Tichu
$2.99
1.10.0for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
Tichu Screenshots
About Tichu
*** Listed on Games Magazine's Electronic Games 100 for 2011! ***
Shall I Teach You About Tichu?
Legend has it that over 642 million Chinese play Tichu nearly every day! I don't know about that. All I know is that Tichu might very well be the world's best card game.
Tichu is a partnership game for four players where partners battle to be the first to play all of their cards and score points. Each hand is filled with strategy and risk. Will you be the first player to play all of your cards? Perhaps you'd like to make a little wager on that? Are you willing to risk 100 points? How about 200?
Tichu has long been the favorite card game of all time on BoardGameGeek. Find out why! I promise that you won't regret it!
Tichu boasts the following great features:
* Fully licensed and authorized by designer Urs Hostettler and publisher Fata Morgana Spiele.
* Computer controlled opponents boast a challenging and lifelike Artificial Intelligence that is configurable in numerous ways.
* Up to 4 humans can play linked over Bluetooth or Game Center.
* Full support for Game Center! including achievements, leaderboards, and world-wide multiplayer!
* Extensive tutorial and in-game documentation will teach you how to play and have you playing like a champ in no time.
* Shake-A-Hint™ feature helps you play while you learn.
* Music and sound effects.
* Keep track of up to 4 games at once.
* Keep track of your game's progress with a fully automated score sheet.
* Track your statistics over multiple game sessions.
* Play in English or German.
* Optimized high resolution images for iPhone 4 and iPad.
(It also looks fantastic on older iPhones and iPod touch.)
Follow the developer on Twitter @sblanding.
Note: If you encounter any issue which you think is a bug, or even if you would just like to drop me a line, please send me email at steve-at-housefullofgames-dot-com. Posting bug reports in the comments below doesn't help me because I can't contact you to ask for more details. Please don't hesitate to write. I'd love to hear from you!
Shall I Teach You About Tichu?
Legend has it that over 642 million Chinese play Tichu nearly every day! I don't know about that. All I know is that Tichu might very well be the world's best card game.
Tichu is a partnership game for four players where partners battle to be the first to play all of their cards and score points. Each hand is filled with strategy and risk. Will you be the first player to play all of your cards? Perhaps you'd like to make a little wager on that? Are you willing to risk 100 points? How about 200?
Tichu has long been the favorite card game of all time on BoardGameGeek. Find out why! I promise that you won't regret it!
Tichu boasts the following great features:
* Fully licensed and authorized by designer Urs Hostettler and publisher Fata Morgana Spiele.
* Computer controlled opponents boast a challenging and lifelike Artificial Intelligence that is configurable in numerous ways.
* Up to 4 humans can play linked over Bluetooth or Game Center.
* Full support for Game Center! including achievements, leaderboards, and world-wide multiplayer!
* Extensive tutorial and in-game documentation will teach you how to play and have you playing like a champ in no time.
* Shake-A-Hint™ feature helps you play while you learn.
* Music and sound effects.
* Keep track of up to 4 games at once.
* Keep track of your game's progress with a fully automated score sheet.
* Track your statistics over multiple game sessions.
* Play in English or German.
* Optimized high resolution images for iPhone 4 and iPad.
(It also looks fantastic on older iPhones and iPod touch.)
Follow the developer on Twitter @sblanding.
Note: If you encounter any issue which you think is a bug, or even if you would just like to drop me a line, please send me email at steve-at-housefullofgames-dot-com. Posting bug reports in the comments below doesn't help me because I can't contact you to ask for more details. Please don't hesitate to write. I'd love to hear from you!
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.10.0
Last updated on Dec 4, 2016
Old Versions
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
* bug fixes.
* bug fixes.
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Version History
1.10.0
Dec 4, 2016
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
* bug fixes.
* bug fixes.
1.9.0
Feb 24, 2015
* Support for iOS Accessibility features.
* UI improvements.
* Minor bug fixes.
* UI improvements.
* Minor bug fixes.
1.8.0
Oct 8, 2014
* Now works properly on iOS 8.
* Updated to take advantage of larger iPhone screen sizes.
* Game Center hosted multi-player games should work again.
* Minor tweaks to tone down Tichu calls on "Aggressive" play style setting.
* Several other minor bug fixes.
Thank you for your continued support and for your patience!
* Updated to take advantage of larger iPhone screen sizes.
* Game Center hosted multi-player games should work again.
* Minor tweaks to tone down Tichu calls on "Aggressive" play style setting.
* Several other minor bug fixes.
Thank you for your continued support and for your patience!
1.7
Dec 15, 2011
Minor bug fix to prevent run-away think times.
1.6
Nov 16, 2011
* Bug fix for a rare rules violation.
* AI Players are now better at concealing when they don't have a legal play.
* AI Players are now better at concealing when they don't have a legal play.
1.5
Oct 31, 2011
* Minor bug fixes.
Thanks to all of you for giving the last release of Tichu so many five star ratings! Over 90% of Tichu's ratings have had five stars! Since Apple resets all of the ratings with each new version, please don't forget to go to iTunes and rate Tichu again! Many thanks!
Thanks to all of you for giving the last release of Tichu so many five star ratings! Over 90% of Tichu's ratings have had five stars! Since Apple resets all of the ratings with each new version, please don't forget to go to iTunes and rate Tichu again! Many thanks!
1.4
Aug 9, 2011
* The wish picker dialog can now be cancelled.
* Minor improvements to computer opponents.
* Minor bug fixes.
Thanks to all of you for giving the last release of Tichu so many five star ratings! Over 90% of Tichu's ratings have had five stars! Since Apple resets all of the ratings with each new version, please don't forget to go to iTunes and rate Tichu again! Many thanks!
* Minor improvements to computer opponents.
* Minor bug fixes.
Thanks to all of you for giving the last release of Tichu so many five star ratings! Over 90% of Tichu's ratings have had five stars! Since Apple resets all of the ratings with each new version, please don't forget to go to iTunes and rate Tichu again! Many thanks!
1.3
Feb 1, 2011
NOTE: Some people who are still using iOS 4.1 are reporting crashes with this release. Consult the FAQ at http://tichu.housefullofgames.com/faq if you want more info.
* Full support for Game Center! including achievements, leaderboards, and world-wide multiplayer!
* Many multiplayer fixes and improvements.
* Stronger computer opponents (with a particular emphasis on improving the reliability of Tichu calls).
* Miscellaneous bug fixes and enhancements.
* Better handling of user-selected music. (Tichu now detects if music is already playing and silences its own music accordingly.)
* Full support for Game Center! including achievements, leaderboards, and world-wide multiplayer!
* Many multiplayer fixes and improvements.
* Stronger computer opponents (with a particular emphasis on improving the reliability of Tichu calls).
* Miscellaneous bug fixes and enhancements.
* Better handling of user-selected music. (Tichu now detects if music is already playing and silences its own music accordingly.)
1.2
Sep 28, 2010
* stronger computer opponents
* music and sound effects (you can adjust them or turn them off entirely in the settings)
* keep track of up to 4 games at once
* sort your hand with high cards to the left or right
* miscellaneous bug fixes
Coming soon: Game Center support!
* music and sound effects (you can adjust them or turn them off entirely in the settings)
* keep track of up to 4 games at once
* sort your hand with high cards to the left or right
* miscellaneous bug fixes
Coming soon: Game Center support!
1.1
Aug 30, 2010
Recognize a Phoenix-to-Ace straight as a valid play.
1.0
Aug 25, 2010
Tichu FAQ
Tichu is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
China
Tichu supports English, German
Click here to learn how to download Tichu in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Tichu.
iPhone
Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 8.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
