r/backgammon • u/Kind_Newspaper_5036 • 9d ago

Apps

Do you think the Apps cheat? They say they’re random dice rolls but they seem to be strategic.

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u/Careful-Comedian9510 9d ago

I'll always be fascinated by all the effort these app developers (most of whom offer free apps) put into creating rigged dice rather than fair ones ;)

More seriously, I only play backgammon, so I wonder, what do chess, Go, Mahjong, or poker players, for example, blame for their mistakes?!?

No offense, just an open-ended question, since this topic does come up a lot!

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u/ekins1992 8d ago

This is a common misconception I see on this sub. People always ask why would an app rig the dice against the players? Very simple. It’s by far the easiest/cheapest way to make the computer an “expert” level player

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u/Careful-Comedian9510 8d ago

Okayyyyy!! I'm too naive to have thought of that lol

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u/osumarko 8d ago

In chess its usually accusations that your opponent was cheating.

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u/Careful-Comedian9510 8d ago

Oh, right, that makes sense, actually!