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Backgammon Premium is the premium online backgammon game: real players, fast matchmaking, and a beautiful board. Open it in your browser right now, or grab the app for iOS and Android.
What Is Backgammon Premium?
Backgammon Premium is a modern online backgammon game played against real people — not bots. It takes the classic game you know (tavli, tavla, or towla, depending on where you're from) and wraps it in a clean, focused experience: an elegant board, smooth dice rolls, fair matchmaking, and no ads interrupting your game.
You don't need an account or a download to start. Click Play in Browser and you're rolling dice within seconds. Want it on your phone? The same premium experience is available free on the App Store and Google Play, with cross-platform play between web and mobile.
Four Ways to Play
Real-Time Matches
Matchmaking pairs you with a real opponent in seconds. Games move fast — the average match starts in under 10 seconds.
Turn-Based Games
Prefer to think? Play relaxed turn-based matches and make your moves whenever it suits you across the day.
Private Matches with Friends
Send an invite, start a private match instantly. Perfect for settling who really is the family champion.
Doubling Cube or Match Points
Play classic money-style games with the doubling cube, or long-form matches to a set number of points.
Playing Takes Three Steps
Choose web or app
Play instantly in your browser, or install the free app for iOS and Android. Progress and opponents work across all of them.
Pick a mode
Real-time, turn-based, or a private match with friends — and choose doubling cube or match points scoring.
Roll your first dice
You're matched with a real opponent in seconds. New to the game? Our rules guide has you covered before your first roll.
Why Players Stay
- Free to play — no subscription to start a match
- Instant play in your browser, no download required
- Fair matchmaking against real players, not bots
- Same premium experience on web, iOS, and Android
- A clean, elegant board designed for focus — no ads in your face
- Thousands of matches played every day
Want to sharpen up first? Read how to play backgammon online, brush up on the full backgammon rules, or study strategy articles on the blog. Then test it at the table.
Ready? Your Move.
One click and you're at the table — free, instant, against real players.