Too slow
I generally enjoy this game, it makes you think, but I hate the scoring. I usually just want a quick game but the scoring keeps sending you backwards and I don't have time for that.
Good
Yes
Do better
Nothing worse than an ad between hands with no exit button, causing boot from game and reduction in rating. Also, if my partner quits or is booted and I win, I want double the score for a win, or half for a loss.
Garbage app
Your idiot game boots when you bid very high because it thinks you’re trying to tank the game and boots you. Stop doing that!!! Sometimes you really have all high cards. ALSO, AI plays like garbage. I paid for this app and never knew there was a limit to number of games to play. Play is way toooo slow. Give a shorter time limit. I never recommend this app and
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Scam ads
Ads appear to be from Nordstrom but are actually from Novethery.com which is NOT affiliated with Nordstrom. Very sketchy!!! I would give them 5 stars if they vetted their ads better.
Great game with a few downfalls
Of all the spades apps I’ve used, this one has the least amount of visual clutter and extra unnecessary features so that makes it great for easy use.. I can just open the app and get straight into a game. That being said, the two biggest issues, that other people have also cited, are: 1) Ads when playing multiplayer are sometimes impossible to get out of and if you take too long to hit the button to end the ad, you’ll get booted from the game. 2) when I try to go into a rated, there have been multiple times where the game will appear and then I’ll immediately get booted from the game or it will disconnect but because I was briefly in the game (not even long enough for my cards to appear) It will still count against me as an abandoned game and if the game continues and whoever my partner was in the game loses, I also lose points on my rating.
The other, bigger problem I have is with the new Ai bots that replace your partner when they abandon the game in rated multiplayer mode. The Ai plays extremely unpredictably and that’s not how humans play.. it will make mistakes that an average player won’t make and it makes it almost impossible to win.. it’s like playing with a handicap.
The last issue is more of a gripe but still could be fixed is the points system for rated games, and part of this is related to the ai bots. The game now awards players “bonus” points for staying until the end of the game when you lose however, in reality, you aren’t actually losing less points. Before when you lost a game you lost about 8 points, now with the bonus system you lose 10 points with a +2 points bonus.. which is the same amount you were losing before the “bonus” system. It’s not actually an incentive and if you are playing with an Ai bot, it’s even harder to win so you’ll still end up losing the same amount of points before the bonus initiative (-4 before the the bonus was added, -6 +2 points with the bonus). And because the Ai bot is so difficult to play with, if your partner abandons the game, it’s actually better for you to also abandon the game because the Ai bots have play better with each other than they do a human and the bots have a better chance of winning without you.
My suggestions would be to:
1) Increase the bonus points for staying to the end of the game so there’s actually a real incentive to completing the game.
2) prevent players from being booted from games if they are still in an ad, and make it easier to exit out of the ads! You have to hit a button three separate times to get out of the ads and they are strategically placed to blend in or be very small.
3) fix the glitch that causes you to lose points for a game you get disconnected from before the game even starts.
If these issues are fixed this would be a 5 Star app!
The other, bigger problem I have is with the new Ai bots that replace your partner when they abandon the game in rated multiplayer mode. The Ai plays extremely unpredictably and that’s not how humans play.. it will make mistakes that an average player won’t make and it makes it almost impossible to win.. it’s like playing with a handicap.
The last issue is more of a gripe but still could be fixed is the points system for rated games, and part of this is related to the ai bots. The game now awards players “bonus” points for staying until the end of the game when you lose however, in reality, you aren’t actually losing less points. Before when you lost a game you lost about 8 points, now with the bonus system you lose 10 points with a +2 points bonus.. which is the same amount you were losing before the “bonus” system. It’s not actually an incentive and if you are playing with an Ai bot, it’s even harder to win so you’ll still end up losing the same amount of points before the bonus initiative (-4 before the the bonus was added, -6 +2 points with the bonus). And because the Ai bot is so difficult to play with, if your partner abandons the game, it’s actually better for you to also abandon the game because the Ai bots have play better with each other than they do a human and the bots have a better chance of winning without you.
My suggestions would be to:
1) Increase the bonus points for staying to the end of the game so there’s actually a real incentive to completing the game.
2) prevent players from being booted from games if they are still in an ad, and make it easier to exit out of the ads! You have to hit a button three separate times to get out of the ads and they are strategically placed to blend in or be very small.
3) fix the glitch that causes you to lose points for a game you get disconnected from before the game even starts.
If these issues are fixed this would be a 5 Star app!
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Ads are the death of this game
Ads kill the game and get you booted
Love the game
Easy fast
Spades
Great fun!
Garbage support
People play awful and when you decide to play like them, you get banned after spending money. If your name hurts feelings that will get you banned also. Like twitter feeling all over again. Not worth the time or money.
Ad handling is criminal
Every ad between hands forces you to click all the way to the App Store to get the clickthrough. It’s garbage for the user and garbage for the ads they’re selling and ad tracking.
Also has a glitch lately where ads open mid-trick.
Also has a glitch lately where ads open mid-trick.
Not satisfied
Too many quitters
Addicted
Great game when waiting around airports.
Ads
Impossible to clear the ads without going to the purchase screen. Uninstall.
Love it
Love it
Can’t Escape Ad Loops
If you like endlessly searching for ways to exit ads, then this is the game for you. I hate games that trap you into endless promotional ads and this is what Spades+ does.
Not a real spades rules
Blind nil should only be allowed to bid if down 100 points. You should be allowed to exchange 1 or 2 cards during blind nil with your partner. No 10 for 2. No minimum 4 hands during bidding. No joker, joker, douce, douce option. I bet no Boston either.
Booted
The ads are impossible to navigate and often get me timed out during games effecting my rating.
CONSTANTLY CRASHING
I can try 20 times and won’t allow me to open the app
Partner Matching & Ads
Once you reach 2000, the game should stop pairing you with anyone below that benchmark. It makes no sense to be above 2000, playing with 1800 score people who don’t know how to play and just further drag down your score. I realize this would make it harder to advance but it would be worth it. Some of these people really REALLY have no concept of spades other than “play low cards and high cards”.
UPDATE:
STOP with the ads during real game play. It’s one thing to show ads in between rounds but now ads pop up in FULL SCREEN while I’m playing. It’s absolute greed and ridiculousness. If I hadn’t discovered how to exit the ad, I’d get booted every time and then what would be the point of even playing?? Fix that stuff pronto.
UPDATE:
STOP with the ads during real game play. It’s one thing to show ads in between rounds but now ads pop up in FULL SCREEN while I’m playing. It’s absolute greed and ridiculousness. If I hadn’t discovered how to exit the ad, I’d get booted every time and then what would be the point of even playing?? Fix that stuff pronto.
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