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

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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
    2011-02-10T12:34:43+00:00

    After months of frustration of playing BG online I agree 100%. Players who roll the perfect combo when you have 5 home positions blocked and only 1 man vulnerable if they also roll a 6 ... and they do it time after time. And I've seen 5 doubles in a row

    • frequently. As others have said, when there's been no delay, but when in trouble there is a long pause and "bingo" - the perfect roll. Or when finally they have been beaten against the odds, they just "sit" and wait to be nudged. I hope it counts as a loss (though of little consequence).

    Please Microsoft, make these games fair and return them to a game of strategy, skill and luck.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-02-12T07:26:03+00:00

    absolutely right. the ms-internet-bg became a playground for cheaters.

    i woun't rely on ms to solv this issue. so let cheaters play with cheaters and go somewere else.

    i simply changed to

    ______   _        ______           _____

    |  ____| | |      |  __  
            / ____|

    | |__     | |      | |__| |         | |____

    |   __|   | |        |  __ <          \____ \

    | |       | |       | |__| |          ____| |

    |_|irst   |_|nternet |______/ackgammon |_____/erver

    you can choose which client to install (java also available), you can have normal chat with players and the games and player-stats are stored on the server.

    the handling is not as great as the ms-software but the game itself comes back to normal characteristics.

    have fun

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-02-14T00:54:42+00:00

    Cheating is limited for Microsoft programmers only...

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-02-28T15:15:55+00:00

    Hey...how about the one where they stop you from completing your roll, by only giving you 3 moves on a double? This, of course, almost always leaves a single chip in a prime place to knock it off. Oh! and they ALWAYS roll the perfect move to block you in their inner board. I have found a really good BG on oplaygames and it is fair. If an opponent dumps and leaves you hanging, he forfeits and you win points! MUCH BETTER!!!

    Windows 7 .. don't you think all these people warrant at least looking in to these complaints.

    And for FLAGGOFF...your a cheater yourself trying to sound intelligent when you're really only a snake. I can't understand what the fun is in winning if you have to CHEAT to do it..boring!

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