Try not to get thrown off the bus in this fun and easy 4 player card game!
About Stop The Bus
Stop The Bus is a card app developed by Crystal Squid.
Download Statistics
Stop The Bus has been downloaded 89 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 210 times.
User Ratings
Stop The Bus is rated 4.30 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 1.2 thousand ratings.
App Information
Stop The Bus is FREE to download. The APK download size is 21.95 MB. The latest version available is 1.23. The last update was on November 25, 2025.
Technical Requirements
Stop The Bus requires Android 4.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of High Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play September 2017.
Description
NEW: Multiplayer is back! Play a Quick Game with up to 3 random opponents, or start a private game and invite your friends via the game code!
As played in playgrounds around the world, try not to get thrown off the bus in this fun and easy 4 player card game! Swap cards to get them all the same suit with the biggest score, then 'Stop the Bus'. But be warned, whoever comes last loses a bus fare token! If you lose them all, it'll be a long walk home!
Play against the computer or try the all new multiplayer! Challenge your friends or play against random opponents, and see if you can become a Stop The Bus champion. With extensive statistics to keep track of your best games, Stop the Bus is simple to play, with clear graphics, customisable cards and a full tutorial to get you started.
• 3 solo-play difficulty levels to suit beginners to experts • Multiplayer - play a Quick Game against up to 3 random opponents, or create a private game and invite your friends via a game code! • Full tutorial to help you master the game • Customise the look of your cards, even how scruffy the dealing is! • Extensive statistics to track your improving skills • Simple & intuitive user interface • Share your scores with Google Play Games leaderboards • Can you earn all the achievements?
How to Play
Everyone is dealt three cards then they take turns picking up then discarding a card, aiming to get as close to 31 points - in a single suit - as they can, before stopping the bus. You can also make 3 of a kind for 30 points! Aces are high (11) and picture cards (J Q K) are worth 10.
On your turn (when the bus is at your stop): • Tap the deck to draw a card, or tap the waste to pick up the top card. • If you think you've got a good score, now tap the bus stop to 'Stop the Bus'! • Then tap a card from your hand to discard it, leaving you with three. The bus then moves on to the next player.
Note that you can't stop the bus on the first circuit, and once someone stops it, everyone else gets one more turn before the cards are revealed.
The single player with the lowest score loses a token - when they lose all three they are out of the game! If it's a draw for last place, no-one loses a token. Then you are scored based on your hand and rank (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and the cards are shuffled and dealt again. The player who came 1st gets to start in the next round.
Scoring Your hand score is the highest score with one or more cards of the same suit. e.g. 10♣ 2♣ 5♣ scores 17♣ 3♠ 5♠ 10♦ scores is 10♦ (the 3♠ and 5♠ only score 8 and are ignored) 2♥ 2♠ 2♣ scores 30 (three of a kind)
About Us Crystal Squid games are lovingly crafted in Wales, UK. The Crystal Solitaire series of games have been some of the top online solitaire games on many sites, so we have redesigned them for a whole new generation of devices so you can carry on playing your favourite solitaire game wherever you may be!
(c) 2011-2025 Crystal Squid Ltd.
Recent changes: Online multiplayer is back!
You can play online against 1-3 other players in a randomly matched 'Quick Game' or by sharing an invite code to your friends!
We've also made it easer to find other players when joining a game. Please be patient while updates roll out, or try the private game feature to create your own game lobby!
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Great time filler. Love playing this game so easy to play.
★★★★★Valerie Roberts· Jul 1, 2021
This is a good game to play. Relaxing and no stress.semple to play, when you don't want any headache, when you already have one.
★★★★☆John Leung· Sep 14, 2020
Game is fun. Nice animAtion and music. I prefer the hand to automatically stop when a player gets 31 points (stops the bus) as that's the game's basic rule.
★★☆☆☆Corey Livermore· Dec 10, 2024
The concept is great. Implementation isn't. Far too often multiple opponents are going after the same suit I am, and it seems like they have the ability to see my hand and know what I am doing. It also seems like I always end up giving the opponent to my left a 31 point hand because the suit I want never comes up. This never happens on PC, so it has to be something in the app.
★☆☆☆☆Daveda Williamson· Sep 22, 2020
Needs 0 stars! Still can't play with online opponents!😡 Why can't I ever play with online players!? Always says please wait. And never starts game. I have to force stop page.
★☆☆☆☆Annette Stevenson· Mar 1, 2021
I used to play this game all the time and now all of a sudden, I can't play it anymore. It says I am unable to create game
Google Play Rankings for Stop The Bus
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Technologies used by Stop The Bus
Stop The Bus is requesting 11 permissions and is using 7 libraries.
Permissions
Network communication
view network connections,
full network access,
Google Play billing service
System tools
change network connectivity,
prevent phone from sleeping
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