--- title: "Texas 42 HD - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "Welcome to the Official State Domino game of Texas! Texas 42 is a trick taking game similar to bridge or spades. Invented in the late 1880s, it has become a tradition across generations of players. " --- # Texas 42 HD — United States ![Texas 42 HD App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/9a/8d/f0/9a8df023-ce96-1401-857c-9bf02364b49b/AppIcon-1x_U007emarketing-2-85-220.png/434x0w.png) **Developer:** [Mike Emery](https://apptail.io/developer/mike-emery-NHqd) **Category:** Games **Rating:** 3.4/5 (19 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** com.maroonentertainment.Texas42-HD **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 5.3 (released 2020-04-11) **Original Release:** 2012-08-01 **Languages:** English **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id543049466) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/texas-42-hd-pTwl/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/texas-42-hd-pTwl/united-states) ## Texas 42 HD Description Welcome to the Official State Domino game of Texas! Texas 42 is a trick taking game similar to bridge or spades. Invented in the late 1880s, it has become a tradition across generations of players. The sole motivator for the development of this app has been to create an AI that doesn't make the users wish they spent their 2 dollars on a soda instead of frustrating computer play. Much work has been made into creating an AI that makes the same moves you would. Since you don't have the same play style as everyone else, you can set each computer player to have one of 3 specified play styles "Conservative", "Normal", or "Aggressive". You can mix and match these styles as you see fit and can change them at any time in the game. A conservative player will tend to bid lower than the rest of the players. Its main focus when it has the lead is to draw all the trumps in play before moving on to non-trumps. If the conservative player does not have the highest trump, it will tend to lead with a junk/punt tile to draw out the higher ones, while holding on to tiles with count until it knows it can win with them. A normal player will tend to bid higher than a conservative player. Its main focus is holding on to its trumps for cases where count is on the table. If it does not have the highest trump it will tend to attempt to punt to its teammate. An aggressive player is a mixture of the two. It tends to push the bid to 31 or 34-36 with weaker hands than the other two and is more willing to bid marks if it has a strong hand. It is also willing to lay down trumps with 5 counts in an effort to draw out the ones covering the 10 count. Its more willing to play count at risk of hoping its partner will win the trick. For bidding purposes, your partner will respond to your bid. If you bid 30, you are indicating to your partner that you have a helping hand and it will be much more likely to outbid an opponent win the bid. ----------------------------------------------------- Here's what some beta testers have had to say about the app: "The AI has been impressive for me so far, not a single play that I've seen has been stupid yet and I've probably played around 10 games. Very solid game for my experience" "I really like your idea of the different styles of play and I think you are pretty close to that reality." "To date it is the best one out there. I have never felt like I was playing true 42 on the other apps." ## Texas 42 HD Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/cb/d9/99/cbd9991a-4464-ed76-a16b-f3b5eb202101/mzl.rndspkpn.png/2048x1536.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/23/d3/a4/23d3a467-0681-0827-6d02-1f74c58fbf96/mzl.rewdvkqn.png/2048x1536.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/2e/25/e5/2e25e59c-f3b8-1879-a7eb-de59da549b5b/mzl.rngkpvwa.png/2048x1536.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/aa/09/3b/aa093b0b-818a-528a-43ef-9efdb3d390b7/mzl.ibkzmojp.png/2048x1536.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/f4/f8/53/f4f8530a-cfde-13bf-5bd8-fcbbb15fb13d/mzl.qtvucady.png/2048x1536.png) ## Texas 42 HD Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 8 (42%) - 4 stars: 2 (11%) - 3 stars: 3 (16%) - 2 stars: 2 (11%) - 1 stars: 4 (21%) ## Texas 42 HD Reviews in United States ### *---- "Texas 42" This app has multiple problems with the programming/ algorithms… Any player with experience will catch the mistakes. -- Crquik, 2023-12-04 ### *---- "Congratulations" This version is a double dealing piece of crap just like your other game -- PopizPot, 2023-07-13 ### ****- "Texas 42 HD" Enjoy playing this game but not when my dominoes are revealed before they are in my hand when drawing. Not fair that opponents can see what dominoes I’m drawing. -- Silver Goose 98, 2023-05-20 ### **--- "Texas 42" I threw a trump the player next to me did not