Pogo Spades is very poorly programmed. It's the exact same programming as MSGames of the 80's and still a free download. Robots never lead spades unless trump-tight, never bid nil, won't hold high cover for partner's nil bid and simply play VERY poorly! ELIMINATE Robots in regular game play and set a play timer....a programming basic in any and all online game play. I've deduced EA just doesn't CARE!
EA GAMES MANAGEMENT, With all of the robot programming issues in Pogo Spades, why have you done nothing to fix the constant freezing issues caused by the use of robots? And for Pete's sake, SET A PLAY TIMER! Thank you
And that's not the half of it. I play the robots because I have a lot of interruptions. The bots are terrible at bidding, either way high or way low, and Pogo's version penalizes you for overbidding. It also makes you and your partner bid at least 4 total, so if your partner only bids 2, you are forced to bid at least 2 to make your total 4. There are not enough algorhythms and after a short time you will know all of them and know what is coming next. Finally, if you bid blind nil you are likely to get the hand of a lifetime dealt to you, so no way to make that bid. You will never ever see that hand unless you bid blind nil. Robots never bid nil. I have a couple of free spades games loaded onto my Kindle and I prefer to play those.
