Here are some simple instructions to build gnubg straight from source on linux.  The example is using Ubuntu 8.10, but the steps should be similar for any type of linux. [Read more]

There are new packages available for MacOS 10.5:

http://http://www.gnubg.org/media/macos/gnubg.pkg
http://http://www.gnubg.org/media/macos/gnubg_all.pkg

 The first package contains only gnubg files (all located in /opt/local/) and expects the necessary libraries being installed in /opt/local/lib. The second package also contains all libraries besides python and X11.

 Gnubg is no native MacOS application so you have to open a terminal an type "/opt/local/bin/gnubg" for starting it. The first start will last a few seconds because the X-server also has to be started (happens automatically).

 Icons for a more convenient start will follow.

Have fun!

 

There are also new packages for GNU/Linux distributions available including 3d-support and some optimizations:

OpenSuSE: built on OpenSuSE-10.1
RedHat/Fedora: built on RedHat Advanced Server 4

The snapshots have been divided into two branches, a stable "rel_0_15" (rpms are built from these) and a current "MAIN" branch. The "MAIN" branch will be updated daily, the "rel_0_15" from time to time. Please note that "rel_0_15" doesn't contain any new features but only bugfixes.

Both tar.gz balls are available here.

Two versions of GnuBG are currently available:

• current MAIN (CVS tag MAIN, current version 0.90): most recent source code (snapshot 20090625)
  • install archive (win threads)
  • executables only (win threads)
  • executables only (g threads)
  • gcc4.4 compiled:
    • executables only (win threads)
    • executables only (g threads)

• the old 0.15-stable (CVS tag rel_0_15): stable, but outdated. Us enly ni case of troubles with the most recent version.
  • install archive (code snapshot 20061119)
  • exes only

Sources are available here. For all MS Windows distributions and exes click here.

Please reinstall everything even if you have a recent distrib already installed since GTK libraries may have been updated.

Note: in case of problems with older MS Windows versions (i.e. 98, ME), you can try this older gnubg installation archive.

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Here's some instructions that allow you to build the latest version of gnubg on MS Windows. It is mainly aimed at people wanting to develop or test gnubg. [Read more]

Getting started with GNUBG, A guided tour. Zorba (Robert-Jan Veldhuizen) has written a good tutorial for GNU Backgammon at GammonLife. If you need an introduction to GNU Backgammon and how to analyse your games and matches, this introduction is great. Thanks Zorba.

Link to article here!

I've just recieved a email from abuse@gnubg.org. The subject of the email is "Account Alert". This email is not from anyone in the project or from anyone that's in any way connected to the GNU Backgammon project. Please ignore the message and do not click the link. The 'confirmation' link provided in the message is of course false. Do not click the link.

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Hi all,

I'm back from Torino where GnuBG has just won the 2006 Computer Olympics Backgammon "tournament", defeating its only opponent, BGBlitz by Frank Berger. Final score is 3-1 (best of 5 matches, 15pts each), with individual scores of 3-15, 16-12, 15-8 and 17-13.

Analysed matches (supremo, g11 met) can be downloaded here (359Kb).

For the records, BGBlitz is truly strong: it has been rated by gnubg analysis in the 4 matches as 1997.4, 2004.5 2035.1 and 2025.4 (FIBS rating) and in the first two matches, Frank used by mistake the "old" engine (winning one of them anyway).

Some are asking if there is a commandline version available for MS Windows with SSE support. Yes, now there is. Download here. This build has not been tested much, so please report if there's something wrong. I believe it should work with Tony Lezards Dueller.

The Italian site Non Ti Pago has released a web page featuring a download of GNU Backgammon (for Windows) together with a translation to Italian. The page is linked here. If you're only interrested in the translated manual (in PDF), it can be found here.

Thanks alot!