Absolute Backgammon Reviews – Page 2
3/5 rating based on 42 reviews. Read all reviews for Absolute Backgammon for iPhone.
Absolute Backgammon is paid iOS app published by David Byrum
Better than most
serafina ariana moon
Yes, the computer has more than it’s fair share of doubles, but with enough skill you can still beat it 35% of the time. Because the app developer knows a lot of good strategy its a good challenge for really good players. I just wish he would write the same version app that’s completely fair without any computer advantages. I’d be willing to pay almost anything for an app like that!
Computer cheats
gameis rigged
If you play against the computer the game is rigged. I’ve been ahead significantly many times but have always lost as the computer gives itself a Ely ducey time after time making sure it wins . What a crock
I had hoped he had learned
Dogbreath Monsou
Back when I first played this on my Mac, it always rolled to put you off, 17 times out of 20 or so. 9 times out of 10 it played first. The lite version seemed to be better, so I was trusting and bought this.. That was a mistake. I purposely left a piece alone, just to see what happened. The game rolled what it needed to put me off 16 times in a row. I have played first twice in the last 20 games. The game cheats. That is the only sensible answer.
Best Backgammon
WildIris51
I've been playing David's backgammon on my mac for years. This is just as good. At the hardest level, it is a worthy opponent. It doesn't cheat nor does it give itself better rolls of the dice to win as others do. If you like backgammon, this is the one to get.
buggy
maputodave
I bought Absolute Backgammon for my laptop about three years ago and love the game - play it all the time. So I thought I'd be getting a similar positive experience when I bought the game for iPad. Wrong. It's full of bugs and basically unplayable. I'd like my money back. Is that possible?
Pretty useless
billyjonbob
You can't play a human opponent and force the rules of the game to be followed. For example, if 2 player mode is selected, you can move as many pieces as you want on each turn and place them wherever on the board. Disappointing.
Love the game, hate the app
Gammy_xyzzy
The app is full of bugs. Games hang, multiple moves per dice throw, help does not work etc. Needs some serious work. Waste of money at this time.
Better, but broken
Joe Kueser
Most bugs seem to be fixed, but a huge one was introduced. Playing acey deucey if you roll a 1 and 2 you get to select the next doubles forever. So I was able to win the game on the first roll. Oops.
Really? Are you kidding me with this?
tedh422
Bottom line -- I want my money back!! How can you possibly justify $5 for this? Obviously, the joke is on me. If I could rate this a zero or even with negative numbers I most definitely would. Plz explain to me how the computer player rolls doubles (usually fives and/or sixes) every other turn while I only seem to roll ones and twos, regardless of what level of difficulty is selected!? If I'm lucky I might be blessed with snake eyes once. Ridiculous!! This game will be deleted immediately from my iPad Air and trust me, I will spread the word. Live and learn.