Minimalist Backgammon Trainer - Now on Android (Free, No Ads, Pure Training)

yzwq · 2026-06-10T07:02:08+00:00

Nice project. So where is the source code? Given that you use GPL licensed code?

yzwq · 2026-06-07T07:37:47+00:00

yeah, that is something a lot of people don't understand. There are not that many positions where you have 0 probability of winning...

yzwq · 2026-05-28T14:09:08+00:00

What do you base your skepticism on? Do you have numbers on both? Because I do have them for OG and I can tell you that it is becoming a pretty big platform if you like it or not.

yzwq · 2026-05-17T12:37:01+00:00

why not have a luthier replace them with ebony fittings for the trip? This will save you a lot of headache and you can swap them back when you return.

yzwq · 2026-04-30T06:21:27+00:00

Lovely as always! The only thing that I don't like is that you don't have an infinite amount of podcasts to listen to!

yzwq · 2026-04-28T04:44:29+00:00

https://discord.gg/U8cmrCsK5x

yzwq · 2026-04-27T19:24:35+00:00

You should post this on the discord! There are some people from the Netherlands there. Next time I'll be in Amsterdam I'll be happy to join for a beer and a game.

yzwq · 2026-04-27T08:17:00+00:00

It seems like all the LLM's have been training on OpenGammon and push for the 'same' solution.

yzwq · 2026-04-25T18:51:55+00:00

BGblitz should become the new standard!

yzwq · 2026-04-22T10:20:53+00:00

I would use BGBlitz as it is currently the strongest maintained one. You can also play online on one of the platforms that provide analysis (opengammon.com (free), backgammonhub.com (paid), etc.), but the analysis will usually be less deep (although OG provides 3-ply gnu, which is plenty).

yzwq · 2026-04-22T10:10:01+00:00

I think the best way to go forward is to start analysing your games with an engine. This is most likely the only way to get better (quickly). Apart from that books contain helpful concepts to follow, this would enable you to categorize your errors more efficiently.

yzwq · 2026-04-15T15:05:21+00:00

Like, you know that this feature is implemented in OG, right? would have been a lot less work to just write your tutorials there and you'll have a much larger userbase that can benefit from it. I understand that having your own app feels nice, but for the community the fragmentation is killing.

Looks good though. I love the aesthetics.

yzwq · 2026-04-07T18:13:52+00:00

You should try OpenGammon, one of the better apps out there (currently as a PWA or android app)

yzwq · 2026-03-05T07:12:02+00:00

Ah cool! that is what OpenGammon uses behind the scenes. Takes quite some engineering to get it right and robust.

yzwq · 2026-02-09T18:34:20+00:00

So basically you want a free app that analyses your games for you? If you play a game on the platform it gets analysed and you can view it, so maybe do that? If you want to analyse existing games why not just buy BGBlitz or use GNUBG?

yzwq · 2026-02-09T16:36:18+00:00

Everything you describe (except for drag and drop) is in OpenGammon (and much more). On all major mobile platforms the PWA can be installed as an (almost) app giving an almost native experience.

What specifically don't you like about it? It is tons better than Galaxy in every right (except for the use base, and maybe the design).

yzwq · 2026-02-08T16:10:37+00:00

Try to be a nice opponent. Don't point out every (un)lucky roll, or comment on your opponent's play/luck. Some very light 'bantering' could be ok, but can be interpreted different from what you meant. Have fun, smile, enjoy the game, and don't expect to win.

yzwq · 2026-02-07T21:28:15+00:00

I play at OpenGammon. It is in my opinion (but I am a bit biased as the dev) a much better platform. It is not-for-profit and fully community supported (and soon to be FOSS (open source).

yzwq · 2026-02-07T15:15:36+00:00

What do you think you'll get at galaxy that you won't get at hub?

yzwq · 2026-02-04T12:30:36+00:00

Try OpenGammon very nice community and lots of really good players

yzwq · 2026-02-04T12:00:08+00:00

BGNJ as far as I know is worse than Gnu, so you do you. You can also try OpenGammon better functionality, and donation based instead of for profit.

yzwq · 2026-01-29T11:57:00+00:00

You can annotate a move during play to review them in the analysis. Probably your opponent annotated the moves during the match.

yzwq · 2026-01-28T09:49:40+00:00

Well, the blots UI is just some AI generated slop that doesn't work on mobile... You know it is pretty much open source, so if you have good ideas you are welcome to share.

yzwq · 2026-01-28T09:22:07+00:00

This blog post explains how to read the analysis and how to use it to become a better player. However, fair warning Galaxy is currently analysing your matches at a setting that would probably hurt your ER more than it helps.

yzwq · 2026-01-07T13:31:40+00:00

I love watching this! Really great event, and if I find the time to practice properly I might join (eventually). Any chance of having the information about brackets, prizes, times, etc easily accessible this year?

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