Reviews of Phase Ten - Card game

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3.91 (Rating count: 1,568)

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Review summary

Phase Ten - Card game offers a familiar and straightforward adaptation of the classic card game with offline AI opponents, making it enjoyable for fans seeking a standard experience. However, multiple user reports highlight frustrating bugs, including improper wild card placement, poor run sorting, and non-random AI advantage. Frequent crashes, increased intrusive ads, and some incorrect scoring or phase rules detract from the gameplay. Interface usability can be improved by enabling smoother card placements and clearer options. Overall, while fun for passing time, the app requires significant bug fixes and refinements for a polished experience.

Pros

The game captures the basic mechanics of the classic Phase 10 card game better than some other related apps.
Playing against AI bots is available and they provide at least a moderate challenge, keeping the game playable offline.
Some users appreciate that the AI difficulty is comparable to their skill level, making the game fun rather than frustrating.
Overall, the app is considered entertaining for passing time and for fans wanting a standard Phase 10 experience without complicated mechanics.
The app allows phase progress and scoring similar to the original card game rules, making it recognizable and familiar to players.

Cons

The placement of wild cards in runs is frequently buggy; wild cards can only be added to the right end, never the left, even when the game rules allow otherwise.
Runs and sets sometimes do not sort or update properly, causing cards to be placed in incorrect positions and blocking further moves.
The AI opponents appear to get disproportionately lucky hands and draw cards they need too often, leading to predictable and unfair gameplay.
The game contains crashing and freezing issues, particularly after recent updates, causing loss of progress and requiring users to clear cache or restart.
Ads have increased significantly in frequency and volume, sometimes playing over other audio apps, diminishing user experience.
Scoring and phase completion rules are sometimes incorrectly implemented; for example, the game sometimes continues after a player finishes the last phase, defying official rules.
User interface issues include the inability to group discard or play multiple cards together, buggy card movements, and confusing language prompts for actions like skipping players.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.50

All time rating average: 3.91

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2% (6)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-11	Ch*****	It was fantastic before the update, ads have ramped up, opponents target you primarily with the skip cards
It was fantastic before the update, ads have ramped up, opponents target you primarily with the skip cards
2024-11-21	Ch*****	Some popup ads. I'd like to be able to lay down cards from the high end first. Or be able to select specific cards and move them to where I want them. Should be able to play a card on the low side of my phase. The only option available seems to be playing against bots. In the real game, when someone completes the 10th phase & anyone goes out, the game is over. Whoever has the lowest points, wins. Not the case here. Bots keep skipping me even though I'm already losing.
Some popup ads. I'd like to be able to lay down cards from the high end first. Or be able to select specific cards and move them to where I want them. Should be able to play a card on the low side of my phase. The only option available seems to be playing against bots. In the real game, when someone completes the 10th phase & anyone goes out, the game is over. Whoever has the lowest points, wins. Not the case here. Bots keep skipping me even though I'm already losing.