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Rules of the game.

Please refer to Wikipedia page for information about the Backgammon game and rules of the game.

Start menu.
Load saved match: Loads previous saved match.
New match vs. iPhone: Starts new match with iPhone (or iPod Touch). Previous saved match is discarded.
New match vs. Human: Starts new 2 players match.
Settings...: Opens settings page (see below).

How to play.

When new match is started the dice are rolled to determine first going player and the same dice are to be played by that player.

  • One-tap movement is turned OFF
    To make movement first select checker you want to move. The column will be highlighted. Then tap position where checker will be moved. If the correct position is tapped checker will move to a new position. Repeat until all possible dice values are played.
    To unselect column tap it again.
  • One-tap movement is turned ON
    Tap a checker you want to move. It will be moved according rolled dice: left die first, then the right one. After each roll the dice are ordered, greater number is on left. Tapping the dice will swap them.

Tap "Done" on the dice to confirm or "Undo" to cancel move.
If Autoroll is disabled tap "Roll" to roll the dice when you have a turn.

If you have hit checker(s) on the bar, then you should first play hit checker(s).

To bear off a checker select it and tap bear-off area on the right side (for white checkers) as a target position.

Winner of the game will start to play on the next game.


Settings...
Tap "Done" button to save changes.

Board view: Sets Portrait or Landscape orientation of the board.

Level*: Sets the playing level of the device.

Match length: Sets match length in points (winning one game gives 1, 2 or 3 points).

Auto Roll**: "ON" - Dice are rolled automatically. "OFF" - player should tap "Roll" every time he has turn.

Highlight Target**: "ON" - When source column is selected, the possible target positions will be highlighted with green color.

One-tap movement**: "ON" - only tap a column and the checker wiil be moved.

Notes:
(*) - available only for donating users
(**) - available only for donating users in vs.iPhone mode

If the game is not activated there are additional options:

Donate by PayPal. You can open PayPal page for donation directly from your iPhone (iPod Touch) or from donation page on web site

Name.
Code. Enter user name and activation code to activate the game.


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