Card Games By Bicycle Negative Reviews

Card Games by Bicycle App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Card Games by Bicycle app received 24 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Card Games by Bicycle? Can you share your negative thoughts about card games by bicycle?

Card Games by Bicycle for Negative User Reviews

✓ Worked great until the last updateI play against the bots but since the last update they have WAY more wins after drawing 0-2 cards in Gin. It’s unbelievable how many games are over before I can even draw more than one card and I play against the bots so I can get the harder experience, most random. It’s not, however, because the bots horde all the low cards and never try for Gin, only to call once they have 10 or less points left. Pathetic..CharlieWhoosVersion: 1.21.4

✓ Gin Rummy Bots FixedSpeaking only for my own experience it seems quite clearly playing against the computer in Gin Rummy is fixed against the user. The computer picked up most of my discards the majority of the games and either knocked fairly quickly or I would only score little knocking myself. The computer would always have matches and low unmatched cards left when I was dealt a match or matches with drawing matches in a few turns. I never had the upper hand even when dealt it. This review receives 2 stars instead of 1 only because the other games have not played seemingly fixed as Gin Rummy did..Spader96Version: 1.13.1

✓ So much potential.Gameplay on this is a very good! However, I’ve had it for about a week now, and I have not yet once been able to play with real people. Every time I try to start a game with others, we’ll just spins and no one ever shows up. I don’t know if that is a glitch in the system, or if there just aren’t any players playing. Also, if you leave the app for any reason, like to take a phone call, or check some information on your phone. You get booted from your game. At least that is true in solitaire. Very frustrating to lose a game you’re close to completing because you had a phone call come in..Cloverboy4Version: 1.0.3

✓ Consequences for disconnecting to avoid loss?I have now dropped my review from 4-star to 2-star based on Bicycle’s clear unwillingness to punish cheating in this app. Great app, however multiple ranked players have disconnected immediately upon realizing they are about to lose to me, thereby avoiding lost ranking points (and keeping me from moving up legitimately). No way this should be allowed! That player should “default” in that case and be unable to avoid the loss. Plain and simple sportsmanship, very frustrating. Stand up for fairness, Bicycle!!! Your entire business model is based upon games in which the mere suggestion of cheating used to be grounds for a duel!.AGameFan121Version: 1.9.8

✓ Lipstick on a pigVery pretty interface. Very nice card designs, including the retro styles. In Hearts and Spades the bots are very dumb and it gets very boring after a few games. No explanation of how the scoring-ranking in public games works and it resets to entry level for everyone without notice. The dealing of cards in public games is suspiciously non-random. You will have long winning and losing streaks, apparently to get players hooked and keep them coming back like addicts to the roulette table. Very bad communications from the developer — as in none. Frequent problems with all players not being able to connect in public games - for days. The public games should allow more communication options between players- the tiny drop down list of allowed reactions is dumb..Hilltop865Version: 1.19.3

✓ Fix the bugs /glitches/ cheating movesI really do like this game as a concept. Here are my issues with it. 1. There aren’t enough players to play against other people, I think if there are 3 and need to be 4, maybe an AI can fill in, instead the 3 can sit there and wait forever, but most of the time it’s just the player sitting solo waiting, so why bother trying to play others at all. 2. The only way to play any game is to play the AI, and the AI only plays one way. IE, in Gin, the AI always goes for the lowest card, so it’s kinda easy to win if you have face cards. Gets very boring quickly. 3. The AI will knock every time. Yet here’s the thing. The AI will knock say with an Ace, and Player also has an ace, rules are that would be an undercut! Nope not in this game . All of a sudden the AI is getting a BIG GIN. Like what the heck??!! And it happens over and over when the AI gets undercut. Why are you cheating in this game when seriously you have nothing to gain but only players to lose. It’s very frustrating. I’ll try again maybe in a few months see if you fixed your cheating game, for now I’m deleting and warning others. Don’t play this game till the developer fixes there scam game.Phelle<3Version: 1.7.0

