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Things I like about it: - easy to just pick up and play a few matches. Play is fast. - the in-app purchases for partner skill and difficulty are not flawless but they are very good. I tracked my stats and this is definitely a good feature proven out through stats. - the tracking of win / loss statistics is awesome - the background music, believe it or not I leave it on and it’s nice. Suggested improvements : - how about adding a “sevens hand” bid? We used to play a hand similar to follow-me where you have to play dominoes totaling as close to seven as possible. Very fun. - how about adding online play so I can challenge my friends? The online 42 apps that I have found offering multiplayer are not good, this app could rule the roost! Overall very fun app, reminds me of sitting at the kitchen table with my roommates back in aggieland.

My friends tried and tried to explain 42 to me but I never quite got it. Finally, I decided to download this app and see if I could learn it myself! It worked like a charm— and now I beat all of my friends when we play IRL. It’s true that the computers are not “that smart” but it doesn’t really bother me. After all, the app is free! I still lose to the computers sometimes so it keeps it exciting! Love this app!!

After several plays I noticed that the opposing team almost always was bidding and had better hands than the home team. Went thru more than 20 deals where either one or NO doubles were dealt and frequently the doubles had no supporting trump spots. Opposing team always seems to be able to magically set up a cross trump tricks. Deal needs to be much more statistically balanced and unbiased.

If you could add player vs player option that would be wonderful, but continue to have the player vs computer option for times when player availability is low. I agree with the other comments the Computer partner is not desirable. But all in all it is a good tool to use to help those less experienced learn the basics of the game.

Game is good except for one big problem. Even though I paid for a “smart” partner and challenging competition, I don’t feel like I got that. Partner and opponents continually make rookie mistakes. Partner doesn’t seem to be able to recognize when he and I have all the trumps (or all of any suit), and doesn’t seem to have the ability to utilize the strategy of holding on to a trump to catch count that opponents are holding on to. When we both have all the trumps, he will play all of his trumps, even when he has other doubles in his hand, pulling all of the trumps out of my hand, and often causing us to lose the hand. Very frustrating. He and opponents also sometimes fail to play count when it’s obvious, or likely, that their partner is going to win that hand. Also sometimes fail to play a double when they should to win an important hand. Also very frustrating. In spite of these, I still play it. It has pretty good overall functionality. Just EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING when “smart” partner repeatedly makes stupid plays.

Two main issues, first, when the computer is forced to take the bid, it often just chooses blanks. It seems it would be easy to at least just set it to make trump the suit the computer has the most of. I’ve actually had it make trump blanks multiple times and it didn’t even have a blank. Second, the computer will play trump as long all the trumps are not in. So, if the computer and its partner are the only ones with trumps it will pull the trumps from the partner. This almost never happens. Other minor issues: sometimes the computer should be able to tell it’s partner is going to win a trick and thus play count. Sometimes it doesn’t. When the computer goes low, it struggles determining which domino to slough. For example, it will often slough a double blank, when there is no way the opponents could lead to the double blank. Having said all this it is still fun and there just are not that many 42 apps available.

I grew up playing straight dominoes, 42, and moon, so was happy to discover this; however, I have uncovered a flaw or two in the game design. When the game setting is set to force a bid and when my partner is bidding last and has to bid, blanks are always chosen for trump even without any blanks in the hand! Another thing I noticed, when my partner is playing a domino in the trump, it appears no consideration is given to strategy. For example, the trump is 3 and my partner has 3/2 & 3/1 and 3/3, 3/6, and 3/5 are already played with 3/4 still out, my partner plays 3/2, often giving away points. My “smart” partner bid with 2 as trump. 2/2, 2/6, 2/5, 2/1, & 2/0 were played. My partner still had 2/4 & 2/3 along with 6/6, 4/4, & 5/1; however, instead of playing a trump or double, the partner led with 5/1, with the opponents taking with 5/5 and tossing in 5/0. A mediocre player would play better than this “smart” partner.

