Backgammon Classic for Windows

User Reviews

• Great Interface but the game seems to cheat

  Networkguy1952403/23/2015

  Pros

  Compare to other backgammon games it is fast and operates at a great efficiency with the mouse.

  Cons

  Too many statistical anomalies appear with the odds. I spent hundreds of hours at the craps tables in Vegas. At the hardest level when you press the game gets at least a

  Summary

  Game Cheats

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• dice is crooked, loaded, tampered, BAD

  greengoblin19081/18/2015

  Pros

  dice is crooked, loaded, tampered, this is terrible, we see why others are complaining

  Cons

  People want to have fair and good time, no being cheated by a game that rolls all favorite dice to computer, nothing to us. Very upsetting.

  Summary

  dice is crooked, loaded, tampered, BAD

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• Absolute Misery - Horrible Creation

  vijaykrishna22481/17/2015

  Pros

  We have played over 100 games, each of 64 points, so we feel we have a good understanding of the software. Others play 2-3 games and go write a review, we ... played much more.

  Cons

  Developers have missed the point. When player against computer are playing, computer rolls anything they damn please to. Total and complete disrespect for equal chances. They can have various levels of difficulty(actually, the free classic does not), but they do NOT have the right to roll whatever they want. The abuse it too, they roll sixes twice in a row, then fives, then threes, all in consecutive order. Its so obvious the dice is fixed. Players do not have equal chances, not even close.

  Summary

  Total development misery and disrespect, game will get you upset each and every time.

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• you cannot fix the dice

  SujathaPatel221/10/2015

  Pros

  looks good

  Cons

  horrible to use, fixes the dice and frustrates everyone. Players should have equal chances, you cannot set levels and roll what you prefer, its not your job to decide that, your job it to play the game fairly with equal chances for all. Whats the purpose of playing a game you know it will get you in a bad mood?

  Summary

  Uninstalled.

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• Very awkward to use

  awizkid11/29/2013

  Pros

  None I saw.

  Cons

  Game always wins. No matter the selection, it opts out. Even when losing, it wins?

  Summary

  I uninstalled it.

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• This is for backgammon classic pro from microsys.

  dmyers332610/1/2013

  Pros

  Graphics and playability as good as most on the internet

  Cons

  Cheats, cheats, cheats. I still win 70% or more of the 5 point matches but there is no way the dice are generated by a true random number generator. Don't know at what point it goes in to cheat mode but it is very frustrating and very obvious when you play as much as I do. GNU is no better.

  Summary

  Not bad for $20 considering what else is available. It gets worse when playing real players as most are bad sports or idiots. Now can one ever know if the game uses a true rng for the dice.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Oct 1, 2013<p/>How does on know if the RNG is for real. I've yet to see a backgammon game will play with strategy alone using pure RNG dice.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Oct 1, 2013<p/>How does on know if the RNG is for real. I've yet to see a backgammon game will play with strategy alone using pure RNG dice.

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• Once loaded I found I could only play 10 games!

  IntSyOp8/9/2013

  Pros

  Looks good.

  Cons

  I didn't like the dice and move system - i found it irritating.

  Summary

  I'll keep looking for another programme.

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• Trialware and simplistic

  RecklessRon16/24/2013

  Pros

  I cannot comment as I only used it once. It was straightforward and seemed easy but limited.

  Cons

  I thought it was free. It is a trial and then becomes inactive if you don't buy it. The rolling of the dice wasn't to my liking and you don't get as much choice as I'd like. For example if you roll a 3 and a 4 when you click a tile the computer decides which choice to make and you can then back out of it and try again. I prefer to click the tile and the square I want it to move to and I'm not a fan of backing out of my choices once they are made.

  Summary

  I installed it. Ran it. Played one game and found out I only had 10 uses before it expired so I uninstalled it. No point in getting into a game I won't be playing.

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• Very nice game

  AlexandruStanica3/3/2013

  Pros

  Nice 2D and 3D boards, many game options.

  Cons

  The game menu can be improved.

  Summary

  I suggest you to get the Pro version due to its external dice generator.

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• I uninstalled it.

  Vinny421/17/2013

  Pros

  Nice layout.

  Cons

  It should be renamed 'Houdini' Backgammon.

  Summary

  I would not have purchase it had I read the reviews on CNET.

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