- Price$2.99
- CategoryGames
- First releasedApril 1, 2010
- Versions3 archived
- Installable3 of 3
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerCompuLab, Markus Gömmel
- Bundle IDde.compulab.bgm
RequirementsCompatible with iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
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Report an issueOne 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 doesn't 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?
STILL NOT CONVINCED? READ MORE…
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 don't 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. There's 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 didn't 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.
Ratings Over Time
| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2010 | 1.05 | — | 89 | $3.99 |
| June 5, 2011 | 3.01 | — | 239 | $3.99 |
| January 6, 2012 | — | — | 262 | $3.99 |
| July 4, 2013 | — | — | 285 | $2.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25But….after the last update a nasty bug came in. When you double click in the gamefield the whole game gets smaller. Then double click again and its back to full screen.
I don’t care what the makers say, that you can prove that it is not fixed, but this game HAS to be rigged. The opponent ALWAYS GETS the roll it needs to capture. It gets doubles over and over again, and I get nothing. There is no way this is random.
The Ai gives itself endless doubles while I get ones and twos. I like a good HONEST game, this sucks
Nice graphics but dice do not fall randomly. Dice tend to favor the computer.
Play thousands of games and you’ll see a pattern of the computer constantly rolling doubles and always getting the impossible roll to kill your game. After you have it pinned and there’s only one combination that could work, miraculously it gets it. That is followed, more often than not by keeping the player from getting any realistic rolls until it wipes you out. I don’t care how great my opponent is, odds are odds and constant one sided winning dice rolls for 80, 100 games all virtually in a row, do not happen in reason life.
The “advanced AI” computer opponent has apparently learned that the easiest way to win is to roll well…and conversely to prevent its opponent from rolling well. Dice roll is not random. Results are beyond what can be expected with random dice. The Developers suggest 2 “tests” to prove dice are not rigged, but those tests prove no such thing. The AI can manipulate rolls as necessary, both its rolls and your rolls. As others have suggested, the rolls are rigged.
I just got this app based upon the developer insisting the dice rolls were fair, despite critics saying otherwise. Regardless of what the developer argues, it’s clear that the rolls favor the computer. Nearly 85% of the first rolls are won by the computer and doubles are rolled 4 times as often by the computer. Also the total value of each roll is much higher by the computer, allowing greater mobility of the computers’ checkers. It’s very frustrating.
Pathetic beyond belief. So rigged.
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