This updates my review of Hearts by NeverBored Studios, changing the rating from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Because it was not quite perfect, I rated it 4 Stars. Now, after playing this game hundreds of times and finding it still to be fun, I realize that considering its low price, it gave me much more than my money's worth of entertainment. This boosts it to a 5 Star rating. Here is my earlier review:I enjoy playing Hearts on my MacBook. I was not able to play the version of it that I had earlier because the other company did not update its game for Apple's newest operating systems. This version that I gave a 4 Star rating to could not be played at first because some of the game's screen was hidden from me. I solved this problem by going to System Settings and moving my Dock from the bottom of my screen to the left hand side of my screen. After doing this, the game was playable and enjoyable. I sent this feedback to the company, NeverBored Studios, and they were very responsive with their reply. Now that you know, from this review, how to correct a possible problem, I guess you would enjoy this game. I like it. This game of Hearts certainly is a very good value for its low price.

I really like this hearts card game. I have another version of hearts which is also good but for some reason I was having issues with it which I couldn’t figure out so I purchased this hearts game and I’m totally pleased with it. I have a Mac and I do seem to have a minor issue with my mouse clicking on the cards. Most of the time, I have to click twice before I can get the card to move. Sort of like a delayed reaction from my mouse, but I’m assuming it’s not an issue with the game itself but from my mouse. Other than that, it’s a fun version of hearts and I’m now playing this one more than the other one I have (issue on that one resolved itself). The players play intelligently, which makes the game more of a challenge. The only negative I can say is I wish the score showed all the time rather than having to hit the “view scores” tab each time. Other than that, it’s a great version of Hearts.

(1) Why low spades are passed is beyond me. No one that is a winner passes low spades. Even if you are attempting to shoot the moon, passing of low spades is just a give away of one’s intetnions. I’ve found that when your algorithms pass me low spades, the one passing them is NOT attempting to shoot the moon. I’ve four different applications of HEARTS and none of the others pass small spades. (2) Also, when cards are passed those being received are not on display very long. I should have some time to recognize what was passed and assmilate a strategy as to why they were passed to me. Hold the passed cards to be distinctive until I play my first card on the two of clubs. (3) It would be nice to see both the running scores and the hand scores throughout the game. I dislike having to go to a separate page to see if a heart has been played yet. For some of us that are older our retention is concerning.

Write something into the algorithm so that when the game player passes low hearts or low spades the opponents recognise that he is probably setting up to run. Then defend against that early in the game. It's too easy for the game player to run the hand. You can obviously make this game more challenging my cheating with the algorithm so that the opponents know things that they wouldn't normally know in a real game situation. I've played Hearts apps that do that. It's frustrating. But with the modification I mentioned above, the opponents can pick up on real world clues that a sharp player normally would, and make it harder to run. I like hearts, and have been playing it for years and years. It's one of my favorite games with friends and family members. But no player should be ablet to win 70% of the matches.