We build world-class software for backgammon players — analysis, play, and learning tools powered by a cutting-edge neural-network engine, on the web and on your phone.
One product today, with more on the way.
A subscription app for serious backgammon players. Analyze positions, play against a world-class neural-network bot or a friend, review your games with full PR statistics, and get plain-English AI commentary — all synced between the web and your phone.
Backgammon Gaming Technologies LLC is the company behind Backgammon Sage Pro and the Open Sage backgammon engine. We're builders and players first — combining modern machine learning with deep backgammon expertise to create the analysis and play tools we always wished we had.
Mark Higgins is the creator of Backgammon Sage Pro and the Open Sage backgammon bot engine. A quantitative developer by background, he has been involved in machine learning and backgammon analytics for over a decade.
Phil Simborg is one of the most respected backgammon teachers, lecturers and writers in the world. He has been the Official Teaching Pro of the US Backgammon Federation for years and has taught over 400 students over the past 25 years. He has been the lead commentator for many of the world's most prestigious tournaments and co-founded the Backgammon Learning Center, the largest backgammon teaching group in the world.
Perry Gartner is President Emeritus of the U.S. Backgammon Federation, where he served as President from 2010 to 2013, and is a co-founder of the Backgammon Learning Center. A two-time World Championship semifinalist who has ranked as high as second on the U.S. Tour, he received the USBGF Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.