# Parchisi - Classic Board Game — user reviews > 44 indexed App Store user reviews of Parchisi by sohil kadevar, rated 4.50/5 from 911 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/parchisi-classic-board-game/id1551596093/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/parchisi-classic-board-game/id1551596093.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 703 · 4★ 81 · 3★ 50 · 2★ 27 · 1★ 50 ## What do users think of Parchisi? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Classic gameplay faithful to original board game - ⚡ Quick game sessions (around 10 minutes) - 😊 Addictive and fun entertainment - 🎯 Simple and easy to learn mechanics - 📱 Works well for casual play **Cons** - 🎲 Unfair dice rolls - computer gets excessive doubles - 🎲 Biased AI that favors computer opponent - 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - 🎨 New graphics are childish and unappealing - 📝 Grammatically incorrect pop-up banners - 🚫 Inability to disable or customize UI elements - ⚙️ Game mechanics differ from traditional rules - 🐛 Auto-moves pieces without user input - 🔊 Annoying sound effects in new update - 📱 Portrait-only orientation limitation - 🎯 Computer makes poor strategic decisions **Commonly reported bugs** - Ad loops prevent game access - Automatic piece movement without user selection - Black banner blocks view of home ladder and home base - Computer moves user pieces without permission - Computer allows multiple pieces on same square longer than player - Blockade rules not properly implemented - Three doubles rule inconsistently applied - Graphics update cannot be reverted - Game orientation locked to portrait mode **Most requested features** - Option to turn off pop-up banners and text overlays - Ability to toggle between old and new graphics - Landscape mode screen orientation support - Multiple difficulty levels with AI enhancement - Game save/resume functionality - Option to disable advertisements - Optional 5-to-start rule instead of mandatory - Ability to move roadblocks when rolling doubles - Reduced movement bonus when sending pieces home ## Newest reviews (13 of 44) ### 2/5 — Hate loss control over my pieces *2026-06-03* I enjoy this game very much but I hate when my pieces are moved automatically or when I am not allowed to move the piece I desire! It is also irritating when I have two pieces together and on the next roll one of them is automatically moved but when the computer does it remains for an extended period of time. ### 2/5 — Parchisi *2026-04-14* It be a lot more fun if the computer didn’t get all the breaks. It’s so obvious, double after double 🥴 ### 3/5 — Mostly fine *2026-03-22* The problems I have with this particular game are probably its lack of more randomness. It is definitely an issue when you roll frequently three doubles in a row. It does happen yes in real life but for as frequently as it happens, I think there's something off with the programming. ### 2/5 — Violent ads don’t belong on this app *2026-01-11, version 2.0* I wanted a traditional family game to enjoy. This is filled with violent ads. Get rid of them and I will rate the app higher. ### 3/5 — Fun but please fix *2025-10-10* Nice to play without all the chaos. But they need to fix: Blockades are only protected on a safe spot. Otherwise you can capture them both. Three times doubles sends the farthest piece back to home UNLESS they are on that nearing off ramp. That is safe and that piece should not be lost. Lastly, one should have the OPTION of using a 5 to start out. Not be obligated. ### 2/5 — Too many doubles *2025-04-11* The computer rolls doubles on average every five rolls. On the second roll, it will roll a second double about half the time. Ridiculous. ### 3/5 — Loved until *2025-03-05* Loved this app until you updated. Keep your ads, I’m not interested. Do not like all the descriptives, they just interfere. And the new setup is just ugly. I’m out, no longer interested. Delete. ### 3/5 — Put it back to how it was!!! *2025-02-23* Hate the grammatically incorrect and intrusive pop up banners. They are unnecessary and poorly written and WHY CAN’T I TURN THEM OFF???????? Plus you added looooong ads that I also can’t turn off. The computer plays poorly. I used to love this version of the app and now I don’t. Your ‘upgrade’ was a big downgrade! :-( ### 4/5 — Hate the new graphics but love the game *2025-02-13* Old graphics were less childish and I don’t need the game telling me what is going on after moves ### 2/5 — too many ads after update *2025-02-12, version 1.8* used to be bearable... guess the developer needs more money ### 3/5 — Don’t like new graphics *2025-02-12, version 1.8* Cheesy and childish graphics ### 1/5 — New changes are horrible *2025-02-12, version 1.8* Bring back the old parcheesi. The new graphics make me want to vomit. I get nauseous watching the dice roll. Fire the person responsible for this. I won’t be playing anymore. ### 1/5 — Game board change *2025-02-11, version 1.6* The new game board looks very childish. That’s a huge insult to the original game board. Plus, the avatars are unnecessary. