Backgammon Coach

Backgammon Coach is an application for playing backgammon against the computer at the highest level as well as obtaining all the probabilities of winning for each possible move. It is therefore an excellent partner to play, coupled with a Coach to progress in backgammon.
Based on the Gnu Backgammon neural network, resulting from research in artificial intelligence and recognized for its decision-making capacities, Backgammon Coach has risen to the rank of the best players in the world.
Backgammon Coach is also able to prove that she is not cheating, by offering an option to use your own manual dice rolls.
If you have the opposite feeling, keep the fair play attitude of great players when it comes to bad or good sets of dice. Remember that the computer is an excellent calculator and knows how to place itself in good situations so that a high number of dice are favorable to it. Then try to do like him by taking an interest in the detailed probabilities available to you.
If the game level of the computer is too high from your point of view, feel free to choose a lower level in the options. This will increase your chances of winning, however it is advisable to prefer a higher level and to use the Coach's indications to progress: "À vaincre sans péril on triomphe sans gloire"!
Here is a list of the main features provided:
- Very comprehensive user guide
- Sessions of matches in x points, unlimited points games or analysis of situations
- Coach availability in all circumstances
- Detailed winning probabilities on request
- Sounds and animations
- Quick game option
- Three standard game levels offered (Beginner, Intermediate and Expert)
- Possibility to customize the parameters of a game level
- Marking of possible arrows to play
- Calculation of the pip count
- Constant display of the dice from the previous round
- Possibility to analyze a particular situation
- Registration of situations
- Sharing of situations via the system's sharing tools (AirDrop, Messages, Mail ...)
- Options for Crawford, Jacoby and Egyptian rules
- Sophisticated random dice generator
- Possibility to use your own manual dice
- Optional use of the doubling dice
- Optional double at the start of the game
- Optional management of multiple doubles ("beavers")
- Game statistics for each level
- Accumulation of scores acquired in points game
- Possibility of resign a game with counting of drops (dishonest interruptions)
- Advanced neural network parameters (plies, move filter, etc.)
- Gnu Backgammon console available for advanced users
Excellent games!