Backgammon
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About Backgammon
Backgammon is one of the oldest board games for two players. The playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and a player wins by removing all of his pieces from the board before his opponent. Backgammon is a member of the tables family, one of the oldest classes of board games in the world.
Although luck is one of the determining factors in the outcome, strategy plays a more important role in the long run. With each roll of the dice, players must choose from numerous options for moving their checkers and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent.
Backgammon playing pieces are known variously as checkers, draughts, stones, men, counters, pawns, discs, pips, chips, or nips.
Rules of classic backgammon are rather simple. The objective is to remove (bear off) all of one's own checkers from the board before one's opponent can do the same. The checkers are, in the most often-played variants, scattered at first, and may be blocked or hit by the opponent.
To start the game, each player rolls one die, and the player with the higher number moves first using the numbers shown on both dice. If the players roll the same number, they must roll again as the first move cannot be a doublet. After rolling the dice, players must, if possible, move their checkers according to the number shown on each die. The same checker may be moved twice as long as the two moves are distinct. If a player rolls two of the same number, called doubles, that player must play each die twice. For any roll, if a player can make moves corresponding to the numbers on both dice, that player is compelled to do so. If players cannot use the number from either die in a roll, given the position of their checkers, then that turn is over and the turn passes to the opponent. If moves can be made according to either one die or the other, but not both, the higher number must be used. If one die is unable to be moved, but such a move is made possible by the moving of the other die, that move is compulsory.
In the course of a move, a checker may land on any point that is unoccupied or is occupied by one or more of the player's own checkers. It may also land on a point occupied by exactly one opposing checker, or "blot". In this case, the blot has been "hit", and is placed in the middle of the backgammon board on the bar that divides the two sides of the playing surface. A checker may never land on a point occupied by two or more opposing checkers; thus, no point is ever occupied by checkers from both players simultaneously. There is no limit to the number of checkers that can occupy a point at any given time.
Checkers placed on the bar by being hit re-enter the game through the opponent's home board. Checkers may not enter on points that are occupied by two or more opposing checkers—these points are blocked. Checkers can enter on points occupied by a single opposing checker—this opposing checker is hit and goes to the bar, the same as any hit checker. A player may not move any other checkers until all checkers on the bar belonging to that player have re-entered the board.
When all of a player's checkers are in that player's home board, that player may start removing them; this is called "bearing off".
If one player has not borne off any checkers by the time that player's opponent has borne off all fifteen, then the player has lost a gammon, which counts for double a normal loss. If the losing player has not borne off any checkers and still has checkers on the bar or in the opponent's home board, then the player has lost a backgammon, which counts for three times a normal loss.
Backgammon game features:
- singleplayer game with strong AI (master of backgammon)
- multiplayer game on one device (hot seat)
- you can play backgammon online with friends
- "cloud" scoreboards and leaderboards
- online shop with 12 unique backgammon gameboards
- achievements and rewards
- comprehensive analytics of dice rolls
- random.org dice generation for fair game
Although luck is one of the determining factors in the outcome, strategy plays a more important role in the long run. With each roll of the dice, players must choose from numerous options for moving their checkers and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent.
Backgammon playing pieces are known variously as checkers, draughts, stones, men, counters, pawns, discs, pips, chips, or nips.
Rules of classic backgammon are rather simple. The objective is to remove (bear off) all of one's own checkers from the board before one's opponent can do the same. The checkers are, in the most often-played variants, scattered at first, and may be blocked or hit by the opponent.
To start the game, each player rolls one die, and the player with the higher number moves first using the numbers shown on both dice. If the players roll the same number, they must roll again as the first move cannot be a doublet. After rolling the dice, players must, if possible, move their checkers according to the number shown on each die. The same checker may be moved twice as long as the two moves are distinct. If a player rolls two of the same number, called doubles, that player must play each die twice. For any roll, if a player can make moves corresponding to the numbers on both dice, that player is compelled to do so. If players cannot use the number from either die in a roll, given the position of their checkers, then that turn is over and the turn passes to the opponent. If moves can be made according to either one die or the other, but not both, the higher number must be used. If one die is unable to be moved, but such a move is made possible by the moving of the other die, that move is compulsory.
In the course of a move, a checker may land on any point that is unoccupied or is occupied by one or more of the player's own checkers. It may also land on a point occupied by exactly one opposing checker, or "blot". In this case, the blot has been "hit", and is placed in the middle of the backgammon board on the bar that divides the two sides of the playing surface. A checker may never land on a point occupied by two or more opposing checkers; thus, no point is ever occupied by checkers from both players simultaneously. There is no limit to the number of checkers that can occupy a point at any given time.
Checkers placed on the bar by being hit re-enter the game through the opponent's home board. Checkers may not enter on points that are occupied by two or more opposing checkers—these points are blocked. Checkers can enter on points occupied by a single opposing checker—this opposing checker is hit and goes to the bar, the same as any hit checker. A player may not move any other checkers until all checkers on the bar belonging to that player have re-entered the board.
