Tawleh (backgammon) is a two player board game, played as mahbusa, 31, and everything in between. Dice, strategy, and a bit of luck, and it is the game that goes best with coffee and conversation.
A single checker can be hit, so move them in pairs when you can.
Each blocked point in a row makes it harder for your opponent to come back in.
One checker on top of an opponent's pins it where it stands.
When you lead the race, break contact and bring your checkers home.
No hitting. Land on an opponent's lone checker to trap it, and all checkers start from the same corner.
This is standard backgammon, where a hit checker goes back to the start.
Tawleh or tawlet al-zahr in the Levant, Shesh Besh in many places, Tavla in Turkey, and backgammon in English.
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Yes, plain Tawleh is backgammon. Mahbusa and 31 are variations widely played in the region.
A version with no hitting. Instead of hitting an opponent's checker, you land on it and trap it until you move.
You play the number four times instead of twice.
A round usually takes 10 to 20 minutes, and a sitting runs several rounds.
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