Backgammon - Lord of the Board

Name: Backgammon - Lord of the Board
Rating: 4.44339 (75179 reviews)

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Backgammon - Lord of the Board

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User Reviews for Backgammon - Lord of the Board

Not a good game for people with short temper

Nothing new to say here, I’m sure you have all read the countless reviews on dice algorithms. The game developers promise this is randomized but there’s an odd pattern to it that makes it look purposely done. If the 1 and 6 spots are blocked at the opposing players side I promise you’ll roll a 6 1 and be stuck there. This can’t be random. For people who play this in real life they know exactly what random dice combos look like. This game will give a player 3-4 doubles in a row. Statistically if you take 2 dice throw it the odds of rolling doubles a SINGLE time is 16.6%.... the fact that some people get it 3 or 4 times in a row is not impossible but statistically not probably at all. That’s a 1 in 1296 occurrence and you can look this up. I’ve played about 600 games on the app and this has happened multiple times so developers please realize that when we say it’s not randomized we don’t mean you guys rig the games but the algorithm for the dice are extremely unrealistic and you should find the proper solution. I know I’m gonna get a message saying “ we can assure you we use the best dice algorithm blah blah blah”. I know you guys tried but please look for a better way of doing this because it ruins the game.

canemint23, Jan 25, 2021

Fun, but algorithm is not random.

I have several backgammon apps, and this one is my favorite. It has good graphics and is well developed - for the most part, EXCEPT that the algorithms and dice roll are not REALLY random. Now the developer is going to respond to this by saying, “we assure you that each dice roll is random.” But you don’t have to be a statistician to realize that it is not. I’ve played thousands (literally) of games of backgammon - on live boards with live people, and also online. My win rate is typically around 60%. But as other users and reviewers have written, the win rate on this app is significantly lower - Mine is around 50% on this app. Most concerning and frustrating is that the rolls that come up seem to be fixed. I’ve seen the competitor get the exact roll they needed exactly when they needed it. It has happened repeatedly - to the point where it falls outside of the realm of a “fluke” or “random probability”. And it has happened for me and also against me. So this is not me being bitter over losing a game or two. (Even though the developer may claim that like I’ve seen on other reviews. I just question the algorithm and “randomness” of this app. I still use it because it’s still fun, but I don’t have any expectation of it representing a true, and random, game play. Enjoy!

gamm-on!!, Dec 11, 2020

Criminally bad game

I have been played hundreds of thousands of games of backgammon at a very high level for over 40 years and have seen more than my fair share of unusual and amazing rolls , games, matches and tournaments. This site, "Lord of the board", however, takes the cake by obliterating the laws of probability to levels that would make a stats professor tear his hair out and vomit in disbelief. At one point I started filming a series of 25-30 straight losing games that looked like a script from Jackass or Punked. Opponent need 3 straight dub 6s to win? No problem whatsoever. Opponent has 3 on the bar with your home 5 spot only open. Not only will they out with the dub 5s but you get hit as well with regularity. I will be posting this video somewhere soon for all to see the mathematical marvel that is emblematic of this ridiculously bogus program/game. Thank God I don't play for money on this site because it is so predictably fixed that I could write a novel citing dozens of examples of their patterns of unethical foolishness that have a virtually zero probability of happening in a real game. And they happen with predictable regularity. Chatting with an opponent has been eliminated to protect their computer generated players masquerading as human ones. If you want to experience the most frustrating exhausting and infuriating and fixed game on the planet then by all means download "Lord of the Board". They will deliver all of the above and more.

