Bottom of the 9th User Reviews

Name: Bottom of the 9th
Rating: 3.8 (43 reviews)

Bottom of the 9th

Handelabra Studio LLC

Customer Experience

Positive experience65.7% of reviews

Neutral11.4% of reviews

Negative experience22.9% of reviews

~ Based on 35 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Bottom of the 9th Safe?

Bottom of the 9th appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Bottom of the 9th is 74/100.

This assessment is based on 43 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.8/5.

Safety Analysis

65.1% of ratings point to a safe experience

14.0% of ratings suggest some concerns

20.9% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 43 App Store ratings for Bottom of the 9th.

Is Bottom of the 9th Legit?

Bottom of the 9th appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Bottom of the 9th is 80/100.

Based on 80 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

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Одна из лучших игр про бейсбол

Wu Caolu

a year ago

Great game even if you’re not a baseball fan!

If you’re a fan of this board game you really enjoy this app it captures all of the fun in a convenient on the go version. To the developers, it would be nice if there was an easy way to pull up the contact sheet while in game for reference.

Srynobio

5 years ago

Great but no expansions

I just got this game the day before yesterday, and I love it. I’ve played countless games, and this game is so good that it’s difficult to put my iPad down. I would have given the app five stars but for a couple things. Firstly, expansions. I have the base game AND the big league support expansion. This game doesn’t have any expansions. Secondly, there’s no option to play a “full game” so to speak. In every game, one player has to be the batter and one player has to be the pitcher. I usually play full innings, not just the bottom. It helps that I have an expansion.

PLEASE FIX BOTH, BUT ESPECIALLY THE EXPANSIONS.

Mert in GA

5 years ago

Random Number Generation favors CPU

When playing manager mode, the CPU rolls S-6 (which is an automatic strike) 92% of the time. This is statically impossible. With two 6 sided dice to roll S-6 seven times in a row. Each time the batter guesses pitches and gains bonus effects. The game throws S-6 or B-6 (automatic Ball) therefore negating you bonus effects. It’s infuriating when playing against the computer. If you do get the chance to “crush it” the CPU rolls a 6 to steal your home run. I love the board game but the computer version is definitely skewed against the player.

Sk8dad843

6 years ago

Favored too cpu

Imagine this. Your playing this game. Guess each pitch right. Get a contact swing. But they get a 5 or 6 first roll... now imagine that happening 7 times in a row. Dont waste your time in a rigged game. Play something that is actually rewarding

Monkeyfett

6 years ago

Adorable!

Clever and fun little strategy game. Cute graphics, sounds, and songs. Well worth $0.99.

car2nbot

6 years ago

good game but....

be having fun playing the game However, it is difficult to understand the contents because there is no Korean translation. Please translate Korean.

앱 평가 현이

6 years ago

Well Made but Boring

This game is better than most dice games. The mechanisms are quite deep and bad rolls are seemingly mitigated through use of various powers and abilities. Your opponent has an arsenal of abilities of abilities as well. All these abilities give the illusion of luck mitigation but actually creates an overly complex interaction that is actually worse than the simple roll of a dice. Also, there is a bias of RNG towards your AI opponent.

JKimRX

6 years ago

Good game...but results of a hit are no better than a coin toss.

Love the campaign mode of this game. Trying to strategically wear down the pitcher to increase your odds of getting a hit or a walk is a blast. However, once you get a hit, it’s basically just a toss of a coin as to whether or not you’re safe. I’m sure it’s random, but the computer sometimes goes on a tear and throws you out numerous times in a row (I counted it to 14 once). This is just annoying...it seems better to get a walk than to actually hit the ball.

Evi1Dead

6 years ago

The Best

This is probably the best sports game app. If you own the board game you’ll love this one. Works really well. The “Bottom of the 9th” theme song on the app alone is worth the price of admission. Really well done! Thanks for developing this app. Managers Challange is hard to beat! Love the challenge.

Bull495

6 years ago

Bleh!

If it was free, it would be okay, but it isn’t worth $’s.

Martevious

7 years ago

Fun but

I think an equal strike six should at least be a contact hit. The campaign is very defense favored as far as what you can hit. So basically if they roll a s 6 it only matters if you have two strikes otherwise just take the strike and don't bother rolling. Other than that pretty fun, some more players with different stats and traits would be fun.

Mr.Cigar

7 years ago

Waste of money

Decent gameplay but never once been able to find an online match. Plus a story mode of only 6 games? Regret buying for sure

Jakels1

8 years ago

Potential for fun, rigged dice.

I’ve played about 20 of games of this game, and while the concept and game mechanics are great, I must be either the unluckiest guy ever, or the dice are very rigged. About 1/5 of my hits land me on base- statistically they should be 50%. When I predict the pitch it’s always a ball, when I don’t it’s a strike that gets modified to a 6. I’ll reroll to match or beat a 3 three times and fail often.

It’s just frustrating to make all the right in game decisions and lose repetitively to being incredibly “unlucky”. I’m sorry I purchased this game and would not recommend it until we get a dice coding fix.

Chrispy777

8 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for playing! The dice are rolled using a standard uniform random number generator. It's the exact same system is used for human and CPU players. The key to mitigating unlucky rolls is to use your player abilities. If you think a bug might be happening, feel free to contact us at support@handelabra.com with more info so we can take a look. Have fun!

Broken with no support

A big part of this game is being the first to roll a five or six. However, when you roll a five or six after someone’s made contact, the game doesn’t register it. Then you lose. Rinse, repeat.

I took video of the problem, sent it to tech support, never even got so much as a response acknowledging they were looking into it.

Aside from being broken at one of the game’s core mechanisms, it’s a really well done app. If they fix this issue, it’s an easy 5-stars. Until they do, it’s basically unplayable.

JeremySexton

8 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for playing! When you roll a 5 or 6 during the run phase, you have to tap "safe" to register it, it is not automatic. This is to mimic the original tabletop mechanic where the players needed to yell "SAFE!" after being the first to roll a 5 or 6. If you think a bug might be happening, feel free to contact us at support@handelabra.com with more info so we can take a look. Have fun!

Grand Slam Fun!

I heard about the actual table top version of this game and how fun it is so when I saw this version on the App Store it was a no brainer to download. You guys have hit a grand slam with this game!!! Well done!

Ncraximus

8 years ago

Dice rolls

Please make them random. I almost always lose due to dice rolls alone. I’m definitely not griping. Im the second person to say this on here. Fix and I will give 5 stars right away!

zackgol

8 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for playing! The dice are rolled using a standard uniform random number generator. It's completely fair and the exact same system is used for human and CPU players. The key to mitigating unlucky rolls is to use your player abilities. Have fun!

App doe not conform to game rules.

App does not resolve die rolls during Run phase. The organ music is annoying and cannot be separated from the other audio. Intermittently will not allow submitting line up.

Sad Mountain Lion

8 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for playing! The game implements the rules of the tabletop game exactly. Please get in touch with us via our website if you're having problems: http://handelabra.com/contact

Game is fun but Computer cheats...

The distribution of “random” die rolls just seems so skewed it’s not believable. Over a large sample, the computer always seems to roll low on balls and high on strikes. Also, I had 19 contact runners thrown out in a row... sheesh

Jerry Blade

8 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for playing! The CPU player does not cheat; it is given no more information about the game than you are. The dice are rolled using a standard uniform random number generator. It's completely fair and the exact same system is used for human and CPU players. The key to mitigating unlucky rolls is to use your player abilities. Also, it sounds like perhaps you're not pressing the OUT or SAFE buttons during contact. Make sure to do that when you roll a 5 or 6! Have fun!