Checkers - Online & Offline

This game has some nice features but overall pathetic especially if you’re a good player. The problems are: 1- Game hangs up frequently so even if timer is at 0, it continues to go without awarding a win. Now you sit and wait until finally game clocks out. For me it has taken 20 minutes at times which is appalling. In the meantime opponent is laughing at you offering draws etc,. really bad for you. 2- This one is the worst. Game is using American checker rules but when it comes down to last 5 pieces, it switches to it’s own rules and awards unfair draws as you have to win in 20 moves total or a draw is awarded. That is really bad. Draw is only if pieces are equal or per American checkers it is 40 moves per side not 20 total so gives unfair draws to players who should have lost. 3- At higher level sometimes you encounter people who have only played 2 games and are at beginner level yet playing at 3rd or even 4th level, not fathomable. 4- You can’t challenge a player unless they are your “friends”. 5- Advanced features such as 3-move are not included. 6- Not sure what bugs are being fixed but all that issues remain same such as need a real strong connection or it switches to offline mode sometimes during a game!!!! Overall disappointing to a nice interface and a good effort by owners but these issues make it 0 stars for me.

If you don’t come across a bit, be prepared to be matched with someone who is new to the app, or is a level 95 when you’re still in single-digits. There has to be a way to sort the bots out too, some sort of “not a robot” test thing. You can tell when some players are cheating by “playing” a separate game with AI or something and following their moves to counteract yours by how long it takes them to make their move every single time. It would be nice if bots got sorted out, and there was a way to report Likely cheating or something. When you take every turn, including the starting ones to nearly run out of time, and you have a perfect defense and offense, there is no way you’re not cheating. The offline isn’t bad, and if not for the terrible matchmaking, cheaters, and bots involved, it would be at least 4 stars. The ads are a little annoying, but I’m not getting spammed them like in other game games because I didn’t buy the 0 ads feature. All in all, it’s a good game with nice aesthetics and customization. I haven’t spent a cent, and I was still able to get some nice cosmetics.

I love this app because of how simplistic it is, yet it has many options. I didn’t even have to look at the instructions to know how to play it and it had many options on the type of checkers you want to play. The easy modes are actually easy and the hard modes are actually hard and you can change the design of your checkers to anything you’d like. As a Gen-Z this made me addicted to checkers e even more! The only things I would wish to be added to the game is probably more options on your profile pic (like being able to import photos online) and if it could teach you some strategies on how to win, but that’s just my opinion. I would recommend this app to anyone who would like to play or practice playing checkers, but have no one to play with or no one who is better than them in the game. TLDR: This game is amazing! I 100% recommend.