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Backgammon still "cheats." If a player is on the bar, and the only available point in the opponent's home board is "5," then that player CANNOT rolls "2" and "3" and leave the bar!!! If t
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Backgammon
posted at March 27, 2012 7:12 PM EDT
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Backgammon still "cheats." If a player is on the bar, and the only available point in the opponent's home board is "5," then that player CANNOT rolls "2" and "3" and leave the bar!!! If the opponent's home board is completely blocked, then the player must wait until a point opens up before leaving the bar, instead of rolling "6" and "4" and coming out on "10." Please restore the old version until the kinks are out of this one. |
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Re: Backgammon
posted at April 8, 2012 8:54 AM EDT
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I was going to post the same message as the others...Please get a version that follows the rules. This is just annoying. I have the opponent completely blocked and with a few pair of large doubles my game is blown. NOT FAIR! |
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Re: Backgammon
posted at April 10, 2012 12:01 PM EDT
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Here's another site with a fantastic Backgammon game: The board is a bit small, but you can choose your difficulty level, play against a human or the computer, and it plays by the rules! There are a bunch more games that look good, too. I tried "Arithmetiles" last night and was soon addicted. Thanks to "libra1939" for posting this link.
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Take Action. Email AARP and demand that they remove this "backgammon" travesty
posted at May 9, 2012 9:28 AM EDT
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send an email to: member@aarp.org Take Action. Email AARP and demand that they remove this "backgammon" travesty!
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Re: Backgammon
posted at May 9, 2012 3:58 PM EDT
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In Response to Backgammon: Backgammon still "cheats." If a player is on the bar, and the only available point in the opponent's home board is "5," then that player CANNOT rolls "2" and "3" and leave the bar!!! If the opponent's home board is completely blocked, then the player must wait until a point opens up before leaving the bar, instead of rolling "6" and "4" and coming out on "10." Please restore the old version until the kinks are out of this one. Posted by ash81052 I have played Backgammon for years. I agree with you - the 'new' version is crazy! It makes no sense!' Why can't the Games staff correct this? I can't play Backgammon the way they have it now. |
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Re: Backgammon
posted at May 11, 2012 5:47 PM EDT
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In Response to Backgammon: Backgammon still "cheats." If a player is on the bar, and the only available point in the opponent's home board is "5," then that player CANNOT rolls "2" and "3" and leave the bar!!! If the opponent's home board is completely blocked, then the player must wait until a point opens up before leaving the bar, instead of rolling "6" and "4" and coming out on "10." Please restore the old version until the kinks are out of this one. Posted by ash81052 Dear ash81052, The game provider is actively looking at the Backgammon game specifically since we have received so much feedback about it. We hope to have any issues resolved in the near future and trust this game will be enjoyable for all to play. |
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Re: Backgammon
posted at May 11, 2012 5:48 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Backgammon: Agree. This game is not working according to backgammon rules. Posted by gotadimple , Thank you for your post, the game provider is actively looking at the Backgammon game specifically since we have received so much feedback about it. We hope to have any issues resolved in the near future and trust this game will be enjoyable for all to play. |
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Re: Take Action. Email AARP and demand that they remove this "backgammon" travesty
posted at May 11, 2012 5:49 PM EDT
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In Response to Take Action. Email AARP and demand that they remove this "backgammon" travesty: send an email to: member@aarp.org Take Action. Email AARP and demand that they remove this "backgammon" travesty! Posted by lesvivian Thank you for your email,the game provider is actively looking at the Backgammon game specifically since we have received so much feedback about it. We hope to have any issues resolved in the near future and trust this game will be enjoyable for all to play. |
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Re: Backgammon
posted at May 12, 2012 8:58 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: Backgammon: In Response to Backgammon : Dear ash81052, The game provider is actively looking at the Backgammon game specifically since we have received so much feedback about it. We hope to have any issues resolved in the near future and trust this game will be enjoyable for all to play. Posted by AARPGuide I look forward to seeing this fixed and being able to play Backgammon again. In the meantime, why not just restore the previous version, which was fine? |
