Release notes for every version of Romi, newest first. Back to the Romi page
2.24 Upcoming update
- Improved sound: game sounds are much louder at every volume
- Fixed the info panel shifting when the turn timer stopped
- Fixed the other players being kept waiting when someone left a multiplayer game with New game
2.23
- New Wild card choice: the special jokers of Rummikub with a Twist (Double, Color-change, Mirror)
- New setting, Frozen jokers: a joker on the board can only be taken back with the card it stands for
- New opening options: No minimum and Wait a turn after opening
- Multiplayer lobbies show the host's Wild card setting
- The full version of Romi now plays big tables of 2 to 8 players
2.22
- Color, Symbol and Background now work on every tile preset — your first edit starts a custom palette, and asks before replacing the one you saved
- Multiplayer lobbies: unavailable buttons now say what's missing (your name, the PIN, more players)
- With the system's high-contrast text setting, buttons that can't be used are now hidden instead of looking active
2.21
- New: take back a wild card from the board by dragging onto it the card it stands for — screen readers get a matching action
- Fixed the computer adding a card to a set instead of taking back the wild card
- Fixed the card tiles going black under the system's high-contrast text setting
- Fixed the Undo and Redo buttons being invisible in dark mode
2.20
- Fixed a start-up crash after an update and the dark theme inverting on the latest Android
- New screen reader support for the board and your rack, with actions to play or take back a card
- Fixed online games losing cards at the deal and opponent card counts that kept growing
- Online end-of-game table: each player's record for that table size, correct numbers after a draw, solo statistics no longer altered
- Nearby games are now shared between more versions of Romi
2.19
- New tile face colour and number font, with a Night preset for dark tiles
- New Photo background: use one of your own pictures as the table background
- New vibration feedback, even when you play with the sound off
- Online tables of 2 to 4 players are now shared between Romi, Romi Lite and Romi Maxi
- Fixed jokers going astray when tapped, and made online games steadier
2.18
- Customize tiles: colors and symbols for each suit, plus presets
- New layout options: hide buttons, choose the panel side, bigger cards
- AI players can fill empty seats in multiplayer games
- New welcome screen, "What's new" dialog and a Romi vs Romi demo
- Fixes: card lost when undoing a draw, wrongly revoked opening, end-of-game winner, multiplayer freeze when the pile ran out, placement and steals
2.17
- Improved multiplayer stability: connections, reconnections, and lobby handling
- Improved cloud save: game statistics now sync reliably across devices
- Fixed cards disappearing from the board when undoing a move
- Fixed several card placement and steal rule issues; smarter expert AI
- Improved performance and fixed various display and statistics issues
2.16
- Fixed cards occasionally disappearing when the board was reorganized
- Fixed a lone joker vanishing from your hand when it was your last card
- Fixed an invalid opening being accepted after taking back cards below the required points
- Improved translations across supported languages
2.15
- Fixed cards still occasionally bouncing back in expert mode
2.14
- Fixed cards bouncing back when placed in expert mode
- Fixed a crash that could occur when saving the game
- Fixed a bug where wild cards could be lost during placement
- Fixed a freeze that could occur during AI turns
2.13
- Fixed a bug where cards could disappear during card theft
2.12
- Fixed a crash when saving the game
- Fixed a freeze when sliding cards on Android 15
- Fixed a crash when navigating back on Android 8.1
- Fixed joker detection in King-Ace loops
2.11
- Added undo/redo buttons during your turn
- Improved automatic card placement and hand organization
- Fixed board corruption caused by shifting cards
- Fixed crashes and memory issues
- Fixed language settings lost after app update
2.10
- Added sound effect for successful opening
- Reorganized settings screens for better clarity
- Fixed crashes and freezes related to ads
2.09
- Added option to view opponent's cards at end of game (disabled by default)
- Fixed blank screen when pressing back button rapidly
- Fixed card loss during placement with Joker