✓ Needs improvementThe sound the cards make when sliding across the table is disgusting. Sounds like mayo being squirted from a bottle. Also the cards are too small and close together when you are trying to select one to play or discard. There needs to be a function where the card is enlarged so you can verify that is the one that you want to play. At least there are no ads, but the attempts to get you to buy card faces and avatars at the beginning is obnoxious. Provide an option to turn that off.JmsblVersion: 1.19.3

✓ Software inconsistent at bestIf you’re going to offer Euchre as a game it would be nice if the software acknowledged the rules. I have counted at least 4 games where the opponent has reneged and it’s counted for points. Also there have been several instances where the previous games cards show up in my new game and bc I can’t see he lost games which has cost me ranking. But probably the most frustrating is the fact there is no where besides leaving this review to contact tech for help or credit in either instance. Please do better!.Cougars170Version: 1.20.4

✓ Didn’t rate until they added a store.It’s a free app to burn time. So it doesn’t have to be perfect. It successfully burns time but it errors out frequently and pops up “continue without leader board?” or “timed out” while playing solitaire. I’m burning time not competing for a spot on a solitaire leader board. I would expect if they’ve created a leader board then I could look up some numbers on my solitaire game too but nope. No average game score, personal records, nada. No problem, free game to burn time no need to review. Now they’ve spent the effort to create an in game store to “purchase” virtual card designs. Add in the more frequent errors and I’m probably going to delete this one..FTW_DanVersion: 1.9.8

✓ RankingsHello. Good app but many players disconnect when they are losing to avoid losing a ranking slot. It would be helpful to have a penalty for forfeited games, and simply, a no-score change for service interruptions that cause a game to end. Players may find a work around like turning to airplane mode or something to cause an interruption to service and seems like a normal disconnect but some may play through to avoid a penalty or no-score change. Hope you can help. Right now some of those rankings don’t reflect all the losses those leaders have disconnected from to keep that spot..JohnsonvilleSausageVersion: 1.9.8

✓ Euchre??? “Soon” isnt soonI downloaded this game to see how the professionals put together a card app. 1. I thought there would be more games other than the 3 you have. They work like any other decent card game app. 2. The thing that gets me is, people (like myself) DO read the reviews others place on the apps. The fact that the 4th game, Euchre, reads coming soon, and it was just forgotten for a long long period of time (especially to the ones dedicated to your app) tells me how the creators of the app operate. The players can basically pound sand. You get it when you get it. Sorry, I’m tapping out..AhleahhVersion: 1.9.8

✓ Changed my review due to awful app supportI change my review from four stars to one. I’m deleting this app from my phone. Poor app support.. I just played 2 games of spades 12 hands each game six zeros each game because my partner does not know how to bid. I started under bidding to compensate, and it was still over bid we would still lose if I hadn’t got to Nil hands in each game. We’d still be playing that’s not very fun. Space should be able to be individual not forced to play on a team. I tried to reach out to tech support, but it says my email address is invalid, which is a lie. I don’t care what the reason is that’s poor Tech Support. Tech Support isn’t trying to fix the problems or fix any problems. If they were, they would accept any legitimate email address. This Apple Pay deleted shortly...Danger MannVersion: 1.12.0

✓ Great App - Some SuggestionsVery great app for card games! Is it possible to change settings on how to order cards in Gin Rummy or be able to change how your partner plays in Spades when doing a local game against bots? My bot partner in Spades doesn’t make sense for the logic of the game. As an example, I’ll lay an Ace on the first play and my partner lays a trump. Another common example is my partner leads low trump and bleeds out any chance you have of taking a trick with low trump when you have minimal off suit cards. Update down to 2 stars: App keeps crashing and doesn’t allow me to finish playing any of the games. It is getting very frustrating to play on this app when it crashes at the pace it does..TheKB#1Version: 1.9.8

