New matches open with a landscape introduction for a larger board. After starting, you can return to portrait. Resuming a saved match preserves its state and current orientation.

The guided tutorial now uses the same move-grade and coaching cards as the game, with clearer balance and countdown guidance. AI analysis buttons are simpler. Ten delivered automatic grades use one explanation; grades in your first game are free. Automatic grades can be disabled in Settings.

Match options are easier to find and open by default. Custom board colours now use the same Coach Pro access controls as premium styles, with clear lock icons. The Starter Pack with 20 AI explanations is available in more countries. Stability improvements.

Clearer move-grade cards with one free best-move reveal per game. Try Expert in your eligible first match, then choose the opponent that suits you. AI explanations use Expert analysis and saved explanations reopen without another credit. Improved first-game guidance, analysis privacy and reliability.

Updated app previews and App Store information. Gameplay, AI coaching and subscriptions are unchanged.

Larger buttons make move feedback easier to close and turns easier to confirm, including in landscape. On first launch, you can allow daily Position of the day reminders and manage them in Settings. Optional analytics still requires your consent. Fast-forward now shows every checker move, including all four steps of doubles, at a readable pace. Dice and bear-off pauses are preserved.

Learn the basics with a separate guide before your game. Move feedback and AI explanations now use a dismissible pop-up with clearer verdict icons and the explanation before the board comparison. Move feedback requires online evaluation; AI explanations use your available allowance or credits. Automatic coaching uses one explanation, at most once per game while free explanations remain.

• Choose whether to enable usage analytics at the end of onboarding, and change your choice in Settings. • Clearer access to Coach Pro from locked opponent levels and after free explanations are used. • Easier access to Invite a Friend. • Improved timing of optional App Store rating requests. • Updated localized App Store screenshots.

• Explore a localized coaching example after onboarding, without an account. • Try 3 AI explanations without signing in, with a separate one-time allowance of 5 after sign-in. Existing usage is preserved. • Share an App Store rating after completing a lesson. • Improved language resources for iOS. • Clearer fast-forward playback, with more time to see dice rolls and checkers being borne off. • Added an optional “How did you hear about us?” question. • Added consent-controlled usage measurement for invitation features to help us understand how they are used. You can skip the question and leave analytics disabled without affecting gameplay, purchases or valid invitations.

• Fast-forward an eligible no-contact race when both players have all remaining checkers home, without a minimum pip gap. The 30-pip rule remains when only one side is home. • Improved advanced-opponent doubling decisions, using specialist cube analysis. • Clearer tactical coaching that explains the game plan and respects checker movement direction. • Improved analysis reliability for doubles with many legal moves.

• Invite a friend and learn together: eligible first Coach Pro purchases can earn 25 bonus AI explanations for each of you after the verification period. • New invitation code and reward status screens. • Clearer bonus credit balances and referral guidance.

• Faster, more responsive advanced computer play. • Clear explanations of the Crawford rule and when the higher die must be played. • Improved coaching access checks and clearer app rating stars.

A more welcoming coaching experience: • Clearer sign-in guidance for your first five free AI explanations. • More colorful earned trophies, with larger awards for higher milestones. • A redesigned app rating card that opens the App Store.

A clearer, more comfortable backgammon experience: • New Coach Pro 3D board themes with clearer dice and bear-off trays. • Improved match replay and saved analysis access. • More visible doubling offers and end-of-game actions. • Better match continuation, with trophies awarded only when the whole match is won. • Improved Coach Pro status checks and offline messaging. • Gameplay, layout and reliability improvements. • Fixed Coach Pro plans being hidden when App Store localized prices differ from other stores.