When all of a player's checkers are in that player's home board, that player may start removing them; this is called "bearing off".
If one player has not borne off any checkers by the time that player's opponent has borne off all fifteen, then the player has lost a gammon, which counts for double a normal loss. If the losing player has not borne off any checkers and still has checkers on the bar or in the opponent's home board, then the player has lost a backgammon, which counts for three times a normal loss.
Backgammon game features:
- singleplayer game with strong AI (master of backgammon)
- multiplayer game on one device (hot seat)
- you can play backgammon online with friends
- "cloud" scoreboards and leaderboards
- online shop with 12 unique backgammon gameboards
- achievements and rewards
- comprehensive analytics of dice rolls
- random.org dice generation for fair game
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Game History & Updates
What's Changed
- fixed coin loss after you have found the opponent and quit the game in "ready" state
- fixed the bug with wrong winner after timeout on the first turn
- minor fixes
- fixed coin loss after you have found the opponent and quit the game in "ready" state
- fixed the bug with wrong winner after timeout on the first turn
- minor fixes
Version update Backgammon was updated to version 3.1.3
Name changed Name changed! Backgammon online free now is known as Backgammon.
Version update Backgammon was updated to version 3.1.2
More downloads Backgammon reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
What are users saying about Backgammon
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Backgammon
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This app has been wrecked since the update on13-9-2016. No free coins, no leaderboard, bad connection to board's, don't know what you've done, but my advice is, undo it quickly, or you'll lose a lot of players.
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What no social. All this coming soon BS . I'll be leaving soon . Thanks for wasting my time downloading this shite
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The computer always gets exactly what it needs to put u in or to double up it's chips.. uninstalling right now
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Computer opponent seems to always roll what it needs to put you on the bar. Also rolling the same thing 2 or 3 times in a row such as doubles is highly suspect. Plus computer player gets off the bar first roll but you'll need 5 rolls(avg) to get off. Not even remotely fair.
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Seems good, and far more random rolls than others I've tried... Game play is very slow though. Needs an option to just tap the stones to move them (highest possible move when tapping the first, then the other when tapping the second)... Also annoying as there's no undo after moving the second stone - could do with a confirm button...
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Terminated my game "timed out" wasn't even my turn. Unistalled before I even finished a single game. Waste of time
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Great graphics, but unrealistic dice rolls. Computer always cleans up in the end
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Backgammon
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Cant connect to multiplayet
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Why cant i switch this app off? It consums constant, even when its off, 8% percent off Batterie. Is there a spy app running?
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четко прям ваще
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If you want to pass the time getting your butt kicked by the computer then this is the game for you! The computer always rolls the needed roll to hit and cover. If I have the advantage the auto roll makes it so I can never double bet but the computer does and 90% of the time the computer rolls the winning start out roll so the computer always goes first putting me on the defensive automatically almost every time! Fix the computer advantage problem and it would be a great game to play when you have a little time to waste.
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Rolls automatically. Pieces are all mashed together so they're hard to see and yet another game maker that doesn't try too hard to show that it gives the computer the advantage with the dice rolls. Look elsewhere for a game to play
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Not even worth 1 stsr
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Nicecool
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LMAO.ANOTHER. Has option to log in with fb or Google play.Then won't let you and and you need your name and a phone# yeah right...to receive a code.Scamers.garbage people
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Uncanny cpu dice rolling. Waste of time. Enjoy the ads. Game of futility.
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Same complaints as every1 else computer always gets what it needs and when he knocks ur piece out the board is always full of his pieces and then and only then will u get God doubles but u can't use them
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The dice are sooooo slow and I was crushing the guy and he just sat there in his turn and I got the kids? Keep this crap if Im going to waste my time.
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Haven't tried yet
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Tried it and got every awful dice roll known to man while the alleged opponent got doubles every time. Slow, sluggish action on my Nexus 7. Uninstalled because it kept freezing my tablet. Utter junk.
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Everytime I play the opponent doesn't play their turn and I lose! Latest update has ruined what was a decent game
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Best Game out there
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Crashed, bugs and constant cheaters
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(personal note : never install again)
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I cant play beacuse i must to buy coins
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После обновы гораздо лучше стало
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Nice play and decent dice program but paid $2 to remove ads and nothing happened . .
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wonderful game
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Eccptable for gaming.
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One of the worse games every. I played it for a week to give it the benefit of doubt.
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Fun to play
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Had me fooled at first, then noticed all my oponents had professional looking profile pics, they all seem to be models. Then noticed their very very lucky dice rolls. Just another cheating backgammon game.
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Теперь игра работает намного шустее и вес вылетов)
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Nice stuf ;)
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Nicecool
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Sucks! Give all the double to the other guy and make sure he always win I never win(I'm a pro) it's all fix that game I never recommended that board to any one.
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COULD be better!!!