You can also just move the pieces back to their previous location, like on a normal board, though.Īnother minor annoyance is the way the game supposedly beautifully scrolls up a bit when offering a double: Being offered a double on an ”oriental style” board. Want to try out different moves (which is absolutely normal in Backgammon, even on professional level)? Tap the menu, wait for the board to scroll to the side, tap undo. Want to know who leads in the race? Tap on menu to have the board scroll sidewards and reveal this info. The drawback of this clean, simple, beautiful design is that actually playing is a bit annoying. Compared to the metal board, rolling the dice on leather sounds more muffled. The beautiful leather board sets you back $1 but is worth the money. And while the clicking and dice-rolling sounds of nearly every other backgammon sound cheap and cheesy, the ones of TBHD are so enjoyable that I’m actually playing most games with sound on. By default there’s a nice wooden board and a just as nice metal board above for you to choose. Some board themes cost €1 in-app, but that’s worth it. I cannot overstate how well this app reflects playing on a real board. Visually, and acoustically, TBHD is my most favorite Backgammon for iOS. I love the clean look and the slightly translucent checkers The beautiful metal theme is one of the themes you get out of the box. For iOS, there are two apps utilizing the BGBlitz engine, and while I wasn’t entirely convinced of Backgammon Gold, the second app, True Backgammon HD (TBHD), shines on iOS, and is a worthy contender for the Backgammon crown on Apple’s platform. Not as old as the real pioneers of computer backgammon, but old enough, there since 2002, and still being developed and performing on top level: the strong backgammon program BGBlitz. Every match against it is a pleasure to play. Beautifully designed with a superhumanly strong AI and a state of the art tutor. Summary: This is my favorite backgammon app of them all.
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