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Backgammon - Board Games
Easybrain's digital backgammon, with the rules spelled out for beginners and a clean board for regulars.
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- Developer
- Easybrain Ltd
- Score
- 4.5
- Downloads
- 10K+ ratings
- Age
- Rated 12+
- Genre
- Puzzle
- Price
- Free
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About this game
Easybrain's Backgammon is a straight digital version of the two-player board game, with no gimmicks layered on top. The board has 24 points, each side gets 15 checkers, and play follows the standard rules: roll the dice, move pieces by the numbers shown, bring everything round to the home board, then bear the pieces off. The first to remove all 15 wins. The listing walks through the rules in detail, which makes it a reasonable place to learn. Doubles let a player move four times, a point held by two or more opposing checkers can't be landed on, and a lone checker that gets hit is sent to the bar in the middle of the board. Those are the rules that trip up newcomers, and they're all covered. The interface is kept simple so the board itself is the focus. The game is free to install.
Backgammon - Board Games: the full guide
What the game is
No gimmicks, no themes, no story: Easybrain's Backgammon is the two-player board game, digitised without additions. Twenty-four points, fifteen checkers a side, dice, and the standard rules for moving round the board, bearing off, and winning by removing all your pieces first.
What distinguishes the listing is how carefully it explains the rules, which makes it as much a tutorial as a game. Doubles, blocked points, hitting a lone checker and sending it to the bar are all covered, and those are precisely the rules that trip up new players. The interface is kept plain so the board stays the focus.
How a session plays
A game of backgammon runs ten to twenty minutes. You roll, the app shows your legal moves, you tap a checker and a destination, and your opponent does the same. The early game is about building points and blocking; the race home at the end is pure dice and counting.
The listing doesn't specify whether you play the computer, a friend on the same device, or online, so the opponent options are something to confirm after installing. For newcomers, the first few games double as lessons, since the rules are spelled out in the app rather than assumed. Regulars will mainly notice the uncluttered board.
Why people look for it
Backgammon has a devoted following and a large population of people who half-remember how to play. Both groups search for a clean, free version without casino trappings, and Easybrain's name is familiar from its other puzzle apps. The clear rules explanation is a draw for anyone who wants to learn properly before playing a human.
Look and feel
A board, two sets of checkers, two dice and a doubling cube at most. The listing's own emphasis on a simple interface suggests the five screenshots are mostly board views in a classic colour scheme, with perhaps a rules screen among them. Easybrain's other titles share a tidy, muted style, and there's no reason to expect this one to differ.
Updates and upkeep
Easybrain Ltd is a sizeable casual publisher with a portfolio of board and puzzle apps, which is reassuring for long-term maintenance. The rating here is 4.5 from more than 10K ratings. A rules-fixed game like backgammon doesn't need frequent content updates, and there's no version string to judge release cadence. Only the App Store link appears in our data.
