FaceMe Backgammon
Experience one of the top-rated Free games on the App Store, FaceMe Backgammon! Developed by the innovative team at Quatrian Inc., this Entertainment game provides a unique gaming experience like no other. With a content rating of 12+, it’s perfect for a wide range of players. Since its initial release on 10th December 2010, the game has seen numerous updates, with the latest version launched on 23rd January 2023.
Are you a fan of Entertainment, Board, games? Then FaceMe Backgammon is right up your alley! You won’t be able to resist its appeal.
User Ratings of FaceMe Backgammon
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How Much Does FaceMe Backgammon Cost?
Good news! You can download FaceMe Backgammon on your iOS device absolutely free!
FaceMe Backgammon Release Date
Eager to know when FaceMe Backgammon first graced the App Store? It was launched on 10th December 2010.
When Was FaceMe Backgammon Last Updated?
The latest version of FaceMe Backgammon was updated on 23rd January 2023, ensuring a more enjoyable gaming experience for all players.
Where Can I Download FaceMe Backgammon?
To get started with FaceMe Backgammon, head over to the official Apple App Store.
A Glimpse into FaceMe Backgammon
- MOST user friendly BACKGAMMON app *
- Invite friends or play with random opponents.
- Rematch option at the end of a match.
- Game Center achievements and leader boards.
Highlights include:
- Look for Game Center auto-match opponents while playing a local game
- Option to switch board home position and swap color.
- Text chat feature for all network games (Game Center, Local Network). Can be turned OFF.
- Play a Local Network game (Bluetooth or Wi-Fi), against the computer, or a pass-the-device game.
- Skill rating, won games, won match points and experience scores for completed Game Center matches.
- Progressive undo, replay last move, PIP values, doubling cube, human powered random rolls.
- Checkers are easy to select and move, with variable animation speed.
- Optionally show all possible moves for any piece, or use "one-tap" moves.
- Play 1, 3, 5 or unlimited-point matches.
- Resignation with 1, 2, and 3-times multiplier.
- Universal App: enhanced graphics for iPad and retina displays.
- Neural Network based advanced computer algorithm.
- Extensive settings screen allows users to customize their experience (see screen shots).
- Multiple dice rolling algorithms including web based rolls.
- Statistics screen: tracks games won, points won, matches won, as well as dice roll statistics.
- If the losing player disconnects from the game the winning player gets awarded the win.
- 60-second time limit per move for Game Center Auto-Match games.
What’s New in the Latest Update?
Find out what’s new in the latest version of FaceMe Backgammon updated on 23rd January 2023:
Fix for local games when playing between similar devices.
User Reviews on FaceMe Backgammon
Looking for more information? Read a comprehensive review of FaceMe Backgammon below:
A well designed virtual game. There is no in app purchases unlike other online backgammon games. Excellent players and can usually easily find other players but the computer is challenging to play against too. Well supported app. We have been playing it for 11 years and minimal technical issues.
This is by far the best backgammon game we’ve played on a device. We’ve been playing it for years!
Use single tap for easy fast play. Honest skill competition between actual players, and practice against the computer while you wait for a live opponent. Easy and logical control layout.
We have loved this game for years – partially because we dont need internet to use it – & best backgammon game around.
Fun game but logic is off, numerous times the computer keeps an open chip instead of going in, when it should do that. It must know Im Not going to hit it or roll what we need. You would most certainly go in your side then leave an open chip. So Im convinced that computer knows what roll is coming. Also when we play higher ranked opponent or when Im the higher ranked opponent they get better rolls. Almost guaranteed the higher ranked opponent will get the roll to hit open opponent to put them on the bar, then almost assuredly opponent will then roll a double on a spot that they cant get in on. We’ve played way too many games and this happens at a statistically impossible number. Very frustrating. We know the developer will say this doesnt happen, but it absolutely does. Can someone develop an app that doesnt cheat?
