XG Mobile Backgammon
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | GameSite 2000 ltd. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
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!
Reviews
It’s great....but
dbgrass
This is one of the better games on the market. It is very challenging and fair up to a point. However like most other BG app games available, it has a very demonstrable dice algorithm which holds doubles until the opponent or player are either on the bar, or stuck in the backfield. If there is a setting which precludes this tendency while still making the computer a championship player, it would be nice to know what it is. Other than that, the program is very well written and enjoyable to play.
Don’t waste your money. The game cheats.
J195387753
There is absolutely no doubt that the game cheats. It always gets the dice that it needs. It will roll five doubles out of seven rolls (three in a row) when you are in a race to bear off, 90% of the time it will get on the board on the first roll after being hit, even with only one open slot, it’s always able to jump a 4 or 5-point prime, and almost always wins the first roll. I can go on and on. The experts will tell you that the algorithm/dice are random. BS. I’ve been playing backgammon for 60 years and though I’m not an professional player, I know when Im getting shafted. It’s random when it’s once or twice. When it is every game and every roll, I don’t think so. Can I get my money back Game-site 2000?
Not random dice
Sonciboom
Once you set the opponent as expert or higher, it will get the roll it needs most times and EVERY game, they will fill all available slots, every time. Good game other than that. It would just be nice for it to be truly random rolls. Could use some definitions of some of the stats.
Bad
ownedbydanes
27 games played and no wins. Every time I was ahead the app through double after double. One time 4in a row! Won’t waste my time with something that rigged.
Ridiculous!
Rand's Destroyer
I should have paid attention to the people who said the dice are fixed. If you rolled in a tournament like this app does for itself, you’d be strung up in a hotel lobby. Also, the "extended hints" are a joke. They’re usually just a math equation without any explanation accompanying it. Don’t buy! I want my $9.99 back!!!
Great
Toaddddddd
I understand that this is supposed to help but I get very frustrated that when I make a “wrong” move, I get buried. Doesn’t help me.
Cannot stand 1 thing.
The Deafness
So stupid that if you forfeit after taking off a piece, you get gammoned. So dumb.
Beware
Bon3407
I'm afraid I've become too conservative a player as a result of using this training app. The program rolls so much better than it plays that I find myself not taking risks I should take. When I play other players I'm surprised when they don't roll better. Of course they don't. No player can roll like this program. Just a word of caution.
