Backgammon Tutor for Android

Pros: I love this game and I’m actually getting better at backgammon. I used to be a newb but now I recognize moves and learn from my mistakes. I like it that the piece does a dance/shake when you accidentally select an impossible spot. Cons: It’s annoying to have to hit confirm after the AI player has played. It would be nice to have an auto-roll option. Sometimes it’s hard to select the piece that you are aiming for. Also annoying to have to select the piece that has been “knocked out” when it’s the only one you can move - it should auto select if for you. When a match is over, if you selected an expert1 or expert2 AI opponent, it defaults back to advanced.

I taught myself to play using this app and for that I am grateful. I will say that the odds seem to be skewed to the computer when playing against it. It will roll 4 sixes just as you are about to win and beat you or repeatedly roll a series of die allowing to send one of your pieces back to home position again and again. I realize this is just part of the game but after playing a long time it definitely feels there is something in the programming giving an advantage to the computer beyond what would be expected.

This is stacked for the computer. Computer 95% of time wins the initial roll, gets doubles 4+ times more and rolls a 6 much more frequently than I can

Nice setup until the rolls become incredibly unbalanced.

It’s a game that I have played since I was a kid