★★★★★ Runs out of time in multiplayer without warning.
Wed Dec 05 2018 1337ClintLost several games because it didn't notify me it was my turn and the time ran out. Often have to exit and go back to running games page because it won’t show any games there. Otherwise works well enough. It feels like, for such a light game, play is slowed by all the turn phases for minor actions. This is not a developer issue as it is faithful to the card game but may be a consideration for some.
★★★★★ App runs well in 2025
Sat May 10 2025 AudioOverflowThe app runs well, and I've encountered no technical issues in my time playing it. The interface and animations are a bit dated, but that's too be expected from a decade old app. I'm just glad the developer seems to sell be supporting it.
The Duel is not as great of a game as Bhonanza, but it scratches the itch. I found the in-game tutorial to be kind of confusing, but there's a link in the app to a rules PDF that was much easier for me to understand. Still, there are a few nuances to this game that even a seasoned Bhonanza player will need to adjust to. Bluffing, bohnus cards, gifting, and the turn steps are all massive departures from the original game. But after a few games, I was finally able to figure out a winning strategy.
Worth the reasonably low price at the time of this review (2025). But if a full Bohnanza app is ever released, I can't see myself coming back to this one.
★★★★★ No problems running, but still not great
Sat Aug 11 2018 ski6913I haven’t had any of the problems with freezing or crashing discussed in the other comments. But I have had the AI cheat in some of my games: you’re not allowed to harvest a one-bean field if you have other larger fields, but the AI opponent still does it regularly. Also, more of a quibble with the game itself than the app: the Bohnus cards make the game very lucky and very unbalanced...games are pretty much won and lost solely on those cards, rather than the actual gameplay. Just a warning for fans of the original Bohnanza who are looking for a good adaptation: the rest of this game is a pretty solid Bohnanza experience, but the Bohnus cards totally change (and, in my opinion, ruin) the game.
★★★★★ Not user friendly and buggy
Fri Mar 27 2020 AhlyssrIn the tutorial after a certain point it always just stops and there’s no prompt, no help, no indication of what you do next. I ended up just touching every point on the screen and still nothing happened. And when you’re playing the game there aren’t very many visual clues as to how to progress. I ended up again just touching different parts of the screen to see if anything would happen because there was no clue as to what I was supposed to do or how to do it. I’ve even played the card game in real life before but the app does a terrible job of telling you what phase you’re in, and how to trade cards or plant them or do literally anything. It’s visually messy, overwhelming to look at and confounding.
★★★★★ Love the game; though it’s buggy.
Sat Jan 12 2019 NixonsmomI love this game. I own regular Bohnanza and was excited to learn of this version through the app. I don’t have problems with AI cheating as others have mentioned, but I do have to force close the app after each game to start another game because of a bug, and can’t finish old games anymore in the current version. I can deal with those two bugs because they don’t happen during gameplay, but would love to see more AI personalities added. :)
★★★★★ Bugs, bugs, bugs... and a horrible tutorial
Tue Oct 31 2017 GardenOfSimpleGreat game. It’s different than regular Bohnanza but adds some neat stuff- I like the game.
The app implementation tries but fails. The tutorial is extremely confusing. So go through it and then read the rules and then play against a bot. Good luck there.
And there are so many bugs. I try to reject an offer/make a counter offer and instead, it accepts the offer. Not all the time of course. And if you undo (which it doesn’t ever point out is a feature), sometimes the game will not give you the options you should have until you go back to the game list and come back in.
And sometimes it says it is your go but there is nothing there. Sometimes it doesn’t show end-game score.
At least they have a bug report feature but so far they respond with “we can’t reproduce that” — not helpful.
I’m considering asking for a refund but I’m enjoying the game when it actually works...
★★★★★ Fun but bad UI
Fri Nov 17 2017 HamsterCrackFun game with some poor interface design decisions. Took me a little bit to figure out how to get past each state of the game - not always intuitive or clear what you are expected to press. Now that I’ve figured it out, i can manage and have more fun.
★★★★★ Great implementation
Sun May 22 2022 dominikachI struggled a little bit at the beginning with the interface, but once I understood how everything works it became my favorite app! Not too complicated, more an efficiency puzzle. I finally start to beat the easy AI!
