A Google user
4 years ago
Once you start high rolling and betting 1m+ the game keep you from melding until you have 20 or more tiles. The NPCs end up playing out before you can even play a tile. I have played Rummikub for 30 years and I have seen a 25 tile hand less than ten times. In two days I've had 10. Pay-to-play garbage. EDIT: I'm not updating my review score. You can sit with a single-star rating from me. I played the game some more to see if the odds were stacked against me. Lo-and-behold! If, in any "city" that you play in, you bet more than half of the maximum possible bet it is 62% less likely that you win and that you will be dealt with tiles that prevent you from melding for the first 5-10 turns. I will reiterate. Pay-to-play garbage. The game is designed to punish people who "bet big" and go for it, attempting to coerce them into buying more chips to continue playing. The starting bet is always over the halfway mark (in Dubai, for example, the auto-bet is 2.6 million where the maximum is 5 million).
Rachel Espino
5 months ago
It's a great app for Rummy and has features to add players as friends and chat with them. However, there is only 1 vs 1 game option with online players. I wish they can make a 3-player or a 4-player option as well.
Lisa Sugarman
10 months ago
Enjoyed playing, but turned out to be a scam to make money off of you ! I didn't know until after I played my first game & then that's when I found out that the only way to continue on to the next game, I had to pay to get "chips". There was an option to watch a video & then I was supposed to get chips from that, as a reward, which I was able to use, but found out after the video, that it's still not enough $$$ & it goes right to their shop, saying that in order to play, you have to pay, real $$
A Google user
4 years ago
Fun, until you get to higher levels. Then to keep you from progressing you end up drawing and waiting to pull tiles enough to play, watching the other players play out after you finally get top lay your starter hand. About to delete, just annoying. You're playing against a computer, give me a break!
Laura Mallon
1 year ago
Absolutely loved this game, played it constantly. Then all of a sudden it just stopped opening and would be stuck on the loading page. Uninstalled it and reinstalled it but nothing. So disappointing as I loved it! Great way to take your mind off the day but still using your brain.
Annie Clisbee (Kathleen Clisbee)
3 years ago
After a couple of weeks of regular play I am still often dealt lousy tiles and all I can do is watch my 3 computerized opponents play each other. I have found a way to exit the game but not the way suggested. I often still have to restart except when my phone's bottom keys show up. I haven't had them hidden on other games. I did follow the directions to stop the snarky player comments turned off per Ahoy's instructions. I appreciate someone at Ahoy answering my 1st review. Kuddos! NOW 5 STARS!
Elod Imreh
10 months ago
The game is nice and enjoyable but as you go higher up you keep getting numbers that cou can't make the 30 points to start so the bots will win even before you can get a chance to start. Basically you just keep drawing until you lose... Not to mention that if you minimise the app to answer a call or check email or whatever you instantly lose...
Tony Saliba
4 years ago
This game started off really well, heaps of fun to play. However recently it's taken a nose dive. Games are next to impossible to win even on easy difficulty. Most times i don't even got a shot to put anything down and even run out of tiles. Something has obviously changed the games algorithm that has taken the fun out of this once good game.
Halford 13
1 year ago
During a game against another player I got disconnected twice and 1 turn later I dropped all of my cards. I was supposed to win but "computer said NO" ... the game didn't end as it was supposed to. Obviously my opponent won. I don't mind losing, is just a game, but because of a stupid bug (I have some programming knowledge).
Francis Lau
3 years ago
Game is initially challenging but not so now. Firstly, if there is insufficient chips to form an initial meld on starting the game, one can view a video for a re-tile until he is satisfied with the chip combination. Secondly, if one loses a game, he is given a second or even a third chance to continue playing the game if he watches a video. Now, I have 90 percent chance of winning every game. Stupid, isn't it?
A Google user
5 years ago
Used to enjoy; less enjoyable lately. Like other reviewers, I've found that I sit and watch the app play itself - while I just endless collect tiles trying to get to an initial meld of 30. On average I get to actually meld in (having reached 30) every 3rd time or so - the other two times the app just plays out before I can participate. The robot is having fun; me? Not so much. I'm off to find a more reliable and engaging version (there are, after all, hundreds of them).
M 560
2 years ago
The overall app is pretty good though hard to control sometimes on a little phone screen. I do feel a little annoyed by the constant bombardment of flashing and flickering lights and whatnot. It's visual overload. Also in the free version the ads are too often. 1/3 of my time on the app is being used watching ads. They do say one purchase will get rid of them so that is nice if that works.
Luca De Matteis
3 years ago
Good game. There are ads but, hey, it's free, so live with it. Simple interface, if you play on a phone screen the tiles are of course a bit small. I haven't seen the difficulties reported in many reviews. On the contrary, the game tends to be too easy: the AI is highly logical but has no strategy. Also, when dealt tiles you can change them by watching a video, and invariably the new tiles are much better than the initial ones (what of course pushes you to watch a lot more videos...).
Deniz Lange
2 years ago
Honestly... SO ADDICTIVE!!! LOVE PLAYING! Really gets your brain working. The ads are minimal... and worth the time because you get something in return... like a second or third chance to win. If you don't care about losing, and just wanna start another game .. you can avoid ads altogether. I LOVE THE GAME!!! SO enjoyable and aesthetically pleasing! BEST one I've EVER played!!!
mag1209
2 months ago
It's very addictive! I do have one problem, though.. I can't find a way to swap gems for chips anymore (it used to be easy, but I've been off the game for some months and now I just can't find it).. Help? 😊 App itself is keeping me busy when I have to wait for something (missed my bus twice already, so it's working 😂)
Janine J9
3 months ago
Amount of ads has got ridiculous, particularly with the challenges which I no longer enjoy There's only so many a person can tolerate. Understand the need for ads to pay for the app, however putting in too many in means people stop bothering watching and uninstall. Also, less flashing lights and an option for left handers would be good. AI takes far too long to lay the tiles, it's boring waiting for your turn.
A Google user
5 years ago
Finally a rummy only game. There are several levels of challenges ranging from rookie to veteran. Though these games require bids and for you to be at a certain level. A few ads, but not as much to turn me off from the game. With a promise of one purpose to remove ads permanently. No crashes, and I have been playing it for hours.
Kristie York
2 years ago
Do not like latest update. I do not like that it forces you to use the wild cards at the very beginning. For example: a 12 card with two wild cards. This game just became very boring. I enjoyed playing against different people and tried to match their style, whether it was laying down cards at the beginning or saving til the end. Now we can't do that.
trav whitmer
1 year ago
after the first couple games, the ads become constant, they interrupt my music app, and they ignore when i hit the mute button on the add. i know the maker of the game didn't make the ad, but there's no way to rate the ad. maybe enough 1 stars will convince the game makers to get better ads. edit to respond to developer: I understand the need for support. I wasn't railing against ads in general. I said get better ads. or fix the broken ad behavior.
Christi F
3 years ago
The game itself is good. My only problem is the ads. Every time I press the x to close the ad, it takes me to whatever the ad is for instead, and several times it has automatically downloaded whatever game the ad is for, without my permission. Most of the time it's impossible to close the ad and go back to playing and i have to completely close the game and go back in.