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DESCRIPTION
CocoaFIBS is the first ever Mac OS X native client for The First Internet Backgammon Server. FIBS is a free online community of backgammon players. People can play backgammon in real-time against real people and artificially intelligent computer programs. Players of all skill levels are welcome.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 0.5: Tiger compatibility, try 2

Version 0.3:

New Features

  • Choose from FIBS mirror servers in the server preferences
  • Option-clicking on the dice switches their order (useful for moving with auto-move).
  • 2 New board designs by Sascha Bank (Marble and Leather)
  • Added sounds for when its your turn to roll or double
  • Added a preference to choose auto-move with single click or double click.
  • Improved the automove system visuals.

Bugs Fixed

  • When you open the terminal, the text field is selected for you
  • When you use the up and down arrows on the players list the Get Info window updates
  • "DS-Store" doesn't show up as a board option in preferences.
  • In game message no longer says "please move -1 chips" in some cases.
  • Fixed a wrong sized graphic in the new marble board
  • Fixed a custom board pref consistency
  • Fixed scroll bars on Public Chat and Terminal
  • Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect highlighting of triangles
  • Fixed a bug that caused some chips to disappear
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.3 or later.

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Developer:Adam Gerson
Downloads:3,454
  - Version d/l:2,497
Games:Card & Board
License:Free
Date:11 Aug 2005
Platform:PPC
RATING
***½.

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    CocoaFIBS User Reviews (10 posts)Write A Review
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    Oct 30 2007

    0GRAHAM0  If you download cocoafibs 0.5 and get the message that the beta has expired, just open CocoaFIBS with a hex editor ( i.e. http://hexedit.sourceforge.net/ ). Find the two hex instances of "32 30 30 37" and replace the string with "32 30 39 39". This will keep the program running until 2099.   
    (Version 0.5)

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    Oct 5 2007

    FLASH1296  Still the 2nd best FIBS client.

    JavaFIBS is much more stable.  
    (Version 0.5)

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    Mar 15 2007

    SMOKEONIT  it did fix it... online again @ fibs server;-)  
    (Version 0.5)

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    Mar 15 2007

    SMOKEONIT  beta expired??? let's see if the new download fixes that....  
    (Version 0.5)

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    May 18 2006

    SAINTYVES  Excellent! Sure the best client for FIBS : no crash at all, perfectly stable, really good-looking, simple & easy...

    If the board should be re-sizable, this application would be perfect (i don't understand why it's called "beta")   
    (Version 0.5)

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    Aug 7 2005

    UNHAPPPY  Constantly crashing on login. Have reinstalled both versions again and again, and still crashes! Definitely a big problem for many users at the moment.  
    (Version 0.3)

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    Aug 6 2005
    ***..

    ANONYMOUS   Crash crash crash....both vers. 0.3 and vers 0.4 crashes upon logging in.  
    (Version 0.3)

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    Apr 19 2005
    ****.

    APPELSIN  Very good client...best for FIBS on any platform probably! Thumbs up!!  
    (Version 0.2)

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    Apr 12 2005
    ****.

    ERROR  Thank you for providing a decent fibs client. It is a tad slow, not very responsive. Please provide auto-login on launch. All in all, a decent client. Thank goodness this is not java based! I just encounter a strangeness which might be due to fibs. It would not let me finish the game on my last move, claiming I needed to do two moves before clicking off!  
    (Version 0.2)

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    Apr 11 2005
    ***½.

    DONKEYOTAY  Pretty good. The look is great & very easy to use.

    Couple of things.

    Double click on the dice doesn't always roll the dice ditto with moving the pieces.

    But on the whole a good programme especially as it's, IIRC, the only one for OSX and it's free.

    Thank you.  
    (Version 0.2)

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