Blackbird! Reviews – Page 9
5/5 rating based on 185 reviews. Read all reviews for Blackbird for iPhone.
Blackbird is paid iOS app published by Robert Wilson
strategy.
8rosie7
Partner strategic play needs to improve. For example when you pick up, why is it when your partner gets the lead he leads a fail suit and not trump. Makes no sense. Or if your partner picks up and you lead the 13 of trump, they will play their 14. Waste of the 14 Partner will sacrifice crow to other side to keep higher trump card. In most cases, this is the wrong play. Many other examples like this.
Poor excuse for a game.
Travel abroad.
Terrible algorithm as the app wins over 85% of the time. Each time the app shuffled the higher tier cards at dealt to the opposing team. Got the app for free which is okay because it’s not worth paying for.
Game Outcomes Are Predetermined
Cre123
I just finished a series of 18 games. I lost 16 times out of those 18. The computer partner AI is very poorly written. The computer opponents very frequently are dealt the Rook and just happen to have and play the perfect cards to “set” me a vey high percentage of the time. I would not recommend this game.
Fun Game. Needs work.
Samcc67
My family plays Rook quite a bit. This is a great way to practice! The customizable rules and game play speed are awesome. The only thing I don’t like is that the computer team you’re playing against seems to know when they will win a book. Let’s say I lead with a red 6, computer 1 lays a green 14, my parter plays a red 11, and computer 2 plays a red 13 and they win. No one one ever lay a green 14 in that situation. Even if they are an expert at counting cards, they would not know their partner had the winning card before it was played. This is my only frustration with this game.
Great game!
Lt buzzzkill
Great game! Works flawlessly! It is my favorite card game but it needs multiplayer!!!!
Fun to play but big issues
abbott1377
I love Rook so this is definitely a fun app to play. Thanks for creating it. HOWEVER, there are major issues with game play that will have you pulling your hair out, namely: YOUR PARTNER WILL NEVER PLAY THE BIRD OR THE 1 SO YOU CAN STOP FISHING FOR THEM. They’ll throw away a 14 to an opponent’s 1 rather than throw the bird. INFURIATING I’m not sure how dealing works, but I go through long stretches where opponents are dealt the bird and high cards in every color. Your opponents will frequently have complementary hands and will frequently point each other. Your partner will sometimes have a complementary hand to yours and may point you, but it’s much less frequent. Your partner cannot be trusted to bid smartly and will frequently get y’all set. It’s VERY RARE that opponents behave the same way. It’s also a fairly accurate indication of who has the bird since I don’t think I’ve ever seen opponents bid above 125 without it. This could all be because I love the game so much and hate losing, but I wish the dealing seemed a little less stacked and my partner played a little more strategically. That being said, thanks for creating this game that I spend WAY too much time playing.
I like the app but...
Lillouie969
After having my partner make yet another stupefying move... I had to complain. The partner is waaaaay more conservative Than the opponents, and when the partner does win the bid, all to often they do something ridiculous like not holding a trump card with which to win the nest at the end. This wouldn’t be so bad if the computer opponents did it as well... they don’t, and I’m left with a partner that I used to completely ignore because it was pretty much usless. The partner should at least be as aggressive and as competent as the opponents because currently, it doesn’t hold a candle to the opponents... I’m still addicted to the game but I’d just seen one silly move to many...