Boss H.

Playing against the AI can be kind of a bore, sometimes, but that's typical when you play games of chance against the computer. The multiplayer option is fantastic and if there isn't anyone available to play, you can just play against the computer until some people show up. I think this site also provides an excellent opportunity to learn how to play card games. I've learned how to play Hearts, Spades, Whist, and Rummy. My two favorite games to play are Gin Rummy and Cribbage. The AI, called "Bill," is kind of dumb when it comes to Gin Rummy, but there are always people online to play against, which is much more interesting. Bill is a genius at Cribbage, or at least he looks like a genius. In fact, most Cribbage games I've played against a computer (including the old Unix command line one) make the computer look like a Cribbage pro. This is mainly because Cribbage mostly is a game of chance. You definitely need a lot of skill to make decisions, but you're dealt the hand that you're dealt and have to work with that. Unlike other reviewers on here that give this site a one star review because Bill beats them most of the time at Cribbage, I can beat Bill quite a lot. I've uploaded screenshots of my most recent statistics. It looks as though I had to abandon two Cribbage games against Bill for some reason, so if I hadn't had to do something else I might have better stats. Even with those two abandoned games, it shows that I have won 50% of the games I've played against Bill. Poor Bill has only won 43% of games against me. I've even managed to skunk him! Anyway, don't believe the negative reviews from angry Cribbage players. They just need to get better at the game or read up on strategies. Bill does not cheat. Cribbage has always made the computer look like a whiz kid since at least the 1970s or 1980s. It's because it's a game of chance for the most part, with some skill required to manage bad hands. If you flip a coin 10 times you will not get "heads" five times and "tails" another five. Probability doesn't work out that way in real life. The same is true for card games. You can have a huge winning streak or a huge losing streak. The bright side: when you toss a coin ten times, you won't get "heads" ten times or "tails" ten times and losing streaks always come to an end.