Backgammon NJ

The graphics aren’t as snazzy nor are the sound effects as crisp as some other BG games but there is no equal to the uniquely realistic gameplay in BGNJ. The AI is superb, the gameplay is fair. Any reports of “rigging of the dice” is a delusion in the mind of the player. Tutor modes and game analysis allow you to see your errors and really improve your game. Another highlight, the “league” of players is small but highly skilled and devoted. Best of all there is no constant “buy in” for chips or coins. You buy the game once and that’s it. The rest is playing and improving your ER. There is a crashing issue that seems to be a function of Game Center, so says the developer. It’s still the best game out there. One suggestion: open up the microphone. Then players could talk to each other in real time. Would save typing in the chat window and would make the game very social.

The game consistently gets incredible rolls. And I consistently don't. There's no way to assess winning rolls based on simple roll stats. The program consistently gets good rolls. And I don't. Update: After thousands of games, I hold the same opinion: the game simply gets consistently good rolls and I don't. I can't even recall the last time I had a run of good luck, winning a few games in a row, being down and getting several good rolls to surge ahead. Update two: It just happens game after game. The developer can say what they want to. This program is "luckier" than any human being. Update three: Just because the developer continues to post replies and ignore the experience of hundreds of experienced backgammon players does not mean the experience of these players is not true. PLEASE STOP REPLYING TO ME Update four: Amazing. Ask a developer to leave you alone and they just keep replying. Do they really think this endears future buyers of their app? Just send me info on how to get my money back and we can end this discussion. I'll delete it and we'll all be happy. UPDATE FIVE: Thanks for the info on refunds. I'll be contacting Apple. They may not give me a refund because I've had the app for so long. You guys can still give me a refund if Apple refuses. Now I mainly want the refund because you're just a jerk. And that's what I'm telling Apple support. UPDATE SIX: One of my favorite things to notice is how often the game gets doubles as soon as it turns into a pure race....UPDATE SEVEN: Count how many times you roll double 6s when trying to get off the bar….

The developer takes great pains to explain how the rolls are not rigged in favor of the computer. There’s an old Shakespeare quote: Thou doth protest too much. All you have to do is play on expert mode and you’ll see what I’m talking about. In every game, every single game, the computer easily covers its home base with perfect rolls, and if you’re unlucky enough to have a man or two back in their home base, the rolls are such that the computer never leaves its own man opened to bump. I have played hundreds of games on expert mode, and the scenario is always the same. Here’s another one that cannot be explained. If the computer bumps you in the one position and is not covered, you will NEVER roll a 1 to then bump the computer....but if you bump the computer in your 1 position, it will always roll a 1 to bump you. Whatever the developer says, or tries to explain, it’s simply not true. Just play the game on any level other than expert mode and you’ll quickly see how it cheats. There are threads on reddit and all over the internet explaining how the game cheats. Paying for this app is a waste of time. Developer again goes to great pains to tell you the rolls are random...random? Technically yes because they’re all spelled out before the game starts...but there is no way the AI doesn’t have access to the “random” numbers because the random numbers are already within the app itself. Random numbers fine, but the AI knows what the rolls are going to be. Try playing on beginner level you’ll see what I mean. Terrible app.