That's Pretty Clever 4+

I almost never write app reviews but I really felt one was warranted here. Not only is this game really darned clever, it makes you feel really clever as you play it and learn to chain together combos and reach ever higher scores. However, while the app works great and plays great, it does feel rather utilitarian. Once you start a game, you can’t back out it to check the rules, or achievements, or scores, etc. until you finish that game. This will make the first few plays frustrating as you will be dying to check the rules to remember what the different symbols and round markers mean. Also, I echo the sentiment of other reviewers that mentioned how nice it would be to see a list of my own high scores and not just the top 50 in the world. Also, a pass and play mode would be great!

Fantastic game, addictive and fun. My only complaint is that dice seem to get stuck at low numbers. Like if I roll a yellow 1 it doesn’t matter how many times i reroll, that yellow die will remain the lowest. Blue and Green are my lowest dice? Reroll 3 times and they remain the lowest dice. Also the three dice I get to pick from in the silver tray are always super low, like all 1s and maybe a 2 here and there. I feel like I’d have better opportunities to improve my score with the physical copy because the dice would probably go my way more often. Still love playing this, just feels unfair too often.

The game is fun and clever, but the app is VERY basic and utilitarian. No undo, no access to rules while playing, no real tutorial, no multiplayer, no pass and play, no AI, no local high score list. Audio in-game is pretty minimal and often flakes out and stops working altogether mid-game. Luckily it doesn’t add much to gameplay anyway. The user interface on iPhone leaves much to be desired with no visible clues as to which dice or options are playable at different times.

The built-in English rules were obviously translated from another language or written by a non-native English speaker. They are very poorly written and nearly impossible to understand. Thankfully, the game is pretty straightforward and if you struggle through a few games you’ll probably figure it out. You shouldn’t have to struggle though.

A very, very basic app, for a very clever dice game.