GammonGuide

Learn backgammon by calling the expert's moves.

How it works

A strong backgammon engine plays both sides of the game. When it's your turn, the game pauses and you decide what you would play. Then the engine makes its move and tells you how close you came: right, close, mistake or blunder.

You watch a whole game of expert play and make every decision along the way, including the doubling cube: when to double, and when to take or drop. Win or lose, the engine played the game. Your score is how close you came to its moves.

See it

iPhone: make your move, then see how close you came to the expert's.

Replay, with GammonGuide Coach: a voice talks you through the round while the checkers act it out. Sound on.

GammonGuide on iPad: Why? explains the round in plain language — iPad: Why? explains the last round in plain language.

GammonGuide on Apple Watch: a mistake grade — Apple Watch: a whole game on your wrist, one tap per turn.

GammonGuide on Apple Watch: the game-over tally — Apple Watch: a whole game on your wrist, one tap per turn.

iPhone Duo: fold it partway and the checkers slide to the middle.

What's inside

Two ways to play. Full play: move the checkers yourself and submit the whole play. Quick play: tap the checker you think the engine moves first.
GammonGuide Coach (one-time in-app purchase) adds Why? for every round, Replay and Previous games. Try Why? and Replay free on your first ten mistakes.
Why? A plain-language explanation of the last round, worked out from the position.
Replay. The last round plays back on the board while a voice explains it.
Opening Drill. Practise the first move of the game with every opening roll.
Progress. See how often you blunder, and whether that's going down.
Apple Watch. Play a full game on your wrist (Series 9 or later).

Private by design

No accounts, no ads, no tracking. The engine runs on your device, and your games never leave it. Privacy policy.