Reviews of Backgammon NJ for Android

By: Jimmy Hu

List of user reviews and ratings for Backgammon NJ for Android

Total ratings

3.94 (Rating count: 2,321)

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Review summary

Backgammon NJ for Android is praised for its robust analysis tools, tutor mode, and clean, customizable gameplay experience. Users find it effective for improving skills and appreciate export features and a challenging AI. However, multiple users express frustration suspecting that the AI cheats by favoring advantageous dice rolls. Online multiplayer is unstable and prone to disconnections. There are also reports of bugs such as resetting preferences and losing statistics. Despite these issues, it remains a top backgammon app choice on Android for many players interested in training and serious play.

Pros

Strong analysis and tutor mode helping players improve their backgammon skills
Fast and efficient gameplay with good AI challenge levels
Ability to export matches and integrate with other backgammon analysis software
No ads and a clean, streamlined interface
Highly customizable rules and features for serious players

Cons

Many users accuse the AI of cheating by rolling biased or perfect dice favoring the computer
Online multiplayer mode is unstable and frequently disconnects or aborts matches
The app has occasional bugs like resetting settings or losing game history and statistics
Undo function does not work properly against AI
Some desirable features like setting up custom starting positions are missing

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.90

All time rating average: 3.94

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Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-22	Gl*****	I have noticed, statistically, that around the time I start bearing off, my probability of rolling 1-2 or 1-1 goes to near 100%. Meanwhile, the computer's probability of rolling 1-2 or 1-1 plunges, as far as I can calculate (after hundreds of games). In addition, probabilities of rolling doubles seem to be very, very high for the computer early on in the game--when doubles are extremely advantageous. Yours, not so much. You will tire quickly of this insulting nonsense.
I have noticed, statistically, that around the time I start bearing off, my probability of rolling 1-2 or 1-1 goes to near 100%. Meanwhile, the computer's probability of rolling 1-2 or 1-1 plunges, as far as I can calculate (after hundreds of games). In addition, probabilities of rolling doubles seem to be very, very high for the computer early on in the game--when doubles are extremely advantageous. Yours, not so much. You will tire quickly of this insulting nonsense.
2025-01-20	ad*****	Just look at the statistics in the game; opening rolls won: expected 50%, computer wins 58%. Doubles stats ALL way higher than expected. If you can be hit by the computer, it WILL roll the perfect numbers to do so. If you're hammering the computer and bearing off you WILL get rolls that leave you blots which the computer WILL hit straight from the bar, which you won't be able to leave while it throws massive rolls and miraculously wins, against all odds. Really, really lame.
Just look at the statistics in the game; opening rolls won: expected 50%, computer wins 58%. Doubles stats ALL way higher than expected. If you can be hit by the computer, it WILL roll the perfect numbers to do so. If you're hammering the computer and bearing off you WILL get rolls that leave you blots which the computer WILL hit straight from the bar, which you won't be able to leave while it throws massive rolls and miraculously wins, against all odds. Really, really lame.