Spades: Card Game+

Name: Spades: Card Game+
Rating: 4.78535 (17964 reviews)

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Spades: Card Game+

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User Reviews for Spades: Card Game+

Not Perfect But Still Quite Fun

I love being able to play Spades quickly whenever, where ever. I also dig the sound of the cards being dealt. The sound it makes after a successful hand is the worst, though. It sounds like someone is playing a synth piano by throwing their head on the keyboard or maybe like throwing a xylophone across a room. I’m sure the developers can do better considering how lovely the rest of the sounds are. Please, please considering updating that too loud, terrible sound. As others have said, the AI partner plays strangely sometimes and covers opps bids, but it’s hardly the end of the world. I still love this game, and play it most days.If I had a wish list, I’d ask to be able to play live against real players (with a bot that could take over if one of the humans bails.) It would also be cool to be able to play local games via local Wi-Fi or even Bluetooth. Am I getting greedy?

_eve_eve_, Mar 13, 2023

Almost

I started playing spades when I was a little kid. We would play 4to5 days a week for several hours. This games brings me back to that time. I would give this game a higher score if the AI wasn’t so infuriating. Only your partner is the problem. Not know when to throw away so we don’t sandbag. My opponents seem to get this but not my partner. Also they don’t bid very well. Almost always underbidding. It makes me not want to play as much. I only started seeing it as a major issue the further I got in the game. The AI being stupid should not the be way the developer introduces a more difficult setting but that is what it seems to be.Updated!I deleted this app due to the AI cheating. I reached the top level and somehow the AI has the ability to go NIL 4 times in a row and make it easily. Or it might go nine 3 to 4 times in a row… no issues! I’m really good at spades but the difficulty in this game has nothing to do with my ability or lack of. Wish this game had real opponents. If it gets that, I will redownload.

Culjoseth, Apr 03, 2022

My parter is always an idiot

First the positive. The UI is smooth and easy to use. The playing experience is great.Now onto the bad. I have played my way to Gold I level in competitive play and have done it against my partner’s attempts to lose. The AI logic is either severely flawed for my partner or else was written by someone that does not know how to play the game. Regularly my partner can have the A of suit, opponent leads the K and my partner throws a lower card to lose the trick. My partner then comes back with the A later only to lose it to a spade being played. Or my partner regularly bids 2+ points and fails to win any tricks. Or I will bid nill only to have my partner play the same suit 3-4 times in a row to draw out my high suit and make us lose the bid. Or I play a suit that my partner does not have several times in a game only to have them not trump (they have trump because it comes out later) even though the opponent has already played a higher card than me.At higher levels the decks definitely seem stacked as other mentioned as I see the same card patterns happening over and over. My favorite is having a perfect hand to go nill only to find out my partner has a single card in a suit that is 4 or less and the AI always seems to start with that.

Elemental Bear, Dec 20, 2022

Diamond I Hits a Wall

The fame does well to simulate actual opponents. It does well to teach new and intermediate players alike the various strategies available to win. To that last point, however, once you reach Diamond I, it becomes evident that the AI falls short. It does not understand how to feed bags and will active sabotage attempts to feed because it prioritizes taking books even if it means taking bags. One of the only strategies you have in spades when you are down is to set the opposing team (they fall short of their bid and lose that much in points) or to bag them (force ten bags for -100 points).By the time I got to Diamond I, it felt like the only way to climb the ladder was one point at a time with very few wins because the AI doesn't have the same intuition for this game that a person does.All that said, its a fun game that i hooe includes real players sometime soon. Great fun!

EmElJee, May 22, 2022

Realistic Game???

Before the actual game began I was notified I’d have a partner as opposed to playing against the computer. No problem I thought until bidding followed by the initiation of playing our cards. In team Spades when your partner throws out the highest card in a given suit and the play has reached you trumping the trick with a spade is contraindicated and self defeating. Equally ridiculous is having “my partner” overtrump an opposing player’s high card who has bid NIL when doing so has the direct effect of allowing the opposition to make 100 points. In real game play you duck their high card play sinking their bid.Since writing this review I’ve played hundreds of additional games. Here are some additional strong suggestions. Never lead out a king from a king doubleton unless the other card is a queen since doing so guarantees that if your opponent has the Ace Queen you’ve just given them not one but possibly two tricks. Likewise, in real play no one either leads a low card when holding the Ace of a suit nor throws off a low card on the opponent’s lead hoping you’ll get to cash it later. When opponents bid Nil one’s Bot partner should be programmed to try to both make our bid and stopping the opponent from making theirs. Otherwise please create an option where Apple Arcade players globally can team up together to play other humans. Heck you could actually create leagues

ewdappleman, Feb 18, 2022

Horrible AI and shuffling

I’ve had this app for a few months and kept going back hoping things would change but sadly never did, the AI partner has no clue how to play halfway decent and the opponents hands are almost always stacked against you leaving you to play catch up or not even trying to win because you have a crappy hand as well. If you want an app to watch opponents beat you like you owe them lunch money this is the app for you, but if you want to play a good game of spades this isn’t the app. The developers need to go into the codes and fix the ally AI strategies and also fix the shuffling percentages because from the beginning the app is against you. I’ve played probably about 50 different games all the way through and only won 2 games and rage quit so many more due to countless terrible hands or the ally AI basically throwing the game so the opponents win

