Four and a half stars

Tichu is a very popular "ladder" card game that has more depth than first appear. This app is a phenomenal way to learn how to play and gives you the opportunity to mess up with a partner who will never yell at you, no matter how badly youre playing! Ive heard some grousing that the AI isnt spectacular, but Ive found it to be challenging enough. Considering how much is going on here, I consider this to be an amazing feat of AI programming. My only small complaint is that in the new version (1.2), the interface for launching a new game isnt explained very well. it took me forever to figure out that you needed to double-tap. Even then, it doesnt work cleanly every time. But thats the only blemish on an app that has otherwise consumed more of my leisure time than any other.

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