Texas 42

Name: Texas 42
Rating: 2.8 (82 reviews)
Author: MaroonEntertainment

By: MaroonEntertainment App

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Overview

Version:

5.3

Last updated: 2020-04-12

Ranking

#174,759 ▲ 519

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Texas 42 is the official State Domino game delivered as a Chrome extension. It features trick-taking play reminiscent of bridge or spades, with an AI designed to imitate human decisions rather than frustrate players. You can customize the opponents by choosing Conservative, Normal, or Aggressive styles, and mix them to suit your game.

Bid and lead strategies adapt to the style mix, with AI that can draw out higher trumps and coordinate with counting. Beta testers praised the AI variety and its realistic gameplay, making Texas 42 feel close to the traditional table experience while enjoying modern convenience.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

MaroonEntertainment

Rating:

2.80

(82) 1 new ratings

Version:

5.3 Last updated: 2020-04-12

Version code:

835505374

Creation date:

2012-06-29

Compatible devices:

Size:

13.42MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-11

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 174,759 ▲ 519

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Developed by:

MaroonEntertainment

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/texas-42/id537029259

Website:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Texas-42-App/248100331959676?ref=hl

User Reviews

Players generally praise the game for its realistic feel and smart AI, making solo play engaging. However, recurring problems dominate reviews: persistent multiplayer instability and bugs that ruin online games, inconsistent and weak partner AI, and monetization concerns. Feature gaps like unreliable play-for-points and invitation issues further detract from the experience, dampening otherwise positive opinions.

Pros

Realistic, game-like feel with smart, challenging AI.
Strong computer opponent logic compared to other 42 apps.
Bots feel credible and add to solo play.
Entertaining default AI names add character.

Cons

Multiplayer instability: frequent freezes, crashes, disconnections, and syncing failures.
Poor partner AI: inconsistent bidding and misplays leading to being set.
Monetization concerns: perception that paying improves partner/opponent performance (pay-to-win).
General stability bugs: crashes, screen lockups, incorrect trick handling.
Incomplete multiplayer features: invites sometimes fail and no reliable play-for-points option.

Recent reviews

Has great potential and you can play with friends, but it really needs to be updated or something. Difficult to finish a full game before it freezes. Other times it freezes before you can even get started. Again, great potential, but unfortunately it seems that the app has been left for dead and/or abandoned judging by its updates and current game play.

by Ti*****, 2026-07-13

I’ve played this game for many years, and yes it had some errors in bidding and playing, but it was still fun. However, with the latest IOS update it no longer loads. Developer has not updated the app in 6 years. Hope they will bring it up to date. It’s one of my favorites!