Windows 7 Backgammon

[Ghegre]

I'm wondering who the idiot was at Microsoft that changed the game.
While your playing and the other player leaves you automatically start playing with the computer and it's a hopeless game as the computer does nothing but hit. The game can go one for half an hour and if you resign or stop the game you loose. Eight out of ten games if your winning the other player resigns you loose unless you keep playing with the dumb computer which is a total useless player.
I'm not happy with the way this game was set up. The XP game was 100% better. Why did they destroy Backgammon again on Window's 7?
Totally disgusted with Microsoft!

 

[terox]

I have to agree with Ghegre. It is completely stupid what they've done to it. can't get a decent stat going. If at least the AI was decent then it might have been ok. Whoever came up with the idea to play an AI if one player leaves should quit his/her job. Bunch of idiots if you ask me

 

[xXSevenXx]

+1.

 

[SITIATAXI]

Sitiataxi

... Microsoft people should take a note of our comments , BUT......
I agree with ALL , plus something NOBODY mentioned so far . DICE results . They definitely NOT ...."" LUCKY '' . !!!! I always have the...''fixing game'' feeling ...

 

[bginch88]

Yes, they absolute screwed it up. It was a good game before, now the dice seems fixed, and the computer player is a moron. If the other player leaves you should just be notified and given the option to look for another player.

 

[terox]

So I've been playing the game for a while now. Even though Microsoft utterly messed it up, it's still a nice way to kill some time. I really wish Microsoft would look up once in a while and see what people are saying, yes i know those sailor moon cartoons are hard to put aside but come on... you guys are working!

Out of the 684 games that I have played (i had a lot of free time a few months back) I've won "43" games. And I can say with some certainty that out of that 43 at the very least 1/3's of it are winning against the amazingly bad AI. And the only reason I would continue a game with an AI is if I'm one point away from winning.

I know that stats really don't mean anything and there's no ranking or whatever, personally I really don't care about the stats but i'm trying to make a point here. We play this game to play against other people, not an AI. Sure it's a good idea to bring in an AI to take over to keep the game going, but did you guys have to make the AI this stupid? My 5 year old nephew plays better than that... The AI should either be beefed up to show some intelligence or it should be taken out of the game completely!

My new grudge with this game is the insanely long and useless "Nudge" button. It takes forever to become click-able. If someone doesn't want to play, are busy doing something else, or simply "forgot" they opened the game, I don't want to wait god knows how long just to "nudge" them... I play this game when I'm bored, i don't want to sit there looking at the screen praying for the other person to show some sign of life. Of course it's still pretty useless, if your opponent is not doing anything you can either wait and nudge them or start a new game. When they don't respond to the nudge he/she is kicked out and replaced yet again by the useless AI. In both cases it's a waste of time and either way you're gonna start a new game. Unless you enjoy playing against an AI with the intelligence near the mental capacity of a goat.

Of course I know I'm probably talking to a brick wall here but I'm hoping that the stars will align and someone will see this thread and actually do something about it.

The programmers have turned a nice game into a total FAIL game. I mean seriously if you put together a bunch of 1st or 2nd year programming students they'll probably do a better job than whoever programmed this thing. Then again we're talking about Microsoft here, everything they do is fail.

With Windows 7 you guys pulled yourself out of the hole you dug in Vista (sorta), but I guess your failure at life doesn't go away over night. You guys are like that one monkey that wrote a children's book (not using Shakespeare cause that would be an insult to him). Even though by some miracle you wrote something somewhat intelligent, you are still... a monkey!

Good day.

Edit: Error Code: 0x80041009
Don't even wanna know what that is but I've been seeing it a lot. Either that or game going crazy and moving stuff around all crazy like. Then getting the error message "Bad data received" or some such.

SumOfMicrosoftFails += 1

 

[Poker]

what means match points or in german 'Spielpunkte'

Hi,

I'm also not happy to loose games by ending the game instead of playing with the stupid computer.

But I have another question. Can anybody explain what means 'match points' in the middle of the right status box? The value is always '5' and does not change during the game. I would like to say, that I am a professional player. Is there a chance to let see the partner, how many points or winning games the others have reached totally?

Thanks and Regards

Poker

 

[terox]

The match points: 5 just means how many points you or the othe person needs to win the game, the total points. As for your score, and your opponents score, you can see it bottom right for you and top right for your opponent. For you it says: White/Brown (whatever your color is) under that it says pips which is the total sum of your roll amount you need to win the game. Under that it says score. It's the same for the other guy except it's on top right

 

[vitruvian]

In addition, the Programmer is a PUI (i.e. A Programmer Under the Influence). He probably finished several 12 packs (I believe it is 5 x 12 packs, totaling 60 cans of beer), then consumed some dope, while he was hallucinating, he finally wrote the script. I am not even talking about the “AI” which is a “all time dumb ”. I am talking about the dice outcome.
Dice outcome is supposed to be random. So, Mr. PUI, use the following command: “rand()”and nothing else. If you add a lot of check points and try to alter the flow of the game, you will mess it up big time as you did. There is no doubt that the outcome is arranged (according to how the game goes) and I am sick of it. So, I wasted 20 minutes to make Google search and read the posts, register to this site to be able to post my irritation.
In summary, I would like express my deepest appreciation to the programmer for making my coefficient of furiousness all time high and May God have mercy on his soul.