I got this game to learn more skill and technique since my family plays so much and are basically professionals. I know my partner is a computer, but I’ve lost countless times bc my partner could’ve caught it and didn’t. Example/ We’re winning a 31 hand, i throw out my five off (5/4), next person 5/3, my partner 5/blank, and then last 5/6. that put the other team in the lead. They throw double 6 and my partner throws double 5 on there when it wasn’t beneficial in anyway, and that could’ve won us the game if they threw it in the previous turn. It happens constantly, and even ppl in real like know when to throw a double. It’s ridiculous bc you’re supposed to have your partners help, but they just screw me over every time. Not. Cool.

This app is fairly close to 42, but the skill level of players is low and many times, not smart. Several times, I have lost a bid because sometimes, the app reads a double (not a trump) as the high domino, instead of my trump! For example. I put out the last trump, tres-blank (tres is trump). The left opponent put out a deuce-six, my partner played an ace-6. The right opponent played double-six. Instead of the trump taking it, the double took it. I lost because the right opponent then led a double-five; I could not trump and lost the entire hand. Quite frustrating, as nothing can be done. I will continue to play and hope that glitch gets worked out.

Come on, no way would you throw count and hold a double that is not going to catch anything on the last hand!! It’s cost us more games than I can count. There has to be a work around to this in the programming. Any amateur bones player knows, hold your points and make your competitors pull them from you even at the end of the game. And why hold doubles and allow your competitors to win the trick? Take the trick, even if you have another domino of the same number! You play to win the hands! It needs an update to fix these basic issues.

Extremely frustrating! Although the game is 42, the partners are relatively “stupid.” Though this is the case for all the computer players (even your opponents), so at least that is fair. The most recent example, which has happened multiple times - I didn’t have the double for my trump, so I played a lower trump to pull it in. My partner played count (the 6/4) even though he couldn’t have known if I was faking or not (I wasn’t). It cost the game. Also, the game nickels and dimes you to get better partners, to play for more marks, to make the game more difficult, to play Nel-O, to make the last player bid if no one else has (it just re-shuffles for the table), etc. It’s $.99-$2.99 per option or $9.99 for all of them. If I knew the developers were using the money to create a game where you could play with real people versus computers, I’d be ecstatic, but it seems steep just for options (especially when I don’t know if the partners will be any more intuitive or better).

Whoever programmed this app does not know how to play 42. First if you have no blank’s don’t call them as your trump. 2 when you are in the lead play doubles not the 6/4. 3 of you and your partner are the only one with trumps throw an off not another trump pulling trumps out of your partners hand. 4 when you the throw an off don’t throw count. 5 also don’t lead with a 5 , 6 , or 4 if you don’t know where the double 5 or 6/4 is. 6 if you’re partner throws a double don’t trump it. 7 if you’re partner throw a double throw count if you can don’t hold on to it to the end of the hand. 8 even if you think you can make 36. You can bid lower . 8 where is “plunge” and 7’s . 9 in nelo doubles catch doubles only. The programer is definitely not a Texan

This game is not realistic with partner play!!!! It will aggregate the crap out of you!!!’ Your partner “the computer” continuously makes bad decisions. Examples: If your partner wins the bid and loses the lead to you; and you lead w a double, it will Trump you instead of getting rid of its offs. Then turn around and lead with its off and lose the hand. Another example of a moves that infuriated when I had the bid and was playing. I got down towards the end of my hand and lead one of my offs which was six blank. The person behind me played six four. My partner had double six and played a lower six. In addition your partner continuously bids over you with crappy hands! Not very well set up!

It’s okay for learning to play the game. The add on features seem to be priced a bit high for what you get. I wish it would place each players dominoes in the same spot each time after the play so you can analyze the game after. Once the points are reached, it shows the opponents dominoes left, but covers up your partners dominoes, so you can’t tell what he had left. Again, hindering analyzing the game after. I understand the partner not being super skilled at the free level, but playing points when he doesn’t have to, and it’s obvious the opponent is taking the trick. Obvious self destruct.