Backgammon Gold User Reviews

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Horrible Rigged Game

Read the reviews. Don’t pay these people anything. The designer of this game has been laughing over these comments for at least 13 years. They designed this game just to get people angry over never being able to win against “COMPUTER EASY”.

Worst game in the App Store

I paid for an upgrade 10 years ago which was supposed to give you random rolls. Your rolls might be random, but “Computer Easy” rolls are rigged. It’s a really good design for ease of play, but it’s designed to cheat.
You’ll find 13 years of bad reviews because of the cheating rolls, and it’s never been fixed.
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Don’t Bother, it’s programmed to cheat.

I paid for an upgrade 10 years ago which was supposed to give you random rolls. Your rolls might be random, but “Computer Easy” rolls are rigged. It’s a really good design for ease of play, but it’s designed to cheat.
You’ll find 13 years of bad reviews because of the cheating rolls, and it’s never been fixed.
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Worst backgammon game

Rolls always go in favor of the computer player. Once you are in the house and need anything but 6 and 2 for example you can be sure you will roll a double 6 or a 6 and a 2. If the computer is in the house and can only come out with a 4, he will roll a double 4. Do not get this game. Way more normally random games out there instead of this one making sure the computer always wins.
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A Fool’s Backgammon Gold

Have been playing this game for years and know how to win. Recently, I’ve noticed that it’s almost impossible to win against the computer, regardless of the level of expertise you assign the computer. I see that many others have had similar experiences. Backgammon is a game of skill AND chance. Unfortunately, you can have plenty of skill and absolutely NO chance of winning. It’s really a shame. I used to like this game played on this platform. Now I think it’s a scam.
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This app cheats people of time and money!

Don’t ever play this app! The worst in the market, ever!

Don’t know what happened, but this game suddenly took a nose dive.

I have been playing this game on the app for many, many years. it was always fun, and I appreciated that you could adjust the level of play and the game actually responded that way. However, for the last month or so it is impossible to win, and it is almost as if the computer is out for vengeance. Every time I get knocked off and there is only one point covered, I roll that number in doubles 4 to 5 times in a row. However, I will have all points, but one covered and remarkably that’s the role the computer gets. In addition, I will get a role that forces me to a spot, I won’t have any options, and then the computer takes advantage of my position. It’s been a good run, but I’ll look for a new app now.
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Don’t Bother, it’s programmed to cheat.

The only way to beat “COMPUTER EASY” is NOT TO PLAY. The “computer” will win the opening roll 8 times for every one you win because that’s the way it’s been designed. If you leave a piece open, there’s a 90% chance it will be taken. If you think you’re way ahead, don’t get confident, it is designed to roll as many consecutive doubles that it needs to beat you. It’s really a shame because it is the best designed backgammon game for ease of play, other than the fact it cheats constantly. It’s as though it was specifically designed to simply anger its users.
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Don’t Bother

The only way to beat “COMPUTER EASY” is NOT TO PLAY. The “computer” will win the opening roll 8 times for every one you win because that’s the way it’s been designed. If you leave a piece open, there’s a 90% chance it will be taken. If you think you’re way ahead, don’t get confident, it is designed to roll as many consecutive doubles that it needs to beat you.
It’s really a shame because it is the best designed backgammon game for ease of play, other than the fact it cheats constantly. It’s as though it was specifically designed to simply anger its users.
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Rigged game

There is no chance in this game it is rigged in the app opponents favour every time. Would be a good game if there was actually fair competition.

Doubles for the Computer

Heavily weighted to the computer. You will get fed up with the repeated computer double, especially in the last dozen rolls. Choose another app.

Fixed dice

This used to be a great app for backgammon, until they removed the randomized dice. The game is just rigged now.

Playing landscape

I play this game every day and love it but, since the update I have to flip my iPad around since landscape only works one way! Very annoying! Please, it should a simple fix.

Pathetic RNG

This game has the WORST RNG and does not play fair against the AI. Doubles are at a minimum 4-1. The developers need to learn what a fair RNG is. Pass on this crap!

Computer gets convenient rolls.

The computer always gets the roll it needs when it needs it. If the computer needs a 6 and 1 one, it’ll roll a 6 and a 1. I’ve had occurrences where I’ve been way ahead in a game and the computer will roll three or four doubles in a row to come back and beat me. Come on! That’s no fun. That would never happen in a real life game. For this reason I’d never buy an ad free version of this game.
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This game cheats.

The game cheats. Plain and simple.

Was a great app

Not sure what happen this was a great app, however recently loading upside down and Un fixable. This app no matter what does not appear in settings, again was a great game.

Crapgammon

Chests like all the test. Pointless playing. Zero enjoyment.

Ads despite paying for premium version

I’ve paid for the ad-free premium version, but every time I start the app, it asks me to ‘purchase’ it again. It looks to me like this app hasn’t been updated for a while and Apple should remove it from its store.

Random rolls = Pre-programmed perfect rolls for computer

If you like games that frustrate you, not allowing any chance of you winning, this is your game. It seems to get stuck in a mode that always rolls the most devastating roll, every roll/every game. It also requires you to buy the premium version to remove ads every time you open the game. It wasn’t always this way, so I don’t know if it’s caused by an update.
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