Comparison

PrefA vs Backgammon & Long Narde

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PrefA

Experience classic and ordered Preferans card games on a journey with 33 levels. Compete against AI players with varying skill levels in this 10-card plain-trick game.

Highlights
  • Classic Preferans gameplay
  • Ordered Preferans (Bandit mode)
  • 33-level journey progression
  • AI opponents with varying skill
  • Bidding and trump suit mechanics
Features
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You are offered to take a journey through the routes Moscow - Petushki playing ordered or classic Preferans! The route is made up of 33 stops. Arrival at a certain station will signify the transition to the next level, where your coupe (table) will get filled up with new players. Each player has their own level of understanding of the game. Preference is a 10-card plain-trick game with bidding. A bidding process is used to decide which player declares the trump suit as well as the contract. Declarer's objective is to win the contracted number of tricks. The defenders' main objective is to prevent this. Players must follow suit if possible, else trump if possible. Bandit - This is ordered Preferans. Playing this feature, each player is required to play 6 spades, 6 clubs, 6 diamonds, 6 hearts, 7, 8, 9, 10, two all-passes and miser. All sixer games are started with the proclamation of the trump suit until the announcement of the buy-in. Games 7, 8, 9, 10 are announced until the opening of the buy-in, however, the trump suit is announced after.

About

Backgammon & Long Narde

Features
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Somewhere among endless dunes lies a hidden Oasis. It is home to the ancient genie Nardin, a master of Backgammon and Long Narde. Every day, Nardin welcomes new players. He teaches some their first moves, tests others with a demanding game, and invites the most persistent to prove their skill against real opponents. Choose your name, enter the Oasis, and play your game. BACKGAMMON AND LONG NARDE Choose your favorite game and face Nardin. Backgammon and Long Narde each have their own difficulty settings, statistics, and achievements. • Multiple bot difficulty levels • Hints for available moves • Automatic dice rolls • Statistics for wins, losses, rolls, and doubles • Achievements for each game • A special difficulty level for those ready to face the true master OPPONENTS IN THE OASIS When you are ready, go online and find an opponent among the other guests of the Oasis. • Rated games • Precise matching with opponents near your rating • Fast games in Blitz mode • Races with points, lives, medals, and leaderboards • Open and password-protected tables in Casual mode • Watch games that players have opened to spectators • Return to an unfinished game after reconnecting THE OASIS IS ALIVE EVERY DAY Players meet here, chat, make friends, follow their rivals, and send Nardines to one another as gifts. • Public chat and private messages • Player profiles and game history • Friends and ignore list • Rankings of the best players • Medals for online accomplishments • Gifts for other players • Rich Players, where the largest Nardine fortunes are ranked YOUR GAME, YOUR STORY Follow your progress separately in Backgammon and Long Narde. • Wins, losses, and game results • Separate player and bot statistics • Dice face and doubles distribution • Statistics for your online rolls and your opponents’ rolls • Shareable online statistics • Separate achievements for both games MAKE THE BOARD YOUR OWN Choose a light or dark theme, one of five boards, and your favorite checkers. Adjust dice size, throwing corner, animation speed, sound, vibration, and move hints. The Oasis is open. Nardin is already waiting at the board. What will you play today: Backgammon or Long Narde? Support: info@aastudio.org

Screenshots

PrefA4 screens
Backgammon & Long Narde4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backgammon & Long Narde at none against PrefA's 2. PrefA's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PrefA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Backgammon & Long Narde asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PrefA versus Backgammon & Long Narde: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrefABackgammon & Long Narde
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB163 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFuzzex IncALTOFORMA LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PrefA

One-time2
  • 2000 coins for Preferans$0.99
  • PrefA$2.99
None

Backgammon & Long Narde

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrefA free?
PrefA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon & Long Narde free?
Backgammon & Long Narde is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PrefA or Backgammon & Long Narde have ads?
Backgammon & Long Narde shows ads; PrefA does not.

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