Backgammon Masters

$1.99

1.7.42for iPhone

4.3

14 Ratings

2KB LLC

Developer

Apr 6, 2020

Update Date

Entertainment

About Backgammon Masters

Backgammon Masters is an aesthetically pleasing game for online and single player backgammon. Enjoy the ancient board game in crisp, modern graphics on your smartphone or tablet!

All board game fans will appreciate the easy to use interface, detailed visuals and many features. There is something for everybody! You can personalise your profile, challenge online players, make bets, gammon opponents, participate in tournaments, chat live, find new friends and learn all the tricks of this ancient and exciting board game!

Want to play with friends and family?
Easy! Play with your friends in hotseat mode, via bluetooth, organise tournaments and improve your skill!

Out on a trip and have no internet connection?
Just challenge our AI in any backgammon style you wish! One match will take you only 5 to 30 minutes.

Backgammon Masters supports many styles of backgammon:
» Classic backgammon - the core of the game.
» Narde (Nardi) - very popular in Russia. Longer play, since you can't hit opponent's checkers.
» Tavla (Tavli or Turkish Backgammon) - popular in Turkey. Very similar to backgammon with some rule differences regarding checker play.
» Nackgammon - variation invented by Nack Ballard with 2 differences from the original game.
» Old English Backgammon - a style popular in United Kingdom.

Despite the game's old age millions of people all around the world still enjoy this fantastic board game and its variations up to this day.

Join and become a true Master of Backgammon!

Features:
● 5 backgammon styles: Backgammon, Narde, Nackgammon, Old English and Tavla
● 4 game modes: Online game, Bluetooth peer-to-peer, against AI and Hotseat
● 100% fair and completely random dice rolls
● Option to check dice fairness in the game
● 6 beautiful boards: Classic, Metal, 10,000BC, Profi, Casino and White Crocodile!
● 2 difficulty levels in game vs AI
● Daily tournaments in backgammon and narde
● Extensive match statistics.
● Share your success on Facebook or Twitter!
● Find new friends and opponents in global chat!
● Elo score support and skill levels for players. Can you reach the top?
● Free updates!
● Highlighting available moves, Undo function, Online Chat and much, much more.
● Crisp, high definition graphics for Retina Display

Backgammon Masters is also available on AppStore for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. Get Backgammon Masters and play with your friends through an online server!

Here is what our players are saying about Backgammon Masters:
“I had tried many backgammon apps: Backgammon NJ, Backgammon Deluxe, Backgammon Live, Backgammon Ace, Backgammon Gold, but I really think Backgammon Masters is the best and most exciting backgammon app currently available in the market! I play it with my friends and family all the time!"

"To put it simply, Backgammon Masters is one gorgeous looking application." -- TheiPhoneAppReview

"The game is exactly what a backgammon app should be. It has a great look, detailed instructions, and is faithful to the original game. The number of match-making offerings is impressive and the controls are easy to use." -- 148apps

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What's New in the Latest Version 1.7.42

Last updated on Apr 6, 2020

Old Versions

- Added ability to spectate current and last games in challenge leaderboard
- Added nardegammon variant (narde with doubling cube)
- Fixed app crash
- Minor fixes in challenge section

Version History

1.7.42

Apr 6, 2020

- Added ability to spectate current and last games in challenge leaderboard
- Added nardegammon variant (narde with doubling cube)
- Fixed app crash
- Minor fixes in challenge section

1.7.41

Feb 25, 2020

- Fixed bugs, causing the game to freeze
- Changed challenge system
- Changed game lobby interface

1.7.40

Dec 31, 2019

- Critical bug fixes

1.7.39

Dec 24, 2019

- Holidays and New Year is here! Let's celebrate in a warm and cozy atmosphere.
- Try the new game mode - weekly challenges! The idea of challenge is simple: winners get everything, losers get nothing. During the challenge for each 10 wins player gets a chest. What's inside? Win and find out!
- Small changes in gallery
- Added option to delete chat messages
- Bug fixes

1.7.37

Nov 4, 2019

- Added a gallery section where players will be able to choose board and checker stickers, unique dice and emotes
- Gallery will get filled with cards which players will find in reward chests
- Event: Halloween! Regular tournament winner gets a chest which contains one of several holiday cards
- Changed background image in main menu
- Added background music in main menu
- Added "Music" option in game settings to disable background music
- Added option "Show stickers" during the game. Players who prefer a "clean board" can disable this option in right side panel during the game.
- Fixed bug upon entering game
- Fixed logical bug which lead to freezing of game

