Quitting
Do not agree with awarding points to players that quit. Overall a good design and game. TY
My brother
I love Joseph.
Not a BAD AI backgammon game
Well, it still cheats. Yes I have read the statistics, but I also got a set of physical dice and rolled the move for each player. With the manual tools, the win rate between the human and the AI is about 50/50. Without the manual rolls, AI wins all the time, having exactly the needed rolls at exactly the correct time.
The interface is fabulous, the piece movement is great.
You can’t blame the AI for wanting to win and having a way to make it occur!
The interface is fabulous, the piece movement is great.
You can’t blame the AI for wanting to win and having a way to make it occur!
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Not Random
The rolls are not true. I play all the time with a board and other apps.
The computer cheats
I’ve put it to the test. It’s not random or coincidence.
Cheats
Regularly pulls high odd roles out of it’s pocket.
Completely rigged
Game is so rigged you can predict the rolls. Total joke.
Great version
Discovered recently you can look at future dice rolls for either player. Interesting but don’t use it. The one thing I’d LOVE is a tutorial mode. Telling me when there’s a better move - and maybe why. Even without it’s a great way to learn how to play.
Cheats
Very frustrating. I love the UI. I am an experienced backgammon player. The dice are not random. This app cheats.
Been playing this a long time
I am a very good backgammon player and have played ever since I was a kid. I started playing backgammon NJ several years ago and have I gotten play regularly on expert level. It has definitely improved my game over time and I have learned new strategies, some of which are almost counterintuitive. Specifically it has taught me to be more aggressive and take appropriate risks. Great game.
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De pire en pire plus vous jouez
Je ne sais pas comment ils s’y prennent, mais il est évident que le jeu triche. Il y a trop de schémas récurrents qui se répètent après plus de 10 000 parties jouées contre l’ordinateur.
La première chose, c’est la chance incroyable du jeu lorsqu’il s’agit de rentrer. Environ 60 % de rentrées, même lorsqu’il n’y a qu’une seule flèche possible.
Lorsque les pions du joueur sont exposés, l’ordinateur a une chance incroyable lorsqu’il s’agit de frapper. Certains coups sont presque prévisibles.
Mais il y a aussi quelques astuces plus subtiles, comme la tendance du jeu à lancer les mêmes dés deux ou trois fois de suite lorsqu’il y a une chance que le joueur laisse un blot. Ou bien le changement inattendu de l’ordre des dés — le plus faible est joué en premier au lieu du plus fort — de sorte que, si vous jouez vite, il y a de fortes chances que vous vous fassiez avoir. Il y a aussi la soudaine impossibilité de proposer un double, spécialement aux moments ou l’offre serait stratégique et obligerait le jeu à renoncer.
Des comportements tellement systématiques que ça finit par vous forcer à déjouer.
Quant aux stats de jeux, c'est désormais n'importe quoi, elles ne sont plus d'aucune aide.
En comparaison avec d’autres applications, comme True Backgammon par exemple, la malhonnêteté de BGNJ HD est évidente
La première chose, c’est la chance incroyable du jeu lorsqu’il s’agit de rentrer. Environ 60 % de rentrées, même lorsqu’il n’y a qu’une seule flèche possible.
Lorsque les pions du joueur sont exposés, l’ordinateur a une chance incroyable lorsqu’il s’agit de frapper. Certains coups sont presque prévisibles.
Mais il y a aussi quelques astuces plus subtiles, comme la tendance du jeu à lancer les mêmes dés deux ou trois fois de suite lorsqu’il y a une chance que le joueur laisse un blot. Ou bien le changement inattendu de l’ordre des dés — le plus faible est joué en premier au lieu du plus fort — de sorte que, si vous jouez vite, il y a de fortes chances que vous vous fassiez avoir. Il y a aussi la soudaine impossibilité de proposer un double, spécialement aux moments ou l’offre serait stratégique et obligerait le jeu à renoncer.
Des comportements tellement systématiques que ça finit par vous forcer à déjouer.
Quant aux stats de jeux, c'est désormais n'importe quoi, elles ne sont plus d'aucune aide.
En comparaison avec d’autres applications, comme True Backgammon par exemple, la malhonnêteté de BGNJ HD est évidente
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Cheats when coming back in
I have played this app thousands and thousands of times. It has an excellent interface, the best, and its general is excellent. But make no mistake, it absolutely cheats. How? When you are knocked out and waiting to get back in, even if there are 4 or 5 points available for you to land, 80% of the time you WILL NOT get back on. The dice will land on the blocked points, often for multiple turns. Turn it round - when the computer is on the bar, 80% of the time it will get back in FIRST THROW, even if there are only 2 places open. Take my word for it.
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I was wrong
I gave this game a bad review once. I was wrong. I hadn’t checked the dice while playing the game (to see if indeed the computer was using the pre-rolls) and it was. I apologize to the designer if I gave anyone a reason for not downloading the game.
Fun but Frustrating
I’ve been playing this app for years and keep
coming back to it for the rapid pace, no advertising and helpful hints. I enjoy the online play w others. But it is obvious the dice are not random. Very obvious and at times frustrating
coming back to it for the rapid pace, no advertising and helpful hints. I enjoy the online play w others. But it is obvious the dice are not random. Very obvious and at times frustrating
Cheats
Consistently gives itself almost always the exact rolls it needs to win, and gives the challenger useless rolls or disadvantageous rolls.
I’ve tried them all (including the free ones) and this is the best I’ve found.
The game dev put a lot of appreciated effort into making games *fast* eliminating all the places where the decisions are easy and focusing you on where the decisions are more tricky. The few themes are each beautiful - I like to alternate. The clicking is intuitive and this is available on all the major platforms. I use it on mobile and on my MBP. You can use it to analyze past games and play online. Can’t really ask for more from a bkg game imho.
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Great until it wasn’t
I’ve played this game for years. It’s always worked great until recently. I’ve lost the ability to play against my friend. I can no longer do turn based games. I’ve contacted the app creator for support. And receive no reply.
Malo malo
Me pone enfermo jugar contra los dobles permanentes del software. Simplemente lo voy a eliminar
Online play with friends didn’t work
Bought this for myself and a friend specifically to play together online and it doesn’t work. Total waste of money.
Questionable intelligence
Beautifully constructed game, but the higher competitive levels are harder to beat (playing against the app) only because the app gets 4 out of 5 of the rolls it needs every time it gets an advantage, and competitor rolls go to 1s , 2s and 3s. In these situations, the app gets high doubles in 3 of 5 rolls.
There's something wrong with higher level play modes.
Update: I’ve continued to play this game despite the obvious advantages it gives itself when needed and the obvious useless rolls it grants its opponent in similar situations (e.g., double 4s, 5s, and 3s when a 3 roll is needed), but I’m reclassifying the game’s methods a flat out cheating.
There's something wrong with higher level play modes.
Update: I’ve continued to play this game despite the obvious advantages it gives itself when needed and the obvious useless rolls it grants its opponent in similar situations (e.g., double 4s, 5s, and 3s when a 3 roll is needed), but I’m reclassifying the game’s methods a flat out cheating.
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