Reviews of Backgammon by Staple Games

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List of user reviews and ratings for Backgammon by Staple Games

Total ratings

4.46 (Rating count: 1,181)

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Review summary

Users appreciate the app's clean, simple design, fair dice rolls, and ad-free experience, making it one of the better backgammon apps available. However, many find the AI too easy and sometimes inaccurate, lacking advanced features like the doubling cube. Beginners may struggle due to no tutorials or hints, and some users notice missing or incorrect rule implementations. Despite these issues, the app offers offline play for one or two players and delivers a pure backgammon experience.

Pros

Simple, clean, and easy-to-use interface appreciated by players.
Dice rolls are random and fair compared to other backgammon apps.
Minimal ads and no annoying gimmicks, creating a pleasant user experience.
Offline play available against computer or two humans on the same device.
Pure, straightforward backgammon gameplay without unnecessary features.

Cons

AI difficulty is too low; computer makes obvious mistakes and is easy to beat.
Lack of tutorials, hints, or instructions makes it unfriendly for new players.
Missing or unclear implementation of some official backgammon rules, such as the use of both dice and bearing off rules.
No use or unclear availability of the doubling cube, an important gameplay feature.
Occasional technical issues like screen freezing reported by users.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.60

All time rating average: 4.46

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Date	Author	Comment
2024-10-14	Sa*****	backgammon player for 20 plus years. enjoying the ease of use. just like all the others, watching the computer make mistakes, what I would call mistakes :-) this is the prompted, initial review.
backgammon player for 20 plus years. enjoying the ease of use. just like all the others, watching the computer make mistakes, what I would call mistakes :-) this is the prompted, initial review.
2024-10-05	Ra*****	Played at least 100 games and never lost. AI at its infancy.
Played at least 100 games and never lost. AI at its infancy.
2024-09-10	Ch*****	Great if you enjoy winning without advancjng levels. Gets boring playing against newbies.
Great if you enjoy winning without advancjng levels. Gets boring playing against newbies.
2024-08-13	Cr*****	Don't yet see how to use the doubling cube. if it doesn't have it then this isn't real backgammon. I will look more to see if I can find it.
Don't yet see how to use the doubling cube. if it doesn't have it then this isn't real backgammon. I will look more to see if I can find it.
2024-07-19	Ja*****	it's ok, easy to beat. AI plays a lot of dumb moves. Would of been nice if they explained all the options up front.
it's ok, easy to beat. AI plays a lot of dumb moves. Would of been nice if they explained all the options up front.
2024-07-16	Ki*****	It seems to be alright but I have only played 3 games let's see what when I'm at 25 games
It seems to be alright but I have only played 3 games let's see what when I'm at 25 games
2024-07-11	Su*****	Dice rolls are consistently unfair. Frustrating when trying to better your game. Going back to my table top board.
Dice rolls are consistently unfair. Frustrating when trying to better your game. Going back to my table top board.
2024-07-03	ja*****	so far so good. only time will tell if the dice rolls are indeed randomized.
so far so good. only time will tell if the dice rolls are indeed randomized.
2024-06-12	Ch*****	One of the best backgammon apps I've found. Minimal ads at the end of the game, no gimmicks, and a nice, clean, simple interface! Thank you!
One of the best backgammon apps I've found. Minimal ads at the end of the game, no gimmicks, and a nice, clean, simple interface! Thank you!
2024-06-08	Ch*****	FINALLY!! This may be the ONLY backgammon game out there that actually has random dice rolls...for the whole game... for both player and CPU! I've tried 3 other apps, and all of them skew heavily in CPU's favor after 10 games. This app also has a setting for 2 humans to be able to play together (on the same device). I wish I could give it more than 5 stars, and I hope more people who were as frustrated as I was with other backgammon apps will find THIS one and give it a try!
FINALLY!! This may be the ONLY backgammon game out there that actually has random dice rolls...for the whole game... for both player and CPU! I've tried 3 other apps, and all of them skew heavily in CPU's favor after 10 games. This app also has a setting for 2 humans to be able to play together (on the same device). I wish I could give it more than 5 stars, and I hope more people who were as frustrated as I was with other backgammon apps will find THIS one and give it a try!