Backgammon Masters is an aesthetically pleasing game for online and single player backgammon. Enjoy the ancient board game in crisp, modern graphics on your smartphone or tablet!
All board game fans will appreciate the easy to use interface, detailed visuals and many features. There is something for everybody! You can personalise your profile, challenge online players, make bets, gammon opponents, participate in tournaments, chat live, find new friends and learn all the tricks of this ancient and exciting board game!
Want to play with friends and family?
Easy! Play with your friends in hotseat mode, organise tournaments and improve your skill!
Out on a trip and have no internet connection?
Just challenge our AI in any backgammon style you wish! One match will take you only 5 to 30 minutes.
Backgammon Masters supports many styles of backgammon:
» Classic backgammon - the core of the game.
» Narde (Nardi) - very popular in Russia. Longer play, since you can't hit opponent's checkers.
» Tavla (Tavli or Turkish Backgammon) - popular in Turkey. Very similar to backgammon with some rule differences regarding checker play.
» Nackgammon - variation invented by Nack Ballard with 2 differences from the original game.
» Old English Backgammon - a style popular in United Kingdom.
Despite the game's old age millions of people all around the world still enjoy this fantastic board game and its variations up to this day.
Join and become a true Master of Backgammon!
Standard pack includes:
● 5 backgammon styles: Backgammon, Narde, Nackgammon, Old English and Tavla
● 3 game modes: game against AI, and Hotseat
● 6 beautiful boards: Classic, Metal, 10,000BC, Profi, Casino and White Crocodile!
● 2 difficulty levels in game vs AI
● Extensive match statistics
● Share your success on Facebook or Twitter!
● Highlighting available moves, Undo function, Online Chat and much, much more.
● 100% fair and completely random dice rolls
● Ability to check dice fairness
● Detailed descriptions of game rule and frequently asked questions
● Crisp, high definition graphics for Mac Retina Display
Premium pack includes:
● Online game
● Thousands of online players! You will find players of all skill levels
● Detailed statistics of your and opponent rolls
● Player ratings by ELO system. Levelling system
● Ability to add other players to friends and invite them to a game even when they are offline
● Detailed in-game chat
● Daily tournaments in different backgammon styles
● Ability to view other people's matches
The game requires downloading of additional resources in depend of your screen's resolution.
Here is what our players are saying about Backgammon Masters:
“I had tried many backgammon apps: Backgammon NJ, Backgammon Deluxe, Backgammon Live, Backgammon Ace, Backgammon Gold, but I really think Backgammon Masters is the best and most exciting backgammon app currently available in the market! I play it with my friends and family all the time!"
"To put it simply, Backgammon Masters is one gorgeous looking application." -- TheiPhoneAppReview
"The game is exactly what a backgammon app should be. It has a great look, detailed instructions, and is faithful to the original game. The number of match-making offerings is impressive and the controls are easy to use." -- 148apps
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It’s a money pit rip
leonian1
I agree with the other reviews. It’s looks good, seemed fun, but it’s either playing the easy to beat AI, or up against tourney people who do not play “fairly.” I didn’t know exactly how the system worked when I started and was soon drained of coin in a game with an unsportsmanlike, cutthroat player, more concernedTtith gaining tourney rank than playing well. Then the game became about buying more coin or stuck playing the AI. And I’m sick of these games that claim to be free, only to be a hook for pay to play! tt ceased to be fun. The only “mastery” I saw was how to manipulate and trounce your opponent with no chance of fair play. I’m not a novice, but it doesn’t seem to matter. The game feels rigged and I’m done! Backgammon was one of the few “civilized” games that still exist. It had ethical rules of conduct. But there doesn’t seem to any here. I don’t mind losing fairly, but not when it’s so calculated with no over site. Too bad, at least it’s got good graphics.
Nothing random about the dice rolls
NorseStar1
I’ve played thousands of games of backgammon and not sure I’ve ever seen a game so unfair. The number of first role wins or number of doubles the computer gives itself is almost laughable but completely frustrating. Towards the end if I’m ahead it will start rolling me 1’s and 2’s yet will roll itself double after double to win in the end. Game moves along quickly enough but slow to start up as it needs to make a grand entrance at the beginning of each game. Download only if you want to be frustrated by the unrandomness of the dice rolls. I see why this has so many 1 star ratings and I’ve played this game many times. I actually deleted it once before because I was so frustrated at it. I re-loaded it only because there are very few choices for free games in backgammon. I’m becoming frustrated again at this and will probably get rid of it. Number of first roles it gives itself is probably 4 or 5 to 1 and the number of doubles it rolls itself is at least 2:1. I know because I watch the statistics.
Only fun if you're playing your actual friends and family, otherwise, an exercise in rage
callmeamys
The choices are to play one-off games with people terrified to play best of three because they're either cheating or only squeaked by out of dumb luck, an AI that is so simple it's like playing someone without a functioning brain, OR an AI that rolls doubles nearly 3 times what you do. And before you say lOoK aT ThE sTaTiSTiCs, I DID. AI, 8 doubles, me 3. Over and over again. It's also fun to be able to predict with near 100% accuracy that they're going to roll exactly the number they need nearly all the time. The stats only back this up. Try other apps, this ain't it, sis.It’s also PLAINLY apparent judging by the appalling responses of the developer why this is the lowest rated backgammon game in the App Store even though it’s the oldest. Keep on plucking that chicken, geniuses.
'Play backgammon with fair dice!' is their slogan - YEAH RIGHT
Stinkaman
The computer's rolls are comically biased. Once in a while, you'll get a good run or especially opportune roll that belies normal odds, but this is standard fare when it comes to AI's player. It is difficult to play games repeatedly and not find oneself saying, "Yeah, right." I've played backgammon for over forty years and while it's common to mistakenly think one's opponent is getting lucky rolls, watching AI roll one very specific roll after another gets tiresome. My main thought is this: if the programmers are adept enough to create this 'chance' roll inbalance, why aren't they adept enough to create a good AI player? Deep Blue beat Kasparov in chess in 1997 and today's chess programs are even stronger. Why does AI backgammon play seem so weak when it's a simpler game? The roll bias seems to attempt to compensate for this deficit. I'd say find a friend and some material unloaded dice.
Developer Response
Dear Stinkaman, if you are playing in practice mod (against AI), you lose nothing, we gain nothing. Why do we need to make you lose? The dice fall out randomly, not evenly. You know this very well if you have played many games on a real board. Sometimes you are luckier, sometimes your opponent. But over the long haul, everyone's luck is about the same. Try our online version (you can upgrade this version to the online version). There you will meet many real opponents with different levels of play. Practice mode (against AI) need only for practice. Real games in our online mode. Hope you will change your mind in the future
- Training Camp: Complete Level 10 to unlock key game features.
- Season Journey: Level up and earn awesome rewards every season.
- Get extra rewards with the Season Pass.
- Updated gold coin animations.
- Updated the Seasons button in the lobby.
- Added new emotes and stickers.
- Fixes.
Version 1.7.191
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