# NinjaGammon — Backgammon in a shrine garden

> Backgammon in a shrine garden (iPhone/iPad app by Pontus Madsen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ninjagammon/id6823064932 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Pontus Madsen](https://appshunter.io/developer/6823064934)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Casual, Board
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 27.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is NinjaGammon?

Backgammon, one of the oldest games in the world, moved into a Japanese shrine garden and staffed entirely by Little Gamers ninjas.

Roll by tapping anywhere. Pick a ninja, tap where it lands. When your ninja lands on a lone enemy, a fight breaks out in a cloud of smoke. Win by walking all fifteen of your ninjas home through the garden.

FEATURES
- Classic backgammon rules, no doubling cube, no fuss
- Play the computer on Easy, Normal or Hard, or pass and play with a friend on one screen
- Six playable characters: four ninjas, Mr. Madsen and Christian
- A painted shrine garden board with koi, waterfalls and drifting sakura
- Game Center scoreboard: most wins in the world, ties broken by your fastest win
- A tiny tutorial that teaches the rules in six steps
- A haiku on the cover screen when you close your iPhone Duo mid-game

Made for the iPhone Duo's big inner screen. On a regular iPhone the garden simply grows wider.
The game collects no data of its own. The scoreboard runs through Game Center. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Little Gamers characters from the webcomic running since the year 2000. If you like it, consider joining our Patreon (just search for "Little Gamers comic"), for free comics and game updates.

## Is NinjaGammon safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess NinjaGammon.

## Is NinjaGammon legit?

NinjaGammon has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NinjaGammon is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-10-26

New: a Rules card (from the title screen or the pause menu) explaining how the game works, which rules we leave out, and how the scoreboard ranks. Pieces are easier to tell apart from the board. Small fixes and polish.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-22

No release notes.

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