Orion Backgammon vs Gammon

Orion Backgammon is live backgammon with real players: a Masters tournament every weekend, leagues to climb and legendary boards to collect. Call it backgammon, tavla, nard or shesh besh: this is your table. WEEKEND MASTERS Every Friday to Sunday, enter the Masters, climb the live standings and win your share of a guaranteed gem prize pool. Champions are crowned with a ceremony. PLAY LIVE Real opponents in real time, match play, the doubling cube, and dice you can verify: every roll is provably fair. CLIMB THE LEAGUES Win ranked matches, earn trophies and rise league by league through a season with its own pass and rewards. TRAVEL ICONIC TABLES From a cafe on the Bosphorus to Monte Carlo: play on handcrafted boards, dice and checkers, and collect legendary sets. CLUBS AND FRIENDS Found a club, chat, challenge your friends and earn rewards for inviting them. FAIR AND FRIENDLY Gold and gems are virtual items only: no real-money betting, no cash prizes. Available in 44 languages. Download free and take your seat.

Your first roll. A whole new game. Gammon helps you learn backgammon by playing it. Start with interactive lessons, test your instincts one position at a time, or settle in for a full match. When you want a second perspective, your coach is ready. LEARN BY PLAYING Eleven interactive lessons introduce checker movement, hitting, bearing off, gammons, the doubling cube and Crawford. Move the checkers yourself and learn at your own pace. ONE POSITION. A BETTER INSTINCT. One Roll gives you 30 positions across six ideas: making points, hitting, back checkers, playing safe, bearing off and cube decisions. Make your choice first, then compare alternatives and read why the difference matters. SEE THE MOVE. UNDERSTAND WHY. Ask for a hint during a match, preview it on the board, and choose whether to use it. Compare real alternatives with clear move paths and explanations. Analysis runs on your device. EVERY MATCH CAN TEACH YOU Your Match book keeps completed and saved games. Replay decisions move by move and compare your play with the engine's recommendation. FRIENDLY. OR FORMIDABLE. Choose a Friendly or Stronger computer opponent, or share the board with someone beside you. Play 1-, 3- or 5-point matches with the doubling cube and Crawford rule. Save a match and return when you are ready. YOUR BOARD. ALWAYS READY. Play, learn and review offline. No Gammon account, no ads, no in-app purchases. Gammon is free to download and play. Made for iPhone, iPad and Mac with portrait and landscape layouts and touch controls. Gammon plays and analyses with the open-source bgsage engine. Dependency notices and the complete covered source are available in Settings.