Why I do not like Jeop Boardy
It does not ask you any questions!!
Jeop Boardy
It’s awesome, if you’re a jeopardy fan
Best free app I’ve downloaded in years!
Thank you to the developer for making such a delightful and free(!!!) app. I’ve been enjoying playing along with it.
Great app
Does exactly what you need it to do
Could be easily better
I appreciate the app, but there are two issues, one major and one minor.
First the minor:
1) Although the app has all the categories from the single and double rounds, for some reason the final round doesn’t say the category.
Now the major
2) No bets for daily doubles or for the final round. I read the author’s reasoning as to why he did not include those options and I find his reasoning at odds with itself and puzzling. He says (I’m paraphrasing) he doesn’t include those options because there’s no telling that you (the player) would have been able to buzz in at the correct time to qualify to answer a daily double (as one would with an actual contestant). Although seemingly true, by that logic there’s no way of telling that for ANY clue. By that logic, why include any points for regular clues? Also in the actual game, for the final round, ALL contestants (with more than zero points) are allowed to bet. So why can’t we in the app? Again, this is puzzling to me.
For things I like: I appreciate the color-coding, and I appreciate you can say whether you confidently knew a clue or were just guessing. I also appreciate having the categories in front of me (although it doesn’t say the final round category, as I wrote above). And I GREATLY appreciate that the app is free AND doesn’t track you or collect info.
Ultimately this is indeed a good way to see how well you know trivia from the various categories, but I don’t recommend using this to see what your score might be. The other app I use does allow betting on daily doubles and finals, but doesn’t say the categories. This app could easily do both, and I wish it did!
Thanks for reading.
First the minor:
1) Although the app has all the categories from the single and double rounds, for some reason the final round doesn’t say the category.
Now the major
2) No bets for daily doubles or for the final round. I read the author’s reasoning as to why he did not include those options and I find his reasoning at odds with itself and puzzling. He says (I’m paraphrasing) he doesn’t include those options because there’s no telling that you (the player) would have been able to buzz in at the correct time to qualify to answer a daily double (as one would with an actual contestant). Although seemingly true, by that logic there’s no way of telling that for ANY clue. By that logic, why include any points for regular clues? Also in the actual game, for the final round, ALL contestants (with more than zero points) are allowed to bet. So why can’t we in the app? Again, this is puzzling to me.
For things I like: I appreciate the color-coding, and I appreciate you can say whether you confidently knew a clue or were just guessing. I also appreciate having the categories in front of me (although it doesn’t say the final round category, as I wrote above). And I GREATLY appreciate that the app is free AND doesn’t track you or collect info.
Ultimately this is indeed a good way to see how well you know trivia from the various categories, but I don’t recommend using this to see what your score might be. The other app I use does allow betting on daily doubles and finals, but doesn’t say the categories. This app could easily do both, and I wish it did!
Thanks for reading.
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