Palamedes Tavli

Nikolaos Papahristou

About this game

Play backgammon variants Tavli, Portes, Plakoto, Fevga against world class AI. Palamedes has won the computer backgammon championship two times (2011, 2015).

Never get bored playing the same game. Palamedes currently supports Greek variants (Portes, Plakoto, Fevga). You can also play the traditional Greek variant Tavli where all three games are played in the same match!

Palamedes AI is based on Artificial Neural Networks trained on millions of self-play games using advanced reinforcement learning techniques. Special AI algorithms are also used for individual matches as well as for Tavli matches.

Features:
-Play against world class AI
-Three backgammon games (Portes, Plakoto, Fevga).
-Three difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, Expert)
-Match play for all three games
-Tavli match (Portes-Plakoto-Fevga). All three games in the same match.
-Manual dice option
-Minimal permissions needed
-Completely free (no ads)
-AI can resign on hopeless positions
-Undo moves
-Statistics

Permissions :
"WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" is required for storing logs, stats, and user options. If you deny this permission the game will be playable but any changes to the settings will not be available the next time you start the app. Additionally, stats for game and dice will not be saved.