True Backgammon app for iPhone and iPad

4.8 ( 608 ratings )

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Developer: CompuLab, Markus Gömmel

3.99 USD

Current version: 6.20, last update: 6 days ago
First release : 01 Apr 2010
App size: 56.71 Mb

One of the most successful backgammon games on the iPad/iPhone, one of the most powerful computer opponents in the world.

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. After all, who doesnt like 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 and iPhone (iOS 12 or later). Optimised for the latest iOS.

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

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ALWAYS READY WHEN YOU ARE - COMPUTER OPPONENT
Whether in the middle of the night or during your coffee break, your computer is always ready for a match. Choose from three difficulty levels to suit your skill level. For those who want to play only the best, a world-class artificial intelligence opponent is available as an in-app purchase. 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 PEOPLE NEAR YOU - GAME BOARD MODE
Imagine you are with friends and want to pass the time with a game? Or are you on the train playing against the computer and one of your fellow commuters turns out to be a backgammon player too? You dont need to carry around a real board with you all the time. Instead, True Backgammon is your board.

CONNECT WITH FRIENDS OR PLAY AGAINST RANDOM OPPONENTS ONLINE - GAME CENTER
Would you rather play against a human than an AI, but there is no opponent in sight? Join the growing community of people playing True Backgammon online every day on an iPad, iPhone, iPod, iMac or MacBook. Theres always someone ready to play. And not only can you play with them, you can talk to them using the built-in voice chat.

BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER - GAME BOARDS
We didnt just want to make good AI and smooth gameplay, we also wanted to make it look good. No, not just good... we wanted them to look drop dead gorgeous. We found a skilled designer and then tortured him with feedback until we were satisfied. The result is two boards (metal and wood) that look awesome, while offering little visual distraction to keep you focused 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 in decoration and beautiful detail. Which is your favourite?

AAAND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BOARD, A MULTI-OLYMPIC CHAMPION AI - BEEE GEEEE BLITZ
From time to time there is an Olympic tournament for backgammon programs. We have persuaded the creator of the three-time winner BGBlitz to make his AI available to True Backgammon users. This AI is a world class opponent for those who want to play only the best. And it is a patient tutor. BGBlitz offers a tutor mode that will point out moves that are not optimal and show you better ones. It also gives you statistics, and you can export your current game to the common SGF format to analyse it with other applications like XG2, BGBlitz or gnuBG.

WHAT ELSE CAN WE SAY?
To cut a long story short, we have put a lot of effort into this application, not only in the gameplay, 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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