App Profile: Rummy 500

Eagles and Ravens

Rating: 5/5

I love this game and find it to be addictive. Highly recommended! But I have a couple of thoughts on it. The UI is a little confusing. Swapping between online and single should have a more defined button rather than lumping it in among all the other buttons. Also, I can’t figure out to play a game to 500 despite the game being called Rummy 500. All games online are to 250. I would also like an improvement in the timing system. Playing online can be frustrating because opponents have a long time to take their turn and some do. I thought I would alleviate this by earning enough coins to purchase the Speed Rummy package. It turns out Speed Rummy wasn’t a version with more limited turn time but instead is a game in which you play against the AI for one turn instead of a point total. I would also love to see the 4 person online version. I earned enough coins for the 4 person version only to discover it’s against AI. Despite these issues I still whole heartedly recommend this game. I suggest buying a coin package early to rid the game of the ads. I understand why they’re there but the ads almost make the game unplayable. For a reasonable 2.99 they were gone.

Ranman451

Rating: 3/5

I really like the game, and the commercial set up isn’t bad at all... you periodically have to watch a commercial before starting a new game or can choose to watch one for extra experience points. HOWEVER... My only problem is that I do not feel that cards to the computer are always random. I realize any combination of cards could be dealt; however, too frequently the computer has extraordinary runs or the card I lay down is exactly what it needs. At the same time, as a recipient, I seem to have similar experiences where what I’m dealt is fantastic and every card that comes up is golden. Another scenario is that virtually every card I receive is horrible, and every card the computer receives is golden. The problem is that these unusual runs both for the computer or for me happen more than in real life, enough so that it creates a downward spiral of frustration at times - and in turn because of the periodic inequity of the game, the the ads become frustrating. Just when I think I want to purchase the game to remove the ads, the inequities pop up again, and I think, “Why bother?” I realize a deck of cards is limited, but I think the randomization of cards can and should be improved. So, because there aren’t a lot of 500 Rummy options, and I really like 50” Rummy, I put up with it and keep playing. It’s not all bad. It has runs if fairness where I win some and lose some.

kaszoey

Rating: 4/5

Recently launched Boss Battles. I cannot win unless I have hoards of joker cards to use and even that doesn’t guarantee a win. They’re some issues wrt playing off the cards, meaning sometimes a suit is claimed, yet shouldn’t be. Other times it doesn’t. I’ve tried 34 games and cannot figure out how to stop “the Boss”. Wish there were more instructions (eg if I load my cards so a spade isn’t showing where one could not be taken, it doesn’t matter). The regular 500 game finally got to a place around this new Boss Battle game where one does not get hammered all the time or see predictable favoritism to the computer. I rarely play online as it seems people have quite a bit of jokers. The programer is easy to contact. One star for Boss Battles, 5 for the 500 game.