Leave a Review Backgammon Online 3
Cannot recommend
There are a dearth of online ways to play backgammon against real opponents, so it is tempting to play BGOnline2 just to play backgammon, but there are problems with the system that outweigh this to such a degree I rate it 1/5 and do not recommend it.
First, the community cliquish. Most importantly though is that the dice are very peculiar - weird enough to wonder what is going on, but you do not have the data to answer the question. Calling the dice random does not address this because no one is looking at stats that take into account the context of the game - that is, if I roll doubles when I need them, but you roll doubles when you are on the bar and cannot get in - there is nothing random about that, but it may appear so because the overall quantity of doubles is even and may even be close to the expected random variable value.
No one addresses this and the conversations can get quite rude and arrogant.
I would love to find another system because there is something off in a way that very creep about FIBS and this client program. Sorry.Show lessBruks
Mr
Purchased the app but I am not allowed to have an account to play games...!!! Stupid really!!!!Right Reza
More Work Needed
It's okay. You can play on fibs. The latency is shocking though, and you wind-up hurting you're finger tapping the screen that hard in frustration!
Could be so much better.Flow State...
Pluses and minuses
To offer previous comments about crashes or login problems, I want to mention that the developers seem to have worked out the kinks. My app never crashes nor does it have login problems. That said, here are my other comments, pro and con
Pro - As opposed to many BG apps where u play against a computer program, here you are playing real people all over the world. You can chat while playing, create a friends list, rate players according to their honesty (sadly some players drop out of a game rather than lose), know the skill level of a player, etc. Playing against people is way more fun than playing against a computer program.
Con - Fibs uses a weighted scoring system that aids low scorers and hinders high scorers, ostensibly to try to even the playing field. I don't agree with this one bit. You should get credited the points you win and debit the points you lose.
Con -Fibs will deny this but after playing on fibs for about a year, I can categorically affirm that the dice is not random. I can predict when doubles will be rolled given a particular board setup and player action.
Con - There's no app support. No way to offer feedback or report problems.
Overall, I still give the app 4 stars because I've had such fun connecting and playing backgammon with people all over the world.Show lessBigenhot
Thank you!
I was a FIBS player for a long time, and it's been nearly impossible for my sister and me to play backgammon long-distance until now. I'm so jazzed to be able to tell her about this in the morning. Thanks, Golde, for bringing this interface into the mainstream here and in the Mac app store. Much appreciated.Show lessmjseik
Bad app
Very disappointed. Unable to log in and play. It's a rip offMischler
Should've stuck with old version
I liked this app a lot before the update.
No longer works. Won't login.Gameboy213
DO NOT INSTALL NEW VERSION
new update is full of glitches. Login issues, ghost shadows on the board, sometimes only displays 2 of your tiles at the start of a match. BBBAAAADDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Mergals
App keeps crashing
Ever since this latest version on 9/4 the app will crash unexpectedly during a match or fail to launch by not logging in to FIBS. And each time you try to select the settings option "switch direction" the app immediately quits.Babybouche
Backgammon
Rubbish.280950
