Card Games Reviews

The developers have made a mistake. In an effort to make money (I assume) they have added ads between games. For the most part they are harmless and can be X'd out in a second or two. HOWEVER, every couple ads is a live video ad that must be endured for 5 or more seconds before being closed and typically include very loud sudden noise, like a sudden barrage of tank & cannon fire for a war game ad or sudden loud pounding music for a karaoke ad. I typically play this game while relaxing with an audiobook or soft music- the game and book/music together intending to relax and de-stress. The sudden loud explosions or screaming music (set to automatically play at a very loud volume - consistently far louder than any audiobook or music I'm playing) totally defeats any relaxation achieved. Even worse, I usually am listening with headphones in and the loud noise hurts my ears. I end up pawing at the earbuds to protect my ears. The ads chosen by the developers for promotion between games is far off base.

The games themselves are easy to use and function fine. Don't settle down to play with any expectation of peace.

When playing game a ‘near touch’ - as in passing over tile going for the one on either side - will send a tile flying to board. (I believe this ‘feature’ accounts for 90% of my wrong tiles being placed on the board.) When game complete the touch controls are ‘dumbed down’ as it takes a full minute+ after touching ‘new’ button for screen to change - and it goes to an ad. You can’t get past ad for new game for another minute+. My touch control settings are the same on all games. This is the only game that has variable touch control built into it. Other card games by other makers does not do this.
ARE YOU GUYS MORE INTERESTED IN ADS THAN YOUR OWN GAME??

Wake up developers!! Fix this mess!!

I have had this game for over 7 years and played it daily. In the last few weeks an ad pops up when I finish a game but will not allow I me to use CardGames unless I close everything down and restart it. I think it may be a ploy to make me purchase the pay it or else version. If so, you are ensuring I will completely delete this pay or else game from both of my devices unless freezing CardGames in an ad I have no desire to play disappears and my app is once again usable. Oh, and since you won’t let me use the email app I prefer, I cannot email you.

Too many ads and they keep adding more ads and interruptions to the game. I don't mind paying a fee for an app but five dollars for solitaire to me is just way too much. Worse yet is the fact that the auto play only works when you're online at home with Wi-Fi connection. Otherwise it doesn't work. Can't figure that one out as I have other apps that don't require wifi for auto play once solved. I moved over to a different app and much more affordable at $1.99 by someone else. Much better graphics with the other app as well and auto plays without wifi.

I would be happy to do an in-App purchase to turn off the ads.. other than that, it is my go-to card playing app. Games don't take that long to play and give me a break from other things that require more mind power. It seems the latest update has added more advertising which is VERY annoying. I NEVER follow those links.

One other minor annoyance... with all 3 card games built in to this one app, it is unclear to me why I'm being randomly invited to play the one-off apps, all 3 of which are included in this one.

Last update has caused some serious bugs. First, it causes my phone to heat up drastically. Definitely over-taxing the cpu or memory with some sort of bug. Not a compute intensive game and shouldn’t happen. Like I said, it has just started since last update. Second, CardGames minimizes if I get a text or alert. At first I thought it crashed, but it is still running.
Have no doubt theses bugs are due to changes to CardGames to introduce more intrusive ads. I don’t really care, as it’s a free app, but don’t make the core app worse or unplayable just to implement ads.

I've just learned how to play Spider because of CardGames. I can not find anything wrong with CardGames. So I have to give this a 5 star. Each game works perfectly. And is very easy to learn a game you haven't ever played before. I would strangely suggest App for card games & etc's
13Apr18 (luck Friday the 13rd)
I'm still enjoying these card games. And the last few Updates have made them all that much better. Enjoy 😄
15Jan19
I still enjoy this Solitaire very much. I have No complains whatever. Each of the Games work flawlessly. Happy 😍

I have tried several APP solitaire games. This one is, by far, my favorite! The best feature: the warning by the little yellow triangle that lets me know that there are no other moves to be made. This allows me not to waste time and energy searching for another move when there are none to be had. I do wish that it offered auto-move when a card can be played on the ace piles, but the other feature far out-weighs its absence.

