Wizard

Last updated on June 4th, 2023 at 03:45 am

Wizard

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Wizard is one of the best $3.99 to play game in the App Store.
Developed by Sean O’Connor, Wizard is a Family game with a content rating of 4+.
It was released on 11th January 2011 with the latest update 21st January 2022

Whether you are a fan of Family, Card, games, you will find this game interesting and will absolutely like it.

Rating

43 people have rated 5.1.3

You can download the game Wizard from APP STORE.

Description

The official iPhone version of the card game Wizard.

Meet the card game that’s challenging, habit-forming and loads of fun! It’s Wizard: a unique game with a 60 card deck!

The rules are simple and easy to learn… mastering the strategy is the real challenge. One card is dealt to each player on the first round, two cards on the second, and so on. Players bid the number of tricks they think they will win. Make the exact number of tricks bid and you win points; too many or too few and you lose points. The Wizard and Jester cards add a "wild card" element to the strategy.

Play against the sophisticated built-in AI players, or choose a network game of up to 4 friends playing over the internet.

Wizard® is a registered trademark of Wizard Cards International , Inc.

© K. Fisher Enterprises, Ltd.

Updated on 21st January 2022

  • the bid dialog box no longer obscures the top of your cards on iPad Pros
  • player names are tidied for network games

Wizard Reviews

These guys are so fun to beat. Great way to keep our skills sharp for holidays!


We were hesitant about buying this app because of the mixed reviews, but after about a week of playing it a ton (in single-player mode) we can say it is works well, is stable, and provides a fun and solid gameplay experience. We have the feeling the earlier versions may not have been as well quality-controlled, but as of mid 2022 its a app great and a really enjoyable game.


Apologies galore couldnt get to the rules screen on our new device to begin with . The user indeed can specify the appropriate rules to make competition as tough as desired. So sorry we hope the first review can be overwritten. The only star missing would be to make it playable live across family in other states.


We love Wizard, and love this internet version! We play it all the time, and have definitely improved our skill at playing the game by using this app. Its an added bonus that now you can create a networked game with up to 4 players. Great way to play with friends everywhere during the pandemic.


One of our favorites! So easy to get going.


Awesome game and nice touch to make cards look like actual game. However, the app is super slow and laggy. Please fix this. And add multiplayer.


We’ve been playing this game at home with our family for 30 years. So when we found the app, we immediately downloaded it. Had it on our phone for at least 5 years. The latest update made it play so slow we cant stand it! We’ve tried to get a hold of someone to help us work it out and get no response. We’ve deleted it and re-loaded it twice. Im very disappointed.


Rounds arent accurate. One round had us win with a Jester, when another player played a trump. Don’t buy.


We loved playing this but the app barely works anymore. Its so slow you could read a book between hands. Such a bummer.


We love this app but the last several weeks it is beyond slow, both in solo and network play. Please fix!!


If you have to be on the same WiFi to play multiplayer then you might as well just play with real cards. We want to be able to play with our family when we arent together in the same place.


Why can we only play with others if were in the same room? If we wanted to do that id use the cards.


Although we love the game, it appears that the opponents know what we have in our hand and all three solo players are against us. Welcome to the Machine.


Fun but with social distancing, it would be great to play online with friends.


Please add an online option so we can play with friends. Very important now because we can interact face to face. Is an update coming along?


This is one of our favorite games. But for some reason it is running on extra slow.


Two of three games froze half way through. Unreliable.


They should refund our money or fix the game. Four of us purchased the game so we could play during social distancing. It started out fun. But we could never finish a game without someone being disconnected and not about to reconnect to the game or their screen locked and couldnt reconnect. We would start over and get a few hands in before it failed again. No trouble shooting help, no things to do to optimize the game for network play. No way to identify why it could not rejoin. No indication why the player was disconnected. Four players $16 bucks, no enjoyment. Fix the game or refund peoples money. Dont buy this game until they fix it or give it away for free. Its worthless if you cant play a full game.


Extremely disappointing. We were so happy to see this game we just downloaded it with our friends without reading the reviews. Dumb move. We cant even social distance and use this app.


Sitting at home social-distancing and hoped to play Wizard with friends around town. But this ridiculous and stupid app only lets you play with people on the same network. We have cards for that! Our fault for not reading the reviews, but cabin fever is setting in and we were excited at the prospect of a game with friends. Wish we could get our money back.


This game is awesome and highly addictive! Love it because you can play for a long time or just for a bit. There is a real card game available too. Would highly recommend.


Got hooked on this game by our cousin, now we cant put it down. Wish we could play online against others though… Try to implement online play and itll get 5 stars!


We love the game but want to play with friends that aren’t on our wifi network. Like we do with words with Friends and Yahtzee. Can’t you make that work?