Hogdynasty, Oct 07, 2022

Don’t Waste Your Time & Money

If you want to play REAL backgammon, hop on PlayOk or another reputable site. This app is a complete money-grabbing sham, and for them to say otherwise is even worse. I honestly don’t know where to begin. Their “online standard” 15% minimum rake is blasphemy. Maybe if one could cash in the coins for real money, that would make sense; similar to a casino poker room. But not only are you buying coins that have zero monetary value, they skim off your winnings, making it virtually impossible to get ahead in coins. And that is even with a >50% win rate! The dice algorithm is absolutely cooked. If you’re miles ahead, prepare to see double after double after double. If you’re on the bar looking at 3 open spaces, you can almost forget about getting in. Then (you guessed it!) doubles to block you in. The game plays impossibly “lucky”. I can’t count how many times I’ve opened the game with a 5-1 or 6-2, get hit immediately, and don’t get off the bar until after the opponent has eaten 4 blots. The odds of that happening once are less than 0.1%, so the fact it’s happened on multiple occasions on this app tells you everything you need to know. Not to mention I have never had that happen in my favor. You are a fool if you give these crooks your hard earned money. If you are new to backgammon, stay far away because this is NOT how the game is played. I have played my last game on this app, and I hope many of you will be soon to follow.

IckyShart, Dec 12, 2019

THEY JUST WANT YOUR MONEY

DO NOT SPEND A PENNY ON THIS GAME. GETS ONE STAR BECAUSE I COULDN’T GIVE IT 0. This game is absolute garbage. You’ll win 10 in a row and then lose 10 in a row. This game is just a money grab. They try to get you hooked by winning 3-4 in a row, then you’ll lose a 5 in a row and lose all of your $ to play, forcing you to either buy coins to play, wait hours for a small bonus to play one game, or watch adds to gain a small amount to play, usually having to watch 2-4 minutes of ads to get enough to play one game. Bad business model, not fun to play. The main problem with this game is the dice rolls. It’s one thing to just be unlucky when rolling the dice, it’s another for your opponent to get the exact rolls they need, multiple rolls in a row, multiple times during a game, multiple games in a row. I’ve played multiple games where I get shelved, and they have only one of two spaces covered, and it takes 6-10 rolls to get the piece back on the board, which is basically statistically impossible. This game is as bad as it gets when it comes to fixed games. If you are just trying to waist time, and don’t care about playing real backgammon, this is the game for you! If you like playing competitive backgammon, that is based on skill and knowledge of the game, STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME.

Jt692016, Feb 14, 2021

Do not buy coins here!

Think twice before you purchase coins on this site. After years of just ignoring the SUPER SPIN, I decided to give it a try. A huge mistake! The lowest amount on the wheel was 470,000 coins with a maximum of 3 million for 99 cents. Pretty tempting, right? Well, once I paid, rather than letting me spin the wheel, they just added 90,000 coins to my account. 90,000? Why? So I sent an email, the response was the “free Mega Bonus” randomly lands on a slot. Keep spinning and good luck!!!!In other words, the person did not even read my post. So, I took a screen shot of the wheel and sent it with more explanations. They then added another 10,000 coins. Again, I sent another screen shot of the wheel with more explanations. I added I did not understand why the person was ignoring the problem and demanded that they either refund me the .99 cents or let me spin the wheel to collect what is rightfully mine. At the same time, I contacted the app which I used to pay for the wheel spin and asked for a refund. This morning, again another 500,000 coins were added to my account rather than letting me spin the wheel. I am totally exhausted dealing with this game site. Never again will I purchase coins from them. It is not worth the hassle!

Kittyluvsmooshi, Jul 20, 2020

House always wins even when you win it’s because they let you win

I’ve been playing this app for awhile. It has beautiful graphics but totally same game all the time. If there are real people playing on this app it’s hard to tell with the heavy handed bots controlling every aspect of the game. The bots try to destroy you with exact rolls and then you get typically blocked and have only one move. It is the MOST UNREALISTIC backgammon game out there. Find a friend to play with instead of using this app. I think often of the game developers and wonder if they are trying to get people to hate backgammon? It seems they are intent on creating a negative experience when you just want to play a few games to unwind. How can you unwind when you are entering into a unfair game from the start? I finally figured out that actually they are all bots with a real person playing once in awhile. No one wants to play a unfair game to have fun. I mean that’s the point right? The point is to have fun and improve your game? How can you do that when the game already knows it’s next move. So my advice, identify the bots and let people know when they are playing the machine. I feel like I’m playing the same game every time I can predict their moves cause it’s just like the last game. THIS GAME COULD BE SO MUCH BETTER BUT it’s not. The house always wins. Look I just want to play and it’s not fun to watch a bot play while you get no moves. Is that the intent?

