To celebrate America's 250th, this update adds a free American flag background option available in Settings. This version also updates the AI decision tree, adds the ability to include photos in chat for users with the Five Suit Bundle add-on, and includes a few bug fixes.

This update addresses an iOS 16 bug that was causing crashes on the New Match screen. The fix also now allows you to select from a list of recent online opponents when setting up a new match. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

In support of Ukraine, I have added the option to use an image of the flag of Ukraine as the background for your hand. This is a free option available in Settings within the app. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - Added 4 new free background options. Select from the Settings section of the app. - Clean-up and bug fixes to end of turn functionality including correctly showing whose turn is active on the top label of the in-hand view. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - More progress towards solving the end of round bug. With these changes, user turns are also processed faster making the whole user experience run more smoothly. - Updated player stats screen to show full win/loss record Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - I messed up that last release and ruined new matches! This one fixes it. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - One more bug fix specifically targeting an issue with matches getting corrupted Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - Miscellaneous clean-up and bug fixes specifically targeting an issue with matches getting corrupted when a round ends Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - Due to an iOS 15 bug in Game Center, new matches when inviting friends through Game Center always started with 7 players. Now when creating a new match and inviting new friends & family, select how many players you want in that match before tapping the "Invite new friends & family" button to create a match with that number of players. This will default to 2 but can include up to 7 players. - other miscellaneous clean-up and bug fixes Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - Added personal stats tracking wins, win %, best score, worst score and head to head stats against every opponent you play - stats go back to March, 2019 - Replaced Game Center win totals leaderboard that was inconsistently tracking win totals, with a custom, searchable and accurate leaderboard - Other miscellaneous bug fixes and enhancements Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - Fixes to the list of online matches where the nudge button would appear next to the wrong match when scrolling - Crash fixes - Misc. bug fixes As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - A minor bug fix in local games where the next turn button shown before handing the device to your opponent wasn't visible - Recent update added a new alternate scoring game option As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - Bug fixes for local games removing some lengthy pauses, fixes an occasional issue where the user wasn't given the option to choose a card from the deck and fixes an issue where occasionally the computer would be missing a card - Recent update added a new alternate scoring game option As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - Adds a new game option based on user suggestions: Alternate Scoring, that gives the winner of each round negative points equal to the round number allowing you to lower your score and make a come back in a game you're losing! Note, all players need to update to version 1.62 for this option to score properly. - Rebuilt some Game Center interactions to fix an iOS 14 bug that occasionally allowed a player to take 2 turns in a row - other misc bug fixes - fixes to 1.62 which wasn't quite ready for release As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - Adds a new game option based on user suggestions: Alternate Scoring, that gives the winner of each round negative points equal to the round number allowing you to lower your score and make a come back in a game you're losing! Note, all players need to update to version 1.62 for this option to score properly. - Rebuilt some Game Center interactions to fix an iOS 14 bug that occasionally allowed a player to take 2 turns in a row - other misc bug fixes As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - Allows you to play background music or a podcast with sound effects on - When melding cards, you only have to tap Start Meld once instead of between each grouping - Made AI faster in local games and added a spinner indicating the computer is "thinking" - crash fix for local games - misc bug fixes As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - Allows you to play background music or a podcast with sound effects on - When melding cards, you only have to tap Start Meld once instead of between each grouping - Made AI faster in local games and added a spinner indicating the computer is "thinking" - crash fix for local games - misc bug fixes As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - when melding groups of cards, tapping individual cards was selecting but then immediately unselecting the cards some of the time. Now you can meld either by drawing through the cards you wish to group or by individually tapping the cards - one more fix to drag and drop when moving near the last position on the second row of cards As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - when melding groups of cards, tapping individual cards was selecting but then immediately unselecting the cards some of the time. Now you can meld either by drawing through the cards you wish to group or by individually tapping the cards - one more fix to drag and drop when moving near the last position on the second row of cards As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - when melding groups of cards you can now start drawing lines to select the cards to meld while on a card - now allows you to nudge users who haven't taken their turn in the last 8 hours (I may adjust this timer further) - keeps cards from moving out of position if user attempts an invalid meld - the random card background now corresponds to the current round/wildcard - A few more adjustments to drag and drop behavior - miscellaneous bug and UI fixes As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - A few more adjustments to drag and drop behavior - Changed labels for rounds 11,12,13 to J,Q,K - Changed text of button for local game from 'Resume match' to ’See final results’ if game is over - Further increased size of opponent score and last play labels on iPhones and removed the shadow from the text in those labels - Bug fix that caused a crash on Settings screen if user wasn’t signed in to Game Center - Updated in-game help and quick help text As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - Adds the Large Cards add-on to the Five Suits Store. This add-on has face cards that are 4x larger than the original deck to make it easier to see them. Users can switch between decks in the Settings section. The add-on is included at no extra charge as part of the Five Suits Bundle or can be purchased on its own. See the screen shots for a glimpse. - significant adjustments to drag and drop behavior - a couple miscellaneous bug fixes - crash fix in Settings in 1.53 As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - Adds the Large Cards add-on to the Five Suits Store. This add-on has face cards that are 4x larger than the original deck to make it easier to see them. Users can switch between decks in the Settings section. The add-on is included at no extra charge as part of the Five Suits Bundle or can be purchased on its own. See the screen shots for a glimpse. - significant adjustments to drag and drop behavior - a couple miscellaneous bug fixes As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - adds one of the most requested features, the ability to rearrange your hand in online games when it's not your turn - some adjustments to drag and drop behavior - fixes how tie games are shown on the game selector screen - a bug fix from 1.51 preventing new matches from being dealt cards As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.

This update includes the following: - adds one of the most requested features, the ability to rearrange your hand in online games when it's not your turn - some adjustments to drag and drop behavior - fixes how tie games are shown on the game selector screen As a reminder, to use Five Suits Connected with iOS 13 you must update to version 1.40 or later. Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped improve the game. Feedback is always welcome.