Backgammon Reviews

I had been participating in one of their album collecting events for days (you VERY randomly collect cards during play, once you get enough cards in a collection you can collect the allocated coins. It takes forever and is not an easy thing to do (as they so rarely distribute the cards). Before I went to bed last night, the game clearly said there was over 24 hours left in the event. When I woke up this morning, it was all of a sudden over. I had been waiting to turn in the last joker card I played so hard to win (in hopes of using it for a better option to collect more coins). The group that was ready to go had roughly $750,000. So, in essence, the game stole $750,000 in coins from me. A event should NEVER end prior to the CLEARLY stated duration time listed. That is extremely unethical. Why would it do that? I even reached out to them to let them know what happened assuming they would recognize their error and provide me with the coins…but no. This on top of dealing with their faulty algorithm for the dice rolls (that are so unrealistic, it takes all of the fun out of playing the game). I highly recommend finding another this app app to play. This one will leave you more irritated and frustrated than its worth.

I had Backgammon for a few days only. I love this app. I play this app almost 20 yrs so far with apps or with real people on the board! Backgammon is NOT good at all. Backgammon is very very annoying. Backgammon is horrible. Backgammon favors the opponent of you, so, you can get annoyed and continue to play. Backgammon kills the joy cause nobody can not be that lucky. My opponents keep rolling doubles many many times, always get the perfect dices. I don’t get any good dices doubles whatsoever. Many games, I try to go back in the game, rolling and waiting, with many slots open at my opponents’ side of the board. Guess what, I can’t roll even a good dice. I wait forever.
When it’s my opponents turn, he waits max two turns, gets perfect dices, even when there is only one spot to get back the game. Doubles and perfect dices only to my opponents and I mostly loose. I win one game and then I loose 20. Why? My opponent gets doubles, 4s, 5s, 6s, in a row, many times and ‘right on the spot’ dices, while I get bad dices. How my rolls 85% bad but opponents’ rolls 98% great? Not a fair game. I probably play with AI not even a real person. I got very dissatisfied with this application and go back to my old this app app soon.

If you want to play REAL this app, hop on PlayOk or another reputable site. Backgammon is a complete money-grabbing sham, and for them to say otherwise is even worse. I honestly don’t know where to begin. Their “online standard” 15% minimum rake is blasphemy. Maybe if one could cash in the coins for real money, that would make sense; similar to a casino poker room. But not only are you buying coins that have zero monetary value, they skim off your winnings, making it virtually impossible to get ahead in coins. And that is even with a >50% win rate! The dice algorithm is absolutely cooked. If you’re miles ahead, prepare to see double after double after double. If you’re on the bar looking at 3 open spaces, you can almost forget about getting in. Then (you guessed it!) doubles to block you in. The game plays impossibly “lucky”. I can’t count how many times I’ve opened the game with a 5-1 or 6-2, get hit immediately, and don’t get off the bar until after the opponent has eaten 4 blots. The odds of that happening once are less than 0.1%, so the fact it’s happened on multiple occasions on Backgammon tells you everything you need to know. Not to mention I have never had that happen in my favor. You are a fool if you give these crooks your hard earned money. If you are new to this app, stay far away because this is NOT how the game is played. I have played my last game on Backgammon, and I hope many of you will be soon to follow.

I have been played hundreds of thousands of games of this app at a very high level for over 40 years and have seen more than my fair share of unusual and amazing rolls , games, matches and tournaments. This site, "Lord of the board", however, takes the cake by obliterating the laws of probability to levels that would make a stats professor tear his hair out and vomit in disbelief. At one point I started filming a series of 25-30 straight losing games that looked like a script from Jackass or Punked. Opponent need 3 straight dub 6s to win? No problem whatsoever. Opponent has 3 on the bar with your home 5 spot only open. Not only will they out with the dub 5s but you get hit as well with regularity. I will be posting this video somewhere soon for all to see the mathematical marvel that is emblematic of this ridiculously bogus program/game. Thank God I don't play for money on this site because it is so predictably fixed that I could write a novel citing dozens of examples of their patterns of unethical foolishness that have a virtually zero probability of happening in a real game. And they happen with predictable regularity. Chatting with an opponent has been eliminated to protect their computer generated players masquerading as human ones. If you want to experience the most frustrating exhausting and infuriating and fixed game on the planet then by all means download "Lord of the Board". They will deliver all of the above and more.

