Last updated on February 2nd, 2026 at 03:50 pm
Oh Hell Gold – Card Game Review
Oh Hell Gold is a Card/Board game from Rene Vinding, first launched in 18th April 2014.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 712+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Oh Hell Gold Stand Out
Enjoy a smooth and beautiful looking game of Oh Hell against computer or human players.
Multiplayer Early Access enabled.
You can finally play against other human players! As this is a new feature there might be hiccups.
This is the initial version, we are working on improved AI and other goodies
• Rules: Normal, La podrida, Pratt & Whitney
• High resolution graphics
• Native tablet support
• Achievements & leaderboards
• Customize the look and feel
• The AI doesn't cheat!
Customize the game with house rules like:
• Trump selection
• Rounds
• Jokers
• Scoring
This Card game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Oh Hell Gold is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 19th November 2025
Recent improvements include:
- The multiplayer name and avatar is now used in single player as well.
- Improved variant selection.
- Improved performance.
- Improved UI.
Download & Availability
Oh Hell Gold is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
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:
*UPDATED 2026: OK since the last update, we have only played twice as you have removed the options of always starting a new game or joining others mid play. Its no longer the same game. For a few of us are playing now Ive been giving you five star reviews for 10 years but not anymore. This last update killed the fun in it for us. Too many options have been removed. Please unroll this update so we can go back to our favorite daily game! ____ Ignore complaints in a few of the reviews by people that dont understand the premise of the game. (complaining about not being able to bid what they want When thats the point. Otherwise everybody could make their bid every round! ) Raised on this game its still a family favorite with all generations. This app utilizes all the traditional rules as well as variations for the game and the app has been a favorite go to of ours for more than a decade. The developers updated regularly and Ive never had annoying glitches or bugs in it Maybe once but they were quick to fix it and they always respond to communications if you write for support. If we had one wish not available in it, it would be a wonderful gift to be able to have a chat option or comment option during games as Ive competed against some of other players for years, but dont have the ability to add them or communicate in any way. Any help to facilitate this would be much appreciated from the developers.
We enjoy this game but dont like it when it forces us to choose a bid we would not take. For example, if the deal is 2 cards and our hand has 2 low value cards and no trump, why should our choices be only 1 or 2? Sometimes the exact bid we want to make is not available to us, which is frustrating.
Would be helpful if the app included instructions for the various versions of the game (e.g. Pratt & Whitney).
The game is to easy to win. The computer does not bid logically.
A well-designed game but it occasionally limits the selection of bids you can make. For example, we may want to bid 0 but 0 is not an option. Id give 5 stars otherwise.
This game is very well done. We like all the options and the ability to pick the strengths of the computer opponents. A minor complaint: we just wish there was an option to not use the hook rule: This rule disallows a bid that would cause the total amount of tricks bid to be equal to the number of total tricks available. We hate that rule.
We find it difficult to tell who the dealer is, and when its our turn to bid, and who plays the opening hand first.
We like the game but we don't like when we don't have a choice for all bids available 1. Sometimes it say 0 or three and we want to bid one! Not fair.
We would like to see the other players bid also.
We said the game to the hardest level of all players we still see some horrific bids. For example when theres an ace or a king of Trump the computer is bidding zero when theres no way theyre not gonna take at least that one trick. Should be an easy fix. That thought process by the computer should be a no-brainer at every level of difficulty.
This is a great game but.. We used to be able to select the suit if we wanted to sluff off cards. Now it often forces us to play a suit which is often trump even if we dont want to thus causing us to take a trick we dont want.
We love this game it just annoys us when it says we have to pick at least one trick to win when we know for a fact that we cant get any. We woudl like for this to be changed/fixed.
Purchased the $2.99 get rid of ads on our iPhone but ads still come up on our iPad.
Happy to find an enjoyable version of an old favorite.
We are not text savvy But we have enjoyed playing card games our sister occasionally invites us because she has purchased it and we think its a great idea.
Oh hell is a classic game. We play it a little different in our family. We play it with low score wins. Look forward to being able to play with MORE custom rules and also with more people. Less rounds.
Practicing so can heat our friends.
Good practice, but does not keep score the same way our buddies taught us. Graphics are nice.
Excellent game and we especially like the ability to multiplayer with folks we know as long as we all hit the start button at same time. It may be our wifi issue but found several times we were out of sync with other players. Great game nonetheless… Thank you.
The game plays differently than we learned and we couldnt find an option to play our way. Not a big deal. It is still fun to play. The biggest issue we have is that playing area is too big for our Xr iPhone. We cant see the left persons bids nor their score. Im not sure what else we are missing.
