# Texas Moon > Three-player trick-taking card game with bidding and trump suits. (iPhone/iPad app by Mike Emery.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/texas-moon/id721423883 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Mike Emery](https://appshunter.io/developer/537029262) - Category: Games, Card, Casino - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 3.71/5 from 34 App Store ratings · 23 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 9 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2014-08-11 - Data updated: 2026-07-22 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/texas-moon/id721423883/reviews.md ## What is Texas Moon? Howdy, and welcome to Shoot the Moon! Moon is a trick-taking game similar to Spades or Bridge (or Texas 42), but is played with only 3 players. Each player guesses (bids) how many tricks they can win, and the opposing players attempt to prevent them from making it. General Rules: 1: After drawing tiles, each player places their bid. The highest bidder sets which tiles act as trumps...a special kind of suit that beats any other kind of tile. 2. The leading player may set down any tile he/she wishes. If a non-trump is played, the leading tile is highest number on the tile. Doubles are considered the highest tile of any suit. The rest of the players MUST follow suit if they can. If they do not possess any matching tiles, then they can play a trump. Otherwise, they will automatically lose the trick. 3. A player may wish to “Shoot the Moon” with a bid of 21. They must win all the tricks in order to make this bid. Depending on the House Rules, a bid of 21 will end all bidding. 4. If the winning bidder fails to make their bid, their bid will be subtracted from their overall score. ## Key features - 3-player trick-taking gameplay - Bidding system - Trump suit selection - Special 'Shoot the Moon' bid - Follow suit mechanics ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Use Black Pips | $0.99 | one-time | | Customize your table logo | Free | one-time | | Customize your Domino | $0.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 23) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/texas-moon/id721423883/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Biding *2026-07-05, version 3.0* Bidding wheel is freezing. ### 2/5 — Love it but… *2025-02-22, version 3.0* Really needs improvements. Especially when playing multiplayer ### 5/5 — Why all the complaining? *2022-02-17, version 3.0* This is a greatTexas Moon app and I don’t understand why there are so many negative comments. It works fine and follows the rules of Texas Moon. I love playing it. ### 1/5 — Don’t *2021-02-09, version 3.0* Don’t waste your time. App glitches and won’t connect with other players. ### 1/5 — Poor design *2021-02-02, version 3.0* Obviously the developers don’t know how to play the game defensively. When you win the bid the defensive players do really dumb things like keeping the double blank while discarding the double six. And the don’t know how to count cards which most players can do and a computer should have no problem doing. Hard to lose when the defense makes so many mistakes. ### 1/5 — Your software is trash *2020-12-08, version 3.0* Please fix this junk. It freezes every single time me and my brother link up and play. ### 1/5 — App has many glitches *2020-12-08, version 3.0* Freezes, incorrectly bids, etc ### 4/5 — Great game *2020-11-20, version 3.0* Is this app available for android? I really am enjoying it thank you. ### 1/5 — Errors *2020-04-23, version 3.0* Some of the dominoes disappeared when the trick is over. Try to change names and keyboard will stay on the screen. Cannot play anymore unless I can get it out of the cloud and reload it . Works fine on my I pad? Also won’t keep track of wins and losses . Cannot put names in because keyboard stayed op on the screen???? ### 1/5 — Multiplayer Issues *2020-04-01, version 3.0* Unfortunately, we cannot get multiplayer to work at all. Once in a while another person can join one of our games, but they then get disconnected or the app sits at “waiting to pick seats”. The only option at that point is to quit the game. Tried on three different iPhones. ## Frequently asked questions about Texas Moon ### What is Texas Moon? Texas Moon is a 3-player trick-taking card game where players bid on the number of tricks they can win. The highest bidder sets the trump suit, and players must follow suit if possible. ### How do you play Texas Moon? Players bid on tricks, the highest bidder chooses the trump suit, and then players play cards, trying to win tricks. Doubles are the highest tile of any suit. Players must follow suit if they can. ### What is the 'Shoot the Moon' bid in Texas Moon? The 'Shoot the Moon' bid is a special bid of 21 tricks. To succeed, the player must win all the tricks. Depending on house rules, this bid can end all other bidding. ### Can I play Texas Moon offline? The provided information does not specify if Texas Moon supports offline play. It is designed as a multiplayer game. ### What devices does Texas Moon support? Texas Moon is available on iPhone and iPod devices. ### What is the age rating for Texas Moon? Texas Moon has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide audience. ### How often is Texas Moon updated? The last update for Texas Moon was on September 30, 2019. The app was released on August 11, 2014. ### What is the user rating for Texas Moon? Texas Moon has a rating of 3.7 stars from 33 ratings. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.0 — 2019-09-30 Updated for iOS 13. Fixes issue where bid picket and trump picker fail to show up. Fixed mute button bug. ### 2.0.1 — 2015-11-14 Updated to support 64-bit and correct loading image error. ### 2.0 — 2015-06-18 Updated code to support 64-bit devices. Fixed bug causing crashes when selecting custom images. Tweaked bidding algorithm. "Game Center" multiplayer ### 1.0.6 — 2015-02-05 Various Bug Fixes ### 1.0.5 — 2015-01-12 Tweaking some of the code to correct graphical issues. ## Apps similar to Texas Moon | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Spades Classic Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spades-classic-game/id1567197836) | 4.2 (140) | Free | Games | | [Lora Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lora-game/id1528903465) | 3.0 (2) | Free | Games | | [Scorpion Solitaire](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scorpion-solitaire/id898800318) | 3.8 (9) | Free | Games | | [Five Suits Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/five-suits-lite/id1433985777) | 4.7 (138) | $0.99 | Games | | [Beat the House 3 Card](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beat-the-house-3-card/id1077059943) | 4.5 (2,245) | Free | Games | | [Yaniv Card Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yaniv-card-game/id1469682508) | 5.0 (5) | Free | Games | ## More apps by Mike Emery - [Texas 42](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/texas-42/id537029259) - [Texas 42 HD](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/texas-42-hd/id543049466) - [Texas Moon HD](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/texas-moon-hd/id909887387) All apps by Mike Emery: https://appshunter.io/developer/537029262 ## Related topics [maroonentertainment](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/maroonentertainment) · [Shoot the moon](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/shoot-the-moon) · [texas 42](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/texas-42) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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