- Fixed card loss during AI theft operations
2.08
- Fixed cloud save losing statistics when syncing from a new device
- Fixed card placement ignoring color when connecting to a Joker
- Fixed card placement issue during theft operations
2.07
- Added Google Play Games Services integration with leaderboards and cloud saves
- Revamped statistics with filtering by category and number of players
- Fixed multiplayer end-game issues
- Fixed automatic card placement between sequences and sets
2.06
- Improved end-game statistics display
- Fixed card organization when sorting by groups
- Fixed sequence placement validation on the board
2.05
- Fixed white screen when starting a new game
- Improved sequence placement and merging on the board
- Enhanced card theft performance
2.04
- Fixed card ordering issues when arranging cards in hand
- Fixed card theft validation from sequences
- Improved multiplayer lobby discovery
2.03
- Fixed joker theft validation issues
- Improved accessibility font support
2.02
- Improved end-game screen display
- Fixed joker theft from the middle of a sequence
- Fixed board corruption when stealing cards
- Improved performance with card rendering optimizations
2.01
- Added online multiplayer: play with friends over the internet (experimental)
- Added 4 new languages: Czech, Greek, Finnish, Russian
- Fixed touch interactions on right-to-left devices
- Fixed card theft issues when reorganizing melds
2.00
- Added local multiplayer: play with 2-4 players on nearby Android devices
- Added option for the winner to start the next game
- Fixed card theft issues when stealing from existing melds
- Improved performance and memory usage
1.99
- Fixed app becoming unresponsive after placing cards without enough points to open
1.98
- Fixed AI getting stuck in infinite loops during its turn
- Fixed card duplication issues during AI card theft
- Fixed cards being incorrectly overwritten during card movements
- Improved AI error detection and reporting
1.97
- Fixed app freezing when checking extended rules
- Fixed card placement issues causing invalid groups on the board
- Fixed display of selected cards on the board
1.96
- Fixed AI incorrectly overwriting existing cards during placement
- Fixed infinite loop when AI places cards on full board
- Improved card spacing on tablets
- Fixed drag and drop offset on tablets in landscape mode
1.95
- Fixed cards being incorrectly placed across row boundaries
- Fixed auto-place extending board sequences before opening
- Fixed AI creating invalid sets with duplicate suits
1.94
- Fixed crash when organizing cards on the board
- Added AI error detection with bug report option
1.93
- Added option to reverse triple column order
- Improved settings layout organization
- Fixed end-of-game sounds being cut off
- Fixed app freezing (ANR)
1.92
- Fixed crash in 4-player games with AI opponents
- Fixed auto-placement creating invalid card combinations
- Fixed board reorganization creating invalid sequences
1.91
- Improved touch responsiveness for faster card interactions
- Fixed a bug where the game could get stuck after a draw
- Fixed invalid card sequences with extended rules
1.90
- Added visual highlight on selected cards during drag-and-drop
- Fixed various bugs
1.89
- Added explanatory text on the end game screen
- Improved card placement and animations
- Animation speed reset; visit Settings to adjust
1.88
- Added confirmation dialog when resetting statistics
- Fixed card placement by tap after splitting a sequence
1.87
- Improved drag-and-drop accuracy on tablets
- Fixed card animation size in portrait mode
1.86
- "Played Cards" button now works correctly after opening
- Fixed double counting of human player victories
- Fixed automatic placement of triples and board reorganization
- Fixed potential crash on app update
- Fixed rare crash during card ordering
- Improved drag-and-drop experience
1.85
- Portrait mode support - Play in portrait orientation
- Dark/Light/System theme - Choose your preferred display mode
- Pass-and-play multiplayer - Multiple human players on the same device
- Drag-and-drop cards - More intuitive card manipulation
- 5 new languages: Danish, Indonesian, Polish, Romanian, Turkish
- Modern Material 3 interface
- Smoother card animations
- Better support for phones with notches
- Player names shown in messages instead of numbers
- Current player highlighted in red
- Timer penalty correctly applied when time expires
- Improved card placement for jokers and sequences
