Absolute Backgammon Lite
Free
8.21for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
Absolute Backgammon Lite Screenshots
About Absolute Backgammon Lite
No ads, no gimmicks, just great backgammon and acey deucey. If you liked Absolute Backgammon and Acey Deucey for the desktop, you will like this version too - same great backgammon.
Works with iOS 8 thru current version of iOS
Designed for the iPad but now works with iPhones, Absolute Backgammon Lite includes both backgammon and acey deucey. You play against a computer opponent.
Board Design: Marco Olivares - STUDIOMARCOLI
You can download a manual from the website - bestbackgammon.com
Features:
• Play on the iPad or iPhone
• Play Backgammon or Acey Deucey
• Play against the Computer opponent
• Helpful messages during play
• Show possible moves when a piece is touched
• Show the last moves for the computer using arrows
• Display game statistics
• Gives advice on moves
If you purchase the full version of Absolute Backgammon, you will get these additional options and features:
• Play against another person on a different device using Bluetooth
• Play against another person on the same device
• Play against a friend over the internet (not guaranteed to be reliable or available. This feature might not be available in the future)
• 5 skill levels - 2 higher and to lower
• any number of games in match play (only 3 max in the Lite version
• Option to use the doubling cube
• Doubling Cube Advice
• Ability to concede a game
• An Auto Finish feature (will finish the game playing both sides)
• Option to have the computer opponent to concede game
• Option to have your move made automatically if only 1 possible move
• ability to take back the last turn for both players
• Save your game to finish later
• Switch board direction and piece colors
• Option to have messages spoken or not
• Change the speed of piece movement
• Beaver option
• Jacoby rule option
• Option to not allow backgammons
• Choice of shorter dice sound for faster play
• Display game and sessions statistics as well as running/cumulative statistics.
• Plus more....
Works with iOS 8 thru current version of iOS
Designed for the iPad but now works with iPhones, Absolute Backgammon Lite includes both backgammon and acey deucey. You play against a computer opponent.
Board Design: Marco Olivares - STUDIOMARCOLI
You can download a manual from the website - bestbackgammon.com
Features:
• Play on the iPad or iPhone
• Play Backgammon or Acey Deucey
• Play against the Computer opponent
• Helpful messages during play
• Show possible moves when a piece is touched
• Show the last moves for the computer using arrows
• Display game statistics
• Gives advice on moves
If you purchase the full version of Absolute Backgammon, you will get these additional options and features:
• Play against another person on a different device using Bluetooth
• Play against another person on the same device
• Play against a friend over the internet (not guaranteed to be reliable or available. This feature might not be available in the future)
• 5 skill levels - 2 higher and to lower
• any number of games in match play (only 3 max in the Lite version
• Option to use the doubling cube
• Doubling Cube Advice
• Ability to concede a game
• An Auto Finish feature (will finish the game playing both sides)
• Option to have the computer opponent to concede game
• Option to have your move made automatically if only 1 possible move
• ability to take back the last turn for both players
• Save your game to finish later
• Switch board direction and piece colors
• Option to have messages spoken or not
• Change the speed of piece movement
• Beaver option
• Jacoby rule option
• Option to not allow backgammons
• Choice of shorter dice sound for faster play
• Display game and sessions statistics as well as running/cumulative statistics.
• Plus more....
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What's New in the Latest Version 8.21
Last updated on Nov 7, 2022
Old Versions
• default sound volume was too high on newer phones. Default is now lower.
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Version History
8.21
Nov 7, 2022
• default sound volume was too high on newer phones. Default is now lower.
8.20
Oct 24, 2022
• made changes for compatibility with iOS 16.
• sound and speech might not work on some models of iPhone with iOS 16 installed
• many changes to improve appearance on more iPhone models
• starting a new Match could cause the app to crash on some iPhone models. Fixed.
• sound and speech might not work on some models of iPhone with iOS 16 installed
• many changes to improve appearance on more iPhone models
• starting a new Match could cause the app to crash on some iPhone models. Fixed.
8.19
Jun 18, 2022
• fixed several interface issues caused by later versions of iOS and new devices
• fixed several other minor problems (most wouldn't show up in lite version)
• fixed several other minor problems (most wouldn't show up in lite version)
8.15
May 2, 2021
• the game stats were not all showing - all are showing now
•. made several minor interface improvements
•. made several minor interface improvements
8.14
Apr 26, 2021
• several minor interface changes
• can now take back the last move mode
• can now take back the last move mode
8.8
Sep 14, 2020
• in Acey Deucey, after roll to determine who rolls & moves first, can select ? icon to show the roll for each player
• the app icon was changed to show it is the Lite version of the game
• the app icon was changed to show it is the Lite version of the game
8.7
Sep 13, 2020
• brought this Lite Version up-to-date with the paid version (still does not include all the features)
• fixed a problem with "click on dice" piece move method
•. added the required launch screen
•. improved graphics on some phone sizes
•. suggestions are not available in this Lite Version
•. several minor interface improvement
•. fixed any known problems
• fixed a problem with "click on dice" piece move method
•. added the required launch screen
•. improved graphics on some phone sizes
•. suggestions are not available in this Lite Version
•. several minor interface improvement
•. fixed any known problems
8.0
Dec 8, 2019
• can play music what playing the game
• added last turn information to game information
• several minor issues were fixed
• added last turn information to game information
• several minor issues were fixed
7.9.2
May 13, 2019
• on the iPhone, if the computer opponent conceded, could not accept or decline it unless hit the home button then started the app again. Fixed.
• on the iPhone, at the end of the game, it was possible to keep touching and get another turn before the computer opponent got his.
• on the iPhone, at the end of the game, it was possible to keep touching and get another turn before the computer opponent got his.
7.9
Mar 29, 2019
• several minor interface changes
7.8
Feb 26, 2019
• fixed several minor bugs
* several minor interface changes
* several minor interface changes
7.7
Feb 6, 2019
• many minor interface improvements and fixes
• can touch anywhere now to roll the dice and to pass play
• Undo now takes back just 1 move instead of all moves made on a turn
• Any know problems have been fixed. If you find any problems please let me know
• can touch anywhere now to roll the dice and to pass play
• Undo now takes back just 1 move instead of all moves made on a turn
• Any know problems have been fixed. If you find any problems please let me know
7.0
Aug 9, 2017
• added a couple of game messages
• several other interface improvements/enhancements
• fixed several bugs
• several other interface improvements/enhancements
• fixed several bugs
6.1.2
May 29, 2017
- made the pieces easier to see when picked up
- hopefully eliminated the rare possibility of a piece getting stuck
- several other minor changes
- hopefully eliminated the rare possibility of a piece getting stuck
- several other minor changes
6.1
May 18, 2017
• Fixed a problem on iPhones with touches not always being recognized when being asked to accept/decline a doubling of the cube
• Fixed the same problem with the concede dialog
• several interface improvements
• Fixed the same problem with the concede dialog
• several interface improvements
6.0.2
May 8, 2017
• added ability to play with the iPhone
• improved conceding by the computer opponent
• added Match Play
• many minor enhancements and improvements to the interface
• fixed several minor issues with Show Possible Moves, doubling cube, beavers, etc
• fixed any known bugs
• improved conceding by the computer opponent
• added Match Play
• many minor enhancements and improvements to the interface
• fixed several minor issues with Show Possible Moves, doubling cube, beavers, etc
• fixed any known bugs
3.0
Jul 3, 2015
Absolute Backgammon Lite FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Absolute Backgammon Lite.
iPhone
Requires iOS 9.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 9.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 9.0 or later.
Absolute Backgammon Lite supports English
