Backgammon Premium

Name: Backgammon Premium
Rating: 4.56253 (4814 reviews)

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Backgammon Premium

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WildCard Classics Inc

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User Reviews for Backgammon Premium

Too easy and Dislike New Challenge Interface

I play this game a lot on the most difficult setting. But, during the end game, the app plays for position instead of maximizing removal of pieces. After mine and the app's pieces have past each other and there is no chance of hitting an opponents piece, I may have all my pieces in home and removing them while the app stacks pieces outside of home slowing it's chance to remove pieces. Another poor strategy the app uses is when all its pieces are home, if the dice roll doesn't allow removing two pieces, it make stack pieces on already occupied points instead of covering open points encase the point number is rolled later.I dislike the the new challenge interface. I don't care about the points accumulation. I tried the game that uses the points and was bored by it. I want a setting option to turn off the challenges.

deancol, May 16, 2017

Terrific Game - The Best

I was using the free version of this game. I went to level 110. Not sure the level reflects skill or not. Anyway the game is challenging and maintained a 5:1 ratio in my long running stat score. I thought of switching to this version which I have paid for I am assuming it will be better. I’ll try to look up the difference between the two versions. Anyway this is great for honing your skill, never mind the ways the game helps you win if you play well. I love how well the random generator works with the dice. Enjoy this game and learn and finding it more challenging. I have to study more, as I am having trouble maintaining my 5:1 lead.

Gray 1, Feb 12, 2022

Newest update killed online playing

This app was never great to begin with (maybe three stars on a good day for the variety of boards) as it constantly crashed and notifications for turns were not sent or were sent when there was no turn to play. I kept playing simply because I had already paid for it and it was one of the few games that would allow me to pick my online opponent. My sister and I live across the country from each other so this was a way to continue our regular games. The newest update has killed our ability to play each other. When sending an invite to her it either times out before I can even roll or if one does go through it tells her I forfeited when she opens the game. Guess it’s time to us to find an app that can actually be used for something other than losing to an unusually high double rolling AI.

J d M79, Aug 31, 2018

Disappointing, here’s why.

I was happy to pay the three dollars to not have to deal with advertisements. That also allows you options that you will not get in the free games available online. There are three levels: easy, medium and hard. I have a pretty good grasp of the game and a fairly good amount of experience at playing it, especially the last three years and my skills have gotten considerably better over time. I would say that the medium level is fairly accurate in terms of the challenge and the AI ability. However, at the hard level it seems pretty clear that what makes it hard is that the AI frequently gets doubles when rolling the dice; far more often than the player and definitely more often than when it is said that the medium level of difficulty. I was not hasty coming to this decision, rather I played many games and observed what was happening. Getting doubles does not equate to skill. The win to lose ratio at the hard level is simply ludicrous, especially when compared to the other backgammon games online set on the difficult level. I get skill. I get luck. I deleted the game. If you’re just learning it may be fine and if you have moderate to medium skills you will definitely be fairly challenged but playing it at the “hard“ level is very unrealistic for the reason I pointed out here. Otherwise, I like the way the game is designed and played. Too bad, 😕

jeffrelt, Jan 29, 2022

If you want to be cheated, this is your game!

This game is always right on the money, on it's rolls in the pinch. In the HARD setting, if you accept a double Watch Out! This game will suddenly start throwing doubles on you until it makes your head spin, and you will start to have a lot of ones and twos. Some coincidence huh? This is so rigged it is sickening. Doubles four and five times in a row regularly, come on, who is kidding who?The game always seems to get the exact roll it needs, when it needs it. In fairness, it does go through spells where it gets in trouble too, but that is the exception not the rule. If you get ahead, hold on before you double. If you double it will quit every time. If you hold out, you can Gammon the game from time to time. I have played thousands of games against human opponents, and never seen luck like this. IT'S RIDICULOUS . What makes me the most angry is that I PAID to be cheated. OUTRAGEOUS!!! I want my money back!!!

Jmistudio, Jun 27, 2022

Wowza!

I have the ad-free version of this app and I love it nearly to the point of addiction. I primarily play backgammon, but the app also offers nackgammon, acey-ducey and Old English versions. I greatly enhanced my playing skills by using the app's "achievements" feature and progressing through easy, medium, then hard categories and earning badges as I completed fun tasks. After honing my skills against the computer, I graduated to the online version of backgammon, where I enjoy playing "live" against opponents. I rarely have to wait more than a minute for the app to match me with a player. Lastly, I appreciate comparing my growing skill level by referring to the stats on the leaderboards. I have several backgammon apps on my iPad, but this is by far my favorite!

