Supposedly you are matched according to skill level and an algorithm. Maybe this works well for lower skill levels? At my skill level I have many games that sit in limbo for days where I’ve played my portion but am awaiting an opponent. The part that is worse is that there are leagues where you can win cash. And I see people who are high in the league because they have played and won games…while I’m still waiting for them to find me an opponent. I’ve spent my money and entered the game. But instead watch other players climb the leaderboard while I sit and hope to get matched. After SEVEN days they will refund your money for games you don’t get to play. So I’m ultimately not out any money. Just delayed. But it’s disappointing to join a game and then sit on the sidelines.

I’ve been playing Upwords for almost 12 years and I’m in a league as well as being a moderator and if you can’t tell by now, I’m addicted to this game. When Hurry Upwords first arrived on the scene, I had a rough time getting a feel for it because I’m used to much more time to ponder a move (like in Upwords!). However, after losing multiple games, I began to improve and now I’m loving it! The interface is great, it’s extremely user-friendly and the matching algorithm seems to be perfect when it comes to being paired with gamers of similar experience.I don’t understand why this game hasn’t picked up more players but I’m going to start recruiting my friends so people can find “HU” and then they’ll be no chance of a sinking ship ever happening here!Thank you, Mr. Developer, for creating this game!!

Now that I have played a little bit longer, this version isn’t so bad. I do like the fact that you always get matched as opposed to waiting for someone to accept. I still don’t plan to ever put any funds into it but will continue as long as I can play for free.

I won real money on this scam game. Once I went on vacation they tracked my location and locked my account and demanded I immediately provide a detailed log of every address id visited in the past two weeks as well as provide all kinds of very private personal location and financial information. Entirely egregious attempted invasion of privacy as an excuse to take my winnings. I did not comply so they BANNED ME FOR LIFE from all SKILLZ and UPWORDS games , stealing over $250 of winnings from me. It was initially HUGO and KAREN at Skillz who did this. Then I reported this to DANIEL at Upwords. After a few replies from Daniel am still lifetime banned months later. Once I have time I am absolutely reporting this SCAM to APPLE.