throw a trump, my partner threw a trump and the guy next to him did not throw a trump. On the next hand I threw a double 5 knowing my partner was the only one with trumps when the the guy to my left threw a trump taking the hand. So yes the game cheats. -- Raging Ranger 231, 2022-08-22 ### ***** "Great Game" I probably spend too much time on this game. But it is a great way to relax. It keeps you from getting bored in a day when you’re at home with nothing to do. Especially when you are an old fart. Old University Professor Joe Boy in Beautiful Colorado, with plans for more Fun before going home! We have traveled much of this earth. But my wife and I still have not seen everything! So we are looking for other places to visit. So give us some enjoyable places that you have visited! -- Old University Professor, 2022-03-31 ### ***-- "Locks up" Love playing this game, but have constant issues with it locking up -- Rebel Rail 96, 2021-01-28 ### ***-- "Texas 42" A beautiful game and a real shame that u prefer the outer to win all the time . I get junk every hand and my components get lay downs ! Sad Sad ! love playing 42 but not !! With this handicap Don’t understand ! You are treated this way after paying for the game , my left side and right side players gets a handful of high numbers every time : I very seldom get a double and very low if I get two dominos that matches, I am done ! I like a challenge but like to get a decent hand to work with some of the time! Please send refund ! -- Holley 2020, 2020-06-20 ### *---- "Makes critical errors" I have been playing 42 for 50 yrs. I really like this version, except for the lack of a low boy game. However, it occasionally makes a mistake on rewarding the trick. Also, computer partner bid 36 once on fives without having the double five.......duh. I enjoy the app tho and still play it. -- Stix1951, 2020-06-16 ### ***** "My Experience is Great" You can't expect a computer game program to never make mistakes. I have been playing 42 for about 42 years, and I have tried every program I have found. To me, this is BY FAR the best of them. Yes, I would say about 1 game in 20 my partner seems to make a fairly obvious playing error. Then again, a human partner might also make errors. The opponents rarely seem to err, but one would tend to notice that less. I have had and continue to have so much fun with this app that I can only rate it five stars. However, there is one important issue: it's supposed to work over the Internet, which would allow my son and I to be partners; but I have never succeeded in making that work. It would be really nice if that did work. I want to end on a positive note. This is a brilliant app. -- Cirquesk, 2020-06-15 ### ****- "Best 42 App, but not perfect" Of all of the Texas 42 apps, this one has the best game logic. One place it could definitely improve however, relates to a partner’s play when count is added early in a hand. For example, twice when the opponents get high bid, then lead a low trump, I have played a count domino in hopes my partner had a high trump. Both times my partner had high trumps, but played lower ones instead, thus forfeiting the count we should have won. I agree with others who suggest the shuffles seem not to be purely random, but overall, this is the best 42 app I have tried. -- Gilpat the Destroyer, 2020-02-15 [View all Texas 42 HD reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://app.apptail.io/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## Texas 42 HD In-App Purchases | Item | Price | |------|-------| | Customize your domino | $0.99 | | Customize your table logo | $0.99 | | Use Black Pips instead of Colored | $0.99 | ## Apps Similar to Texas 42 HD - [Solitaire the classic game](https://apptail.io/app/solitaire-the-classic-game-qUVd/united-states) - [Pyramid Solitaire Pro ▻](https://apptail.io/app/pyramid-solitaire-pro-KPoe/united-states) - [Two's: Two Cards](https://apptail.io/app/twos-two-cards-aoug/united-states) - [GrandCards: Sets and Runs](https://apptail.io/app/grandcards-sets-and-runs-FExg/united-states) - [5-Handed Pinochle](https://apptail.io/app/5-handed-pinochle-EYGg/united-states) - [Spades Kings](https://apptail.io/app/spades-kings-UeHg/united-states) - [Süper Batak](https://apptail.io/app/super-batak-njHg/united-states) - [Omar Sharif Bridge Card Game](https://apptail.io/app/omar-sharif-bridge-card-game-fGJg/united-states) - [Hand And Foot Canasta](https://apptail.io/app/hand-and-foot-canasta-Cjvl/united-states) - [Rummy Mobile No Ads](https://apptail.io/app/rummy-mobile-no-ads-Ejvl/united-states) --- ## About AppTail [AppTail](https://apptail.io) is a mobile app intelligence platform providing app analytics, ASO (App Store Optimization) tools, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, revenue estimates, and review monitoring for iOS App Store apps. 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