True Backgammon app for iPhone and iPad

4.8 ( 3728 ratings )

Games Board Dice Casino
Developer: CompuLab, Markus Gömmel

3.99 USD

Current version: 5.13, last update: 6 months ago
First release : 01 Apr 2010
App size: 60.5 Mb

One of the most successful Backgammon games on the iPad/iPhone, one of the most powerful computer opponents worldwide, now has gotten even better.

ALL THE FACTS IN UNDER 30 SECONDS

* Play against computer or humans. Choose from three difficulty levels. Play on a cool modern wood or metal board or choose from beautiful and richly ornamented optional boards. Play from left or right or play using black or white checkers. Play against friends in the same room or play against people anywhere on the internet. Your choice, your game.

* One of the best backgammon AI in the world (BGBlitz) is available as an in-app purchase as your opponent or tutor. Find out how good you already are and let BGBlitz teach you how to get better. Because, who doesnt love to win?

* Connect with friends by playing with them in 2-player mode on the same device or anywhere in the world over the network. An occasional game is a great way to stay in touch with friends or to meet new people.

* Available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch (iOS 12 or later required). Optimized for the latest iOS.

* You could be playing backgammon like never before in under a minute. What are you waiting for?

NOT YET CONVINCED? READ ON...

ALWAYS READY WHEN YOU ARE - COMPUTER OPPONENT
No matter if it is in the middle of the night or your coffee break, your computer is always ready for a match. Choose from three difficulty levels, according to your skill. For those who only want to play against the best, there is an world class artificial intelligence opponent available as an in-app purchase (more below). Casual play or competitive match? True Backgammon has an opponent for you that is fun to play with or that is a teeth grinding challenge.

PLAY WITH HUMANS NEAR YOU - GAME BOARD MODE
Imagine you are together with friends and you want to pass some time with a match? Or you sit on a train, playing against the computer and one of your commuters turns out to be a backgammon player too? You dont need to carry a real board with you all the time. Instead True Backgammon is your board. Play against friends and acquaintances, any time and anywhere.

CONNECT WITH FRIENDS OR PLAY AGAINST RANDOM OPPONENTS ONLINE - GAME CENTER
You prefer to play against humans rather than an AI, but there is no prospective opponent in sight? Become part of the daily growing community of people who play True Backgammon online on an iPad, iPhone, iPod, iMac or MacBook. Theres always someone willing to play a match. And you dont just play with them, you can also talk to them via built-in voice chat.

BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER - GAME BOARDS
We didnt just strive to make a good AI and fluid gameplay, we also made it our mission to make it look good. No, not just good... we wanted to make them look drop dead gorgeous good. We found a skilled designer and then tortured him with feedback until we were satisfied. The result are two boards (metal and wood) which look awesome, while providing little visual distraction to let you focus on your strategy. And for those who love a little distraction, we let the designer run wild with a selection of (optional) fancy boards, rich with decor and beautiful details. Which one is your favorite?

AAAND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BOARD, A MULTIPLE OLYMPIC CHAMPION AI - BEEE GEEEE BLITZ
From time to time there is an olympic tournament for backgammon programs. We managed to convince the maker of the three times winner BGBlitz to make his AI available to the users of True Backgammon. This AI is a world class opponent for those who only want to match up against the best. And it is a patient mentor. BGBlitz offers a tutor mode, that will point out moves that are less than optimal, and it will show better ones.

WHAT ELSE CAN WE SAY?
Long story short, we put a lot of effort into this app, not just into the game play, but on every level. If you choose it, we are sure you will not be disappointed.

Pros and cons of True Backgammon app for iPhone and iPad

True Backgammon app good for

I provided a 4 star rating because I like the application and have been using it for two-person backgammon for quite a while now, however the last update broke the game. Down to the last phase of the game clearing the board, I had a 6 and 2, it would allow me to remove the 2 but I couldnt remove the 6. There were a few other times we were not able to continue our moves without undoing the move in progress and then starting over.

I am an expert player with over 30 years experience with this game and mediterranean versions of it. I have tried all the games i found on the app store and this is one of the better ones. The dice are not skewed and the play is straight forward. The layout is excellent, no wasted space, its all about the game, no b.s. Sometimes it feels a tad slow and i would prefer to have one touch automatic moves. Played in the real world, this game can and should move fast but this one sometimes feels like its made for old people and little kids.

This app couldnt be any better. Its very clean responsive and lets you move multiple pieces at a time using different fingers. Buy this app I assure you that you wont regret it.

Ive been playing this app for a few weeks now. Ive tried a few other cheaper backgammon apps and this one is the best. Unlike other reviewers, it think the dice rolls are indeed random. The AI seems pretty good, but in all fairness I am just learning how to play the game. Having said that, this app has helped to to start winning games against friends who have been playing for years. I love the orient sets you can buy in this app - beautiful!

Ok! You can logout app and re-open it, and tap on the button "back to the game" and keep you scores. Right, so I put the 1 star missing to 5! Excellent.

But now the language has switch from english to german and I really cant find a way to come back to english....

Some bad moments

Globally well done except dice rolling which seem with a very high signifcant percentage be falsed when computer has opportunities to take opponents pieces Really frustrating up to pushing you to quit the game Alain

I dont even know how it changed and how to change the language back to english (or french)... Please help ;)

Go find another game. The dice randomized in this game is pathetic. For human to human play the look at feel is very nice

Great graphics, shoddy programming. Youre on crack if you think the diceplay isnt ridiculously skewed here. It just gets more and more annoying. Does it really take that much effort to make the AI simply PLAY better, rather than ROLL better? Big thumbs down.

This app was good to start with but the more you play the more the computer starts to win with lots of doubles and rolls that are hits every time you have a piece open. It is very frustrating to lose over and over to constant rolls of doubles and it seems the only time you roll doubles is when you are out and cannot use them . The author swears the dice are not loaded but I think they are full of it. Double your enjoyment and stay away from this app!

Best looking board. Great play for 2 players. Junk, when playing against the computer.

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