Backgammon Plus - Board Game © Copyright by Gamdise Do not Reproduce. By Lily

Backgammon is the oldest known recorded game on board, a classic game of strategy and luck that has been played for over 5 millennia. Digital IMC Backgammon Plus is a game which presents the traditional rules of backgammon with the power and imagination of electronic gaming. It's much more than a straight port of a physical game, it's an extensively developed platform that will educate, challenge and match players with opponents in real time from all over the world. Brought into the modern age by the power of the iPhone and iPod Touch, Backgammon Plus takes all that makes backgammon such a classic game and turns it in to a 'no thinking required' piece of entertainment for players of all abilities.

Backgammon Plus is a reinvented version of the classic board game with live, vibrant interaction, and stunning graphics. Here, this digital adaptation of the classic board game remains true to form — a two-player battle against skill and luck in which players must move all of their checkers into their home board, then bear them off before an opponent does the same. But with jazzy animations, customizable boards and a wide variety of real-time multiplayer modes, Backgammon Plus brings this classic game into the 21st century.

Where Backgammon Plus succeeds as a “Plus” game is in all the different bells and whistles that go beyond the actual board. And who could forget the captivating visuals in this app too, from board themes to checker designs and dice animations. But it's more than just good looks; the game also offers extensive analysis. One of the best features is something called “analysis mode,” which goes over your completed games, pointing out strategic mistakes and how you could have made better moves, acting as a bit of a personal tutor to help you up your game. And for those who want to become a master of the game, it incorporates interactive tutorials and puzzles focused on specific situations, such as how best to bear off or establish a prime blockade.

The social and competitive gameplay is where it's at. For the competitive, Backgammon Plus brings an online feature of challenging other players, tournaments to be won and leagues to climb all the while honing your backgammon skills in a fun and innovative environment. The ability to chat with quick messages and emojis adds a layer of friendly interaction, mimicking the social aspect of sitting across a physical board from someone.

To wrap it up, Backgammon Plus is exactly what a digital backgammon game should be. While doing so, it retains all the tension and thrill of the traditional game, but includes modern conveniences like an AI that adjusts to your skill level as well as educational tools that can teach you why a move is bad, good or great. It is both an excellent introduction for the novice who wants to get up in play very quickly and the ultimate aid for experts to redress their rusty play skills, this game uses the 2011 world champion neural net technology.

The game stays true to the time-tested gameplay that has kept players coming back for more for thousands of years. Players take turns in moving their fifteen checkers around the backgammon board and then off the board all together. The objective is to be first to "bear off" all of one's checkers. But the simple rules hide a profound strategic complexity. You're always having to consider risk versus reward, mapping out how safe the available moves are relative to how aggressive you want to get. The central “doubling cube” introduces an exhilarating layer of high-stakes negotiation, enabling players to raise the stakes of a match, which works particularly well in digital form. The AI enemies are perfectly tuned to give newbies a decent learning curve and the old wisdom hunters something personal to curse at — you'll feel in every game that not only can you get your head around it, but if you throw all your effort into it, you'll win.