We love this game. So much so that we would love to play with friends and family members and our lover. Or Id even like to play with people Im not related to or perhaps people we dont know, maybe people we wouldnt even like in real life. We would like to play online cards with them though. There is an online option but you have to be on the same wifi as your opponents, and if were on the same wifi, then were in the same house and in that case, Id pull out our non-digital game of Wizard. No sense in everyone running down their batteries and tying up their phones with the app version if we have the real thing. Plus, people need their phones to be able to check Instagram in between every turn. You know, just in case they miss an important post or forgot how many likes they were up to on their most recent post of their Wizard hand. Anyhow, wish we had noticed before buying this app. Doesnt seem like they plan on updating that feature anytime soon based on the past 7 years worth of reviews.


Would love to play with other people not in the same location!! Please help.


We are confused. We love playing the game. Have it on our iPhone and mini-iPad. This review is only of the iPad version. When we first installed it on the iPad, it played as well as it does on the iPhone. No hang ups and plays quickly. But over time, it is now horribly slow. We make sure no other applications are running. But it is so painfully draggy, that we have stopped playing it on our iPad. Please … Find out why and fix it. Thanks!


Disproportionately appearance of wizard cards in early hands defy probabilities.


CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A OPTION TO NOT HAVE ANY TRUMP CARDS?!? It’s bad enough we have to have him as our president.


We love the game, but for the past several days the graphics are moving so slowly it’s too painful to play! Please fix it This had been fixed for a while but now it is back to "buffering" and is too irritating to even play.


We love this game but it appears to cheat. Sometimes it will not play a Trump when one is led, saving them so as to trump you later. This should be fixed. Except for that, it is a great game. This does not happen all the time but does on occasion.


We guess it was our misunderstanding. You can’t play with friends remotely. It’s only to be played if you’re all together. If you’re all together then you should just play with the cards and score with the Wizard scoring ap.


This is a fun, addictive game, surprisingly simple premise but challenging game play, very realistic to actual card game version, Well Done!!


Love this game and this app is a great version.


This is a great game! Love the challenge! Id give 5 stars if you were able to edit your name for network play – defaulting to the Device name isn’t preferable IMO.


We have played a lot of Wizard for many years. In more than 30 games on this app we have won 1 game. It feels like it has been set up with the odds stacked very high against the player. It’s amazing how often the AI players have the exact cards to defeat you at the exact moment they need them.


The recent update added networked games on your wifi/lan, but if you’re all there you likely already have the real card game. Would be more useful to offer Internet networked games. The computer players throw Wizards too early and unnecessarily. They also too often lead trump when they shouldn’t; in real life players like this aren’t invited back. Still, the game itself is fun so even this limited version is OK. Some suggestions for improvement: –Better/more strategic AI –Offer hands with 3, 5, or 6 players –Blind bidding. (This is way more fun and difficult.) –Internet-networked games A bug: The trump card is being put back in the deck.


Our family and we have played Wizard for over 10 years now, so we know the game very well. When we read that there was an app for the game, we knew we had to try it, and it doesn’t disappoint. We cannot recommend this game enough (especially for a great single player experience).


We really love this game. Our family plays the actual card game every time we get together. We hope in future updates you add multiplayer. That would be so cool to be able to start an online game with our family, or even random players.


The app is seeming to freeze and lag during gameplay please fix this.


Game continously freezing up making impossible to finish a game. What’s up?


Our phone downloaded the new update and we really don’t like it. The screen is far too busy and confusing. If possible can you make an option to use the old interface? We paid for this game, but in it’s current state would not have. If you haven’t bought this game already and you are a fan of wizard, do not buy this game!!! You won’t like it at all.


We completely agree with the last review. The new app is annoying….. The sounds especially! We would love the old app back! The new screen is also hard to see on our iPhone because the cards appear smaller.


Please bring back the old version. The new version us too busy and very annoying! We’re done playing until the update with the "old" version comes back!! Used to be easy to play while standing in long lines, or commuting on train, etc. NOT enjoyable any longer. You ruined it!! Doesn’t deserve even one star!


Slight improvement in being able to turn off the faces. Now please give us the option to get rid of the comment captions and the spinning cards. In other words – would still like to have the old version back!


Loved the game before the update. We HATE not being able to see the other players scores during the bidding now!!!! It’s important strategically to see scores especially during the last hand! Also please remove the shadow over the cards, it’s hard enough to see them as it is. Now we must get out our magnifying glass. We May have to stop playing. We were playing many times every day :(


Hate the new app! No longer play!


Please bring back the old format. The little faces and animation and slowness of the game makes it almost unusable. If it ain’t broke….


We used to enjoy this game and played it daily. With the new update and the characters, it has been ruined. We will not play and will probably delete it! Why do you feel you have to change. The old adage applies here, "if it ain’t broken, don’t try to fix it".


The new version is horrible. The faces and sounds are very annoying and distracting. And certainly not age- appropriate for adults. They truly undermine the game experience.


We were a big fan of the old version. This new version is very annoying – so much so we deleted the app. Anyone know how to get the old version back let us know.

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