Backgammon Tutor

Just updating my review. I'm convinced after playing hundreds of games, the computer cheats in specific situations. Most notably in the endgame, if it is behind and one of your pips is captured, the computer will give you bad rolls keeping you captured while it gets great rolls to build a wall. I've had several games where I've rolled eight or more times and could not get a 1 or 2 on the dice to escape. I can see it being possible, as it is luck, but a statistical improbability that happens far too often. Still the best out there, but very frustrating when you have to change your play style to win because you know the computer is going to get that miracle roll. I have tried several of these games so far and this is the best one I found. There's not a lot of ads to deal with in the computer place a pretty good game. Occasionally it blunders and I think it takes a few more chances in the beginning of the game then I would. Has good mid game logic and will try to trap your pips if you delay the advance of your farthest two pieces. I have to believe the dice are fair as the game gathers statistics on roll frequency. That doesn't mean a shrewd programmer couldn't manipulate chance and sometimes I find the computers luck uncanny, but still possible. Many other games clearly skew the dice rolls to make up for poor game logic. Overall best free one out there!

Overall - worth playing. I find that at the highest level, I can win except when the first few moves go against me. After a few moves, it is clear that a game is a no-win and there's no way to improve your position or chances. This keeps my winning % just over 50% and never higher than 65%. Good fast movement and great automatic moves. An improvement would be for the game to recognize when the game has limited moves then notify the player with an auto complete option.

I tried at least 10 different Backgammon apps and this one finally is what I wanted. You can turn on auto mode to move the piece with one tap (instead of 2 taps) and you can set high speed for movement. So this let’s me play a game fast which is all that I wanted!!

Operationally, great program, but the problem is that there are fewer and fewer people online to play. They need to market a lot better. The waits are often long. I had one today that I stopped at 100 minutes.

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If you want more anxiety in your life you should definitely get this game. The rolls are not random. You will often roll the same roll three times in a row. And if you have the computer pinned and only one roll will get them out, you can guarantee that is what the computer will roll.