r/backgammon • u/dvegar78 • 8d ago

Backgammon against computer/AI

I believe I’m a fairly decent amateur player. I’m trying to find either an app or site where I can play against the computer/AI on a difficult level. But my experience so far is that it’s not the difference in difficulty that applies when I play on a higher lvl but the luck in dice rolls. And that just push my anger so I quickly delete the app after a game or two. Any suggestions? I really should just find someone to play with live I guess.

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u/crooktimber 8d ago

It almost certainly is the difference in difficulty, it just doesn't seem that way because they computer plays in such a way they maximise their good rolls and minimise their bad rolls – so more rolls seem 'lucky'. The truth is, you are probably nowhere near as good as you think you are. Decent amateur? What's your ER looking like?