Backgammon Blitz

An accomplished adaptation of one of history's most timeless board games, Backgammon Blitz just falls short of being the definitive version of the game on account of its lack of cross-save functionality and redundant Blitz mode.

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stability, optimization

58% User Score Based on 173 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

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Backgammon Blitz is a single player and multiplayer casual strategy game. It was developed by VooFoo Studios and was released on November 12, 2015. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and neutral reviews from players.

Backgammon's back... with a bang! Beloved by millions, played for centuries, backgammon is a two-player strategy game quite unlike any other. The goal is simple: race to get your checkers off the board first, but the deceptively deep rules and rhythm of backgammon has secured it as a favorite among casual and veteran players alike.

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Audience ScoreBased on 173 reviews

graphics26 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

Beautifully designed and visually pleasing boards with varied styles and immersive graphics.
Excellent tutorial and rule explanations, making it accessible for beginners to learn Backgammon.
Multiple game modes including single player, local multiplayer, and online (although online population is low).

AI is generally weak and predictable even at the highest difficulty, making gameplay too easy for experienced players.
Online multiplayer has a very low player base; matchmaking often fails or takes a very long time, making online play nearly impossible.
Numerous bugs and stability issues including frequent crashes (especially when using Undo move), clunky UI/controls, and questionable dice randomness.

graphics
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
36%
7%
The game is widely praised for its beautiful, polished, and aesthetically pleasing graphics with multiple distinct board themes that create a relaxing atmosphere. However, some users note limited customization options and occasional visual bugs, while others feel the graphics alone do not compensate for issues like lack of online players or gameplay depth. Overall, the visuals are a standout feature that enhances the playing experience despite some drawbacks.
- “The artwork and visuals of the themes are truly magnificent, as seen in the store page screenshots.”
- “The graphics and animations are beautiful.”
- “Everything from the graphics, sound and music, optional gameplay extras & rules, controls and interface make playing it a joy.”
- “First, there is not a lot of settings to pick from; there are not a lot of audio and graphic options as well.”
- “As much as I love the way the game runs (when it doesn't crash) and the graphics for it, I still think it's got a long ways to go before it can be sold for $9.99 when not on sale.”
- “Connection issues, impossible to cancel an action (even during your turn), not ergonomic, useless 3D graphic design which sometimes makes the board hard to understand.”
music
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
32%
57%
11%
The game's music is widely praised for its relaxing, well-crafted jazz and smooth soundtrack that enhances the atmosphere. A standout feature is the ability to customize music genres or even disable certain styles, allowing for a personalized auditory experience. While some players may prefer to mute the in-game music and use their own tracks, most appreciate the variety and mood-setting quality of the soundtrack.
- “The game has music and a cool feature is that you can disable genres to suit your mood.”
- “With the well-selected music it creates a very backgammon-like atmosphere.”
- “I like the music in Backgammon Blitz a lot but what I really appreciate is the ability for me to pick which music I want to hear whilst playing.”
- “Might like to see some different music or the ability to add your own soundtrack.”
- “Well-made music soundtrack but most players will probably mute and play their own music.”
- “Has some variety so it won't get boring after some time, but adding more customization options would improve the experience.”
gameplay
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
32%
56%
12%
The gameplay is generally praised for its solid mechanics, polished visuals, and variety of optional rules that enhance the experience, offering a good challenge especially for backgammon enthusiasts. However, criticisms focus on the overly easy AI, clunky and unintuitive interface, lack of an undo feature, and difficulties accessing or finding online multiplayer games, which detract from the overall enjoyment. Improvements in AI difficulty and interface usability are needed to make the gameplay more engaging for experienced players.
- “Polished visuals, sufficient sound, solid gameplay.”
- “Provides a very good challenge, in terms of moves and gameplay.”
- “+ nice variety of optional rules extend gameplay beyond the basic game.”
- “I just uninstalled it again recently, deleted all related data files and saves, and reinstalled, hoping someone had made even a small effort to improve the gameplay and difficulty.”
- “If the gameplay and the mouse interface is improved, it would be a game to recommend.”
- “Nice interface, poor mastery level gameplay; it's too easy I think, and you can never get an online game.”
atmosphere
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
43%
The game’s atmosphere is highly praised for its classy visuals, well-chosen music, and immersive design that perfectly complement the backgammon experience. Players find the ambiance elegant and tasteful, enhancing overall enjoyment and making it stand out as a visually beautiful and authentic backgammon game.
- “It really creates a nice atmosphere and is certainly the most beautiful computer backgammon game.”
- “I believe it does deserve the price tag, and I really like it. I like the atmosphere, and whoever designed the tables is a genius (my favorite ones are 'workshop' and 'leather').”
- “Atmosphere overall goes along perfectly with the pace of the game, and even with the visuals as every element in this game has the tag 'classy' glued to its back.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs, random crashes, and poor animation quality. Additionally, inconsistent AI behavior and lack of multiplayer population further detract from the overall experience.
- “Lack of populated multiplayer, no real feel of progression and no immersion beside the beautiful graphics, and it is super buggy with multiple random crashes.”
- “The animations are trash, very buggy, if you play on hard the bot has unbeatable moves with no strategy. The only thing making your game harder is the unfair score advantage bots get.”
- “It's fun but a little buggy.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor is light and playful, often stemming from witty remarks and amusing challenges that add a fun, casual tone to the experience.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from poor optimization, leading to performance issues and a subpar experience for players.
- “The game is not optimized at all.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding is generally minimal, with only one aspect requiring a moderate amount of repetitive gameplay. Overall, the game keeps grinding to a reasonable level.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Replayability is modest, as the game includes some elements that add variety, but playing the same content repeatedly can still become boring, similar to the experience with a physical copy.

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An accomplished adaptation of one of history's most timeless board games, Backgammon Blitz just falls short of being the definitive version of the game on account of its lack of cross-save functionality and redundant Blitz mode.
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Backgammon Blitz is a casual strategy game.

Backgammon Blitz is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation 3 and others.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing Backgammon Blitz.

Backgammon Blitz was released on November 12, 2015.

Backgammon Blitz was developed by VooFoo Studios.

Backgammon Blitz has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked Backgammon Blitz for its graphics but disliked it for its stability.

Backgammon Blitz is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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