What we do to offer fair play
Online backgammon has one problem bigger than all the others: the suspicion that the game is not honest. GamesGrid exists to remove that suspicion. This page says what we do, and what we ask of you at the table.
The server runs the game. In online play the dice come from our server, the server checks every move against the rules, and the server keeps the score. Nobody — not you, not your opponent, not one of our members — sees a roll before it is thrown.
Every match is a record. Each online match is registered and stored move by move, so a finished match can be replayed exactly as it was played. If a result is ever questioned, the record is what we look at.
The same judge for everyone. After a match the engine reviews every decision at full strength — the same engine, the same settings, for every player and every member.
No money at the table. GamesGrid never handles real money. Casino Mode uses simulated chips that cannot be bought and cannot be paid out.
What we ask of you
- Play your own game. No engine, program or second person helping you decide during an online match.
- Finish what you start. Resigning ends the match as a loss. Closing the tab does not end it — the clock keeps running for you until it runs out.
- Be a good opponent. Chat at the table is a set of fixed lines — good luck, nice roll, well played — so there is nothing to abuse. Treat the people you play, and our members, the way you would at a real club table.
- One player, one account. Your account is yours alone.
Before the doors open
The first release is a demo for invited players: friendly matches, one against one, to test the game. The rules above apply from the first match. Rated play, tournaments and leagues follow, and this page grows with them.
