Leave a Review XG Mobile Backgammon
DO NOT PAY ANY MONEY FOR THIS APP
8/24
And now the game is frozen on the iPad as well. Basically I threw my money away by upgrading this app. Disappointed big time.
2/24: The developers have continuously failed a paying customer like me who was such a big fan of this game. Thought a major os update may come with an app fix but once again I was wrong. It’s been nearly a year since I’ve been unable to use a software that I paid $10 for. It’s too bad but the people begging this great game don’t seem too concerned about fixing anything or helping their customers. Shame on them. 11/23 Update: I’m unable to use this app, period. No amount of uninstall and reinstall works. It freezes immediately. And I’m a paid customer too! I’ve written to the developer and have gotten no response! That’s why I must downgrade y rating to zero stars. This is the one and only favorite game that I play on my iPhone. But ever since upgrading my phone the app has become worthless. For one thing, the tutor no longer works, so you’re not going to learn anything regardless of any mistake. And the other annoying thing is that you can’t see the dice that you roll on your turn! I’ve tried reinstall as well as installing on other phones and got the same results. What the heck is going on with the development of this thing? I’m amongst the customers who is using the paid version. Though currently I can’t exactly use this thing. Let’s get to work people! Waiting here. Tick tick…Show lessbunzolama
Random rolls? I think not.
I played 20 games in a row letting the computer “roll” the dice. I lost 17 of the games. I played 20 more games using a pair of dice and entering the numbers for both me and the computer, and I won 13 of those games.
It’s really obvious too. In the computer rolled games when I would leave only 1 spot open the computer would roll the number needed and usually the second die would knock one of my pips out. Like if it needed a 5-3 it rolled it 7 out of 10 times. If I had 3 spots to land a pip on, it might take me 3 or 4 rolls to get 1 of 3 numbers.
When rolling “real” dice, the rolls were “random”. I know, how ShOcKiNg!!!! If I had a 50% chance of rolling a number I needed, it came up close to 50%. If the computer needed a specific roll, the percentages of getting that roll (1/18) were accurate, not 70%.
If I play the game against the computer and let the computer roll, my entertainment is predicting what the computer will roll based on the board. I’ve become pretty good at predicting situations and guessing the rolls. I guess correctly around 75-80% of the time. If I could really predict rolls like this game does, I’d make a fortune in Vegas playing craps.Show lessDaryelv
Doubling causes tutorial to end!
I have only been playing for a few days and playing the tutorial, and it drives me absolutely nuts that whenever the double is used, the game ends. Makes no sense whatsoever, why not let us play to the end of the game?
So I never double and it’s always telling me I make a blunder because I don’t double but I don’t want to end the game, I want to play it out and see whether my double was a good idea or not. I can’t believe that they would do that, as I said it drives me nuts!Show lessSharonSnowbird17
HELP!
Long time player for a decade plus with full version on iPhone , laptop, and desktop. Currently I have been experiencing problems with XG locking up when it’s XG’s turn and it is losing. Have sent multiple photographs of me reloading the program, the locked position, and it continues to lock up. I then restored 25+ plus times and played for a few matches and it locks up again as it’s bearing off and in a losing position. Contacted and left multiple messages about the problem with Xavier. No response. It continues to freeze up when it’s behind and in the bearoff position. No BG software is comparable to XG but no one is minding the store/keeping the software bug free. I understand Cavier was interested in selling it. Maybe he sold it to someone who doesn’t have the skills to maintain XG. I reload it 5-8 times daily. Don't purchase it until it is repaired.Show lessPrimeCK
HELP!