You’ve seen it here before. The most unrealistic computerized algorithms. It’s almost laughable. You definitely have winning streaks and losing streaks. When you’re on your losing streak just walk away and wait 24 hours. It seems to generate one day on one day off. You may win one out of every 10 games. And if you take a lighthearted approach you will laugh when they get five doubles in a row. You might cry when the only move that they have to land on you pops up three different times in the same game?If you play long enough you can pretty much guess what the computer is going to roll for your opponent. It’s really obvious when you’re playing in the novice player doesn’t know what they’re doing, and the rolls they get are perfect But they don’t know the moves to use them. It comes up multiple times. Take it for what it is. Have fun but when you’re see yourself losing, put the game away don’t spend money. I think that’s what they’re hoping for is to frustrate the player until they lose everything and they purchase more. I repeat!!!
Absolutely do not coins here. You will lose them guaranteed!! I will be up 2 the 3 million. And even playing conservatively. You’re losing streak the punishes your account to zero. Don’t listen to the developer saying our algorithms are the most up-to-date blah blah blah. They want to make money so they make sure you lose yours

I started to play this game years ago ,it was good at first but when I spend 20$ at first time the dice been disaster, just see robot players whom control the dice ,and their are no random dice as you claim ,believe me you are make us laugh when you respond that ,then spend another 25$ and it getting more (some times make me furious cuz it’s absolutely impossible to happened ) ,besides I lose the connection but my internet was fine when I played the 500k games it’s happened many times,, then continued to spend more and more and it’s getting more until last time 100$, I just win few times the magical win to my opponents continued two days without any win ,then lost everything& I was planned to purchasing again with another 100$ but play just one day with free coins &gifts but was the same ,no even one win with controlled dice ,then canceled the purchase and the playing this game ,,by the way I’m at level 106 & 52%winning at my profile, but that happens after my first purchase, so it was good game but you turn it to dirty business, My advice, enjoy to play normally and don’t spend a dollor ,it’s trap

Can’t get in touch with support unless you sign up with FB. Dice are never in your favor. Can lose 7-10 times in a row. Opponents receive several doubles per game per ZERO on your return. Spent big $$ thinking it was an error but it kept on raising the anti by several dollars. Finally deleting Backgammon and playing another app that is supportive and even per game. Don’t waste yr money like I did. I believe this company should be investigated and not because I lost. Because this company is not right. I am happy with my other app that provides skill and fun.

In response to yours I beg to differ. There is no way you can lose 8 consecutive games in a row with your opponents receiving doubles of 5 or 6 or their dice getting protection with every turn. Even when purchasing coins your prices go up for the same amount. I stick by my word stating this company should be investigated. My post stays validated

My response stays valid. I think it’s deceitful and ruins other developers who try to make gaming fun and enjoyable. I don’t believe you use the RNG system. I do believe that every time you use all your coins you up the anti by $5 for the same amount of coins. Skill has nothing to do with it your dice are stacked to make you lose. Every game I played since I had Backgammon the opponent gets an automatic 6 double. That’s fair and even? Don’t think so. You should be investigated

I’ve been playing this app for more than 60 years and then that time I’ve actually entered and one international competitions Play this game enough, and you get to understand the innate importance of the probability bead that exists within the confines of the game In this version that doesn’t exist The folks who designed this game, I’ve decided to keep a balance between the wins and losses for every player Whereas if you take a look and find me that your win percentage is 50% or thereabouts, it will probably never be greater than that Unless, of course, you really don’t understand the game at all I play anyway because the time listen a good way to pass sometimes but it’s also frustrating because so many times I have outplayed my opponent and anticipated losing the game actually calling the roads that are about to come up for that Player I’m not talking about one random lucky guess I’m talking about calling 60 to 70% of the outcomes of the rolls No, either I have garnared some real psychic abilityOr if they’re having played several thousand games on this board, I have discovered the pattern that they’ve built into This version of the game I’d love to hear from other people who have figured this out as well From anyone who has had a winning percentage that far exceed 50% on a continual basis Whoever is responsible for this ,shame on you!

