Dominoes for Mac

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• Programmed for the computer to win most of the time

  wwelsh1939January 21, 2009

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I bought this game and have been playing it for well over a year now. It is a nice looking game BUT, time in and time out the computer gets whatever it needs to win and I can't seem to BUY the right domino. I play "Muggins" and have the computer play set at "Tough". I occasionally miss a better play than what I just made but usually I evaluate each domino for the best play and often the plays I need just are not there. I very often get doubles during play and, of course those numbers are not often on the board to play on. In addition to doubles, I often have 4, 5, or even 6 of the same number showing on my dominoes and often I'll have that occur with more than one number. E.g. 5 ones and 3 or 4 sevens in my hand. That makes it very difficult to win! If I play a double 9 the computer pretty often will come up with a 9/2 or a 9/7 giving it either 20 or 25 points. Often I'll have to pick dominoes from the "bone pile" and will pick up quite a few and then the computer goes out giving it a much higher score. Occasionally that happens in reverse but not very often. Oh, and if I choose the option of highest double starting the game, the computer gets to start far more often than I do. I enjoy playing this game but get VERY FRUSTRATED with the unfairness of it. I win maybe one game out of 3 to 5 games played. IN CONCLUSION, I WOULD ONLY RECOMMEND THIS GAME IF YOU ARE PREPARED FOR LOTS OF FRUSTRATION!!! I would love to see the author fix the game so the computer really does play smarter at the more difficult levels and not just with better dominoes programmed for it so it LOOKS like it's playing smarter!

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• Great New Version!

  JD_1February 6, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Have this game for a long time and registered it this past Summer. Well worth the cost and I am happy to support software of this quality. This new version is wonderful and the new GUI is very pleasing to the eye. Of course, the most important thing is that the games are fun to play and the AI plays very well. The myriad of games and different variations of same that come with the registered version make this app worth it's cost and support. Thanks for updating the game and I am very grateful to see that there is no new charge for this update for registered owners of the game. Thank You!

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• Why can't we have Mike Perry's v1.2 for OSX?

  davidlaFebruary 5, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />4.0 is slick, but insulting. I still enjoy v1.2 for OS9. The early version assumes players know how to count. One wins by making making multiples of five from each combination played. V 4.0 reminds me of the false permutations of Mah Jong being marketed now and requiring no more cognitive ability than a 4-year old's matching powers. There's little challenge.

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• VersionTrackerUserOpinionFebruary 10, 2003

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Mind relaxing :)

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• jvaukNovember 6, 2002

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Excellent game - my best download to date. I am a huge mexican train addict. The interface this game has for mexican train is great.

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• kcwookieJune 23, 2001

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Wonderful game. Plays just like a real dominoes game. It will even keep score in a variety of ways so it will play the way

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• Whipping BoyJune 23, 2001

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Great little dominoes game. Takes a while to figure out the scoring, but a lot of fun, and you can play with dbl 6 or

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