✓ Mostly good, but issuesThe bot play is fine other than the fact that, as others have pointed out, the Spades’ points are not correctly counted. My biggest issue is the public play which is limited to Spades and Hearts. There are only 4 rounds, which is not that big of a deal - but not realistic with typical card playing. The biggest issue is that any player can leave at any time. The issue there being that there is an overall, cumulative point total for every player which is only affected by wins & losses. So someone can start playing and if the game goes south for them, they can leave the game without penalty. One would think that is another team leaves, they forfeit. But no. They just get to leave. They do not lose points and you do not gain points. It’s ridiculous. This App should amended by forfeiting the game if you leave - whether it’s due to connection issues or embarrassment. It ruins the game to allow no consequences for running away like a baby because you are losing a free online game..SavanbaVersion: 1.9.8

✓ Two Stars on PrincipleI actually as a whole love the interface of this game. I love the vibes, the variety, the aesthetic. But it’s getting two stars from me until this one major issue is fixed: I will play solitaire for literal hours some days. I love the idea of a ranked solitaire game, but I think it’s inappropriate to have ranked play when the system itself is so broken. I love that there’s an undo button, but the undo button gets mixed up constantly—it completely rearranges the order of the deck (I play 3-card, which means the order of which card is on top is SUPER important), causing me to lost access to cards that I accidentally clicked away, but even more problematic—clicking the undo button several times in a row often allows you to access cards you did not earn. I’ve tested this on multiple friends devices. Essentially, in ranked solitaire games, if you undo enough you can cheat your way to victory. Fixing this or removing the undo button in ranked games all together (as much as I love undoing) will be enough for me to move from two to five stars immediately..ShyannprVersion: 1.16.4

✓ Love-Hate RelationshipI love playing gin… And this app is fantastic! The only part that I really do not like about this app… Is that when you are playing an opponent, they can quit a game when they are losing… Which keeps their ranking. I wish the app would penalize a player by taking away points when they quit mid game. I have been on the winning side multiple games… Only to have the other player sign out before the scoring… And then I don’t get my points for winning…. And they don’t lose any of their points…. And they keep their ranking. 👎🏼.Michelg84Version: 1.9.8

✓ Solitaire is included and has a few good themes for cards/tablesSolitaire is included with 1/3 card draw. Only issue is if you lose connection or background the app you can’t rejoin despite there being a rejoin prompt and have to close the app from app switcher and reopen it forcing you to start over. What the point of a single player game if you can’t play it offline or switch to a different app temporarily and come back to it later? If your sole goal is solitaire look else where. But this does have multiplayer if that’s more your jam. I think gin rummy and hearts and spades is on here for online play..IDeafGeekVersion: 1.9.8

✓ I was enjoying this gameI was enjoying the app but the public feature has been down for days now and I’m not sure if it’s their network that is down but I’ve tried everything I can think of to fix the issue. Unfortunately there is no info in the faq section to help with solving the issue and there’s no way to contact them about the issue. I can still play the bots but it’s not nearly as fun and doesn’t help my rank so it feels a bit pointless. Hope this issue gets fixed soon. Until then this review is the only way I have to reach out so I hope it’s helpful..XephanieVersion: 1.15.4

✓ Clean, lacking options, wrong rulesI would have thought bicycle would have the right rules if anyone would but spades doesn’t subtract for missing your bid. The ai is also extremely bad - my partner missed his bid every single hand except the one hand I went nil; and unfortunately nobody plays online so I have to play with bots. It’s also missing an undo function for those with fat fingers like myself but I’d understand leaving that out (vs bots only obviously). There is also no resume function so if you don’t finish a game you don’t get to continue later. There are also no options for rule variants or speeding up moves - which means sometimes you are moving too fast for the game. I’d also love stats for bot games; there may be stats for multiplayer but I haven’t found a single person to play with. The good things are the game is crisp - it looks and sounds good. There are zero ads which is a huge win for it. I honestly wouldn’t even play it anymore if it weren’t for that. They appear to be adding more games so it’s nice to have a central hub for my card games. The game as private games as well. TLDR; it’s a good start but has a ways to go to become my primary card game app..HULLDUCKVersion: 1.1.1

