Update was not enough – Qwirkle Review

I have a Love-Hate relationship with Qwirkle. I LOVE the game and play it with friends when we are together, but I HATE having to use this app to get my Qwirkle “fix” because it’s just not satisfying. There are a number of issues which I think need to be resolved. #1. There is no way to communicate with the person you are playing with. That means you are unable to let them know if you need to leave “play” for a while. If you have been playing back and forth at a fast clip, but now have to leave for work, or bed, you just end up leaving them hanging...waiting expectantly for your next move. That’s pitiful. #2. Rarely do you find someone to stick with you an entire game so you must be satisfied with making one or two moves per day. Again, without communication, it’s difficult for me to let someone know that I am going out of town to an area with no cell or internet service for the weekend (or week) so it appears I have just quit. Sometimes they just resign before I get back to town. #3. There is no record of how long it has been since the last move was made and you may sometimes want to purge your screen of all the games that seem to be languishing. Unfortunately, I’m not sure just how long they have left me hanging. I don’t want to resign from a game where I have forgotten a move has been made recently. #4. It would be nice to play individuals in your own time zone. If we had national flags next to our names, that might assist us in understanding a little about the time of day the other person was playing... like maybe they will be going to bed soon. #5. There is no record of your wins and losses and there is no record of how you have performed with particular challengers. I would like to compare stats. It does that for me in Words with Friends, so why not here? #6. Yes, there are technical glitches. Sometimes, it shows “Pending” when in reality, it is pending YOUR TURN! Instead of your name, it says PENDING! That is REALLY frustrating. Anyway, I am hooked on the game, but I find lots of things about the app that make me want scream! At the very least, I want to be able to text/chat with the person I’m playing with so I can show some common courtesy to my challenger.
Review by MissEdie on Qwirkle.