Daniel Snyder: Oh great. So now we'll have people deliberately prolonging the game just to try for the record. A sort of Anti-Hyper backgammon.

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.

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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.

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

Is it on the 'to do' list?

Don't hang about do you?

Do you mean your position in the table dropped from 20 to 50?

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I'm sure you two guys are right about the luck aspect. The cream will always rise to the top eventually. The more games used for calculating the rating the better.

Thanks, Niki!! I think I'm just about to be the victim of a backgammon!

Could someone please explain to me what a 'gammon' is and what a 'backgammon' is?
I've heard different things and I'm confused now. (no change there!)