Latest update made game much worse
It’s a really good 500 app—but a brand new update makes it far less playable. The change in question—limiting the ability to leave a game you just joined, and then join a different game. I understand why the authors *think* this was a good idea, but it’s ignoring the real problem. Why are people frequently quitting “Play” games and joining new ones? The most common reason is that most of the time the software puts someone in a game, they get inserted into a situation where their team is already down 300 or more points, or is well on the way to being there because of a ridiculously poor bid by their partner (usually a bot). If you really want to reduce the number of players leaving games early—instead of blocking them from joining new games, STOP PUTTING THEM IN POOR GAME SITUATIONS WHEN THEY FIRST JOIN. Perhaps allow players to set in their preferences that they only join new games, instead of games in progress. Or that they only join games where they have a human partner. Don’t penalize them for not wanting to continue a game where they’ve been put at a very unfair disadvantage by the game itself.
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Good, but AI could use some work
Nice app to have if you enjoy 500. But do the live game play over practice. Folks who wrote the AI not very adept at playing the game, no finesse, no knowledge on how to play NT, poor bidding.
Great when working
Most of the time I get “Unable to Connect”. It seems when I’m able to connect most others are sleeping or doing other things rather than playing an app on their computer. It was a great game, useless now.
Even worse than when I first wrote the above paragraph.
Even worse than when I first wrote the above paragraph.
stable, comprehensive variations
this app works well and has great features. fairly easy to use and has a lot of nice variations.
Fun
I’m having a good time!
