Jass
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | $1.99 | Patrick Rapin | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Its state-of-the-art user interface and its fine tuned artificial intelligence will give you hours of challenging games in a "Jass" environment.
Main features :
- Play with 3 virtual players
- Play online with other players on the internet
- Schieber, Schieber with chicane incl. Oben-abe, Unden-ufe
- Piquet or German cards design
- Adjustable game difficulty
- Adjustable game speed
- State-of-the-art user interface with intuitive usage
- Nice animations
- Great sound effects
- Application translated in English, French and German
- Manual card shuffle (put the iPhone/iPod on its side)
- Display last hand
- Players names and photos are customizable (double tap on a player to customize)
- Automatic game state saving and restore (Useful in case of interruption due to phone call)
Enjoy you Jass games !
Reviews
Nice interface but occasionally a dumb computer
flyingsurgeon
Hi. The computer player makes bad decisions enough of the time to impact the game play. For example in top down or bottom up they may not lead with the best card.
A near perfect First
chizz.alien
I learned how to Jass on a visit to Austria, years ago. Then discovered it was the fore-father of a game we always played in the States, called Euchre. I have since been spreading the word and teaching everyone I know about this challenging, complex, yet deeply satisfying game. Being away from Europe most of the time, I have craved such an app for my iphone. At last here is one. And it's fantastic! Exquisitely designed and well thought-out, given the many afore-mentioned complexities. My only complaint would be one that ultimately can't be remedied until the Austrians make a contribution; that there would be a version with the terminology and cards I learned with-- Laub, Schell, Goss, Bock, usw... And of course, some of the drama that one always encounters in a real game-- the congratulations and dissapointments for Stich, Match, Gegenmatch and the hub-bub associted with such declarations-- is missing. But, hey, I understand! This game is a serious accomplishment given how incredibly varied it is, in real life, from country to country, region to region, dorf to dorf. Well-done!
No online mode
Georgiegrossenbacher
My grandfather is from Swiss. He show me how to play. Please make an online mode.
Worth the money?
Boston Jp
Not yet, but the promise is there. I'd like to see more of the Jass variants added to the adaption of the game.
Very nice user interface
Francois B.
I could not play online yet though, no luck with account activation. It should be possible to have the activation e-mail re-sent, but I have not found a way to. UI improvement: when it's our turn to choose the trump suit, our cards could be more visible, like full screen, not grayed out at the bottom of the screen.
Great game
ssm10
Great game! Well worth it since I don't have players nearby. It also lets my husband learn the game without me. Agree with the previous post about needing more variants. I find the slalom (alternating oben abe & unden ufe) and the half/half (4 of oa or uu followed by 5 of the other) particularly challenging.
Fun but buggy new update
ASDFASDG
V1 worked well. V2 crashes randomly, most often when I choose trump playing Shieber Chicane 2500. Bummer! Please fix the bugs! Love the new addition of Swiss German. Update: consistently crashes with iPhone 4.... Bummer again.
I love it!
Rera1ler
I give this three stars because I am playing from the US and can't get online play or create an account. My family has played this game for generations and the rules we play by are a bit different? But game play is the same. Thanks for making the app! My family would love to play with the international group of players if the developers can write us in! I look foreword to playing with you all!
