# Backgammon

> Play backgammon matches against the GNU Backgammon neural-net engine.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.skeptrune.backgammon](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.skeptrune.backgammon)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.skeptrune.backgammon`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** skeptrune
- **Category:** GAME\_BOARD
- **Downloads:** 17
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-21
- **First published:** 2026-10-21
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 40 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-11-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skeptrune.backgammon)
- **Website:** [https://bg.skeptrune.com](https://bg.skeptrune.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://bg.skeptrune.com/privacy](https://bg.skeptrune.com/privacy)

## Description

Play full backgammon matches against GNU Backgammon, the free neural-network engine that serious players use to study the game.<br><br>HOW IT PLAYS<br>- 7-point matches against GNU Backgammon, running at 2-ply strength.<br>- Tap a highlighted checker to move it. Legal moves are worked out for you, so you can only make legal plays.<br>- Undo your move step by step before you confirm it.<br>- With two different dice, choose which die to play first.<br>- Pip counts for you and your opponent are always shown.<br>- Full match rules from the engine: doubling cube, Crawford rule, gammons and backgammons.<br>- Double when it is your turn to roll, and take or pass when the engine doubles you.<br>- The engine may offer to resign a lost game; accept or play on.<br>- Built for landscape, on a wood and felt board.<br><br>PRIVATE BY DESIGN<br>- No account and no sign-in.<br>- No ads, no analytics, no tracking.<br>- The engine runs on your phone. Your matches are saved only on your device.<br>- An internet connection is needed to load the engine when the app starts.<br><br>GNU Backgammon is free software licensed under the GPL-3.0 (https://www.gnu.org/software/gnubg/). This app runs a WebAssembly build of it from the gnubg-web project by Theodore Hwa.<br><br>Questions or feedback: me@skeptrune.com

## Rankings

- #2,733,401 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.skeptrune.backgammon.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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