic without a lot of extra clutter on the screen BUT players will bid 13 if you make a mistake, or abandon the game, and even though they penalize the player who leaves, you still lose points on your rating when you lose. I’ve seen players completely sabotage games out of spite if they get set or get a book when the bid nil. It looks like you can’t get above 1700 points without spending money on more coins or the game will give you hands that are guaranteed to lose unless someone on the other team makes a serious mistake. And if your partner leaves and you decide to play with the pc partner, the ai will sabotage you too - by overbidding/underbidding. I recently had “shark” as a partner in multiplayer when it bid nil and proceeded to cut with a spade to win a book in a game I could’ve won. They need to fix that ASAP. It’s not fair to be punished for staying in the game when your partner quits or losing points because they left or sabotaged your game.
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Response from developer
Thank you for providing your review. In designing our games, we’ve made sure that the game is always 100% fair, and the deals are completely random. We are considering ways to discourage other players from intentionally making a bad play. We are always working on ways to improve the game, and we really appreciate your feedback as it helps us to understand where improvements are needed.
Unplayable
AI is awful in this game