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — The Worst Cheating Game Ever ‼️ *2026-05-17* Not Only is This Game a Cheating Game but when the game Ends it’s almost impossible to Play It Again because of the advertisement pushing YOU to GET Other Games 🤷‍♂️ It’s All About Advertising Games for You to get and it’s a shame because I LOVE Parchisi Board Game and the Principle of the game is There BUT THE CHEATING IS BAD ‼️Not To Say Anything About The PUSHING OF THE Other Games at the END of EVERY GAME ‼️ ### 1/5 — Never got past 1st Ad! *2026-03-06, version 2.0* No matter what I did, the ad started over and I couldn’t escape. Deleted such nonsense. ### 1/5 — New look was unnecessary *2026-01-12, version 2.0* Not loving the app remodel. I miss the old version. This is unusable. I’ll miss playing. ### 1/5 — Do not download *2025-11-16, version 2.0* You cannot get past the annoying ads to play. I don’t mind watching an ad but this is unplayable ### 1/5 — TOO MUCH COMMERCIALS *2025-09-11, version 1.8* The game is Good but Too much Commercials and Cheating when you play with the Computer ‼️ ### 1/5 — Huge bug can affect game *2025-04-07* Okay game, I guess. It has a bug where if you have two pieces on the home base and roll say a five and a two the bloody game will move one of your pieces five places first without your input. I would move one of the pieces two spaces first and get another game piece on the board. Just lazy design. ### 1/5 — Cheater *2025-03-04* I used to like the playing the original game but not now. I agree with the reviews. This game cheats! The opponent always gets doubles and never gets three in a row, however whenever I get doubles( which is rare) I get it 3 in a row and have to go home. The opponent always gets big numbers while I get very small dice. This game is definitely rigged in favor of the opponent. I will be deleting this app for good. Good going to the software inventor, you just lost another customer. ### 1/5 — Graphics *2025-02-13, version 1.8* How do you go back to the original graphics… it switched on me with no way to go back. ### 1/5 — Changed game *2025-02-13, version 1.8* Why did you change the game. Hate the new way the screen is ### 1/5 — Board change *2025-02-12, version 1.8* The board changed in this game it is no longer the original board and the game pieces are different as well ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Hate the update! *2026-02-17* I hate the new graphics and the sounds! I hate this new update! Bring back the older version!!! Update- so of course, I got used to the new graphics, but the thing I just can’t stand is the black banner that blocks my view of my man on their home ladder and getting into homebase. I can’t even enjoy my win because it blocks it! I think the black banner should be optional and able to be turned off! ### 5/5 — Wrayy *2026-02-01, version 2.0* Wrayy ### 5/5 — Supercalifragilistic game, with tiny flaws *2025-08-29* End of August, 2025 … just like the superb board game I’ve played for decades, with two major differences. 1) the whole, “ya can’t move your roadblock “ thing … in the board game, if you have a roadblock AND roll doubles, you can move your roadblock X number of spaces. Here, you have to break the roadblock. 2) a great thing, if you are only here to win as quickly as possible, but when you’re used to the traditional board game and how long it can take, definitely a quirk … You get to move 10 or 20 spaces ahead when you send someone home. Cook, bro, but like backgammon, part of the fun is planning your future moves so you can people home “just one more time”, then re focus on winning! ### 5/5 — Game is spoilt *2025-02-17* The changes in the format of the game has spoilt for me, leaving ### 5/5 — Pachisi *2025-02-10* Great game ### 5/5 — I love this game so much nothing bad to say about *2024-07-11* This is literally just like the actual board game and I play it all the time it is so fun ### 5/5 — Love this game! *2024-04-10, version 1.5* It’s so addictive! I play it a lot. It’s simple but so cool! ### 4/5 — Automatic moves *2026-08-30* Love them game. Don’t like when it automatically moves pieces when rolling a double. Or getting a five ### 4/5 — My choice *2026-06-12* I don’t like that when I have a blockage and nothing else can move, the game chooses for me which one moves and how far. It’s pretty annoying ### 4/5 — Learn the language *2025-03-05* Great game, was better before the broken english was added. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*