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Pine Tar Poker – Casino Game Review
Pine Tar Poker is a Casino/Card game from Bird Cartel LLC, first launched in 19th December 2022.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 134+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Pine Tar Poker Stand Out
Welcome partner. We don't have much around here, but we still like a lil entertainment every now and then.
Grab that deck a cards and the paper there, let me teach ya a game. Now this here game ain't gonna get ya in touch with the rhythm of the universe, but it might just put a smile on yer face.
If ya think magick might help ya win… well partner, ya just might be right…
This Casino game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Pine Tar Poker is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 16th September 2024
Recent improvements include:
Fixing up some things partner.
Download & Availability
Pine Tar Poker is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Pine Tar Poker on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We dont generally ever get addicted to what we lovingly refer to in our house as clicky games. PineTar poker was another story, we loved having to figure out the tarot cards riddles and also just the challenge of a unusual rules poker game. We even beat the boss / floating eye! But we had to read a few forum posts to do so. We bought everything including the broken rune stone for $10,000 but we have no idea how to activate it! Maybe there will be a hint for that soon. ;).
We wasted our money on this. Why are there so many high ratings? This has nothing to do w poker. This is Yahtzee but you have to pay for it. And its not better than Yahtzee.
Challenging and fun at the same time. Im addicted.
But you cant say no to this game. No IAP, very interesting game very well done is literally a perfect game. Need to see more like this. We will buy your next one.
We like cheating at poker. Story is neat.
This game is really great and slowly reveals items along the storyline to keep you interested. Ive played this since the public beta and highly recommend to everyone.
Fun game, however concerned with the heat generation.
Excellent game with lots of mysteries in the power-ups that you earn & buy.
We don't usually play card games but this one is so unique! We found out about it on HN. We really like the design and supernatural elements. We're stuck after the second fortune but hopefully will figure it out.
An excellent and underrated game: the mechanics and storytelling are excellent. We think Im nearing the end after a good 6 hours of playtime, and we cannot stress enough how good the playtime is. This game is a quality storytelling seldom seen in mobile games and is definitely worth a purchase. Ive got a few minor gripes on how little is explained, but we figure theyll be cleaned up over the next few updates. The press and hold to explain mechanic is rarely implemented, and sometimes we miss or forget the original explanation. Things like what does each hand mean or what does the moon key do or what does the pencil do are easily lost and cant be re-explained.
The game is set in a bar, creating the feeling that playing cards is also a chance to chat with old friends. It brought us comfort in our loneliness. The tarot and other related mechanics are well designed as well. There are two shortcomings, though: first, there is no cloud save feature; second, the story is too short.
The game is simple enough. In fact, it introduced us to a variant of poker we can play solo when we camp and dont want screen time. The game is nice as a quick pass time we can play in a waiting room and swipe away from and come back to whenever. Wont drain our battery. Doesnt collect inappropriate data (Thank you!). The old western aesthetic, especially for the cards, is a nice change. If we had to pick something as a con: the music does get repetitive. Its easy enough to turn that off and play muted, or open up our music app. 10/10 – Would Purchase Again.
This game has been so much fun. Its easy to get started, but the well gets deeper the farther down you sink. The core mechanic is Yahtzee but with a deck of cards. You will need to get some unlock-ables with in-game gold to get some of the rarer hand types. But the game goes much further still.
What a well made and entertaining card game, please continue to update and support this gem, thank you.
Great game with a high pace to learn poker. Enjoyed the game and will be playing and sharing with friends.
We love all things lovecraftian and have a healthy Balatro addiction, and this game is an absolute delight to us. The core gameplay mechanics involve some traditional and other very non-traditional poker/yahtzee hands. Its a game that has a honestly surprising amount of depth to it both in the mechanics that are discovered through play and a backstory that is revealed as you chat with the bartender eventually requiring some actually rewarding puzzle solving elements to the game that get more interesting as it progresses twords its climax.. And yes, there is an end and no we will absolutely NOT spoil it here other than know this forever has it slept(developers, PLEASE TELL ME THE REST OF THE TRANSLATION!! YOU KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!) Definitely worth its price, and the game itself on a technical side is great with no bugs or issues and the gameplay itself is hard to put down. 11/10. Fantastic job, Devs.
We're really enjoying it. It's very polished, the music is great and the card animations. It hits our Yahtzee and balatro itch, but without being as time consuming to get through a whole game as the second. Hope it gets more attention.
Great mood and atmosphere. At first it might not seem like much, but theres a hidden depth to this game, as evidenced by the fact that the endgame involves Lovecraftian imagery, cryptography, and an incredible amount of creativity. Everything about it was perfect to us. If you like Balatro, there is also a roguelite metagame here too. Enjoy! Explore! Well deserved praise. All hail Yog Sothoth.
Fun love the aesthetic but maybe you could add scratch offs or somehow dice and roulette. Summary is we love gamboling and we need more.
We really enjoyed this game. The cozy art style and the optional story that you can discover made it even more fun than the Yahtzee/Poker/magical stones combination alone. Was a little confused on some parts, but we think the vagueness adds to the game. Only thing Im still not sure of is where the game truly ends. We purchased the final(?) item for 10000 but cant figure out if theres more to explore with it or not. Would love an answer for this. Keep up the good work.
Super fun and addictive roguelike that slowly reveals that its more than just plain rounds of poker.
What a great game! Love poker and this is a very fun and engaging challenge. Happened across it while browsing to scratch a Balatro itch. Love the art style, piecing together snippets of the world, figuring out how items work and playing round after round. Plus the music is good! Looking forward to additional content or follow-up games from this developer.
A great game that makes you think, but not too hard. We just assumed it to be a typical poker game, but it actually feels pretty unique. We would recommend better descriptions for some of the items like the pencil, because people like us who arent too familiar with card game strategies dont really benefit from it. That being said, this is definitely worth the 3.99 we paid, and then some! Thanks to Jerma for introducing us to the game and the developers for the passion that went into making it great.
Helpful for teaching kids basic hands. Kids love it. Now theyre off to Texas Holdem as well.
Definitely a relaxing and interesting poker game, good for learning the game or just obsessively trying to complete all the hand variants in each round. We enjoy that there are a couple outs in each round as you work on getting all the hands. A fun game with lots of replay value.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.14
- Size: 250.12 MB
- iOS: 11.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, PT, ZH, ES
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes
- Developer: [Bird Cartel LLC]()
Last updated: 16th September 2024 | Genre: Casino, Card | Developer: Bird Cartel LLC