Not as good as it used to be – Backgammon Masters Review

I was very disappointed to see the latest version of this game has numerous changes that make it less enjoyable to play. First, a user used to be able to tap almost anywhere on the screen to roll the dice, which was amazingly convenient. Now, the game requires the user to actually tap directly on the dice, which is annoying. Second, the animation of the checker movement used to be snappy and quick, now it's really sluggish and annoying, even when the game is set to "quick animation". When the AI is bearing off, this is most noticeable, particularly when the AI gets doubles and it takes five times as long as it used to to move four pieces. Finally, it seems like the game used to be a little more forgiving if I didn't place my finger precisely onto a checker or the place I was trying to move it to. Now it requires almost exact location of finger movements, resulting in a lot more unsuccessful attempts to make a move. This means it now takes two or three tries to make a move that the old version would have recognized the first time.
Review by JRH100 on Backgammon Masters.