Are you using the non-Java method of playing? That has various bugs, one of which is to move two pieces in a way that you didn't ask for, either when you click the dice to swap them or when you click the first piece that you want to move.
For instance, if the dice are [6, 2] and you click a piece to move with the 6 then that piece will be moved with the 2 and another piece will simultaneously be moved with the 6. Or you could click the dice to swap them around and both of those pieces would similarly be moved, without you even thinking about moving.
As it's a bug, there's no way to switch it off.
The only thing to do keep alert, undo both of the moves and start over. That's annoying enough but on a slow connection it gets very tedious. :-/ .. So it's a good opportunity to practice the virtue of patience! ;o)
It tends to happen when your home table is well populated and the rest of the game is trouble free, so a strong home table indicates the time to become vigilant. "Fortunately", the dodgy moves often bust that home table, which makes it is very visible. It's not always that clear.
One kind of workaround is to learn to anticipate when it'll happen. So, with that [6, 2] roll, you'd click the piece that you want to use the second for. The program should move the piece with the 6 but bug will cause it to move with the 2. "Ha! Gotcha!", you can say to it. However, it's hard to keep remembering that you have to do this and it's hard to always get it right, so you may end up undoing moves anyway. Win some, lose some. ;-)
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Cherly, if this isn't what you're talking about then you'll have to explain with more detail.
Re: Any way to turn off the automatic moves in backgammon
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posted by Purrson (Cheryl A'Purrson) on 08/07 at 06:44
Yes I am using the nonjava mode, but I think with last updates TJ did we all are! Never occurred to me that that might be part of the issue. It does tend to happen at the end of the game tho so might be. When I have tried to lock the home field as it were ;) when clicking to be rolling the dice, the piece moves itself, as the dice roll 2 and 6 as you said, if only have two nibs on 6 I tend to move them both, one off the board, and another to join others on the 4th row. But automatically it moves one off the 2ed row, so when I don't notice and move the 6 off then send as no other option I am hit by opposing player!
Re: Any way to turn off the automatic moves in backgammon
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posted by squareblaster (Russell H) on 09/09 at 23:09
Hi On sept 9 2016 two matches and an additional 2 games in another went down as lost for me even though I was ahead in all 3 matches and was not allowed to move. Makes playing pointless for me. Thanks so much.
Re: Any way to turn off the automatic moves in backgammon
It happens to me. I'm really annoyed about my current game, I was way ahead, my pieces were stacked so they were safe and I offered a double to my opponent who still had to get a piece out. When I came back to the game, the history says I passed,and my opponent has jumped on me which should have been impossible.
Re: Any way to turn off the automatic moves in backgammon
Re: Any way to turn off the automatic moves in backgammon
Message #23926 Replies: 1
posted by squareblaster (Russell H) on 09/10 at 00:01
Actually it was on Sept 8 in case someone looks at the logs.
Re: Any way to turn off the automatic moves in backgammon
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posted by squareblaster (Russell H) on 09/11 at 11:36
Well it is Sept 11 and a third match has given my opponent enough points to appear to win the match without it being played.This last one was a match being played with the purrson who started this thread.It's bound to be someone else doing this however. It's me now having this done to me now but someday it might be another if nothing is done. Or maybe it won't. There is no good reason for this to be done to me.
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