Is there a stop to Internet Backgammon cheaters?

Barossa, It is not a glitch. It is cheating. Their cheat program fouls up on the start and they crash the game. It is so obvious when these guys are cheating. They stall before they roll because they are setting up the perfect roll. I am almost tempted to download the cheat program myself just so I know exactly how it works. But I just don't want that **** on my computer. When I googled Microsoft BG cheaters and cheat programs I saw it so I'm sure it's easy for anyone to cheat. Just as I'm sure it would be easy for MS to fix this problem. My pieces should not move on his/her roll ever. Nor should I ever land in the same slot with 2 of the opponents pieces (2 brown on the bottom with a white on top of them) I still win quite a few games as well. I have even beat the cheaters a few times. There are still some of us that like to play because of the enjoyment of the game, win or lose. However, I do not like to play with cheaters! I also resent a large corporation such as Microsoft that offers a game and does nothing to fix it when there are so many complaints about it. They certainly can find a fix or at the very least give us more chat options to let the cheaters know we know they are cheating and give us the opportunity to report them. I have read through all of these posts and someone earlier mentioned that they start the timer on their opponent when they stall. How is it that you can do that? I don't have the option to start a timer. Is it a different version?

YOU Flagoff - are full of the used grass that falls out of a bovine exhaust port. Anyone who plays the MS Backgammon at length, knows the game is rife with cheats and glitches. e.g. The real game does not allow 6 moves - regardless of doubles. And for the 36:1 odds perfect roll to happen at the precise moment needed - with the regularity it does, moves those odds WAY out of the probability of chance. You're so smug about referring to the "those with a brain", it's apparent you are the stuff of hack and gag.

Barossa, It is not a glitch. It is cheating. Their cheat program fouls up on the start and they crash the game. It is so obvious when these guys are cheating. They stall before they roll because they are setting up the perfect roll.

Laurie, you may be right although I have played many games and only seen this a few times. I have also seen people stall but it is not always followed by a perfect roll.

I am almost tempted to download the cheat program myself just so I know exactly how it works. But I just don't want that **** on my computer. When I googled Microsoft BG cheaters and cheat programs I saw it so I'm sure it's easy for anyone to cheat. Just as I'm sure it would be easy for MS to fix this problem. My pieces should not move on his/her roll ever. Nor should I ever land in the same slot with 2 of the opponents pieces (2 brown on the bottom with a white on top of them) I still win quite a few games as well. I have even beat the cheaters a few times. There are still some of us that like to play because of the enjoyment of the game, win or lose. However, I do not like to play with cheaters!

Nobody wants to play with cheaters but still I think quitters are more annoying because they are so common . . . the majority I think . . . it is just a form of rudeness. OTOH you also have people who will not resign or accept a perfectly obvious one. If you play the expert level one should expect that everyone knows how the cube works. Stats are of no consequence since you would have to finish every match against the computer which is just a waste of time (you can G or BG the computer just about everytime easily)

I also resent a large corporation such as Microsoft that offers a game and does nothing to fix it when there are so many complaints about it. They certainly can find a fix or at the very least give us more chat options to let the cheaters know we know they are cheating and give us the opportunity to report them. I have read through all of these posts and someone earlier mentioned that they start the timer on their opponent when they stall. How is it that you can do that? I don't have the option to start a timer. Is it a different version?

There is no timer in the win7 version unless you just use one of your own. But I have also heard people mention ratings and those don't exist either. People are always saying things that don't make sense.

Listen, guys.

Instead of making (frankly, pointless) posts complaining to Microsoft, please accept the following (no offence meant).

The cheaters use software to 'hack' into the game. I've witnessed it before on other online games. The software edits variables, settings, code etc., and done. The game is in their favour.

Microsoft can't literally stop it THAT easily.