Brädspel
A Swedish variant of backgammon, also called Swedish Tables in English.
The main difference compared to other backgammon variants is the method of winning. You can win by bearing off, but there are also several other ways to win, such as to arrange all your checkers in certain pre-determined patterns or by hitting so many checkers that your opponent can not bring them in again.
Brädspel is played without the doubling cube.
Gul Bara
Gul bara is also called ‘Rosespring Backgammon’ or ‘Crazy Narde’ and mistakenly called ‘Gul Bahar’ in some Arab countries.
Old English Rule
This rule limits the number of checkers to a maximum of five on each point, thus restricting some moves that might otherwise be made. This variation of backgammon is popular in England (as well as other regions), and is viewed as making the gameplay more interesting.
Runte Rule
The Runte Rule allows the player to move his checkers both backwards and forwards within his own home board. The player cannot move the checker in such a way that it lands outside of his home board. The rule was created to increase the possibility of scoring backgammons and gammons, because it allows one to trap the opponent for longer.
Tavli
In Greece, backgammon is called tavli (related to the word tavla 'board, table', and cognate to the Latin Tabula). It consists of three main styles, Portes, Plakoto and Fevga. Portes resembles the standard game, with minor variations: There is no doubling cube and backgammon counts as a gammon (called diplo - greek word for a double). Plakoto is very similar to mahbusa or Tapa, while Fevga is similar to Narde or the Turkish variant Moultezim. The three are normally played consecutively, one after another, in matches of three, five or seven points.
Tabla
In Republic of Macedonia the game is called tabla (табла, meaning 'board, table'). It also consists of three main styles, very similar to the Greek tavli: Tabla, Gjul Bara and Tapa. They are played consecutively (in that order) in a match of five. The first game Tabla (Табла) is the standard backgammon, with few differences: there are no doubling cubes and there is no backgammon (it's the same as gammon). Gjul Bara (Ѓул Бара) and Tapa (Тапа) are played the same way as described before. Gammon is called mars (марс) and it's the only situation when a player can win 2 points with a single game. Mars is present in all three styles. When starting the match, each player rolls one die, to determine who will start. If it's a tie, the players roll again. But, unlike the regular backgammon, the already-rolled dice are disregarded and the player that won the first turn, rolls both dice to begin. In the next game in the match, the player that won the previous has the first turn.
LongGammon
LongGammon is a variant of backgammon, the sole difference being that all fifteen of the players' checkers start on their opponent's one-point. All other rules of the game are the same as regular backgammon.
Nackgammon
A variation invented by Nack Ballard. It differs from the regular game in its initial setup: each player starts with two checkers on their 24-point, two checkers on their 23-point, three checkers on their 8-point, and five checkers on their 13-point and on their 6-point. This setup places more emphasis on positional play.
Nackgammon is played using the doubling cube and the Jacoby rule, so gammons and backgammons count only if the cube has been turned.
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