Cribbage card game

I’ve played this game a lot, and paid for the add removal. I’m a good cribbage player, it’s one of my favorite games since I was a kid. The app is aesthetically pleasing, and I like that it breaks down your points at the end. But the game is rigged for the bot to win. I would have no problem if the bot just played really well, but it takes the fun out of the game when the cards aren’t randomized. First of all, the bot almost always draws the low card and gets first crib. It becomes more obvious that the cards aren’t random when the bot consistently draws JUST under your card. If you draw a 3, bot draws a 2. If you draw a queen, bot draws a jack. Not always, but often enough that it’s clear the draw isn’t random. And first crib gives a statistical advantage in this game. Second, the bot is often bestowed a really good hand while you are given garbage, or something subpar. This happens in real life too, but it happens waaay more frequently in this game than it should. Even when you get a really good hand, a lot of times the bot is given something better. It makes the game much less fun when the deck is—quite literally—stacked against you. Stop with the insanely good bot hands and the bot advantage for first crib. Just let people play the game. It’s not fun when it’s not random.

Those of us that know Cribbage and continue to play it already believe that the game is fun. Yes, this brings the classic game into the palm of our hands. This particular one contains the classic board and also shows you what you played and which parts of your hand earned what points. It’s easy to use and the visuals help contribute to that. All in all the game is fun and I love the way the makers implemented the things they did in their app. However, the ads make the experience abysmal. All of the other cribbage apps contain sidebar ads, as does this, which is fine because everyone needs to make money. That is understandable. This particular one though, plays video ads (which are skippable thankfully) every dang round and it gets extremely annoying. I’m not going to pay the price for their premium to remove ads because there are many other cribbage apps that are almost as good or as good as this one (each one offers unique features so each are good in their own way.) TL;DR Game is fun and easy to use but the multitude of ads between each round ruins the experience.

I am thoroughly enjoying this game. I have wonderful memories of playing with my dad on his handmade mahogany board as a child. I have the cribbage board but no one to play....so this is the perfect game for me. I was rusty at first but now am back in stride. However, I did pay the $ to get rid of the annoying advertisements...and am happy I did because I can hear the counting of 15 two in my memory bank and picture the years of playing instead of the adverts after every move.