1.7.36

Oct 21, 2019

- Fixed a logical error at the end of the game which didn't allow match to finish
- Added ability to play gold games with friends. In these games Elo and experience cannot be gained.
- Chatting with a friend is now free. A “Friends” tab has been added in chat
- Unfinished messages are saved
- Improved news feed format with images and polls
- Player profile has been redesigned with added avatar

1.7.35

Oct 3, 2019

- Bug fixes

1.7.33

Aug 3, 2019

- Fixed critical bug in the game logic

1.7.32

Jul 30, 2019

- Fixed a bug in the game logic
- Added a cube bet in Narde against AI

1.7.31

Jul 19, 2019

- Fixed critical bug in the game logic

1.7.29

Jul 19, 2019

- Added "bet lock" option
- Added "Board numeration"
- Added "Wooden board by default" option
- Fixed bug upon backgammon win calculation
- Fixed bug upon bearing checkers off the board
- Updated the white board

1.7.28

May 13, 2019

- Fixed critical bug in the shop
- Added choosing a board when playing with a friend

1.7.27

May 11, 2019

- Critical bug fixes

1.7.26

May 8, 2019

Change list 1.7.26:
- Implemented automatic opponent matchmaking
- Each bet now has an appropriate board
- Tournaments are now held on a different board
- Rematch in gold games against a single player is available only one time. Meaning - two players can play a gold game against each other only two consecutive times
- Level system has been abolished and starting Elo is now equal to 1500. Elo has been recalculated for each player
- Added option to invite a player to friends after a game
- Added sounds for emotes
- Chat has become full screen to make it easier to communicate
- Quick phrases and emotes are now on a single screen
- Disabled game chat between opponents in gold games and tournaments. Communicating with opponent is possible via quick phrases and emotes. If you want to have a chat with your opponent add them to friends, since chat is available in friend games
- Emotions and quick phrases now appear next to player's avatar
- Removed boards from the shop. All boards are available to all players depending on the bet
- Added some new emoji
- Minor graphical changes
- Minor changes

1.7.23

Jan 31, 2019

- Minor bug fixes

1.7.21

Jan 10, 2019

Minor bug fixes

1.7.19

Dec 25, 2018

- Added Holiday theme!
- Added 6 amazing emotes! Share your feelings during the game with the opponent!
- Added wonderful stickers to boards during tournament games to reflect the Holiday spirit!
- Changed in-game system of storing graphical components
- Various small fixes

1.7.18

Sep 28, 2018

Crash fixes

1.7.16

Sep 11, 2018

- Bug fixes in game logic

1.7.15

Sep 8, 2018

- Fixed a bug in the tournament when you click on the "Play" button
- Fixed a situation where it was necessary to throw cubes, if it is so obvious that "No moves"
- The gaming chat now works only with a friendly match. For regular games, players can exchange quick phrases.
- A player who looks through other people's matches can no longer read chat and throw fast phrases
- Above the board will appear the Eye icon with the players who view this match

1.7.14

Aug 24, 2018

- Updated interface
- Removed limit of friends list
- Regular, no gold games are available only with friends
- Added ability to spectate friend games
- Adding of friends now takes place through chat. Added additional function to add friends via invitation link and receive gold for invited friends.
- Fixed various bugs

1.7.13

May 10, 2018

- Changed server connection settings

1.7.12

May 2, 2018

- Changed dice roll animation
- Added proxy-connection. In cases where direct connection to server fails, app will automatically try to connect via proxy
- Changed system when waiting for tour to start. Now player awaits for opponent in the board screen
- Fixed bugs with boards

1.7.11

Apr 9, 2018

- Added new tournament medals
- Added medal display in player's profile
- Removed “City" field on profile
- Fixed bugs in the shop
- Fixed minor bugs

1.7.9

Jan 20, 2018

- Quick "Sit&Go" tournaments are no longer displayed at the lower part of the tournament menu, only regular tournaments.
- 64 player limitation has been removed from regular tournaments. Now any amount of maximum players can register for a tournament, however the minimum amount is limited to 32 participants. If there are only less than 32 people registered for the tournament, it will be cancelled.
- Each match in regular tournaments now lasts until 2 points. This means that each player has a way to regain lead by winning with 2:1 and progressing to the next tour. Bet cube in tournaments is now available and the winning mode (backgammon, gammon) affects points at the end of the game.
- Changed time per move for quick "Sit&Go" tournaments and regular tournaments. Just like stated in international rules there are only 12 seconds per move right now and additional time (red timer) which is allocated for the whole match (all rounds in a game between two players). For quick "Sit&Go" tournaments this time is 2 minutes, for regular tournaments - 4 minutes, since in regular tourneys game lasts until two points. This way tournament games will become faster. Allocate your time wisely so you have enough additional time for the entire match.
- "Time" field has been added to the readiness window. First value indicates green timer (time per move which refills), second value indicates the red timer (additional time for the whole match that doesn't refill).
- Fixed a bug in player readiness window with "Ready" button not always working
- Tour number, point limit and current score is now displayed on the left side of the board
- Removed holiday theme
- Fixed bug in game logic
- Fixed minor bugs
- Fixed launch bug on OS X versions under 10.10

