Is there a stop to Internet Backgammon cheaters?

Anonymous
2010-04-09T18:01:10+00:00

So I have enjoyed playing Backgammon in the past, but nowadays is just IMPOSSIBLE.  I am sure many others have noticed this.  There are players out there that can control the dice at least for them, and some can even move more chips than the allowed by standard rules.

For example, not 10 minutes ago, I rolled 6 and 5, then the guy doubled me on his first roll, and got double three, then I rolled and I got 4 and 1, then he rolled and got 3 and 1, then I rolled and got 3 and 2, then he rolled and got double 5 eating my lonely chip in position 1 and covering position 3 from position 8.  Do you call that a lucky roll?  I call that an engineered roll, if you know Backgammon.

Yesterday, a guy moved 6 chips using a double 5.  That same guy rolled 4 consecutive pairs.

Yesterday, I had 5 out of 6 positions occupied in my side and I ate one of the other player's chips.  I did this repeatedly.  The guy just lost 1 roll out of 4 chips I ate.  He also had 5 of 6 positions occupied.  He ate a chip of mine twice.  I had to roll some 10 times before I could get out each time.

If you know Backgammon, you know this is NOT right.  Losers out there have found a way to cheat, and that ruins the fun for us, the ones with a brain.

Microsoft, please put an end to this.  Your Windows license is expensive, and I paid for it, and I expect to be able to enjoy all the features in the OS, and that includes the included Internet gaming.  Roll a patch that can end this blatant cheating!

MCP

Windows for home | Other | Gaming

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Anonymous
2010-04-10T13:55:17+00:00

Hi,

If you have any feedback’s, then I would suggest you to post here:

https://connect.microsoft.com/?wa=wsignin1.0

 Please respond back with the status of the issue and let us know if you have any issues.

 Azam – Microsoft

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-11-21T01:16:44+00:00

    Sir, you roll ONE die in the come out roll, not TWO!!!!!!!!!

    The odds of a 6 with ONE DIE is 1/6.

    This is also true for my opponent - he/she rolls ONE die in the come out roll.

    DEFINITION:  COME OUT ROLL  The first roll of ONE die in the game by either player.

    That is what I counted - the come out roll (ONE DIE) of my opponent and I got 39% sixes.

    How many time must I explain this?  In my first message above, I use the term, "first roll of my opponent" .  I meant the COME OUT ROLL which I explained is subsequent messages.  Please, with all respect, read all of my messages before responding to me.

    Now, is it clear to you that the probability of a come out roll of a six is 1/6?

    And you are wrong again about the probability of rolling a 6 with TWO dice.  It is about 31% not 33%

    All events:

    (1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (1,5) (1,6) (2,1) (2,2) (2,3) (2,4) (2,5) (2,6)

    (3,1) (3,2) (3,3) (3,4) (3,5) (3,6) (4,1) (4,2) (4,3) (4,4) (4,5) (4,6)

    (5,1) (5,2) (5,3) (5,4) (5,5) (5,6) (6,1) (6,2) (6,3) (6,4) (6,5) (6,6)

    Rolling a six:

    (1,6) (2,6) (3,6) (4,6) (5,6) (6,1) (6,2) (6,3) (6,4) (6,5) (6,6)

    That is 11/36 or 30.55%

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-11-20T23:35:56+00:00

    there are 2 die in backgammon that is why the odds are 33% of rolling a 6

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-11-20T23:11:31+00:00

    If you suspect that someone is cheating, wait until the end of the game and refuse to roll. You will find that they cannot nudge you if they are cheating. I do not know why, but this is the case.

    I find that 80% of people playing windows BG are indeed cheats.

    This only seems to work at the end of the game.

    Start taunting them, say "nice try" and "it was luck" followed by "no"

    No-one who I have suspected of cheating has been able to nudge me if I refuse to roll the first roll of the game... (even though they do often rise to my taunts).

    Try it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-11-20T19:36:31+00:00

    I have many times suffered from the cheat bug wherby opponent moves piece back and forward a few times, and then I don't get a chance to throw before I am timed out.

    Does anyone know how this happens, and can it be avoided?

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