Backgammon Now User Reviews

Backgammon Now

Cobra Mobile Limited

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Finally

Finally a backgammon game where the computer understands it doesn’t need to keep informing you there are no moves, when you know this! Dice rolls realistically, in that - not the suspiciously always-rolling the exact numbers required for taking you off etc. that other games I’ve tried before this have been like. Computer does make different decisions too, not always playing the same each time. & occasionally offers a double, which makes me feel like I’m playing someone rather than a machine. I like that it keeps an overall score of wins/losses, so then I know when I need to go up a difficulty. The sounds also aren’t annoying either. The ads don’t ruin the game but I also don’t mind paying for a version like this one. I’ve always played backgammon games whenever I need to kill time & this one is perfect for it.

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Jonanice

2 years ago

Dice rolls aren’t random

There’s some kind of algorithm to the dice rolls. It is anything but random. Out of four rolls in a row, snake eyes twice, double threes and double fours. The rolls either favor you every time or favor AI. No matter how you play, it seems to split the wins evenly. Please fix this.

YaYoGakk

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for your feedback. For interest, we use the Mersenne Twister algorithm to generate random values which we use to throw the dice with, so it's only when the dice have rolled and landed that the game knows the outcome. It's as close to a real dice throw as possible. It's all truly random with no look-up tables that so many others use.

Slow moving

Painfully slow. Why do I need to check each play. Just add an undo button. I want a game that moves quick and this is not it.

its a decent time

2 years ago

Scam

Biggest scam , they control the dice. Once you rate it they slam you and want you to buy.

imajerkforplayingthissite

2 years ago

Response from developer

Kathy

Good but need to save the games longer than temporarily.

Goosy girl

3 years ago

I REALLY wanted to like this game

It looks beautiful, it’s easy to use and is free. All major pluses in my book.

However, it falls into the classic backgammon blunder of cheating to increase difficulty. It forces negative/bad rolls and moves on the player while maximising beneficial rolls/moves on itself.

Do not play this game. It only has one tactic and that is to force you to leave yourself uncovered via bad rolls and then give itself exactly the right dice rolls to take your pieces. Every time.

I still beat it 9/10 even on hard but it is lazy programming and lazy backgammon.

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Ninpo_kami

3 years ago

Response from developer

Backgammon

Not a fair dice roll game. Don’t bother

17S07866

3 years ago

Some frustrations…..

I enjoy playing this but don’t understand some of the actions going on since the last update. The game starts with a dice roll to determine who goes first, but since the last update why does it roll 2-3 doubles first off 95% of the time. This just wastes time and get really frustrating. Also on bearing off, I can be 30-40 pips ahead and offer a double, and it will accept it even though it has no chance of winning at all. So in that way it becomes easy to beat.
I don’t have any issue with it throwing doubles etc as that seems to be pretty much well balanced. But it does seem to get the “right” roles “most” (i would say about 80%) of the time. Saying that I would still recommend it for beginners and intermediate players as it is a good app.

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MH95463

3 years ago

Pasting from clipboard without permission!!!!

This is very nefarious indeed, when you interact with another app then switch back to this app it will automatically past from your clipboard without your permission! Luckily since iOS 14 you get a pop up notification otherwise we would be non the wiser! Otherwise it’s an ok for backgammon but this pasting issue has lost my trust!!!!

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Gauranga64

3 years ago

Do not download!!!!

Once this awful version opens, you can’t close it unless you restart your phone, it locks you on their game. You can no longer access any other apps, nor your home screen. I’m using an iPhone 11.

Also, as a game of backgammon, it is so bad that you are not allowed to play a standard 6-5 opening move by moving a blot from your opponents number 1 pip to his number 12.

This app should not be available on the App Store. Concerning and disgraceful.

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Frank photography

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks. We've made a few updates since the version you tried but never encountered any phone freezing. You will also find the standard 6-5 (1 to 13) opening move is allowed and always has been.