1.7.8

Dec 23, 2017

- Added Christmas theme
- All boards and checkers have been graphically improved. Try out your favourite board and marvel at the new graphics!
- Improved detail of boards for high resolution screens
- Added green spot indicators to show which checkers can be moved. This will prove convenient for many players and allow making faster moves.
- From now on game options are located at the right side of the board. Drag the board to the left or click the popup button on the right side to view them.
- Player, bet and time information is located at the left side of the board.
- Basic animation speed is now slightly faster and the game speed can no longer be modified in option
- Updated the game settings window
- Added new emojis
- Changed game logic upon bearing off checkers
- Fixed game logic bugs and also bugs which lead to app crashing

1.7.7

Nov 16, 2017

- Fixed errors

1.7.6

Oct 12, 2017

- Added option to view already finished games with ability to adjust time and speed of the replay
- Changed "Game History" section, added replay option
- It is now possible to view finished tourney games in the tournament window
- In the "Last match" you can now find dice generation seed
- New app icon
- Fixed critical bugs

1.7.5

Jul 19, 2017

- Improved interface. Game against AI and online game are now in a single screen
- Added option to spectate ongoing tournament games in the active tournament window
- Added Bluetooth game option
- Fixed critical bugs

1.7.3

May 9, 2017

- Brought back one touch move option with slight changes
- Minor changes in animation of checker movement
- Fixed bug in narde where it was possible to block all 15 of opponent's checkers
- In narde "Home gammon" is no longer possible (according to rules of Narde Federation)
- Slight interface changes
- Fixed the bug with limited friend display in the lobby invitation window

1.7.2

Mar 14, 2017

- Fixed bug with checker blocking in narde
- Fixed bug in Hotseat mode
- Fixed bug in Tavla
- Fixed bug upon checker bear-off
- Implemented online game reconnection after app shutdown
- Implemented option to choose name color upon registration
- Improved interface during the game
- Improved checker movement during the turn
- Fixed various bugs

1.7.1

Jan 1, 2017

- Improved checker selection
- Increased checker movement animation speed
- Fixed bug where dice disappeared upon bear off
- Fixed bug upon checker movement
- Fixed bug upon bearing checkers off
- Fixed bug with win display in online games
- Fixed bug with chat disappearing after game
- Fixed various small bugs

1.7.0

Dec 23, 2016

- Christmas theme
- Changed game logic
- Fixed game rule bugs
- Improved interface design

1.6.24

Apr 14, 2016

- Added push-notifications for private messages from friends
- Added local notifications
- Disabled notification upon friend rejection or friend removal
- Badge on game icon and on mailbox now show amount of unread message groups
- Changed game menu interface
- "Surrender" button now allows to end the current round at any moment
- "Leave the game" button now ends the game and shows result window
- When a player surrenders, he loses 2 points except in cases when at least one checker has been borne off
- Upon initial roll dice is automatically cast once the timer runs out
- When timer runs out in a match of 3 points or more the current round ends, but not the whole game
- Minor fixes

1.6.23

Jan 11, 2016

- Changed network mechanism, which should improve stability of online game
- Fixed freezing chat window bug
- Minor interface improvements

1.6.21

Nov 11, 2015

- Added global timer. Now each player will be given standard time per move and also additional time for the duration of match. Once standard time runs out, the reserve timer will be activated. If the player runs out of reserve time, the player loses the game. By default the additional time is 60 seconds. In game creation settings it is also possible to select additional timer of 0 or 120 seconds.
- Added a timer display in notification windows for opponent's surrender and doubling confirmation.
- Fixed a bug which did not allow joining of tournament. From now on player will also get a notification of cancelled tourney if the player is already participating in another tourney at the same time.
- Fixed a bug which allowed to play against players in black list.

1.6.20

Sep 10, 2015

- Added login via Twitter and Google+
- Added mail confirmation function. From now on mail confirmation is required to access all social functions in the game
- Added function to change e-mail
- Added 1000 gold bets to money games
- Slight changes in interface design
- Fixed various detected bugs in game

1.6.18

Jul 7, 2015

- Changed game interface
- Added option to delete private messages
- Added 3 minute minimum limit for Elo to change after ending a match
- Fixed various smaller bugs

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