Lucinda89, Jan 14, 2022

Fraud

There are about two dozen tell-tale signs the dice in this game is FAR from fair. It has great graphics but that’s the extent of the positives. It claims there are millions of players - so why do I keep playing the same opponents? It doesn’t let you chat with your opponent - or else it would be too easy to determine your opponent is a computer. I’m sticking with other backgammon games that have less flashy graphics but at least fair dice. It has mechanisms that give you “free” coins. But the very next game, it gives you a computer opponent that has statistically unrealistic dice and you’ll lose. “House” commission is 30% on every game you win. Majority of “opponents” (computer) is “people” from 4 or 5 foreign countries. Has harvested about three hundred profile pictures from peoples online profiles to make up computer profiles that they mislead as being real. If they had the “millions” of players they really advertise - it would be unlikely that majority of my “opponents” are people I have played before. I can win about 70% of the time vs their few human opponents - but against their computer “bots” with tainted dice - I can only win about 35%. This is a ripoff and a fraud. They even defraud the reviews - read them - go ahead - nearly all of them are VERY negative but most of these very negative reviews have a 5 star rating. How can that be??? A class action lawsuit is pending. And likely part vs Apple who is enabling this fraud to continue.

Nawtikal One, Jul 23, 2022

The game is rigged

I’ve been playing backgammon for more than 60 years and then that time I’ve actually entered and one international competitions Play this game enough, and you get to understand the innate importance of the probability bead that exists within the confines of the game In this version that doesn’t exist The folks who designed this game, I’ve decided to keep a balance between the wins and losses for every player Whereas if you take a look and find me that your win percentage is 50% or thereabouts, it will probably never be greater than that Unless, of course, you really don’t understand the game at all I play anyway because the time listen a good way to pass sometimes but it’s also frustrating because so many times I have outplayed my opponent and anticipated losing the game actually calling the roads that are about to come up for that Player I’m not talking about one random lucky guess I’m talking about calling 60 to 70% of the outcomes of the rolls No, either I have garnared some real psychic abilityOr if they’re having played several thousand games on this board, I have discovered the pattern that they’ve built into This version of the game I’d love to hear from other people who have figured this out as well From anyone who has had a winning percentage that far exceed 50% on a continual basis Whoever is responsible for this ,shame on you!

New Sun Do Sensei Ron, Aug 24, 2023

Fixed Games

I came here after a severe losing streak that seemed almost nightmarishly impossible to read truckloads of the same comments so my concerns are undoubtedly true. The second to last game I played, the opponent’s rolls for, literally, the entire game were doubles. I must’ve counted at least 12 doubles back to back to back to back to back to back to back to back to back to back to back to back. It seems as though whenever I’m on the bar, the opponent gets the perfect rolls to block me out and (as luck would have it!) I get the roll I need to get off the bar the Moment after they block me out after 8 unsuccessful attempts. For the developer to reply and say this isn’t rigged is nonsense. I’ve easily spent over $75 on this game and I’m over it. When you win, you win small and when you lose they make certain it’s on the big money games. It’s also interesting that a whopping % of my losses are to random ID’d players that are most likely bots on the developer’s end. It has gotten to the point where I will sit back and PREDICT the EXACT ROLLS the opponent will receive to completely negate any chance I have of winning. This has happened countless times as I’m sure it has happened to anyone reading this. It’s gotten passed the point of absurdity. To the developer: what does My Luck have anything to do with the fact that an opponent is rolling doubles for 90%+ of the match?

saucepennies, Feb 11, 2021

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