Barbu - trick-taking card game App Reviews

Very unique card game

Barbu is new to me and I like it a lot. Buy!

This game is very challenging and well designed. It will make you think. Excellent!

The scoring for domino has some bugs. Just finished a game in which one player had 170 points and the other players finished with 80, 80 and 60, which is way more than the total should be. 170 is impossible. Otherwise this us a great game!

If you like Hearts or Bridge, you should like this twist. Only I wish there were an "EASY" level so I could win once and a while.

Wish there was a Domino game app. Fun game(s)

Great game. Played it in France years ago. This is a game where luck is almost removed from the equation. The best player always win.

Being able to "double" and/or "redouble" a hand is a big part of Barbu strategy that really needs to be added in an update. There are a few other rules variants (dealer doubles, mandatory doubles for one of each hand type), and they should all be offered as options.

I have tested a number of hearts, spades, and other card games and this is the most solid interface I have found. The game play is better than most, but I have yet to find really strong AI. I have not seen any signs of omniscience or skewing of randomness to compensate so it is still satisfying. Would like to see the Americanized variant "Barbuda".

Excellent game all around. Very addicting and the graphics and animations are very well done. The only complaint is the difficulty... you win almost every single time.

I did not know what to expect from this game as I was not familiar with it. But it is really fun as it is a combination of other card games. Try it I think you will find it an excellent game.

Interesting variety of trick taking hands to make a game. There is a bug in the No Kings module where I could not play the last king and was forced to take all of the points though I didnt capture all of the kings.

I guess a similar fix is needed for iphone. The last scoring page is not shown so you miss the final score page and instead a new page starts and you see 0/28. I deleted and reinstalled but no change. Otherwise i love the game as it is slightly different than King.

The ai is weak and some of the rules are not like i am used to, but for 99 cents it totally rocks.

Great game, well worth the price. A few things missing: - the doubling phase - tracking statistics over time (times won, games you perform well at, etc) - AI is weak in some games like dominos and barbu. - more options for game play (no required underruff in trumps) With those things Id easy pay... 3 times more!

There arent many computer card games out there that are "fair" to the human player. This was only one of two that I had. Was. Something has changed, maybe a new programmer has been tweaking the algorithm figuring that if the game isnt beating the human it must be broken. Whatever the reason, the opponents are now all playing against me rather than each against the other. I used to love this game. It was comfortable, like an old friend. I guess things change.

Ive played this game with friends for several years and although its a little different than what I learned, its still awesome! My new favorite app!