111 Cultural Post #6

Τάβλι might as well be the national game of Greece. This is a collection of three different board games, which are played in sequence with the same board and pieces. The first of these games is common in America as backgammon, while the other two have similar rules, but capturing pieces has different meanings between the three. The games are played in groups of three over and over between two people until one of them has accumulated 10 total wins.

Τάβλι is especially popular with the old men in Greece, but pretty anyone can whip out a board the moment you ask: Να παίξοθμε τάβλι;

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