Qwirkle

Name: Qwirkle
Rating: 4.09342 (1734 reviews)

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Qwirkle

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User Reviews for Qwirkle

Great Version of a Great Game

This electronic version of the table game is brilliantly done. My family played the table version constantly when we all lived near one another. Now that we're apart physically, we can still play Qwirkle! Actually, to tell the truth, we play more than before because with this iteration there is no set up or clean up, no need to clean off a table or other large surface area, and players don't even need to all be free at the same time!So, why only four stars? My only problem with this great app is that the notifications system doesn't always work. For example, I do usually get an initial notification that it's my turn, but there's no number on the app itself indicating how many games I have turns in. This means that after I get the original notification and ignore it because I'm busy, there's no number reminder to let me see that it's my turn like so many other multiplayer apps do. This may seem like no big deal, but I play several asynchronous games with my friends and family in my scarce spare time, and without those numbers working correctly, I resort to loading the game to see if it's my turn or not.Again, this is only a very small annoyance and should not prevent anyone from purchasing and enjoy this excellent adaptation of a fabulous family game.

Akbulgrien, Aug 30, 2016

Be Prepared to Get Angry

I love playing this game, and I’ve learned a lot playing this app. Let me start by saying I more often than not beat the robot on the average setting. However, a few things this app does that is very aggravating. First, it will sometimes give you the same shape/color, mostly in the beginning of the game, basically forcing you to trade or wait it out without making many points. Second, and it’s the most aggravating, is ruining a Qwirkle you’ve been patiently waiting for. By this I mean you’ll be sitting on a tile waiting for one to get a Qwirkle. This can go on for many, many turns. When you FINALLY get the tile you’ve been waiting for…especially if it’s a lot of points…the robot will pick just that precise time to ruin the Qwirkle. This hasn’t happened once or twice. It happens a LOT. Now, I know when playing with humans Qwirkles get ruined, but what is so irritating is that it waits until the turn right when you pick that tile. It’s not irritating because I’ll lose the game, but that it is obviously rigged to do this. The app obviously knows which tiles you have, what tiles are left, and which to give the robot so it can ruin your move at the precise time. And don’t bother playing the expert version. It gives all the good tile color/shape combos to the robot.

Birch Grove, Oct 23, 2021

Game is fun but glitchy

We love playing Qwirkle through the app. From the beginning we’ve had intermittent issues with getting invites to show up on the receiving persons game, Usually exiting game completely and coming back in fixes that so it is frustrating but possible.Most recently however, for a little over week, we’ve had issues starting games with each other. The start button is greyed out after I choose my friend for online game. Restarting doesn’t fix this one. The work around is to click on the Game Center icon with color bubbles and send invite that way but then we’re stuck in an endless loop of playing the same game starting move over and over. It’s like there is a communication issue within the game itself…server? 4 stars when it works and close to 5.

Blinkygin, Nov 20, 2021

Good game. Horrible Game Center integration

This is the same great game that you can buy in a box. At first it might appear simple but there a good defensive and piece management strategies that can be deployed. Playing as an app though I would expect a good interface and integration with Game Center. Unfortunately these have a way to go. As an example for the interface, you can shuffle the position of the pieces in your hand to help rank by importance for example. But if you're waiting for a player and leave to browse Facebook when you come back the pieces are in the original order, forcing you to reconstruct your whole thought process. As for Game Center, in it horribly put of sync and sometimes I must push ten buttons or so when it alerts me that it's my move to finally get to the game.

GreatRumpuscat, Sep 14, 2015

Quirky, alright. Should have called it “Buggy.”

My wife and I enjoy playing this electronic version of what would otherwise be a very cumbersome game to travel with. The only problem is all the bugs encountered trying to set up games. First, both of us must be on the same network - problematic in hotels where they only let you have one device. The phone data connection to the network does not work. Period. Even when we are logged into our home WiFi, I have to “Invite Friends;” cancel that friend; then pick the same friend from the list of friends; and “Invite Friends” again. Then my wife has to be watching for a banner to show up on her iPad and touch it before it disappears or we have to start over. And it has to be me who sends the invite - she has no “Friends” in her friend list and no number of invites ever adds to the list. Whew. Like I said, Buggy.

