Michigan Liar's Dice

Name: Michigan Liar's Dice
Rating: 1 (1 reviews)
Author: The University of Michigan

By: The University of Michigan

Entertainment

Features & Capabilities

Liar's dice is an easy-to-learn game requiring the ability to deceive and detect an opponent's deception. Michigan Liar's Dice provides you the chance to play this fun and challenging (and free) game of Liars Dice against a top artificial intelligence (AI) opponent.

Designed for both casual and serious players, Michigan Liar's Dice can be played against one to three opponents, and provides a simple interface that helps you make your best bid. The game has the complete set of bids including pushing, exact (spot on), pass, and special rules when a player gets to one die.

This game was developed by the Soar research group at the University of Michigan, and uses Soar as the underlying engine for the game AI. Soar is a general cognitive architecture and has been used for developing a wide range of intelligent agents for training, computer games, and robotics.

The game AI uses probabilities, heuristics, and even a model of the opponent to determine its bids (but does not include any learning, yet!). Michigan Liars Dice is the first iPhone app powered by Soar. Learn more about Soar at sitemaker.umich.edu/soar.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

The University of Michigan

Rating:

1.00

(1) 1.00

Version:

2.0 Last updated: 2015-06-04

Version code:

837146405

Creation date:

2012-10-17

Compatible devices:

Size:

8.04MB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

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# 995,848 ▲ 271,920

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Developed by:

The University of Michigan

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/de/app/michigan-liars-dice/id562997948?l=en-GB

Website:

http://inventions.umich.edu/technologies/5398

User Reviews

Michigan Liar's Dice delivers a challenging AI-driven Liars Dice experience with multiple smart opponents and a push/pass mechanic that adds strategic depth. Gameplay feels smooth and addictive, and many players enjoy competing against several AIs at different difficulties. The standouts are the AI challenge, depth, and the unique tactics this version offers. However, reviews repeatedly cite reliability problems: ugly UI, missing customization options, and frequent bugs. Players report miscounted dice/faces, incorrect bid outcomes, and stalls or endless loops that interrupt play. Overall, strong AI and depth offset by bugs and presentation issues.

Pros

Tough, intelligent AI provides a challenging Liars Dice experience.
Smooth, quick gameplay with a clean, well-executed implementation.
Addictive and engaging gameplay, especially against multiple AIs.
Push and Pass mechanic adds strategic depth.
Ability to play against several smart AIs with varying difficulty adds lasting challenge.

Cons

Ugly UI/graphics and lack of customization options.
Frequent miscounts of dice and faces, and incorrect bid outcomes.
Bugs that stall games or cause the AI to stop playing.
Inconsistent handling of rules or bid displays across matches.
Occasional reliability issues that undermine trust in the app.

Recent reviews

Works alright and looks clean. But it is not the best and other problems have already been posted in the reviews.

by Mt*****, 2018-01-26

Look, it’s a free version of a niche dice game. It’s got ugly UI. It’s got ugly graphics. There are no rules settings. But if you want to lie to a crowd of AI opponents (and get lied to), this ends up a fun way to waste time. If the developer ever gets inspired to update this, would love to see options for 1’s not being wild, exact not giving an extra die (and, thus, always being an option), and to not push/show dice.