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
    2012-02-26T15:29:25+00:00

    So what version of Windows are you guys using? Perhaps Microsoft has fixed the issue because I sure don't see what you guys are seeing. Yes some opponents get extremely lucky but so do I. Most players quit when they are behind so therefore there is no way that most players are cheaters as some claim. Cheaters would not quit. Posters should say what Windows version you use or the posts are meaningless.

    I totally agree with the above: I don't think the dice are random, but don't think opponent cheats to get better throws: sometimes I am extremely unlucky, and sometimes extremely lucky.

    However there is cheating, and the cheating I want something done about is the stall bug, where you opponent stalls, but you get timed out by being unable to move.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-02-26T16:48:01+00:00

    Thanks Mark;

    Honestly I have not really seen the "stall" bug. I do have my dice spin and spin sometimes and "network errors" or "corrupt data" . . . and lots of quitters. Many even quit if they don't get a good initial roll . . . so maybe human nature should be the punching bag here, not Microsoft.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-02-26T19:04:18+00:00

    Thanks Mark;

     

    Honestly I have not really seen the "stall" bug. I do have my dice spin and spin sometimes and "network errors" or "corrupt data" . . . and lots of quitters. Many even quit if they don't get a good initial roll . . . so maybe human nature should be the punching bag here, not Microsoft.

    The way the stall bug seems to work is as follows:

    • opponent throws dice
    • opponent makes one move
    • opponent reverses the move
    • this goes on 6 or 7 times, then no movement at all
    • a note will come up saying opponent has not moved in the time limit
    • if you press stall button, nothing happens, and eventually you get timed out
    • if you don't press button, you get timed out
    • both the above, you do not get chance to throw dice.

    All I can say is you are lucky if this has never happened, I think it happens about 1 in 10 games I play.

    One bit of advice: if you get to play someone with a much higher rating (and maybe not too many games played) don't play them. I have noticed all the stall bug players are rated 2,300 and above, with maybe 300/ 600 games. Generally people do not play someone with a much lower rating, so if they are way above you, then beware.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-02-26T23:35:14+00:00

    In my version, W7P, there is no "stall" button or "opponent has not ..." message. Also there are no visible ratings so we are talking about two different things.

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