J.Jay.F, Feb 23, 2022

Easy & Fun

We have played Qwirkle at home for many years. This year, with the pandemic and social distancing, our family could not be together. So we decided to try to play our games in a new way, online. Though my husband & I are older, and not technologically savvy, our son was able to talk us through getting the app and learning to play Qwirkle in this new way, online. It was actually easier to do than I thought. So we were still able to enjoy playing games together in spite of being apart. And a benefit of playing this way is that none of us had to be the scorekeeper. The app kept score. ;-)

Laila Solveig, Dec 28, 2020

Frustratingly Predictable Play yet Great Fun At Times

We love to play the board game, and the app seemed like a great move. It is frustrating, however, when it's clear that you've been set up to lose the game. I do not mind losing, I just want competitive play. If I set up five tiles in a row, it's pretty much guaranteed every time that the robot will get Qwirkle. It seems that after winning so many games, you're forced, no matter what, to lose so many games. So it makes me question whether or not I even won originally based on my ability or because the computer decided it was time for me to win. I've played more games than I care to admit, and the pattern is very clear once you've played for long enough. That said, it has been great practice for when we play as a family. I do really enjoy this game.

PierreBoohier, Jun 22, 2016

Good, hopefully will get better

Happy someone made a Qwirkle game app. I enjoy playing it and recommend it to others, but it has some minor issues. There needs to be a “next game” button to move to the next unplayed online game. When you’re playing a bunch of online games the list gets long and some of the games are hidden; you can scroll down but it’s not obvious enough that you can, so some people forget the games that are out of sight. There should be a way to turn off the opening move suggestion feature. Once you know how to play that’s just annoying. It has one little glitch: if I’m playing online games and then move to local games it won’t let me start a new game. The board goes blank, no pieces. I have to close the game and reopen to start a new local game.And finally, notifications don’t work for it.

pollyessster, Dec 01, 2020

Quirky Qwirkle

Update…since the latest OS update (15.4.1) on my iPad, this game doesn’t even work. Unable to start a game with a friend. Please fix!!!This game is fun! It’s been great to be able to continue to play this game remotely with my during social distancing time. Unfortunately, it’s a very quirky app. One player will play, then be notified that it’s still there turn. Another play will never be notified that it’s their turn and has to go out of the game each time to be able to play. Many times, we’ve had to turn off and restart our iPads to get it to work. Also, when I invite friends to play an online game, they have to have an old game in the queue to close out of in order to see that a new game is pending. Very frustrating! We love playing Qwirkle but it would be great if there was a reliable version of it.... please!!!!

Tuckasaurous, May 21, 2022

Great game!

My family plays this board game when we get together. Found this version of the game while quarantining during the pandemic. The family lives in different areas of the country and it's great to get together and play on line. We usually do FaceTime on one device and play on the other so it's like being together. Another group I play with we use the phone to talk while we're playing. It took some time to figure out how to get everyone on board but now it's easy. I'm just grateful I don't have to keep score!😆I think I wrote this review a while ago and never sent it. Unfortunately Qwirkle has not been updated for a while and it’s not compatible with the updated iOS. Now you cannot invite friends to play to play on the updated iOS. It would be wonderful if you could fix it!!

Yoda from York, May 30, 2022

Description

Challenging and thoroughly addictive! Now you can play the original award winning board game Qwirkle on your iPad and iPhone! Qwirkle is MindWare's best-selling board game, with over two million copies sold worldwide.

Through the years, Qwirkle has received numerous awards including Mensa, Parents' Choice, Major Fun and the Spiel des Jahres, Germany's coveted game of the year award. FEATURES: - Solo, Online, and Pass and Play modes all support up to 4 players. - 4 levels of difficulty, from easy to expert. - Includes Achievements and Leaderboards through Game Center. - Customize your experience - choose your favorite background to play on. - Play with classic Qwirkle colors or personalize your tiles with custom colors. - Exciting animations and playful music enhance the Qwirkle experience! - Tutorial and Help sections get you playing fast and easy! WHO WILL YOU PLAY? - Play solo against 4 levels of robot, from easy to expert. - For family game night, use Pass and Play mode to play together on a single device. - Challenge your friends to play online through Game Center. - Find new online opponents through auto-match in Game Center. Find out more about Qwirkle on the MindWare website: http://www.mindware.com/qwirkle-a2-32016.fltr Want to share your thoughts on the digital version of Qwirkle directly with the developers? Email us at [email protected] with your comments! We'd love to have your input about what you like and ideas for improvements. We look forward to your feedback! Happy Qwirkling!