Key on the Coast, Jan 29, 2018

Graphics issue on M1 iPad

I’ve used this game for quite a few years. It plays pretty well and I’ve enjoyed it. Some people claim the AI cheats, but I’ve seen that same criticism leveled at just about every backgammon app ever.That said, I recently upgraded to a M1 iPad Air and the graphics went completely wonky. The pieces no longer overlay correctly with the board; they’re shifted out from center toward the sides, with the misalignment increasing the closer you get to the sides. It’s far enough off that it’s difficult to tell where you’re moving the piece. Also, the doubling die has disappeared completely. And less important, the board flipped left to right, but I see from the screenshots that’s how it’s supposed to look, so I have no idea why it was the opposite on my previous two iPads.I deleted the app and reinstalled, but nothing changed.I see that for some reason the developer has three backgammon apps on the store. I’d be willing to purchase a different one, but they all look like they’re basically the same and were all updated at the same time (11 months ago, prior to the M1 iPad), so I don’t have faith that they don’t all share this graphics issue. I’ll probably just try an app from another developer.Note: Tried reporting this through the Apple developer channel, but it claims I don’t have the app. Not sure what that’s about, but it led me to post this in public. Giving it three stars because it’s good when it works, but YMMV.

knadles, Jun 12, 2022

WAS a great backgammon program

I’ve been playing this game every day for 3 - 4 years. I was very pleased with the program. It was part of my daily routine. Usually had a dozen games going at once with real people in the multiplayer mode. I could play for a while, then leave in the middle of games and come back later to pick up where I left off ... until this past weekend! It looks like the developers decided to change things. I had 11 games going with several people and now there’s no way to get back to them, they’re gone. It appears that the only way to play someone is in real time. And if you leave before completing the game, there’s no way to come back later and finish ... it’s gone. And you can no longer “Undo” a move before submitting it because the “Undo” button has been removed. Unless the developers are in the middle of a redesign and will be restoring some of the former features, what was once a great backgammon program has, in my opinion, gone down in flames. Oh, the reason I give it even 1 star is because they added the option to “ Chat” with an opponent ... and you can still play with the computer. PLEASE bring back the former version. I miss it.

KnoxTony, Sep 04, 2018

Fun for first timer

I’ve always wanted to learn how to play the game that came on the back of checkerboards and now I can.😁 As I’ve played more of it, I’m reminded that I still have to work on strategy. It is a fun game, BUT like all conspiracy theorists, the computer sometimes gets the dice to land in ways that do not benefit me. I call it the “great equalizer” because it finds a way to “randomly” get the numbers it needs and block the ones I need. Sometimes I think it’s not as random as I’d like it to be... but then again, I get some “lucky” numbers too, lol.👍 so I guess it works itself out. Bottom line - fun and easy to play, but by not being able to win “all the time” makes it a game I like to come back to.

Revmat, Aug 19, 2021

The app needs work

I just purchased iPad Pro 2020 and this game is not like before, the coordination of where the round piece that gets move is all out of wack. You need to fix the visual for the latest ios for iPads. Whomever designed this did not know how to play backgammon. The Computer moves even at the hardest level is amateurish at best. Also, after one opponent house is all filled up and the other opponent can not make any move until the other opponent opens his house, there should be no dice throwing from the other opponent until the winning opponent opens a space. Any dice throwing for the losing opponent is moot. In real play time he does not throw dice until there is opening. I hope the designer puts more thought and actually studies the game better and make major changes. The 2 stars is for the look of the game.

shiba chichi, Jan 08, 2021

Description

Play the #1 Backgammon on the App Store! Now with the best online Backgammon experience with background match-making and live games via Game Center. Challenge your friends, play against random opponents, compete for leaderboard glory, and earn achievements. - - - - - - ** Recommended by MacWorld as a Top Download for your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad in their November 2010 issue. ** “Backgammon Premium is the crème-de-la-crème ‘gammon’” 9 out of 10 stars Appaddicts.com! ** Nominated for “best dice game of 2009 in the 2009 Best App Ever Awards hosted by bestappever.com! - - - - - - Backgammon is believed to have started in Persia, eventually finding its way to Britain with the Roman conquest in the 1st century and was played by Emperor Claudius who even had his carriage equipped with a playing board!

It became such a gambling mania that it was declared illegal under the Republic. Playing on the history of the game, there are 6 visually pleasing, rich board designs; Egyptian, Roman, Medieval, Victorian, Modern and Classic. We also offer, out of the box, two classic game variations: “Old English” and Nackgammon. “Old English” is the most popular game variation in England. Nackgammon is a more challenging variation designed to add more creativity and skill to the game. With integrated Bluetooth Peer-to-Peer support you can play with your friends over Bluetooth with no network required! You can also play against the computer in either Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulties. Features: - Play live against opponents worldwide with Game Center! - Background match-making: search for opponents while you play! - Single Player Games (with Easy, Medium, Hard or, soon, with our brand-new Expert player) - Match support! Play to 3, 5, 9 or 15 points with Doubling. Matches use the Crawford Rule - Move-Assist, highlights available moves - Unlimited “Undo” in single-player games - Extensive game statistics - Designed for iPhone & iPad