Lovely Backgammon but needs a couple of tweaks – True Backgammon Review

BG engine is great, play is slick. Pretty as well. However, unlike BG Blitz, there’s no suggest a move option, even though with the tutor mode it will suggest on, and give an analysis of alternatives if you make a bad one. Also, a finish the game option (with the engine taking both sides) would be very welcome. And a very fast option for game/animation would help for when the fairly slow pace of even the fast speed drags. Interestingly, the engine’s play gets a bit testy when it’s either locked out of its home board and is way behind or is being badly beaten in a game that will be match game. In the first case it will sometimes fail to make the roll for you, and will require two taps to make the roll for you. In the second, rather than move off normally it will dawdle moving into the last board and move off, resulting in an unnecessary (and meaningless, as the match is not in doubt) gammon or backgammon. Not a bug, more of a charming idiosyncrasy. Best, R
Review by beadman40 on True Backgammon.