Geert's Backgammon for Windows

I downloaded this game many, many years ago, and didn't know it was still available. Just wish there were an Android version.If it's still like the version I used to play, you can replay a game swapping dice rolls. If the program cheated, it would then cheat for you. I don't think it cheats.

It cheats, but not how you think.. I don't think it's the randomness of the dice algorithm that is in question. I've corresponded with the author, and he maintains (in very precise language), that the dice are truly random. That may be so as far as the random function, but I am sure that there is code in the game that allows the computer player the option of discarding the roll if it does not provide an advantage on that move. It is not done on every play, otherwise it would be abundantly clear that it was cheating, but just enough so that a very skilled player, who should easily gain a 70-30 advantage over time (say 500 games), is limited to, at best, 60-40, and more likely 50-50 in the case of an intermediate player. The difference between a skilled player and game of this caliber should be that the human can devise out of the norm strategies to confound the computer, but it doesn't work out that way, ergo my conclusion that it cheats. Pros: It is fast Cons: Fairness and transparency.

One of the few stand alone backgammon games out there.. It can be frustrating as the computer seems to have an uncanny ability to get the rolls it needs at the most convenient times. However, unlike human opponents you might play on the Internet, it never gives up and goes away in the middle of a game. I only wish there was a fair version of it.

Geert's Backgammon. it cheats!!!When the game is rolling the dice, it always gets the roll it needs.ExampleIf it needs a 4 to put you on the bar, it rolls double 4'sIf there is only one possible combination of the dice, to put you on the bar, that is the combination it rolls! Pros: quick and fun Cons: it cheats!!!