They are straight up stealing on this site. Explain this…I lose a $60k game and they take $90k in coins. Then today I get gammoned on a $60k game and they take $180k, not $120k like it should be. If a player whose name starts with PL asks to double, YOU WILL LOSE THE GAME. This game is comically rigged. I have seen it before but now it is so obvious. I’ve been four points away from the final Ace jackpot in the royal riches game and I cannot win a game to advance. I have lost over 19 in a row just trying to get to the point of winning the final jackpot. 19 in a row. Even the worst player can win a game at some point. In the collection round I can be up by eight chips and I still lose. If you have a single empty slot in the collection round you will roll that number every single time so there’s no way to collect two at a time while the other person catches up and wins. If a player needs to get a certain combination of numbers to defeat you, they will get them every time no matter how random or difficult it should be. As soon as your competitor offers double, even though you are ridiculously ahead, they will get every single combination they need to hit you and then fill in their board so there’s no way that you can win the game. I know that they’ll come back and say it’s random dice - it’s not. That’s a lie. NEVER NEVER NEVER spend any money on this site.

I gave this a 2 star because the layout is top notch, however (at least for me) it is ruined by a “horrible” dice roll algorithm! In “real life” I’m a professional this app player. I’ve played (real life BG) so much over the years that I’ve grown accustomed to what dice will / will not oftentimes do. My issue with this game: while playing this game I’ll oftentimes have the board to where there is no likely way my opponent can win, then all of the sudden they’ll start rolling doubles, one roll after the next, while I’ll suddenly be rolling (I.e.) a 1 and a 2. Even in some cases I’ll have my pieces almost all boarded off then if they happen to hit one of my pieces when I have no moves- then I’ll suddenly start (automatically) rolling doubles! Summary, I’ve lost many games (that I should have won- was winning by a landslide) because the algorithm rolls doubles for my opponent. I’m to the point now that it’s so frustrating I’m ready to uninstall the game and rid my self of the stress. (And FYI- there was one game in which I rolled doubles about 5 times in a row. I resigned the game and let my opponent my win, because I didn’t want to win because of a crazy algorithm.)

I’ve been playing Backgammon for awhile. It has beautiful graphics but totally same game all the time. If there are real people playing on Backgammon it’s hard to tell with the heavy handed bots controlling every aspect of the game. The bots try to destroy you with exact rolls and then you get typically blocked and have only one move. It is the MOST UNREALISTIC this app game out there. Find a friend to play with instead of using Backgammon. I think often of the game developers and wonder if they are trying to get people to hate this app? It seems they are intent on creating a negative experience when you just want to play a few games to unwind. How can you unwind when you are entering into a unfair game from the start? I finally figured out that actually they are all bots with a real person playing once in awhile. No one wants to play a unfair game to have fun. I mean that’s the point right? The point is to have fun and improve your game? How can you do that when the game already knows it’s next move. So my advice, identify the bots and let people know when they are playing the machine. I feel like I’m playing the same game every time I can predict their moves cause it’s just like the last game. THIS GAME COULD BE SO MUCH BETTER BUT it’s not. The house always wins. Look I just want to play and it’s not fun to watch a bot play while you get no moves. Is that the intent?

DO NOT SPEND A PENNY ON THIS GAME. GETS ONE STAR BECAUSE I COULDN’T GIVE IT 0. This game is absolute garbage. You’ll win 10 in a row and then lose 10 in a row. This game is just a money grab. They try to get you hooked by winning 3-4 in a row, then you’ll lose a 5 in a row and lose all of your $ to play, forcing you to either buy coins to play, wait hours for a small bonus to play one game, or watch adds to gain a small amount to play, usually having to watch 2-4 minutes of ads to get enough to play one game. Bad business model, not fun to play. The main problem with this game is the dice rolls. It’s one thing to just be unlucky when rolling the dice, it’s another for your opponent to get the exact rolls they need, multiple rolls in a row, multiple times during a game, multiple games in a row. I’ve played multiple games where I get shelved, and they have only one of two spaces covered, and it takes 6-10 rolls to get the piece back on the board, which is basically statistically impossible. This game is as bad as it gets when it comes to fixed games. If you are just trying to waist time, and don’t care about playing real this app, this is the game for you! If you like playing competitive this app, that is based on skill and knowledge of the game, STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME.

