True Backgammon6.34 - App Store

One 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 15 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.

Version History * Low Vision board added, which can be activated in the Game Aids dialog
* Resigning a game now only offers useful options based on match points, cube value and board situation
* The network game protocol has changed, so you will need at least v6.30 to connect through GameCenter
* Option buttons could be pressed by accident while the board was inside the open animation, fixed
* It is now necessary to have iOS 15 / iPadOS 15 or higher
* Optimized for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.34 Sep 23 * Low Vision board added, which can be activated in the Game Aids dialog
* Resigning a game now only offers useful options based on match points, cube value and board situation
* The network game protocol has changed, so you will need at least v6.30 to connect through GameCenter
* Option buttons could be pressed by accident while the board was inside the open animation, fixed
* It is now necessary to have iOS 15 / iPadOS 15 or higher
* Optimized for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.33 Sep 22 * Low Vision board added, which can be activated in the Game Aids dialog
* Resigning a game now only offers useful options based on match points, cube value and board situation
* The network game protocol has changed, so you will need at least v6.30 to connect through GameCenter
* Optimized for iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6 6.32 Aug 27 * Low Vision board added, which can be activated in the Game Aids dialog
* Resigning a game now only offers useful options based on match points, cube value and board situation
* The network game protocol has changed, so you will need at least v6.30 to connect through GameCenter
* Optimized for iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6 6.31 Aug 11 * Resigning a game now only offers useful options based on match points, cube value and board situation
* The network game protocol has changed, so you will need at least v6.30 to connect through GameCenter
* The sgf file now contains further comments on dice generation and cube decisions
* Optimized for iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.30 Jul 23 * Minor bugs fixed
* Optimized for iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.27 Jun 6 * Minor bugs fixed
* Optimized for iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.26 May 31 * Minor bugs fixed
* Optimized for iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.25 Mar 9 * Minor bugs fixed
* Optimized for iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.24 Feb 24 * Minor bugs fixed
* Optimized for iOS 26 and macOS 26

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.23 10/12/2025 * 'Show dice and doubling cube larger' game aids option added
* 'Group borne off checkers' game aids option added
* The score of a match can now no longer exceed the match points
* Pressing the undo button can no longer open the menu by accident

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.22 04/13/2025 * 'Show dice and doubling cube larger' game aids option added
* 'Group borne off checkers' game aids option added
* The score of a match can now no longer exceed the match points

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.21 04/08/2025 * 'Show win probability bar in the center of the board' tutor game aids option added
* 'Doubling messages contain score and pipcount' game aids option added
* The BGBlitz engine now offers a 'BGBlitz 3-ply' option, which performs a (slow but very powerful) 3-ply depth analysis

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.20 10/30/2024 * The tutor is now also available in 'Human vs Human' mode
* Statistics are now also available in 'Human vs Human' and 'Network Game' mode
* An 'Ask Tutor' button which helps in cube and move decisions was added to the right menu
* New option 'Show score on board' was added to the game aids menu
* The doubling cube now shows CR in Crawford games
* Network game stability improvements
* Network games now require version 6.10 or higher on both sides

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.13 10/14/2024 * The tutor is now also available in 'Human vs Human' mode
* Statistics are now also available in 'Human vs Human' and 'Network Game' mode
* An 'Ask Tutor' button which helps in cube and move decisions was added to the right menu
* New option 'Show score on board' was added to the game aids menu
* The doubling cube now shows CR in Crawford games
* Network game stability improvements
* Network games now require version 6.10 or higher on both sides

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.12 10/02/2024 * The tutor is now also available in 'Human vs Human' mode
* Statistics are now also available in 'Human vs Human' and 'Network Game' mode
* An 'Ask Tutor' button which helps in cube and move decisions was added to the right menu
* New option 'Show score on board' was added to the game aids menu
* The doubling cube now shows CR in Crawford games
* Network game stability improvements
* Network games now require version 6.10 or higher on both sides

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.11 09/25/2024 * The Tutor is now also available in 'Human vs Human' mode
* Statistics are now also available in 'Human vs Human' and 'Network Game' mode
* An 'Ask Tutor' button which helps in cube and move decisions was added to the right menu
* New option 'Show score on board' was added to the game aids menu
* The doubling cube now shows CR in Crawford games
* Network game stability improvements
* Network games now require version 6.10 or higher on both sides

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.10 09/24/2024 * The game mode 'unlimited' now has full money game support, with cube always enabled, and Jacoby and Beaver options
* Resigning a game now has support for gammon and backgammon resigns
* 11 and 13 point match option added
* Important stability improvements
* Network games now need require version 6.00 or higher on both sides

If you like this app and want to support its development, please rate it 5 stars, or even better, write a nice review. I appreciate your support. 6.00 08/11/2024 * New Game Aids button and dialog in right menu, old "Markers" button removed
* Game Aid "Mark possible destination points" (previously in Markers button)
* Game Aid "Mark dice as already moved" (previously in Markers button)
* Game Aid "Show pipcount on board"
* Game Aid "Play forced moves automatically"
* Game Aid "Roll dice automatically, if no cube action is possible"
* Game Aid "Use greedy bearoff"
* "Dead Cube" detection added, cube will be grayed out and can no longer be used

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. 5.43 06/27/2024 * New Game Aids button and dialog in right menu, old "Markers" button removed
* Game Aid "Mark possible destination points" (previously in Markers button)
* Game Aid "Mark dice as already moved" (previously in Markers button)
* Game Aid "Show pipcount on board"
* Game Aid "Play forced moves automatically"
* Game Aid "Roll dice automatically, if no cube action is possible"
* Game Aid "Use greedy bearoff"
* "Dead Cube" detection added, cube will be grayed out and can no longer be used

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. 5.42 06/17/2024 * New Game Aids button and dialog in right menu, old "Markers" button removed
* Game Aid "Mark possible destination points" (previously in Markers button)
* Game Aid "Mark dice as already moved" (previously in Markers button)
* Game Aid "Show pipcount on board"
* Game Aid "Play forced moves automatically"
* Game Aid "Roll dice automatically, if no cube action is possible"
* Game Aid "Use greedy bearoff"
* "Dead Cube" detection added, cube will be grayed out and can no longer be used

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. 5.41 06/12/2024 * New Game Aids button and dialog in right menu, old "Markers" button removed
* Game Aid "Mark possible destination points" (previously in Markers button)
* Game Aid "Mark dice as already moved" (previously in Markers button)
* Game Aid "Show pipcount on board"
* Game Aid "Play forced moves automatically"
* Game Aid "Roll dice automatically, if no cube action is possible"
* Game Aid "Use greedy bearoff"
* "Dead Cube" detection added, cube will be grayed out and can no longer be used

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. 5.40 06/02/2024 * 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. 5.33 04/09/2024 * 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. 5.32 03/18/2024 * 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 03/17/2024