Show.Check.Analyze.
Prepare a backgammon photo for Arena Lens: align all four corners with the dashed guide, focus the shot and place dice in the clear central playing area. Verify the position, then compare candidate moves.
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Video transcript
What would you play here?
Let’s take your board from photo to analysis with Arena Lens!
Open Arena Lens from the lobby.
First, select whether any checkers have been borne off.
Hold your phone above the board, parallel to its surface.
Move back until all four corners and every checker are visible.
Align the board inside the dashed, square-cornered guide.
Keep glare and your hand’s shadow off the board.
Hold steady and wait for the image to come into focus.
Don’t leave the dice between checkers!
Without changing their values, move both into the clear central playing area.
Leave space between them, with the top-face pips clearly visible.
Once reading finishes, check the checker colors in these colored boxes.
Compare the checker counts and positions with the photo.
If anything is wrong, tap Read photo again to retry.
Choose your checker color here.
Check the match score in this section below the photo.
Confirm both dice values using these buttons.
Select right or left for the bear-off direction.
Finally, check the cube settings in this section.
Everything correct?
Now tap Send to analysis!
Compare the candidate moves and evaluation differences in the results.
The result shown here belongs to a separate example position.
Arena Lens. Snap. Check. Analyze.
Start from the lobby and try it yourself.