Msn zone backgammon Cheat

Anonymous
2012-10-31T12:34:57+00:00

there is a msn zone backgmmon cheat that allow a player to stall the game then turn the timer against his opponent. It has happend to me 5 times in the last 10 days.

1- Player (A) use the cheat against  player (B).

2- Player (A) stall the game.

3- Player (B) try to force player (A) to play by clicking on player info then the yes button to force player (A) clock to start but nothing happens. 

4- It still show that it's player (A) to make a move but his timer doesn't start.

5- Player (B) still waiting for Player (A) to make his move and wondering why Player (A) timer didn't start!

6- Player (A) tells Player (B) that the dog ate the timer.

7- Player (B) timed out instead!! and lose the game inspite it was Player (A) turn to make a move and player (B) couldn't do anything to stop this cheat.

Is microsoft going to do anything about this? or maybe I should start looking for other gaming sites?

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Anonymous
2015-02-18T13:54:56+00:00

This has been happening for over 10 years now, it will never be fixed. About 1 out of every 10 matches with ranks over 2100 you will encounter a cheat. This is what I do...

  1. Never play against "Guest" - they use Guest because they are blocked by so many players now.
  2. When you know they are cheating, add them to your "do not match" list.

3. Quit the game and never deal with that pathetic loser again.

Help improve the backgammon community by losing gracefully and never stall. The person you are playing is not responsible for the dice roles they get.  If anyone stalls you follow the same steps above. If EVERYBODY does this the losers will only be playing each other in a  very short time.

P.S. The dice are random, they act exactly like real dice even though sometimes the roles seem incredible. If you play enough with real dice you will realize this.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-09-04T04:36:11+00:00

    Thanks for your reply,

    You're right, just leave the game as soon as you realize what is happening. There is nothing to be gained by taking their abuse or trying to wait them out. A cheat is a cheat and you're not ever going to change them.

    Reporting does no good as they will just add a new identity.  Playing someone named guest? Correct, a waist of time for the most part.

    Random dice rolls, that I will take your word even when random does not seem reason. Then again what in this world is truly random? Like it or not in one way or the other we live by the roll of the dice. 

    Thanks again

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-09-03T17:55:45+00:00

    This has been happening for over 10 years now, it will never be fixed. About 1 out of every 10 matches with ranks over 2100 you will encounter a cheat. This is what I do...

    1. Never play against "Guest" with a rank over 2000
    2. When you know they are cheating, add them to your "do not match" list.

    3. Quit the game and never deal with that pathetic loser again.

    Help improve the backgammon community by losing gracefully and never stall. The person you are playing is not responsible for the dice roles they get.  If anyone stalls you follow the same steps above. If EVERYBODY does this the losers will only be playing each other in a  very short time.

    P.S. The dice are random, they act exactly like real dice even though sometimes the roles seem incredible. If you play enough with real dice you will realize this.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-09-03T17:53:47+00:00

    This has been happening for over 10 years now, it will never be fixed. About 1 out of every 10 matches with ranks over 2100 you will encounter a cheat. This is what I do...

    1. Never play against "Guest" with a rank over 2000
    2. When you know they are cheating, add them to your "do not match" list.

    3. Quit the game and never deal with that pathetic loser again.

    Help improve the backgammon community by losing gracefully and never stall. The person you are playing is not responsible for the dice roles they get.  If anyone stalls you follow the same steps above. If EVERYBODY does this the losers will only be playing each other in a  very short time.

    P.S. The dice are random, they act exactly like real dice even though sometimes the roles seem incredible. If you play enough with real dice you will realize this.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-07-22T08:46:51+00:00

    I fnd this type of response more or less idiotic, without any base, and somehow vindictive. Anyone playing backgammon for a long enough time knows that this sequence, although not common, is not impossible (I have 50 years of hands-on experience). All responses should center around the original comment, which is a DEFINITE, WILLFUL, DOCUMENTED cheat. Why throw the argument off the scent?

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