True Backgammon

True Backgammon


Enjoy this Classic Board Game


$3.99

5.33for iPhone, iPad and more
8.7
499 Ratings
CompuLab, Markus Gömmel
Developer
58.8 MB
Size
Apr 9, 2024
Update Date
#18
in Board
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About True Backgammon

One of the most successful Backgammon games on the iPad/iPhone, one of the most powerful computer opponents worldwide.

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 doesn't 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 and iPhone (iOS 12 or later). 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. 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 don't need to carry 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
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. There's always someone willing to play a match. And you don't 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 didn't 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 convinced 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. It will also offer you statistics, and you can export your current match into the common sgf format to analyze it with other applications like XG2, BGBlitz or gnuBG.

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.
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What's New in the Latest Version 5.33

Last updated on Apr 9, 2024
Old Versions
* The MENU button now toggles to UNDO when a checker is moved.
* In rare cases the high-low move mode used the wrong of both dice.
* In rare cases the initial dice roll was done twice.
* Some bugs in doubling cube tutor dialog fixed

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
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Version History
5.33
Apr 9, 2024
* The MENU button now toggles to UNDO when a checker is moved.
* In rare cases the high-low move mode used the wrong of both dice.
* In rare cases the initial dice roll was done twice.
* Some bugs in doubling cube tutor dialog fixed

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.32
Mar 18, 2024
* The MENU button now toggles to UNDO when a checker is moved.
* The old undo button in the right menu has been removed.

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.31
Mar 17, 2024
* The MENU button now toggles to UNDO when a checker is moved.
* The old undo button in the right menu has been removed.

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.30
Mar 16, 2024
* The MENU button now toggles to UNDO when a checker is moved.
* The old undo button in the right menu has been removed.

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.23
Dec 19, 2023
* Own dice must be touched directly to be taken, touching anywhere on the board is no longer possible to prevent accidental dice take.
* High-Low moving mode now also allows to touch the corresponding point instead of the checker.
* Double tap functionality restored for from-to and drag-drop mode.

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.22
Dec 14, 2023
* High-Low moving mode now also allows to touch the corresponding point instead of the checker.
* Own dice must be touched directly to be taken, touching anywhere on the board is no longer possible to prevent accidental dice take.
* Board is no longer cut off during doubling and tutor messages.
* Tutor doubling cube details did not show valid equity in post-crawford games, fixed.
* Wrong EMG cube equity shown in various situations, free-drop handling was incorrect.

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.21
Dec 6, 2023
* High-Low moving mode now also allows to touch the corresponding point instead of the checker.
* Own dice must be touched directly to be taken, touching anywhere on the board is no longer possible to prevent accidental dice take.
* Board is no longer cut off during doubling and tutor messages.
* Tutor doubling cube details did not show valid equity in post-crawford games, fixed.
* Wrong EMG cube equity shown in various situations, free-drop handling was incorrect.

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.20
Oct 18, 2023
* If the BGBlitz tutor is unlocked, the export of the current match as a sgf file in now offered in the menu on the right.

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.13
Sep 21, 2023
* Fixed a crash problem introduced with version 5.11
* General stability improvements (ARC)
* Needs iOS 12 or higher to run

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.11
Sep 12, 2023
* General stability improvements (ARC)
* Needs iOS 12 or higher to run

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5.10
Aug 14, 2023
* General stability improvements
* Needs iOS 12 or higher to run

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.09
Sep 14, 2022
* Native support for all new iPhone 14 devices
* General stability improvements
* Needs iOS 12 or higher to run

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5.08
May 31, 2022
* In very rare cases the doubling tutor showed swapped statistics
* Some additional minor statistic bugs fixed
* General stability improvements
* Needs iOS 12 or higher to run

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.07
Jan 13, 2022
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
* Needs iOS 12 or higher to run

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5.06
Oct 3, 2021
* App crashed immediately when running on iPhone 12/13 devices with iOS 15 installed
* Support for the new iPad mini 6 device
* More bug fixes and stability improvements
* Needs iOS 12 or higher to run

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.05
Aug 5, 2021
* In rare cases the app crashed after using the 'Undo' button
* Device detection for iPhone 6-8 Plus devices did not work
* More bug fixes and stability improvements

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5.04
Jun 27, 2021
* Background music was interrupted when game was started
* Graphics was still screwed up on some devices using the display zoomed mode
* More bug fixes and stability improvements

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5.03
Jun 19, 2021
* Crawford game will no longer be triggered for matches until 1 and unlimited matches
* Graphics was screwed up on some devices using the display zoomed mode
* More bug fixes and stability improvements

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.02
Apr 17, 2021
* Tutor now offers statistics about game play (move errors, cube errors, total errors, average luck, player ranking in PR and ELO)
* Tutor now also offers match equity in best move dialog
* Doubling Cube is now greyed out in Crawford Games
* More bug fixes and stability improvements

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
5.01
Mar 2, 2021
* various bug fixes
5.00
Jan 29, 2021
* Network opponent can now be searched in background while playing locally
* Drag-Drop move mode now also available for iPhone devices
* High-Low move mode like used in many other backgammon apps added
* Auto-Finish functionality added, press dice longer to activate
* Computer AI opponent now has the ability to resign
* Tutor mode now also offers details about cube decisions
* Bug fixes and stability improvements

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
4.39
Oct 21, 2020
* Fixes the connection problem with network games under iOS 14
* Optimized for all different types of iPhone 12 devices
* Optimized for the new iPad 8 and the new iPad Air 4
* Now requires iOS 9 or higher to run

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
4.38
Oct 6, 2020
* Optimized for the new iPad 8 and the new iPad Air 4
* Now requires iOS 9 or higher to run

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
4.37
Apr 6, 2020
* Possible crash after aborting a network game fixed
* macOS version no longer shows a beachball during delays
* Network games using voice chat no longer crash the app
* True Backgammon is optimized for the latest iOS and supports all the latest iPhone and iPad devices

If you like this app and want to support further development, please rate it 5 star, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support.
4.35
Mar 26, 2019
* A bug from v4.34 was fixed, where double-six dice were displayed before showing the real dice
* A third game speed setting was added to speed up game play
* Fixed a malformed two player mode message on the opponents side

True Backgammon FAQ

True Backgammon is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Gabon,China,Afghanistan,South Korea
True Backgammon supports English, German
True Backgammon contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
BGBlitz Package
$4.99
BGBlitz Tutor
$1.99
Playboard Leather
$0.99
Orient Package
$1.99
BGBlitz Gameplay Engine
$3.99
Neon Package
$1.99
Playboard Orient 2
$0.99
Playboard Orient 1
$0.99
Playboard Neon 1
$0.99
Playboard Neon 3
$0.99
Click here to learn how to download True Backgammon in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of True Backgammon.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

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