Backgammon

Moby ID: 221754

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Released

February 1980 on Mainframe

Credits

1 person

Releases by Date (by platform)

1980 (Mainframe)
1980 (Sol-20)

Publishers

Benwill Publishing Corp.

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Strategy / tactics
Perspective: Top-down
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Pacing: Turn-based
Gameplay: Board game
Interface: Text parser

Mainframe Specs

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Type-in
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

See Also

Backgammon (1974 on Terminal)
Backgammon (1975 on Terminal)
Backgammon (1976 on Altair 8800)
Backgammon (1978 on APF MP1000/Imagination Machine)
Backgammon (1978 on TRS-80)
Backgammon (1978 on TRS-80)
Backgammon (1978 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Backgammon (1979 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Backgammon (1979 on Interact Model One)
Backgammon (1979 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Backgammon (1979 on Atari 2600)
Backgammon (1979 on TRS-80, Commodore PET/CBM)
Backgammon (1979 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Backgammon (1979 on Ohio Scientific)
Backgammon (1980 on Mainframe)
Backgammon (1982 on ZX Spectrum, 1985 on Amstrad CPC)
Backgammon (1982 on ZX81, 1983 on ZX Spectrum)
Backgammon (1982 on DOS)
Backgammon (1982 on Odyssey 2)
Backgammon (1982 on Philips P2000)
Backgammon (1983 on Dragon 32/64)
Backgammon (1983 on Colour Genie)
Backgammon (1983 on Dragon 32/64)
Backgammon (1983 on ZX Spectrum)
Backgammon (1984 on MSX)
Backgammon (1984 on MSX)
Backgammon (1984 on Philips VG 5000)
Backgammon (1985 on DOS)
Backgammon (1986 on DOS)
Backgammon (1987 on DOS)
Backgammon (1988 on Atari ST)
Backgammon (1989 on DOS)
Backgammon (1990 on NES)
Backgammon (1990 on Windows 3.x)
Backgammon (1991 on DOS)
Backgammon (1991 on CD-i)
Backgammon (1991 on Amiga)
Backgammon (1998 on Browser)
Backgammon (1999 on Game Boy Color)
Backgammon (2000 on Windows)
Backgammon (2007 on J2ME, 2011 on BlackBerry)
Backgammon (2008 on iPhone, 2012 on iPad, 2015 on Android)
Backgammon (2009 on Nintendo DS)
Backgammon (2017 on Linux, Windows, Macintosh)

Description

Backgammon is a computer implementation of the classic board game. The player plays against the computer. The goal of the game is to move pieces around the board. Two dice are rolled to determine how far pieces are moved and the player can choose whether to move one or two pieces with the thrown die, or can pass a turn if no moves are possible. Pieces can be barred after which they have to re-enter the board from the start. Once all pieces of a player are in the final quadrant the player can start bearing them off.

Groups +

Genre: Board game - Backgammon

Credits (Mainframe version)

By	William Lappen

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Identifiers +

MobyGames ID: 221754

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Game added April 13, 2024. Last modified April 24, 2024.