 

[scruffy1]

not only am i penalised should i choose to leave after a win (default seems to usually be - "you will forfeit"), but as others say, a person leaving the game is replaced by the computer... why bother ? i'd rather play a different human who might be a better player, or even not run away

and it's random - unlike yahoo! where i can choose to seek out worthy opponents, or even speak to them with a vocabulary greater than the 20 odd phrases i am allowed

really, m$, it is hard to stuff up an excellent ancient and time proven game, but you've succeeded against all expectation

 

[nermal]

Not only the poorly written game, but the connection always seems to freeze up. If you've made it part of the o/s, then dedicate some robust servers to handle the traffic.

 

[redyot]

Backgammon

It is rather obvious that the dice rolling is pathetic. When someone leaves the game you are destined to play the computer at which time you cannot lose since it makes some unreal moves and the dice are totally irrational. With that fact in mind, I don't believe the dice when playing someone else either. Example: When you have your opponent totally beaten and there is only one dice roll that can prevent them from being totally blocked, the dice will always roll the required move to beat you. I don't care if it requires the largest odds or the smallest odds, the computer will always nail you. This game is not even close to being realistic.

 

[hangingrocker]

How to ruin a game

I could not agree more, How hard would it be to alter the program so that if the opponent backs out the game is an automatic match win. \
They need to fix the server, third world technology is not good enough.
The AI is rubbish, the computer player is obviously an absolute novice with no idea of the game.
The dice thrower is playing with loaded dice, far too many coincidental throws, in fact you can after a while predict exactly when the whole thing is going to go sideways.

Get real Windows 7 team this was a great game and it is now crap.

Speak up and let them know,

 

[PTRISHA]

I do not like having to nudge someone to play. Today, for example, I had to nudge my opponent every single time before they would make a play. Why did he/she bother? For that matter, why did I? Just to see how long they would play their stupid "mind game". There should be a better way of forcing people to either play or get off the playground.

 

[JAMOEBA]

Having enjoyed Windows XP Professional for many years, and playing Backgammon, I was looking forward to continuing my playing when I recently purchased a new computer loaded with Windows 7.

Well, I must say that the Backgammon game that come with 7 is pure CRAP.

Error messages often in the middle of the game, a lousy computer taking over if the other player leaves mid game, and definitely the rolls are rigged. As well, though I pick Expert, who the 'F' am I playing against? What skill level!!

One would think that with all the $$$$ this corporation makes that they would take a look at the game, and give us back the XP version!!


My thoughts: IT SUCKS BIG TIME. WHAT A PIECE OF SH*T. WHAT A.H. PUT THIS GAME TOGETHER

 

[Trevoc]

Internet Backgammon Quitters

As a long time Backgammon player (over 30 years), I've grown to enjoy online Backgammon with the exception of some of the player etiquette. Seems when I play the MS Backgammon that comes with my Win 7, if I beat someone or get the right rolls, they just up and leave. Shame on that kind of poor sportsmanship.

So, I offer anyone who might be interested to play in another place for free. Its called www.gamingpeak.com and they have a free game as well as a paid game. The free game is similar to the paid, but the paid has some bells and whistles that you can do which a non paid player can't. Otherwise, its quite a nice game which you don't need to download any software for or give a credit card number to. You just register and play.

My handle there is Loner, and if you are interested in playing some good games without someone quitting, come by and visit me or reply to this message.

 

[milab57]

salut
mon anglais n'est pas fort mais je dois constater que beaucoup de plaintes a propos de hacker qui s’amuse a bousiller un simple passe temps mais forcé de constater que toutes vos plaintes iront dans le néant et j’envoie ce message dans le néant avez vous remarquer que pour faire plaisir a tout le monde il y a des jours ou il est impossible de gagner même si votre adversaire joue comme une poule pas de tète et en plus ces adversaires double la mise lollll

hi
my english is not strong but I have seen many complaints about a hacker who enjoys trashing a simple hobby but forced to see that all your complaints will go into nothingness and I send this message in nothingness did you notice that to please everybody has there are days where it is impossible to win even if your opponent plays like a no head chicken and these opponents doubled up lollll

 

[milab57]

pour ceux qui croient que de doubler est l,essence mème du jeux backgammon c'est vraie mais pas quand tu joue sur internet sur internet tu double et tu gagne 9 fois sur 10... tu possède une auto tu est toujours a 300 km heures?...tu a un cinema maison de 1000 watts il est toujours au maximum?...tu a l'eau chaude dans ton bain tu ne met pas un peut d'eau froide dedans ?
for those who believe that double is the essence of the game backgammon is true but not when you play online on the internet you double you win 9 times out of 10 ... you have a car you are always 300 km hour? ... you have a home theater of 1000 watts it is still up? ... you have hot water in your bath you do not put a cold water inside?

 

[tracyb987]

Hackers are out there

Someone has hacked my Windows 7 backgammon account! Either they can see my IP address or they altered my game settings. When I start up a new game they repeat my last comment from a previous game. They tend to roll the dice and then not play, or some other shinanigans.

I'm sure more is happening here than I am aware of.

Is there someway to restore my settings or reload the game?

 

[beboswell]

The fix is in

I loved Windows XP backgammon, but the version in Windows 7 is quite frustrating. I have played this game enough to know that the dice are not random, in fact, the game tries to even out the play when playing a live person. Too many times, say 2 out of 5, a 17-1 or 35-1 roll happens against you when you are ahead. This affects your play as you have to be ulta conservative, and assume the "fix is in." This does not help you develope any experience.
It gets frustrating when an opponent quits and you either quite or play the totally non-random game against the computer. It tries to let you backgammon it and that is the only way to win the match, or be bored to death playing the computer.