We were happy to see a random roll option in the settings. Unfortunately it is not really random. As indicated by other users, you start to see patterns after a while. The rolls the computer gives itself and denies you become very predictable. Why offer the a random setting if it isnt truly random? We would love to see a developer have a truly random dice roll and control the difficulty level by adjusting the move choices the computer makes. In the expert level for example, it would always make the statistically best move. In beginner mode it would randomly make the mistakes a human might make. But most importantly, do not offer setting choices that arent truthful or accurate.
Developer, received your response advising how to remove the Roll Again optionis ridiculous and non professional ! Read our initial review, carefully this time, Ill say it again, FIX the game FIRST then remove this silly additionhope you got it nowyour game is certainly RIGGED This Roll Again additional option doesnt make it better, it truly is an irritant! Fix it and take away this Roll Again nonsensical addition. Sorry guys, lame excuses, since we are a statistician we can very clearly tell you created a faulty game, no desire to fix it? Ok, just dont come up with such lame excuses insulting the intelligence of many players. So be it, its a waste of time to try again. Ill download another one.
It is unfathomable how many doubles the computer rolls vs. The user. Especially once all pieces are in its home court.
The game cheats. We can very consistently call what the computer will roll, we can count on it. Im done with this App. Ill find another App with games that dont cheat. The Developer that answers these comments should come clean.
If you do not subscribe to their yearly plan you will find yourself restricted and shut out of the Game Center.
The computer get way more doubles than the player.
We wasnt sure if suspicions of cheating were observation bias or not so we captured stats on hundreds of games. One thing we tracked is not the number of doubles but the quality of the doubles. While somewhat subjective we can all agree that double sixes bearing off is much better than doubles sixes when getting off the bar with six blocked. We rated hundreds of examples and computer scored much better. We also tracked how often, based on points covered, the odds of getting of getting off the bar in the FIRST attempt which is critical to avoid the opponent setting up a position. Based on over 500 cases, the computer is successful at least 15% more often. The sample sizes are statistically significant. Have played this game for years but would prefer a game where we dont have to plan for the computer getting lucky rolls at higher odds than normal.
Love the game when you play it freezes. . Everything else is awesome. It freezes and also sometimes open not open due to network.
First of all, the graphics & play of game is excellent. Having said that, the level of cheating, or computer favoritism is unmatched in any game we have ever played. We really liked playing this game. But it Is so incredibly frustrating we finally deleted it. Its really a shame. This could be the best! But everything people have said about computer luck of the dice is true! We communicated with the creators and they said they could not convince us it was totally fair, and had completely random rolls! HA! If you want to be frustrated, and enjoy cheating on a grand scale? This games for you!
Whenever Im ahead our opponent just seems to roll a bunch of doubles to finish before us. Awful app.
You can be winning the game and every time the computer will give it self 3 dbls in a row in the home to beat u. It will roll u the one move out of many options to keep u on the bar and it will magically get the one and only move available to get out every time! Can someone just make a version that plays fair? We just want to play and win or lose the fair realistic way!
I, for the most part loved this game. But when the game wants to double you and you accept the double, it then just annihilates you with the most ridiculously stacked moves. It just stopped being fun. We actually was playing the game to beat the cheating moves and its kind of ruined the regular strategic way we used to play.
Lately if we left the game open on iPhone X it would freeze and we would have to restart the phone to get it working again. We love the game but if we cant continue where we left off, whats the point?
If you dont believe in miracles now, you will after you see the "lucky" rolls the Computer gets.
We will never be convinced these are random rolls of the dice. It is so unrealistic we can no longer recommend this game and no longer enjoy it. What a joke. Computer gets the roll it needs 90% of the time and player’s doubles are usually worthless. We would think it would be easier to develop a real game.
In the expert range the computer ALWAYS hits a single man… Impossible odds. Its so unbelievable that we will delete the app bc its no fun.
This game does not have consistent random dice rolls. We have played this game hundreds of times and see the flaws. It is programmed to give you doubles at times when it is no consequence to the computer. When playing against the computer, it miraculously beats the odds and always gets the dice roll. But you rarely do. No one will convince us this game isnt rigged.
