eXtreme Gammon bug?

Alastair Wright

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Feb 22, 2021, 10:14:06 AM2/22/21

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My first post.

I played backgammon on a very casual basis before, but since the covid lockdowns I've been spending the time to learn it properly and am finding it thoroughly addictive.

Using eXtreme Gammon I've noticed that my dice are automatically thrown sometimes, the most infuriating situation being when my opponent fails to come in off the bar and I would have used the opportunity to double.

Is this a known bug?

Nasti Chestikov

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Feb 22, 2021, 10:19:38 AM2/22/21

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eXtreme Gammon turns off the doubling cube once match point is going to be reached.

If you were playing a match to 3 points, the cube is at 2 and the score is 1-1, you'll find you can't double any more.

Alastair Wright

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Feb 22, 2021, 12:50:56 PM2/22/21

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I should have explained that I'm playing unlimited games, not match play, so I should be able to double on any roll, no?

Stick Rice

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Feb 22, 2021, 6:47:00 PM2/22/21

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Assuming you own the cube or it's in the center. There is no bug in XG. It's something you're doing wrong.

Stick

Timothy Chow

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Feb 22, 2021, 10:57:47 PM2/22/21

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There's a small button underneath the board that you can
click to tell XG to go ahead and roll your dice without
giving you a chance to double. Maybe you clicked it
accidentally?

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Tim Chow

Stick Rice

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Feb 23, 2021, 3:42:47 AM2/23/21

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It's the icon that looks like a doubling cube.

Stick

Alastair Wright

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Feb 23, 2021, 6:09:56 AM2/23/21

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I know the no doubling icon and it wasn't activated. I have screenshots of a couple of times when the problem occurred recently, but I don't see a way of attaching them here. I've had the thought that I must be doing something wrong, but really it happens without any input from me.

And I tried contacting sup...@extremegammon.com first, but had no reply.

Raymond Kershaw

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Feb 23, 2021, 12:02:38 PM2/23/21

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On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 11:09:56 AM UTC, alas...@gmail.com wrote:
> I know the no doubling icon and it wasn't activated. I have screenshots of a couple of times when the problem occurred recently, but I don't see a way of attaching them here. I've had the thought that I must be doing something wrong, but really it happens without any input from me.
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> And I tried contacting sup...@extremegammon.com first, but had no reply.

Maximum cube value can bet set for setting up a position but I don't know whether that can be done for an unlimited game.

Stick Rice

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Feb 23, 2021, 8:02:55 PM2/23/21

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On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 6:09:56 AM UTC-5, alas...@gmail.com wrote:
> I know the no doubling icon and it wasn't activated. I have screenshots of a couple of times when the problem occurred recently, but I don't see a way of attaching them here. I've had the thought that I must be doing something wrong, but really it happens without any input from me.
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> And I tried contacting sup...@extremegammon.com first, but had no reply.

Email them to me. check...@yahoo.com

Stick

peps...@gmail.com

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Feb 25, 2021, 4:52:43 AM2/25/21

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I very often click it accidentally which is extremely irritating and has created many blunders for me.
I would prefer a warning saying "Are you sure you want to turn off the doubling?"
Maybe such a setting exists.
Perhaps the default setting should be that the "Are you sure?" warning applies only in contact positions.

Paul