HouchMaster5000, May 27, 2022

Not really so much ironic as predictable

This game is fun. Just don’t take it seriously because there is a great deal of player leveling going on. And since they control your partner, you win when they determine it’s time for you to win. Your partner will regularly blow the opt to force someone to violate their nil by playing a higher card than they should have. Next round, they play the card they should have. And it’s honestly like this : the developers obviously want it to feel fair so they stack the odds in such a way that the game feels like you are really playing. Your not, really. They give you good cards if you get too far behind and they give the other team good cards if you get too far ahead. I have played hundreds of times and never just cleaned house. When it looks like I’m doing well my ‘partner” goes for the nill with an ace of spades and all Royal cards. Like I said, it’s not ironic that every game is the same, it’s predictable and by design. But it’s still fun.

jaseinatl, Sep 30, 2022

AI fails basic math

Fun game, but again and again the AI for the partner makes dumb mistakes at the end, even at higher levels. If we only need 20 points to win, and the opponents are not within reach, and I bid “1”, the partner doesn’t bid the obvious “1” for the win. I’ve even seen them bid “Nil” on borderline cards and then go bust. Or if not bidding Nil, they bid higher than necessary to win, and we fall short and lose. This should be simple math for the AI. A simple AI rule like “If the opponents have both bid and their bid will send them over 500, don’t bid more that the max they can score.” “If we are about to win and the opponents cannot possibly get to 500 in this round, only bid what we need to clear 500.” Pretty straightforward. Also, the AI will trump a trick with a spade when they have a non-spade that would bust the opponent’s Nil. “If three cards have been played and the opponent is in danger of busting a Nil, prioritize busting their Nil over winning the trick.” With a smarter AI, this definitely would be 5 stars.

Mts0987654, Mar 12, 2022

The Higher You Go, The Higher Your Partner Overbids

At the top rank now (Grand Master) and this game has unfortunately become less enjoyable to play the higher you go. I have to underbid on purpose in hopes that the computerized “partner” won’t tank is by overbidding- it gets annoying to play several rounds with a 1 bid bc your “partner” will always more than what they actually have. How does it bid 5 with NO spades or higher cards, only numbers? And then, of course, it works against you when you’re trying to get the other team to break their Nil bid- that’s when your partner suddenly has every spade in the book. The other team always seems to have every higher spade, too, especially if you appear to be winning- all of a sudden it’s K,A,Q,J,10,9,8,7,6 (you’ll have the one spade, #5, if you’re lucky), 4,3,2 and you’ll lose. Or it’ll do Nil Bids the entire game- 3 or 4 Nils and it wins the game, and your “partner” is blocking your attempts to get them to break by outbidding your lower bid - it’s as if it’s on their team, too. And the messed up part is that your “partner” will have the cards to beat them, but it just plays them out of whack on purpose just to make youLose- I had a “partner” that played its King, Ace, Queen and Jack AFTER the other team won their bids with lower numbered spades- and of course, we somehow lost, smh. It’s irritating.

Neellixx, Sep 17, 2022

Trash

I’ve been playing this for a while to get my Spades fix and I have finally had enough - this game is just trash. AI is a tough thing to handle, but worse when you have to rely on them to do something. And if you get really far along, which is a slog, the AI starts acting less predictably, less rationally, and oftentimes it looks like cheating - teammate leads low suit, opponent plays off suit but not a Spade, and miraculously their teammate has the Ace despite the suit never coming up. Meanwhile, if their teammate doesn’t have the Ace somehow they know to throw a Spade - again without any observable information about that suit. Once in a while with misses here and there would make sense but it is a very consistent thing. Also it’s shameful to not even have the option for passing on nil, having blind nil, or passing two on blind nil. This is lazy work.

Polerand, Jun 30, 2022

Description

Play the BEST Spades card game on your iOS device, made by MobilityWare -- the #1 card and parlor game developer! Spades has a fresh new look on the Apple Arcade, featuring brand new goals for you to reach! We’ve also included clear tutorials to help you learn the game of spades at your own pace!

Relax and train your brain as you compete in the game of Spades! Spades adds a new element of strategy & puzzles to the classic card game space. Plan and strategize each move as you compete with a partner to try and out-bid and out-play your opponents. Win the most books and be the first to 250 points to win! Be careful though, spades can't be played until they are broken! Precision, strategy and quick thinking are needed to master the game! Play the fun and relaxing version of Spades - Hop into the classic spades gameplay you know and love, available when you want it - learn the game of spades in a low pressure, easy to learn, simple environment! - Drop in drop out gameplay means spades is ready to play whenever you are! - Use expressive emojis to let your opponent know you are winning big! - Play offline – bots are available to play whenever and wherever - Need help? Use the unlimited hints and undo to find a path through the challenging competitive card game! The classic Spades game, for beginners and Pros alike - Over 300 titles to earn and collect! - Track your high scores across several games - Push for a new personal best with each hand of classic cards you play! - Improve your play with deep statistics. Watch as you improve your strategy through each game! Play Spades how you want to - Choose the difficulty of the AI and the rules of the game! - Choose either portrait or landscape to play - Never lose a game with save states, even when the app closes! - Add in sandbags or jump into hard mode for even more challenge! Train your brain with classic competitive gameplay and challenges – For beginners and pros alike! Learn to master the game of spades or master your high-level strategy with each game! - Instructions are included in the app. Use them to build the basis of your Spades strategy! - Sharpen your skills with offline play! Track your stats in the app and watch as your game improves! New feature: Leagues! - Take on several groups of players as you work your way through the ranks! - Learn advanced gameplay techniques as opponent’s skill increase alongside yours - Perfect your game and earn new rewards as you go! LIKE US on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/mobilitywaresolitaire For Spades support: http://www.mobilityware.com/support.php