This used to be our favorite game, but now it is rigged. The rolls are clearly NOT RANDOM ANYMORE. What a shame. Why did you guys break this great game?
There is nothing random about the dice roll when set to random. Five star game if random gets fixed. Why cant the developer fix it when so many reviews have provided them feedback?
Best app for playing live backgammon online. Latest version fixed bugs that cut short our games. Much better reliability now. Easy to use to play opponents worldwide. Nice features. Keeps games moving. Easy to see.
We learned how to play competitively at the highest level from this app – we are not the person who owns this app – we had bought the app twice – closed the icon & lost the game – it would be fair to tell this player how his sister can get it back without paying a 3rd time!
User friendly, quick, covers all the bases. Takes too long to get a match. After 5 minutes, we leave. Also, our original post was edited to delete our waiting complaint.
It seems that in more advanced modes, the computer simply has luckier rolls. High doubles repeatedly. Not a very satisfying experience. The interface is good and provides better experience when playing a person rather than computer, i.e., pass the board.
Don’t bother playing the computer. Other than simply frustrating the end user, we don’t see the point in allowing the computer to roll anything other than randomly. Why not fair dice?
This used to be an awesome bg app but no more. The new versions have gotten so bad. The computer cheats on the dice rolls something awful to the point it is no long fun. And our multiplayer option no longer works. We are so disappointed!!
The computer gets the dice it wants when it needs it and we get the worst rolls for the position Im in. Ef you FaceMe backgammon.
The unbelievable rolls the computer gets on a regular basic just make this unplayable and not work our time. Many other well made enjoyable apps out there to play. This is just plain frustrating and no fun. After awhile you can guess the rolls.
Stay away. Very frustrating game to play. We won’t call it cheating but the computer gets all the rolls it needs. No fun.
Completely rigged. Theres nothing random about this app at all. Don’t waste your money.
We became highly suspicious when it seemed like the computer would miraculously get the exact roll needed in critical situations. "Expert" mode doesn’t mean that if the human is getting ahead that the computer should cheat just to make it appear more competitive. To prove our theory, we started noting how often the computer would get the exact die roll it needed (many times when only 1 exact roll will work). Let’s put it this way: if the computer wasn’t cheating, take it to Vegas! To further test our theory, we also chose manual rolling and used random. Org to roll the dice for us. Amazingly, the computer was far less lucky. Besides the obvious cheating, the game has some bugs and rules issues. In manual dice rolling mode, the computer still is]misstated on rolling the first roll. Doubling is not allowed when one player is one point from winning a match. Finally, the AI is terrible. The computer will accept a double in the worst of circumstances. It’s rule is basically as long as you are not ahead by more than 30 pips, it will accept. You could have one or more of his men on the bar and be blocking every open spot and he will still accept a double. We guess this is the human’s counter to the computer cheating the die rolls.
Game Center games crash literally every single time you play after a few moves. There are free bg apps if you want to play vs a computer. Wish we could get a refund.
Loved this app – but for some reason the online version quit working. If you want to play other players, you won’t be able to access that part.
Quick no frills play! Easy to find someone online to match up with. Needs enhancements such as turn-based mode, tournament play, and player rankings, etc.
The game is fun. It works. However, you could say the AI cheats. On the advanced setting, the AI about 75% of the time will throw the best possible throw. It can make you want to toss your iPad. Regardless we still play daily. We would give it a 5/5 if we were not convinced of these shenanigans.
Good game, smooth play, horrendous algorithm in expert mode. This is a good game if you are super casual and want to play on easy mode all the time.
Don’t waste your time,dice are rigged,you are forced to open up,then opponent gets the perfect dice,BS game!!!!, this happens 90% of the games you will play. Totally unrealistic.
We have played this app for years, mostly to verify what we now know. The dice are rigged to favor the opponent’s (AI’s) roll. After a study, we determined that 90% of the time if we have an open blot, the AI makes the perfect roll, hitting our piece. Please use a random number generator — this is not rocket science.
Dice rolls favor opponent. Opponent moves to fast. Playing is not user friendly.
Best on we’ve found for backgammon.