Prefect for times when you know you want something to do as "fill" and know you'll be interrupted, so time pressure is not a factor. Great to select from three games & multiple difficulty levels, too. Sometimes the game "gives up" even though there are more moves to play. Most of the time only a move or two remain (not enough to win), but once in a while you can go for the win. I recommend you check carefully before you give up based on the game alone.

There are many good solitaire game apps available and I will play those before coming back to this one even though it offers a suite of favorite games in one app.

The game play in CardGames is great. However, there is no option to purchase an ad-free version. Normally, I don't mind the few ads that do appear, but there are some I find offensive and cannot seem to get turned off even after many times checking this on the ad preferences.

I love playing solitaire no matter where I am. It takes the boredom out of waiting to see my doctor and I strive to get to the next higher score. So far all I play is the HARD level. The other two levels are just so boring. My highest score is 149,900. I've been trying to get to 150,000 but have yet to get there after playing for the last couple months. This game is the best and the company is better than almost all I have tried so far. It's fast and I can finish a game in about 1-1/2 minutes. My average is 2 minutes. Great fun and good for the brain.

I’ve been playing this game for years but recently I started having issues with it turning off whatever else I’m listening to whether that is a book or podcast or some other audio device. I used to be able to just listen to a book while playing this game but now it shuts off the audio to my book or whatever every couple of seconds and it’s driving me crazy. I have all the sounds toggled off in CardGames , but it continues to have this recent issue. Any advice or suggestions?

I used to enjoy your card games but I cannot continue to watch multiple ads while playing games. I will give it a little longer say until the next update for this to change and then I will delete all card games on my iPad and iPhone. I do not support any ads, period. Guess eventually I’ll have to go back to just a standard phone. I’ve tried many apps to get rid of ads but none have worked for very long.

The pop up video ads are back. If you "win" a game you have to wait for the ad to load, watch the requisite 5 seconds of video and then, and only then, can you play another game. Personally it drives me nuts that an app that's supposed to be for relaxation has become a source of frustration. Really, it's just not worth the aggravation any more.

I hope that the additional ad revenue offsets the declining user base. I guess only time will tell

UPDATE: Ad intrusiveness is significantly reduced from previous incarnations. Much better experience than before. Hope it stays this way.

I have tried many, many card games for my iPad. I have also deleted all of them except for this one. With so many options, you can play a game as easy or difficult as you like. If you hit a dead end, you can undo and make a different choice. It's a great way to take a break and play a while. If you have to quit unexpectedly, your progress is saved, and you continue on the next time you check in!

Enjoy the games but the advertising such as Showtime are annoying. They pop up and are loud and intrusive. Just about ready to quit the games because of it. EXACTLY

ENJOY the game however when the ads jump up especially those that are accompanied by LOUD sounds. They have actually made me jump because I was so startled.

I would rather pay for CardGames to avoid the annoying and intrusive ads

This is my very favorite game to play! I've tried several other solitaire games, but I always end up deleting them and coming back to this one! This game is always ready to play as soon as you click on it, unlike others where you have to wait for the game to go thru whatever warm-up it chooses to show you. This is just a really fun game which I have enjoyed for years. You won't be sorry if you choose this one!!

Love playing this game. Works great and easy to play. I've been playing CardGames for more months than I care to think about. I've never had any issues. My husband teases me about how much I play this game. It's mindless and the best part is you don't need a manual to figure out how to play.

These ads for foods you shouldn’t eat is disgusting. Unlike other ads you can’t give a rating stating that the ad is disgusting.

When you need to pull away for a few minutes, there is nothing like a good card game. Exercises the brain and allows me to concentrate on something other than what is bothering me at the moment. I always liked solitaire and spider solitaire but have now discovered I really can play free cell after years of thinking I couldn't.
Love solitaire and spider solitaire also.
Solitaire is always fun.

Latest update causes me to downgrade my rating from a 5-star to only 2-star rating. I play the HARD challenge of Free Cell now with this stupid update, the developers have DUMBED-DOWN the hard play and made it "Hard Play - Relaxed Rules"!! 😡😡 I DID NOT choose this!! 😡 There is NO OPTION to change this!! 😡 BOOOO HISSSS for the November 2016 update!!

I used to love this bank of games! Bring back the regular challenge and stop the dumb-down of good games!! People who play these games are smart!! We DO NOT need them dumbed-down!!! 😡😡😡