XG Mobile Backgammon 4+

GameSite 2000 Ltd.

Designed for iPad

    • 3.9 • 282 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Learn how to play the classic game of backgammon like a pro with the strongest backgammon program in the world. The app endorsed by the US Backgammon Federation (USBGF) and featured in PrimeTime Backgammon Magazine is available for FREE in the App Store!
XG Mobile lets you play unlimited matches live against friends or hone your skills in tutor mode vs. an array of skilled computer opponents.

XG Mobile is the portable version of the acclaimed program "eXtreme Gammon" for PC. You can now have the power and accuracy of eXtreme Gammon in the palm of your hands.
XG Mobile is the perfect app for all strengths of players:
• Are you a beginner? no worries, XG Mobile will let you know when you make a mistake. That’s a fun and efficient way to improve your skills
• Are you an expert player? You can practice against a world class opponent.

Trust the pros opinions:
- NEIL KAZAROSS (6 time American Backgammon Tour Winner, Backgammon Giant #4): "I can now state that XG is stronger than its competitors on equivalent settings as well as at least several times faster on those settings."

- MOCHIZUKI MASAYUKI (2009 World Champion, Backgammon Giant #1): "I like eXtreme Gammon very much. I truly believe this program is the strongest bot in the world."

- MICHIHITO KAGEYAMA (Runner up in the 2012 World Championship, Backgammon Giant #2): "[...] this time I took only my iPad at the Backgammon World Championship 2012. I often checked some positions by using XG mobile. It's really fast and easy because iPad starts up in a few seconds, and I can arrange checkers by using touch screen"

- CHRIS BRAY (Author, Backgammon Correspondent for The Independent): "My strong recommendation is to invest in XG Mobile. Like the PC version it will quickly become the de facto standard for the game"

XG Mobile features:
• The strongest backgammon program on iPhone and iPad.
• Play against computer opponents ranging in skill from Beginner to World Class.
• 2-player mode: play against friends using XG Mobile as a portable board (please note: live play, not online).
• Play unlimited sessions or matches.
• Choice of Backgammon or NackGammon Variation.
• High Quality Graphics (optimized for Retina displays) , choice of multiple boards and checkers.
• Share positions on Facebook, twitter etc...
• Ask the computer for hint at any time.
• Tutor mode analyzes your choice as you play and warns you of any mistake you made, allowing you to reconsider your choice.
• Training mode also analyzes your choice as you play and lets you know of any mistake you made. You cannot reconsider your choice
• Setup a position, analyze it or even start a session from this position.
• Games are Saved and can be copied using iTunes or emailed for later analysis on your Mac or PC.
• Extensive profile information tracking your level of play, your results and dice statistics.
• Competition mode allows you to play in live tournament conditions (no help, no pip count, etc...).
• Integrated help, including backgammon rules.

If you’re looking for the best backgammon app on the market, download XG Mobile Backgammon now and enjoy the program players trust most!

What’s New

Version 1.31

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Minor fixes on the display of equity in the "extended hints".

Ratings and Reviews

3.9 out of 5
282 Ratings

282 Ratings

idan07 ,

Great AI, but...

First off, this has a really strong AI (a bit depressingly so at times). It also has a very good tutor - I don’t always agree with it, but still very good.
My problem this is the user interface, which is almost comically bad. It feels like a PC program ported to a mobile device, rather than a mobile first application. Moving the pieces to where you want them shouldn’t be this difficult.
There are other niggling issues, such as the side panel which comes and goes and sometimes I can’t get it back, game play is sometimes noticeably slow (iPhone X), the help files don’t allow you to navigate back once you are on a page and the manual dice occasionally don’t work...
I have tried a lot of the backgammon apps and would definitely say that this is one of the best & worth a try but due to the superior user interface I prefer BGNJ (the current version is Backgammon NJHD).

Kerrao ,

Good but not the latest update

This app is good and well done. Nonetheless, the latest update changed something that it is rather annoying: if the computer is loosing to many times for some reason all the dice that needs come out making it impossible to have a fair game. The computer dices, even if not often, “kicks in” something that changes the “random dice”. Please change that!
It will be the user to choose the level of difficulty not the computer when needs it. Please!

MrMadGoo ,

Not great.

Too many flaws for an app that isn’t free.
Seems to crash a lot. Can be very slow taking its move occasionally which I don’t understand as you don’t need to be online to play it.
There’s no button to press when you’ve had your go so I generally tap the screen where my dice are thrown until the computer has taken its go. Occasionally this will make me pass instead of taking a double because I hit the screen where it says pass. Very frustrating to say the least.
I also feel some games feel predetermined and highly unlikely outcomes. It’s like playing a spoilt 10 year old who is cheating. Almost smashed my phone up a few times.
This is a highly rated app and we’ll known in pro backgammon circles. It’s astonishing that it’s so poor.

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