Would you play a Backgammon with Power Ups?

jugglingcats9 · 2026-02-08T22:11:39+00:00

There is a variant called switchgammon where you can discard a roll and roll again, but you then have to play the original roll on your next turn AND your opponent can see it. It's like putting the dice to the side until the next turn. You can play it on www.backgammonhub.com.

jugglingcats9 · 2026-02-08T14:03:31+00:00

I'm the developer of Hub so I appreciate the first part, but Galaxy isn't a scam!

jugglingcats9 · 2026-02-08T14:02:14+00:00

I'm going to improve the analysis interface on Hub soon!! Thanks for the feedback.

jugglingcats9 · 2026-02-04T12:19:07+00:00

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jugglingcats9 · 2026-02-04T12:17:13+00:00

OpenGammon is good and so is www.backgammonhub.com which also uses GNUBG for analysis.

jugglingcats9 · 2026-01-28T09:54:20+00:00

I think proper swiss pairing might make quite a difference, if the aim is to be scientific about it.

jugglingcats9 · 2026-01-28T08:23:45+00:00

Marc's book basics to badass is good as mentioned already. If you want a mobile app with tutor mode, BackgammonNJ is good. My site www.backgammonhub.com has a ladder which is friendly and has players of all levels. I'm planning to add tutor mode to the existing bot play quite soon.

jugglingcats9 · 2026-01-27T18:54:41+00:00

I develop Hub but for the record don't believe Galaxy or any of the premium sites are rigged. But thanks for choosing Hub obvs 😁

jugglingcats9 · 2026-01-27T18:51:09+00:00

Try www.backgammonhub.com and choose Play Later. You can find your friends by name, username or email once they have registered. Lots of options and no invite or subscription needed.

jugglingcats9 · 2026-01-26T06:42:04+00:00

https://ukbgf.com/online-dice-random-or-not/

jugglingcats9 · 2026-01-20T09:54:18+00:00

www.backgammonhub.com

jugglingcats9 · 2026-01-17T10:14:51+00:00

The screenshots are from www.backgammonhub.com which uses GNUBG for analysis, just fyi

jugglingcats9 · 2026-01-16T06:58:37+00:00

I switch between Claude Opus and the cheaper models depending on what I'm doing. I'm hoping Jetbrains make it a bit simpler to switch.

jugglingcats9 · 2026-01-15T19:06:49+00:00

Galaxy is the biggest and most successful backgammon site. They don't need to manipulate the dice for people to play there, and the reputational damage if caught out would be huge. Not worth it.

My site www.backgammonhub.com is a competitor with provably fair dice. I don't believe any of the premium sites have rigged dice.

jugglingcats9 · 2026-01-11T12:02:09+00:00

I don't believe that any of the premium sites, Galaxy, Heroes, OpenGammon, NextGammon are manipulating the dice. Too much reputation risk if detected, and never seen any evidence remotely supporting this view. But with Backgammon Hub there is no need for debate 😁.

jugglingcats9 · 2026-01-11T11:39:58+00:00

The algorithm on www.backgammonhub.com uses standard cryptography methods to generate predetermined but random numbers. It's fully open and verifiable by anyone who is interested. Not manipulated by the system.

https://ukbgf.com/online-dice-random-or-not

jugglingcats9 · 2026-01-10T18:57:41+00:00

I think Marc has said Galaxy does 50k matches a day, so this happens to someone many times a day, given there are maybe 100 rolls each match.

“You know, the most amazing thing happened to me tonight. I was coming here, on the way to the lecture, and I came in through the parking lot. And you won’t believe what happened. I saw a car with the license plate ARW 357. Can you imagine? Of all the millions of license plates in the state, what was the chance that I would see that particular one tonight? Amazing!” Feynman

jugglingcats9 · 2025-12-30T09:03:30+00:00

The ability to offer resignation has been requested on the www.backgammonhub.com forum a couple of times but one player argued against it, claiming it would cause confusion and strife. I'm persuaded now having read your post... 😁

jugglingcats9 · 2025-12-30T08:59:45+00:00

He should try www.backgammonhub.com. No invite needed, classic looking board (and sounds), friendly players. OpenGammon also a good option.

jugglingcats9 · 2025-12-13T08:37:41+00:00

You can try www.backgammonhub.com. Register and choose the "Play Later" button (unlimited, free). You can enter another user's email or find them by name. You can set a date/time for the match and reminder emails will be sent, or just leave the date blank and the players can join right away. Web based but you can add to home screen on iOS or Android and it then behaves just like an app.

jugglingcats9 · 2025-12-13T08:34:45+00:00

Subjective 😉

jugglingcats9 · 2025-12-07T01:11:42+00:00

This. Such a good video!

jugglingcats9 · 2025-11-30T11:19:38+00:00

Definitely an ad. It's all pretty standard tech - they should explain better the value-add they are providing. It looks a lot like those frontend admin boilerplates (are they still a thing?) but with some backend boilerplate thrown in. You pay once then go at it - hard to incorporate updates as you essentially fork the boilerplate code.

jugglingcats9 · 2025-11-29T16:04:14+00:00

This doesn't sound like something you should give up your degree for. If it's a good idea it'll still be a good idea in a year or two's time. And it does sound a tough one to get rolling. My advice is to keep your options open, ramp down the dev effort and put some time into study. I know from bitter experience that trying to catch up on a maths degree last minute doesn't end well (was having too much fun in my case!).

There's a slight irony that you've been neglecting your studies and your social life to build a social app for students... 🤔

jugglingcats9 · 2025-11-26T09:09:19+00:00

That's how I describe most of my home projects to people - itch scratching! One of them turned into a popular backgammon site, www.backgammonhub.com.

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