Bridge Card Game Classic

Pros: simple and easy to play Cons: minor user experience issues This is a game app replicating the classic contract bridge. The market does not have many Contract Bridge apps, and most of them are not good in design, like the skill of the computer opponent or the artistic elements. So this app can still stand out, albeit not achieving the good quality in general game app design. Generally the app is fine. Below some points are noticed: User exp.: During the card selecting phase, when choosing a card, the app displays the whole set of suit first. This is a redundant step. Most card game app can directly select that particular card. Transition of the pages: It seems the app uses fade in/out heavily in the inter-pages navigation. The idea may not be that good as the whole process looks slow and not clear-cut smooth. A simple direct cuts (like usual apps) may work better. The speed and smoothness of the game: In short, it is slow, even if activating the singleton selection. And indeed the last card cannot automatically be played. Most of the card game apps can have a quicker response after playing a card. For the AI of the computer opponents, since I am not an expert bridge player, I should not comment much. Overall, the app is fine and I enjoy playing it.

Two problems that prevent a good experience: the declarer is not allowed to play the dummy hand, and 1. cards arranged red on red, black on black are visually confusing. I'd pay to have these issues fixed! Oops! Figured out how to play dummy hand. Half-way there! 2. Hand should be played by first to declare; not last to mention. 3. It's a great way to practice solo, so I would love a button that allows me to close and deal another hand without having to exit and start a new game. I don't want to sit through the opponents playing of 1 club! Thanks!

I played bridge 3 times a week at our senior citizen center. I loved the game and had nice folks with good skills to play with. Suddenly we are confined in our homes. Being an 85 year old widow, I knew I needed to keep my mind active. My daughter helped me find several free bridge apps on my iPhone. I played them, but quickly found I liked yours best. If I didn’t like the game, I could delete it and start a new game. Playing the hand or not was up to me with no penalty. Each hand I select, I do my best. I am a seasoned bridge player and I like the challenge of making the most of each hand regardless of the bidding. Yours is the only bridge app I have and I play it most every day. I want you to know that I have shared it with my bridge buddies and those who can download the app love and the ones who can’t are envious of the versatility of your game. Thanks again for sharing this with us old folks. Even if we get to ever go back to playing together, I will continue playing yours at home.

A few observations: Although I’m a decent player, I shouldn’t win 97% of the time on the hard setting. The computer as north bidding partner: Sometimes opens one no trump with as few was 13 points; Is passive to opening bids or responding bids; If south opens and north overcalls, south better place the final game contract because north will pass leaving the contract seriously underbid; Where south has two long suits north fails to fix contract with proper choice Computer playing defense: Tends to cash out aces and Kings, a poor defense in no-trump. I’ve had a vulnerable Qxx hand then the computer inexplicably shifts suits leaving me the control in a weak suit. Computer as bidder: Never seems to takes obvious king finesse; In suit contracts; computer plays trumps even after they’re all pulled, losing control of the contract unnecessarily; Frequently under bids an obvious game contract Computer on defense. Fails to play 3td hand high, handing bidder cheap tricks Nonetheless, I enjoyed the game to a point. I don’t know if these issues can be worked out but it would make a real challenge on my hard setting if they can

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As others have written, this is not programmed for the computer to win or even know how to bid. Always passed short of game and I never loose a rubber. Your partner constantly bids no trump, with uneven distribution and often less than opening count. If you know anything about bidding and playing bridge hands don’t waste your time with this app. It is truly a joke. Will be tossing it after writing this review. Since the developers claim they read every review to improve the bridge game, my question to them would be, have any of you ever played bridge? If yes, then you don’t know how to transfer bridge knowledge to your app. If no then I can understand why it isn’t even remotely close to bidding and playing real life bridge. Perhaps the age 4+ should have been an indicator of the skill level of this app.