Stardrops — Support
A card game about avoiding stars. Play a card, watch four rows fill, and try not to be the one who has to pick one up.
Contact: claytonetwork@gmail.com — questions, bugs, and suggestions all welcome. Please include your device model and iOS version if you are reporting a bug.
How to play
Every player picks a card at the same time, then the cards are placed in number order across four rows. A card always joins the row ending in the closest lower number. When a card would be the sixth in a row, that player takes the whole row instead, and every star on those cards is added to their score.
If your card is lower than the last card of every row, it fits nowhere. You then take a row of your own choosing and your card starts that row fresh, so pick the cheapest one on the table.
After ten rounds, the player with the fewest stars wins. Stars are penalties, not points.
Solo play
Choose Play from the main menu and pick a difficulty — easy, normal, or hard. You are then up against four AI opponents. Solo play needs no internet connection at all.
Your record is tracked separately for each difficulty.
Local multiplayer
Local multiplayer needs three to five players, each on their own device, all connected to the same WiFi network. A two-player game cannot be started.
Hosting a game is a one-time purchase. Joining a game that someone else hosts is free, so only one person at the table needs to have bought it.
- One player chooses Host and is shown a join code.
- Everyone else chooses Join and types that code in.
- Once at least three players are in the lobby, the host starts the game.
Common problems
“Nothing happens when I enter the join code.” All devices must be on the same WiFi network — not one on WiFi and one on cellular, and not on separate guest networks. Some public and hotel networks block devices from seeing each other entirely, which will prevent the game from connecting.
“The host can’t start the game.” You need three players minimum. The lobby shows how many more are needed.
“It asked for permission to find devices on my network.” iOS requires this for any app that talks to other devices over WiFi. Stardrops uses it only to reach the other players. If you declined it, you can turn it back on in Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network. Solo play is unaffected.
“I already paid, and it is asking me to pay again.” Choose Local Game and then Host, and tap Restore on the unlock screen. That asks the store whether your account already owns the unlock and turns hosting back on. Be signed in with the same Apple ID or Google account you bought it with — the purchase belongs to the account, not to the phone.
“My name or my record disappeared.” These are stored on the device only, so uninstalling the app or resetting the phone clears them. They are not backed up to any server.
Privacy
Stardrops collects no data. See the privacy policy.