FaceMe Backgammon

There may be a better one somewhere but so far this app is the best one I have found.

Snake eyes! Okay

The game cheats. I can very consistently call what the computer will roll, I can count on it. I’m done with this App. I’ll find another App with games that don’t cheat. The Developer that answers these comments should come clean.

I was happy to see a “random” roll option in the settings. Unfortunately it is not really random. As indicated by other users, you start to see patterns after a while. The rolls the computer gives itself and denies you become very predictable. Why offer the a random setting if it isn’t truly random? I would love to see a developer have a truly random dice roll and control the difficulty level by adjusting the move choices the computer makes. In the expert level for example, it would always make the statistically best move. In beginner mode it would randomly make the mistakes a human might make. But most importantly, do not offer setting choices that aren’t truthful or accurate.

Fun game but logic is off, numerous times the computer keeps an open chip instead of going in, when it should do that. It must know I’m Not going to hit it or roll what I need. You would most certainly go in your side then leave an open chip. So I’m convinced that computer knows what roll is coming. Also when I play higher ranked opponent or when I’m the higher ranked opponent they get better rolls. Almost guaranteed the higher ranked opponent will get the roll to hit open opponent to put them on the bar, then almost assuredly opponent will then roll a double on a spot that they can’t get in on. I’ve played way too many games and this happens at a statistically impossible number. Very frustrating. I know the developer will say this doesn’t happen, but it absolutely does. Can someone develop an app that doesn’t cheat?

It is unfathomable how many doubles the computer rolls vs. the user. Especially once all pieces are in its home court.

I have loved this game for years - partially because i dont need internet to use it - & best backgammon game around

Developer, received your response advising how to remove the Roll Again option…is ridiculous and non professional ! Read my initial review, carefully this time, I’ll say it again, FIX the game FIRST then remove this silly addition…hope you got it now…your game is certainly RIGGED… This Roll Again additional option doesn’t make it better, it truly is an irritant! Fix it and take away this Roll Again nonsensical addition. Sorry guys, lame excuses, since I am a statistician I can very clearly tell you created a faulty game, no desire to fix it? Ok, just don’t come up with such lame excuses insulting the intelligence of many players. So be it, it’s a waste of time to try again. I’ll download another one.

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I wasn’t sure if suspicions of cheating were observation bias or not so I captured stats on hundreds of games. One thing I tracked is not the number of doubles but the quality of the doubles. While somewhat subjective we can all agree that double sixes bearing off is much better than doubles sixes when getting off the bar with six blocked. I rated hundreds of examples and computer scored much better. I also tracked how often, based on points covered, the odds of getting of getting off the bar in the FIRST attempt which is critical to avoid the opponent setting up a position. Based on over 500 cases, the computer is successful at least 15% more often. The sample sizes are statistically significant. Have played this game for years but would prefer a game where I don’t have to plan for the computer getting lucky rolls at higher odds than normal.