Tavli, aka Greek Backgammon, in fact is a Backgammon version trio because it includes three different games. Usually they are gambled in succession in three, five, or seven point matches. The verbal explanation of the word Tavli in Greek is board, because this word also represents several games that are gambled on a Backgammon board. These three games are: Portes, Plakoto and Fevga. They should be gambled in the same order as they are written. Below we present some rules that you must follow while playing Tavli, or aka Greek Backgammon.

• Firstly, you should remember that Portes, Plakoto and Fevga are gambled with only one pair of dice that the participators share.
• Secondly, during the first game, all of the participators roll a dice and the gambler with the higher number starts the game. Then, the winner of the opening roll rolls two dices in order to begin his initial turn.
• Thirdly, following the first game, the winner of the preceding game gambles first.
• Fourthly, the victor of a Tavli game is the first player who carried off all of his checkers. He is also given one point. In the case that the winner carries off all of his checkers while his adversary has not carried off any of his, than he gets two points. Triple games are not practiced in Tavli.
• Fifthly, you should know that no doubling cube is used in this version of Backgammon.

Tavli is also known as a fastpaced game. In other words, instead of waiting for your opponent to pick up the dice here, you take it into your hands when the competitor makes his move. But at the same time you should not roll the dice too early. For example, you can do this while your adversary has a finger on one of his checkers. Remember that your roll will not count in case if you throw it before your adversary has completed making his move. Don’t forget about this rules while playing Tavli.