These malakas idiots are crooks trying to steal money, data & your time as well as enjoyment of the ancient game. I enjoy defeating their algorithm & little fixes dice rolls. Am a highly ranked international this app player and this is designed & developed with many strange bells & whistles to distract & destroy your confidence in fair play. Avoid the timer lies & first mover advantage always given to ai robot players posing as real…these bots are designed to continuously behave as a time cheating opponent …it steals your money and uses gamer type psychology algorithms to hack your payment method. All games should not charge you to play…there is no clear doubling cube as in normal this app which can be played for points like rice grains! Try Mancala which is more complex yet satisfying without phony fake pseudo “random’ dice rolls. This this app doesn’t offer Nardo or other versions of this app teaching proper style strategy tactics & techniques to build understanding for new players! Also the chat room emojis are childish immature & do not promote proper game etiquette (e.g. ‘good game’ ‘lucky roll’ ‘excellent move’ ‘u got me’ ‘wish the dice 🎲 🎲 were in your favor’ ‘sorry’ ‘thanks’)

Love this game and can’t stop playing but it’s completely rigged. You get coins refreshed every 4 hours and on the 5th check-in, you spin a roulette wheel for bonus coins. 12 slots ranging from the lowest (which is the amount you get at every check-in ranging up to the highest point on my wheel is $12k). I’ve played about 2500 games and out of all the bonus spins, it’s never landed on any of the top 6 points. What are the odds that you would spin only 1-5 out of possible 12 over the course of hundreds of spins? The statistical odds are astronomical. Also, I go thru spurts where no matter where you have a single marker on the board, the opponent will land on each one sending you to the bar then is able to move all of his markers to his home and conveniently fill the entire space in the time of trying to get one marker off the bar. Also, the only time I roll a double 6 is when I’m on the bar- consistently almost every time but never during free play. These patterns aren’t “purely random algorithms”- it’s rigged. Don’t spend any of your money but have fun playing and marveling at the ridiculous dice shakes of the opponent.

Everything the other players have said regarding the randomization is absolutely true. I actually tried this game for swagbucks credits but only got to lv. 22 before I got so tired of the weird dice randomization. Almost always without fail, when stuck waiting to get my checker back in I’d roll a double 6 which is usually already populated at the start. The enemy (or even me) would roll constant doubles. It’s absurd.

Next annoyance is the constant popups you get at launch. One or two is par for the course for mobile games, but it’s literally 6-7 pop ups encouraging you to buy their bonuses. You press the x six times and then a “watch an ad for coins” offer comes up with the x (or in its case, ‘no thanks’) at the veeerrry bottom so you end up watching an ad for 30s by trying to x out the offers and get to the game.

These issues were so exhausting and unpalatable that I decided the $10 worth of credits for getting to lv 35 wasn’t freakin worth it and uninstalled due to its ~*lead randomization algorithm*~ and obnoxious pop ups.

I stick by my premise that the game is fun but the dice rolls are not realistic. I did get a response from the developer on an earlier review, but it was simply a canned one that is used over & over in different forms for other people who have voiced the same constructive criticism I gave. It didn’t bother me, and was actually kind of funny & amusing: “Thank you very much for your response!” (Building rapport) “The dice are not set in any way to be fixed or for a predetermined outcome.” (You are wrong - the game isn’t fixed). “We want all of our
players to have a wonderful, unique and enjoyable experience.” (We are just good people and our product is awesome. If you think something is out of sorts, you are simply mistaken.) “We truly wish you all the best and hope you enjoy our product!” (Polite, but a dismissal just the same). I’m not offended or put off, not at all. Like I mentioned previously, the game can be fun to play so it’s not all bad. Finally, to the developers, I absolutely wish you all the best with your wonderful, astonishing and aesthetically pleasing product, and wish you all the absolute best in your future endeavors! God speed, and have a fantastic day!

