Cribbage HD

I love cribbage. I play it on a daily basis with friends and family. I even, occasionally, take part in tournaments and can hold my own against others who play at my level—I know it’s bragging, but I’m very good at the game.Therefore, I love this app—up to a point. I love being able to choose my own pegs, board, etc. It is great practice for when I play other people. I play this app at the expert level and I have not found the game to take advantage of it being an AI and myself a human. I win much more than I lose. All this being said, I don’t care for some of the daily goals to win certain rewards (I have no idea what the rewards are except for points for achieving higher levels). I am at level 60, and only 700 points from level 61. So my complaint? Well, today the goal is 3 medium games for 400 points. I play at expert level. I am not going to play at a lower level as it is profoundly boring. Perhaps the game could create challenges that is designed for the level one is playing at, i.e. “Win 3 expert games.”Another problem? The goals of 4-of-a-kind, etc. I’m only successful at getting a 4-of-a-kind every 100 or so games, and maybe a 3-of-a kind every 10 games or so, because I don’t play with that in mind, but rather I play to win. To get 2 4-of-a kind (which is often the goal) or maybe 10 3-of-a kind, would require I play all day—which I suppose is the game creators’ idea—to get a lousy 400 or 600 points. Other goals are similar. So, while I thoroughly enjoy the game, the games/rewards are often useless.But, if you enjoy cribbage as much as I do, this app is the best I’ve found and I do recommend it.

Though I've not played on-line, I find this a good way to pass the time for someone who learned the game years ago. With the flexibility of settings (difficulty, count hands, play muggins, etc.) this is a game for novice & advanced alike. I'm still trying to get my wife to use it to learn the game. An update: my wife is still not interested but I still enjoy the app to pass the time. I do occasionally check the "hint." It doesn't seem to recognize the value of a flush-- 4 points nor the value of keeping touching cards in the hand when discarding to the crib. An update: Keep up the good work. Really like this game to pass the time and keep the brain cells lubed!

Great game and after playing it thousands of times over the last few years I can attest that the cards dealt are really, truly random. Sometimes the game will get a suspiciously awesome hand but then again sometimes so will the player. Everything seems to fit within statistical bounds. The difference between easy and hard games is not what is dealt - it’s that the game will make stupid plays sometimes on the easier levels such as not playing the third card of a straight or leading with a 5. This would be worth a five star rating, but: If you ever have to reset your device or replace it with a new one then you will lose your history, including your Level. I had worked my way up to Level 60-something over the last few years with an awesome set of stats. Then I had to reset my iPad and am now at Level 1 with nothing but 0’s on my stat board. Looked on the help tab and got this: “Unfortunately, your player level is currently only stored locally on your device. It will not sync to another device, and we cannot currently transfer your level to a new device or restore it if you reset your device or otherwise lose your game data. We apologize for this inconvenience”. Really?! What’s the point of having me logged in to Game Center? That’s a one star deal right there. Maybe zero. I think I’m being generous averaging this into a 3 star review...