Backgammon King 2024.07.24

Reviews

3 ★, on 2021-11-15
Computers cheat, and they cheat more often on the higher levels. We understand that and play accordingly. However your program routinely, fails to take all required moves. Thereby seldom leaving pieces uncovered. On numerous occasions, when the dice required the computer to leave pieces uncovered it would take all the safe spaces and not move any of the remaining spaces. Because of this I can't see anything other than a 3 star rating.

1 ★, on 2019-08-18
Can't say enough bad things about this app. Hideous design, stubborn interface, choppy animations. No auto-bear-off feature in endgame. I would accuse the AI of cheating with overly lucky rolls, but its strategy is too stupid. AI WILL send you to bar if at all possible, even when it's not worth the risk to do so. A metaphor here is boxing someone on a waxed floor. You get hit and fall, and during the struggle to get up, the opponent callously knocks you down. Arguably effective, but oafish.

3 ★, on 2019-01-04
played a out 20 times against the computer. computer always got at least 3 doubles. very weighted toward computer. somet.es it would not let me play somthing that I knew was right only to have the computer do the same play. too bad cuz it is fun as long as you don't mind losing all the time. then playing an opponent they quit in the middle of the game.

1 ★, on 2023-04-21
This game is awful. AI has the clear advantage always receiving perfect dice rolls defying laws of probability. If player winning, dice are rolled to put player in losing situation. The enjoyment of fair competition is lost in this app. I tracked dice rolls, AI advantage in total count, doubles, opportune roles, and perfect needed roles for AI advantage and unfortunate roles for player.

5 ★, on 2020-08-11
It doesn't cheat as much as other backgammon apps. The good thing are the player levels which help us beginners. At level 3 & 4, it cheats by getting the right number when you're forced to leave a piece alone on the board. It gets the right roll to send you to the bar. It hits doubles consistently when it has to come off the board. When you're on the bar, it will give you doubles on occupied opponent points.

2 ★, on 2020-08-24
Random dice roll my butt! 4 sets of doubles in a row to win. Nothing random about it. Easy to win on first two levels as computer would roll what it needed to NOT be able to move giving you the edge. Just the opposite on the upper two levels. Not enjoyable most of the time. Occasionally seems to play more random than others...