The Best Backgammon Bot and Includes Two Player Setting – XG Mobile Backgammon Review

This is the best automated backgammon app I have found, and with the premium version, you are also able to use it as a board and play against another player in-person on the same device. The computer opponent difficulty-setting is based on gameplay, not on optimizing dice rolls in favor of the computer. This makes for more-realistic games, better learning, and less frustration, as it’s the play that determines the outcome rather than a fluke roll. The tutor on this app is great as well because it shows not just the top move, but also other viable moves and their statistical potential for winning and winning gammons and backgammons. I do wish on occasion that there were an option to click for a bit of explanation as to why one move is statistically more advantageous than another, but that is a small quibble for an otherwise excellent game, and one does pick up on things the more one plays. The interface for this game is excellent. It is smooth and natural to play, without clunky extra buttons to click and without moving automatically or penalizing you for a typo (very handy if you’re playing on a small screen or get jostled and accidentally tap the wrong point or piece). In addition, there are several settings to tweak speed, layout, movement, and available-move options to your liking. I highly recommend this app, and it is the one I recommend whenever friends ask for a good app to play and to learn backgammon.
Review by WN on XG Mobile Backgammon.