Long time player for a decade plus with full version on iPhone , laptop, and desktop. Currently I have been experiencing problems with XG locking up when it’s XG’s turn and it is losing. Have sent multiple photographs of me reloading the program, the locked position, and it continues to lock up. I then restored 25+ plus times and played for a few matches and it locks up again as it’s bearing off and in a losing position. Contacted and left multiple messages about the problem with Xavier. No response. It continues to freeze up when it’s behind and in the bearoff position. No BG software is comparable to XG but no one is minding the store/keeping the software bug free. I understand Cavier was interested in selling it. Maybe he sold it to someone who doesn’t have the skills to maintain XG. I reload it 5-8 times daily. Don't purchase it until it is repaired.Show lessUseless on iOS - iPhone 14 Pro
2/24: The developers have continuously failed a paying customer like me who was such a big fan of this game. Thought a major os update may come with an app fix but once again I was wrong. It’s been nearly a year since I’ve been unable to use a software that I paid $10 for. It’s too bad but the people begging this great game don’t seem too concerned about fixing anything or helping their customers. Shame on them.
11/23 Update: I’m unable to use this app, period. No amount of uninstall and reinstall works. It freezes immediately. And I’m a paid customer too! I’ve written to the developer and have gotten no response! That’s why I must downgrade y rating to zero stars. This is the one and only favorite game that I play on my iPhone. But ever since upgrading my phone the app has become worthless. For one thing, the tutor no longer works, so you’re not going to learn anything regardless of any mistake. And the other annoying thing is that you can’t see the dice that you roll on your turn! I’ve tried reinstall as well as installing on other phones and got the same results. What the heck is going on with the development of this thing? I’m amongst the customers who is using the paid version. Though currently I can’t exactly use this thing. Let’s get to work people! Waiting here. Tick tick…Show lessDisappointed & Sad
I am an avid backgammon player and have been a regular & happy daily user of XG Mobile for many years. It has simply been top of its class of all backgammon apps and I have routinely recommended it to others…until recently. I thought the app might just need a software update, but the problems have persisted. The problem simply stated is that at random times the visual representation of the dice just rolled don’t appear on the board (at all!) but the checkers move automatically. Sometimes the move is the only possible move but not always. There is also a lag in the actual play that causes me to wonder if the touch screen has recognized my finger prompt. These issues never happened in earlier versions. I have a brand new iPhone and it’s software is up to date; I keep my apps up to date as well.
I am hopeful the developers of this once great app can make some fixes soon. The current lag and “invisible dice” issues discourage me from using XG Mobile.Show lesshoop deVille
Useless on iOS 16.2 - iPhone 14 Pro
11/23 Update: I’m unable to use this app, period. No amount of uninstall and reinstall works. It freezes immediately. And I’m a paid customer too! I’ve written to the developer and have gotten no response! That’s why I must downgrade y rating to zero stars.
This is the one and only favorite game that I play on my iPhone. But ever since upgrading my phone the app has become worthless. For one thing, the tutor no longer works, so you’re not going to learn anything regardless of any mistake. And the other annoying thing is that you can’t see the dice that you roll on your turn! I’ve tried reinstall as well as installing on other phones and got the same results. What the heck is going on with the development of this thing? I’m amongst the customers who is using the paid version. Though currently I can’t exactly use this thing. Let’s get to work people! Waiting here. Tick tick…Show lessIt’s great....but
Nice display, but that’s it. Has a unique algorithm that favors the computer. It withholds doubles till the end of the game almost 80% of the time. Unfortunately, the player finally gets doubles when on the bar or unable to play them. It’s really quite laughable to see this over and over! Lol I have never purchased a game that cheats more and more the higher player level you choose to play against. The programmer of this game who increases the cheating levels of play to make you believe the opponent is better than you is not a very good programmer. It would have been better to increase the opponents skill level. A big waste of 10 bucks.Show lessdbgrass
Overall not to bad
This is my favorite way to play backgammon on my phone. That being said, there are a lot of times when the computer gets the exact dice needed to either knock you out & cover, or keep you out by covering existing checkers. I know it’s not a perfect science and there is going to be games like that. But when the computer is consistently rolling doubles and I consistently roll 1’s and 2’s, it gets frustrating. You lose before you have the chance.Show less$%tgAle