✓ Needs workGreat app with excellent user interface and classic card games which can be played either against a bot or in a public lobby. The problem is that the platform crashes regularly, day and night, for no apparent reason. The system either goes straight to a failure page (“Oops! Something has gone wrong.”), or else it freezes in mid-game and locks everything until players have to abandon the game. The “Oops! Page” advises to contact support, but there is no link anywhere in the game to do so. In addition, the system kicks you out of a game if you fail to play within 14 seconds, and you cannot regain your game status, whether in either a bot games or a real game. Most annoying is that the system allows players to abandon a game at any time without penalty. The minute someone realizes they are losing, they bail out of the game and leave all of the other players in the lurch. Can’t there be a penalty assigned to a player when this happens, e.g. a 10 point reduction in their overall ranking score? On average, I can complete only about 2 games out of 10 because of this problem. Come on, Bicycle! I’ve owned every software and app package you have ever put on the market, and this one leaves a lot to be desired. A little help, please?!?.Ladylonghorn444Version: 1.9.8

✓ They use bots to get and keep better rating.They still haven’t fixed the crash issues. They keep trying to readjust this for smoother play and it only makes it worse. Now the rules for the play alone games and the public games are blended some how. Win conditions are merged accidentally so even though online games of spades says “best of four hands” can end after two hands if someone passes 250 points. Its really ridiculous. Crash constantly and all. Funny how they have more 5 star reviews to keep ratings up, when they certainly don’t have that many people even playing it. Small player community and the whole community complains about the constant and nefarious issues that aren’t being fixed. You would have better luck flipping a coin than you do with making connections to games without the opps something went wrong error or connection time out error or not everyone connected error. Also why you can be waiting very long times to even get four people on to play a game of hearts or spades…..cause not many people use this……so where are all these 5 star rating people that don’t play this game? Does it look goo, yes. Does it work when it works, yes, so unreliable. In game rating system is still botched as well. Who’s garage is this trying to be ran out of?.Evil OniVersion: 1.19.3

✓ Bicycle does not care about its users.One-star reviews have been complaining for over a year that players leave games when they are about to lose - what a waste of time for all involved, not to forget mentioning the lack in points awarded to a winner and vice versa. Bicycle’s team obviously have seen the growing amount of one-star reviews for well over a year and choose not to fix the problem. This should tell everyone Bicycle has zero interest in UX, which is a shame because the UI is cool and this app as a concept is much needed. I certainly expected higher caliber of this brand. Bicycle is clearly not the King of Hearts of its users..Mr. C134NVersion: 1.21.4

✓ The cheating!Hey devs, The cheating is defeating the purpose of having a ranking system since All the top ranked guys I played leave the match when losing. There’s no penalty given for a player disconnecting mid game. There should be. Internet connectivity is widely available and if it were the case that someone lost connectivity well shame on you for playing irresponsibly. However the cheating IS HAPPENING! If you want to know why the user base is so low, it’s cause there is so much cheating. Fix it and I will praise your app up and down, you can build a user base, continue to reinvest in and develop the app further and succeed in bringing classic card games into the homes of people across multiple generations, including new ones! The app is gorgeous, truly! It is smooth and fast loading, but I implore you for the success of the project, fix this exploit. If this isn’t fixed you’ll have zero player base. However, I’m starting to think you like it this way. If you fix it make it widely known cause you’ll get players back, otherwise it’s a beautiful app for no purpose other than some niche group who favor cheating to get ahead..PoundingsodasVersion: 1.8.10

✓ Good but not great gameI enjoy this game, but it could easily be better. The programmers missed some obvious things. When the bots break spades and it is obvious that everyone else is following suit. Why do the bots throw an Ace of Spades, not something smaller. Or, when I have won the trick, and the bot is the last plater, why does it feel that it needs to throw a spade on a trick we have won…… And one last gripe, PLEASE fix it so I can register for an account. I have even gone into the settings and left messages for the developers and it still is not fixed…..LoggydoggyVersion: 1.8.10

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