ah thanks! nice games ... any experience with the one starting in opposite corners ? (#3 on that page)

Tavli is a set of three gammon games... portes, plakoto and fevga. They are usually played as a set for points. Portes is virtually the same as backgammon on here.

http://users.hol.gr/~mmagirou/

tavli = backgammon isnt it ? *ponder*

I bet there'll be a load of Greeks coming to the site when you do have tavli! Although portes is the most popular individual game, the set of three is regularly played in tavernas and the coffee shops.

Yes. But I must modify the system first, there are too many variants of some games.

I always get burned at fevga! I'm not too bad at portes and plakoto though.

Is it on the 'to do' list?

Why, would you prefer Tavli instead?

Don't hang about do you?

Play!

I am in !!!!
Bring it on !!
Fencer,what are you waiting for !?

Fencer: I think I tend to agree with furbster and BBW that the game would be an interesting addition to the suite of backgammon games, both as an individual game and as a point match using the cube.

Check this, Clay.

Could someone tell me where BG originated from? I looked it up on Google and everything is in a foreign language! :(

Without a cube, luck would play more into a game - but like furbster said - would probable be just as fun without the cube.

One of the reasons I suggest Hypergammon is that is uses the same rules as regular backgammon, so little new programming would be needed.

Some other Gammon variant suggestions I have, but of course each would take more programming and such so would be more time to make are:

1) A mix between Tabula gammon and Russian Gammon. Basicly like "race", all pieces start off the board - BOTH players race the same direction around the board, bring in their pieces in the same area - can only move their pieces 1/2 way around the board until all of their pieces have entered the board - 2 dice only - no special double rules - rest of the rules like current gammon/race rules.

2) Domino-Gammon - I have since seen some other versions talked about, but linked are the rules that I have made up for the game.

Fencer one point hypergammon games would probably be just as fun, the same as with the other bg varients here.

BIG BAD WOLF: The page says "A doubling cube is used". Would it be interesting even without it, just like the current BK backgammon games?

I'm not sure if any1 likes another game which is on the site that BBW has posted up, called crazy narde. i think this varient is quite fun and i'm just starting to understand it:o)

BIG BAD WOLF: Bring it on!

Try it(hypergammon) out on Richard's Play-By-eMail Server.

i absolutly LOVE this game, i sometimes play it on realtime. i've become quite good at it

BIG BAD WOLF: Count me in.

does anyone know mens erger je niet ?

its like playing bg with 4 players with 4 pieces each :)

BIG BAD WOLF: never hurts to have a new game variation

BIG BAD WOLF: Yep, I'm interested!

BIG BAD WOLF:
Sounds like some REALLY fast games..
I'm all for it

i want to try it as well :)

seems to involve more luck though ...

That page claims that variation is "solved". How can that be? With the randomness of dice?

Me too!

BIG BAD WOLF: I'd be up for that!

Just curious, how many would find a game like HyperGammon a good addition to this site?

HyperGammon: http://www.bkgm.com/variants/HyperBackgammon.html

Basicly just like normal gammon, except each player only has 3 pieces.

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nOt hERe eiThEr, cArGo!!

*nod* that happens to me a lot of times when i look at my opponents dice

whats the link to you game ?

were you looking at your opponents dice by accident?

not a very good answer to a newbie LOL

oo it'll be because you have curse'd dice :sniggers::

I pulled a 4 and 6 dice ...had to use the 4 to come off the bar and when I clicked on the tile to move 6 spaces it only went three (tried twice) why would this happen?

TrueMoneyGames, GamesGrid and Fibs are good places to play realtime backgammon.

You can play non-money matches for free at truemoneygames. Also check out their freeroll tournaments. You can have a limited guest account at Gamesgrid. Fibs is totally free.

omidshsh:
to play real time instant games, try here omidshsh, all you need is to create a yahoo id and you are off and playing

You really cant here, But if you want a quick game of Backgammon, send me an invite right now

how can i play instant chess or backgammon?

thanks :)

weehee! moved up one rank :)

No, I did it but after a database server crash, I had to regenerate the histories and these BKRs appeared again. Anyway, they should be out now.

Post on the tournement board, There are a few teams looking for players

I would like to play in the crowded backgammon team tournament. Any teams got an available spot for me?

Sorry for posting in the wrong board, but the crowded backgammon board isn't too crowded.

Any teams got an available spot for me?

Someone (CurbYourEnthus) made 2 accounts - played 25 games of backgammon race, played the 3-4 moves to get a rating, and moved to the top of the rating list. Back in October, it was mentioned to Fencer - and Fencer banned all the accounts involved. I believe Fencer was going to remove this person from the ratings list, but either forgot or has not gotten to it yet.

I missed Fencer's announcement.

do you think that the changes in games
"rythm", I describe below ,would add anything good for the backgammon race ?
here they are:
1. the is no need to collect all the men in my home area in order to bear them off. Player can start bearing them off anytime he wishes.
2. In order to bear of the player need to throw
exact number of pips ...
I am curious what is your opinion on that.
Origami.

*nod*

although it might be quite rude to send the pieces back to the bar .. maybe just dont allow that move .. but that might give away too much info when you know the dices ..

the dices need to be in the history, without the moves

while typing this i think i like the idea of being sent back to the bar ;)