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DESCRIPTION
Absolute Backgammon is a backgammon game that has superb graphics, sound effects, speech, and many options and features including 5 skill levels for a fun game of backgammon. Easy to use, even for a beginner. Has a Tutor mode to help you improve your skills. You can also play using just your voice.
It supports game play in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, and Dutch. Many gameboard designs are available here.
Works with Leopard and Intel Macs!
You don't have to concerned about the game being fair. The dice rolls are random and do not favor either player in any situation except by luck.
All of the dice rolls, to the used in the game, can be selected to be saved to a file at the start of a new game. These can be viewed to see that the game is actually using them.
You can also select to use the computer's dice rolls if you feel it is luckier than you.
Also, the stats, kept by the game, will show that the rolling of doubles is statistically correct for both players.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 6.6.1:
- there is a Universal version on the game's website at bestbackgammon.com/absolute
- with Load Game on Startup selected, the menus are grayed until after the computer made its first move. Not now.
- with Load Game on Startup selected, if a move was made (partial turn) when the game was quit, the move could not be taken back when the game was restarted. Can be now.
- works with Snow Leopard with Rosetta installed
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.0 or later.
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| Absolute Backgammon User Reviews (98 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Aug 13 2009 |
YOGI123 I've been using Absolute backgammon for about a year now and absolutely love it. The gameplay is intuitive, graphics are excellent and the developer has been very responsive to any inquiries I've had and has shown he is committed to improving the game. The new "tutor" mode with its many different evaluation criteria is great and will assist both beginners and more experienced players. If you are looking for quality Backgammon for the Mac - you've found it.
(Version 6.5.1) | |
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| Apr 12 2009 |
PAULTHEPIPER I have played this game hundreds of times (am I sad?) and I am now convinced the dice rolls are contrived. I do not have a clue how it is done especially as I have checked the rolls against the random list that ends up on my desktop at the beginning of the game. You get this list by going to Preferences then misc. Check the box entitled Save dice rolls to "Random Dice Rolls" file. Most of the doubles are in favour of the computer towards the end of the game which removes the computer pieces very quickly and you loose. Also the rolls favour the computer in setting up "blots" in it's home board near the beginning of the game which makes it difficult for you to get back in. Now, there is a sure fire way to overcome these problems albeit that it slows the game right down. Use a manual dice (real or electronic) and select Enter Manual Dice Rolls from the actions menu. This way the game is played very differently none of the above mentioned problems occur and it is also guaranteed to be fair. On the plus side Absolute Backgammon scores very high for graphics and movements of the pieces. Just don't let it cheat on you!
(Version 6.1.4) | |
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| Sep 6 2008 |
PERFECTLYCOOL I have played many different types of online backgammon. AB 6.0.6 is by FAR the best I have ever played! The board/s and graphics are superb. Shame about the talking voices (yes, I have turned them off). For $25. you can't go wrong. Buy and enjoy!
(Version 6.0.6) | |
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| Jul 7 2008 |
17SOFT David Byrum's Backgammon game was everything I was hoping for and more. As commented on before, there is no lack of Backgammon games out there, but this one provides sophisticated options that allow for various rules, skill levels, and even the 'manner' in which your computer opponant approaches the game. The graphics are beautiful and many alternative styles are available for free downloads. Fun, challenging, and nice to look at. I'd call that a win.
(Version 6.0.5) | |
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| Jun 24 2008 |
GREYOWL54 Backgammon games aren't hard to find .. but none looks as good as this one. Quite simply the look and feel alone are enough to make you want to keep playing. Me? I'm ready to go again, right now ..
(Version 6.0.2) | |
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| May 18 2008 |
RICHSKIN Fantastic software - just what I was looking for. David Byrum was extremely prompt and helpful. Highly recommended!
(Version 6.0.2) | |
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 | May 31 2003 |
ANONYMOUS This would be an allright product as freeware. The fact that it ends games halfway through unless you pay for registration makes the program useless. yahoo offers this for free.
(Version 1.3) | |
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| Apr 25 2009 |
KEVINWPARKER I haven't played Backgammon on my Mac since the very old days when there was a black-and-white program that filled the 9-inch screen of my Fat Mac. So I was pleased to see MacUpdate offering a discount on this one. I've only played it for two days but am fairly pleased so far. It took some getting used to as some of the details on how to pick up and put down pieces differed from the old MacGammon (or whatever it was called). Once I got settled in to that, I was satisfied. Appearance is good, game play is good. I'm running with the default settings right now for the opponent, who seems remarkably aggressive to me, leaving pips exposed that I would never leave exposed, even to send one back. It seems to be at a competitive level for me, neither too stupid nor totally beyond me. I have some sympathy for the "cheating" accusations as it seems to be very good at getting doubles right after the stakes are raised. But I thought that about the old game, too, so I'm assuming it's just some quirk of human psychology. I don't know what sort of alternatives there are out there, but I'm pretty happy with this one.
(Version 6.1.4) | |
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| Dec 24 2008 |
STUDIOPELLETIER I have to agree with WANGCHUNG. This game makes me mad with rage. I laugh (not because it's funny), i cry, i want to throw my computer up against the wall. I'm a fairly good player on the board but the way the computer consistently gets the best possible roll WHEN it needs it (and how i get the worse possible rolls) is out of this world. I have tried different settings but no luck. I do win from time to time, but after about 300 games the overall experience is just not fun. I so wanted to like this game. I refuse to play it anymore. Wish i could get my money back. An online version could be fun though, as in NOT playing against the computer.
(Version 6.0.9) | |
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| Apr 2 2009 |
PETER BLACK I hear ya brother. I've played this game for a long time - it is the best or one of the best, but the roll thing is uncanny. Not consistent, but uncanny when it does happen. This has been discussed ad nauseum and by all appearances the developer has addressed this. There would be no logical reason to this intentionally, for sure.
(Version 6.1.4) | |
| Jul 6 2008 |
LEFTNOTRACKS Bugs in current version: A legal gammon was recorded as a single game win with all pieces in inner table, but none borne off. Perhaps the game's rules for what constitutes a gammon are incorrect. Still can't double beyond 64. There's no excuse for that short-sighted omission. Despite these, it still plays the most challenging game for any computer opponent. Thumbs still way up there.
(Version 6.0.5) | |
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 | Jul 26 2008 |
GAMMONSOFT Do you have the Jacoby rule selected? If you have it selected, and the cube was never passed/doubled during the game, a gammon or a backgammon is only a single game win.
(Version 6.0.5) | |
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