Setback: High Pitch Card Game
Justin Fleming Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Setback: High Pitch Card Game is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Justin Fleming. Rated 5.0/5 from 2 ratings. Requires iOS 18.6.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 2 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 6 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 23
- 2026 · v1.1
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About Setback: High Pitch Card Game
Setback. The classic trick-taking game, beautifully reimagined for iPhone and iPad. Also known as Pitch or High-Low-Jack, Setback is a partnership card game where every trick matters and every bid is a gamble. Team up with a computer partner against two AI opponents, or pass the device around the table for a four-player night in. Crisp cards, a clean felt table, and the tension of a well-timed trump card, all in the palm of your hand. Two ways to play: • Shuford Setback: wild Jokers, a kitty draw, and up to seven points a hand • Traditional Pitch: the classic 52-card game scored on High, Low, Jack, and Game Features: • Smart AI opponents across three difficulty levels that bid, signal, and play like real partners • Pass-and-play for a true four-player game, with a privacy handoff screen between turns • Hand history and last-trick review, so you can second-guess that play all you want • Coach marks and an in-game tutorial. Great for learning, easy to turn off once you're a pro • Pick up right where you left off! Games save automatically • Built for every iPhone in portrait and landscape, from SE to Pro Max, and every configuration of the iPhone Duo • Optimized for every iPad in portrait and landscape • No data collection. No tracking. Free to download and play. Between games, free players may see an occasional promo for one of my other apps. You can remove it — and unlock everything below — with a single one-time purchase: Setback Plus. Setback Plus (one-time purchase): • Remove all ads and promos • Detailed stats: win rate, streaks, bidding success, and points captured • Appearance settings: - Eight accent colors - Green felt or wood table - Six card-back designs, including rainbow - Ten fonts, including Futura, Bodoni, Didot, and Georgia • Every future feature, included Great for: • Fans of Pitch, Setback, Pedro, High-Low-Jack, and old-school partnership games • Families who grew up playing around the kitchen table • Anyone who wants a quick, skillful card game Whether you learned Setback from your grandparents or you're picking it up for the first time, this is the version that actually feels right. Enjoy!
What’s new
Version 1.1 · Updated October 23, 2026
Now on iPad and iPhone Duo! Plus leaderboards and achievements, much clearer scoring and summaries, and accessibility improvements. • iPad support. Play full-screen in portrait or landscape. • iPhone Duo support. Play in a multitude of new ways, sizes, and orientations with Apple's latest device! • Game Center. Climb the leaderboards and unlock achievements! • Clearer scoring. Every hand now shows which card took each point, and how close both teams are to winning. • End-of-game summary. A full hand-by-hand scorecard for the game you just played. • Accessibility. Full VoiceOver support, and text now scales with your Larger Text setting. • Plus a range of fixes, AI improvements, and visual polish. Hope you enjoy!
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App privacy
The developer, Justin Fleming, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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