The reason I keep coming back to this game is because of how clean it looks and quick it is. However if you’re looking for a fair game forget about it. I’ve gotten friends and family to play this game with me and they all say the same thing... they’ve never played a this app app this rigged in their lives. I had to come see Backgammon Store reviews because I knew it wasn’t just me. Like people are saying, if you do everything right and are way ahead, prepare for constant doubles from the other side. Want to get out? If the game doesn’t feel like it prepare to wait. I’ve been playing this app since I was a kid and I had a cousin who had never played the game before download Backgammon to play me as an experiment and no joke I could only win like 1 out of every 7 games. He made every single wrong move and left pieces open all over the board and it just wouldn’t let me win. Absolute insanity. Beyond frustrating and even though they say the rolls are completely random it is simply not even close to true. I feel bad leaving a review like this but I feel it aggravates me so much sometimes I want people to stay away if this would aggravate them too. I’m sorry..

I have several this app apps, and this one is my favorite. It has good graphics and is well developed - for the most part, EXCEPT that the algorithms and dice roll are not REALLY random. Now the developer is going to respond to this by saying, “we assure you that each dice roll is random.” But you don’t have to be a statistician to realize that it is not. I’ve played thousands (literally) of games of this app - on live boards with live people, and also online. My win rate is typically around 60%. But as other users and reviewers have written, the win rate on Backgammon is significantly lower - Mine is around 50% on Backgammon. Most concerning and frustrating is that the rolls that come up seem to be fixed. I’ve seen the competitor get the exact roll they needed exactly when they needed it. It has happened repeatedly - to the point where it falls outside of the realm of a “fluke” or “random probability”. And it has happened for me and also against me. So this is not me being bitter over losing a game or two. (Even though the developer may claim that like I’ve seen on other reviews. I just question the algorithm and “randomness” of Backgammon. I still use it because it’s still fun, but I don’t have any expectation of it representing a true, and random, game play. Enjoy!

Nothing new to say here, I’m sure you have all read the countless reviews on dice algorithms. The game developers promise this is randomized but there’s an odd pattern to it that makes it look purposely done. If the 1 and 6 spots are blocked at the opposing players side I promise you’ll roll a 6 1 and be stuck there. This can’t be random. For people who play this in real life they know exactly what random dice combos look like. This game will give a player 3-4 doubles in a row. Statistically if you take 2 dice throw it the odds of rolling doubles a SINGLE time is 16.6%.... the fact that some people get it 3 or 4 times in a row is not impossible but statistically not probably at all. That’s a 1 in 1296 occurrence and you can look this up. I’ve played about 600 games on Backgammon and this has happened multiple times so developers please realize that when we say it’s not randomized we don’t mean you guys rig the games but the algorithm for the dice are extremely unrealistic and you should find the proper solution. I know I’m gonna get a message saying “ we can assure you we use the best dice algorithm blah blah blah”. I know you guys tried but please look for a better way of doing this because it ruins the game.

Think twice before you purchase coins on this site. After years of just ignoring the SUPER SPIN, I decided to give it a try. A huge mistake! The lowest amount on the wheel was 470,000 coins with a maximum of 3 million for 99 cents. Pretty tempting, right?
Well, once I paid, rather than letting me spin the wheel, they just added 90,000 coins to my account. 90,000? Why? So I sent an email, the response was the “free Mega Bonus” randomly lands on a slot. Keep spinning and good luck!!!!
In other words, the person did not even read my post. So, I took a screen shot of the wheel and sent it with more explanations. They then added another 10,000 coins.
Again, I sent another screen shot of the wheel with more explanations. I added I did not understand why the person was ignoring the problem and demanded that they either refund me the .99 cents or let me spin the wheel to collect what is rightfully mine. At the same time, I contacted Backgammon which I used to pay for the wheel spin and asked for a refund.
This morning, again another 500,000 coins were added to my account rather than letting me spin the wheel. I am totally exhausted dealing with this game site. Never again will I purchase coins from them. It is not worth the hassle!