We enjoy this game, but there is one rule that changes the entire dynamic of the game: leading with trump before it has been broken. In this version of the game, you can lead with trump any time. Ive always played where trump cant be lead until its broken. With all the options, perhaps consider the ability to toggle that rule on and off. Also, we have an iPhone, which has circles at the top of the screen that cut into the graphic display of the player on the left. This makes it hard to easily tell what theyve bid.
This version (on 4/282020) does NOT allow you to choose what you want to bid!!! There were several hands where we wanted to bid zero and the choice wasnt on the screen. Another time, we wanted to bid 1 – which wasnt available. We could only choose between zero and 2. We knew we would only get 1 – so Ive deleted this app. The only reason we gave it 2 stars is card action is smooth, Player names can be changed to ones you want, and graphics are pretty good. Fix the bugs in the bidding and we revise our review.
Trump isnt visible when you bid first. Game is unusable on iPhone 11 plus. Need to resize app for large screen.
Game fast paced, uses Trump suit, and strategies necessary; so, a new hand of cards quickly replaces the last hand which keeps players interests and chances of winning and placing alive……great game ideally for 5-7 players. Ward E.
Very good program for a great game. We wish it would have more options, however. For example, it would be nice to have the option to adjust the number of rounds, and to eliminate the rule that prevents the dealer from making a bid that allows all players to be correct.
Well done. One problem is display of left side player score does not show on iphone Xs because of notch.
Game known by many names. In our home it was lovingly called Screw a friend, except not the word screw. It is a must play card game.
An offensive ad just popped up while sitting playing with our grandchild. Cartoon people we. Bed and the "F" word. Disappointing.
We play on the hardest level and win 95% of the time. Its not actually hard.
The first hand forced us to bid without knowing what trump would be. The second hand will not give us the option to bid what we thought we could take. Deleting.
Just learned this game. This version is lots of fun. We have the free version and they dont inundate you with ads.
This is an awesome game. Love it.
Especially when it comes to making intelligent bids. Fail to consider the strength of having trump cards and the weakness of bidding on the presumed strength of off-trump face cards. We have the settings on maximum difficulty and still win 90% of the time.
Glad to find a free online version of Oh Hell and enjoy playing when theres some downtime. Would like it better (1) if the board layout was less cluttered such that our cards and cards played were a bit larger; (2) If there was a mid-speed for play…slow is too slow and fast doesnt allow enough time to see if other players made their trick bid or not; and, (3) that rules didnt force trump to be played if youre void in a played suit. Just suggested tweaks.
Notice many times during play that the computer hands are kinda dumb.selecting 0 on a hand when they have the ace of trump and many other winners . Needs to be smarter.
Its a great game to play. We wish the cards would be picked up or played a little slower so we could review what was played.
You might think that ones computer adversaries would consider elementary card odds when determining how many tricks are likely. Instead, at even the most advanced levels, they play like amateur putzes.
Its a fantastic app. Fun to play and visually appealing. Rules are different from what we play with friends but classic for card games. Wish you could improve the performance of the bots. Its way too easy to win. But we know how difficult that would be. Great job.
This is a great game. And enjoyable to play.
All your games are legit. Thanks for making this one. Hopefully you can release catch 5 pitch (high, low, jack +5) and/or auction 45's (5, jack, ace of hearts) games someday. Kickass. Thanks For your hard work.
The only thing we don't like is there aren't enough online players! That is it.
Have played this game for over 40 years with family members .. Love it.. Enjoy playing it on our cell phone.
Great game! Very similar to what we have played in the real world and fast.
Very well done version of this game (although we do hope that more options will be added to be able to customize it to the way we're used to playing), but with a fatal flaw: poor AI. It is overall pretty weak…even the more challenging should really only rate a normal…..but sometimes just nonsensical: we've had them bid (unforced) zero while holding the Ace of trump.
Worst longest running ads that can't be skipped unless you close the app and reload. Reloading is quicker than watching.
The advertising videos interrupt every game for the past couple weeks. We're going to delete the app. Too bad. It was fun to play. Too bad for the other advertisers on the app 'cause people are going to close the app before they ever see their ads.
Only one critique: Trump suit is hard to read through the numbers for the bid. Other than that, pretty nice game and good graphics.
Great game with different options on rules. One suggestion – change color of dark brown table – it is hard to see the number of bid tricks against the wood table (you could also just keep the number of bids shown).
Instructions? An explanation of different game styles? Bids unclear? Scoring? Perhaps we've missed something(s).
Its a good app. Fast. Only complaint is we wish it would keep a numeric display of the opponents bid throughout the round, it's time-consuming to count the little rectangles in front of them.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.6.3
- Size: 175.93 MB
- iOS: 15.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
- Developer: Rene Vinding
Last updated: 19th November 2025 | Genre: Card, Board | Developer: Rene Vinding