| If you're a fan of backgammon looking for new | | | | when marines and seamen would challenge each |
| and interesting ways to develop your winning | | | | other to Acey-deucy games to while the hours |
| skills, then you'll want to check out a great | | | | away. |
| game called Tavla. What better way to | | | | |
| increase your speed and strategy than by | | | | If you like to play backgammon, you're |
| trying a few backgammon variations? Several | | | | guaranteed to enjoy the challenge this |
| popular versions of the game are gaining | | | | particular variation offers. Acey-ducey |
| popularity with backgammon fans. Here we will | | | | players begin a game with fifteen checkers in |
| look at two: Tavla and Acey-deucey. | | | | total but none on the board. This means that |
| | | | you must play all of your checkers into the |
| Tavla, sometimes referred to as Turkish | | | | game. To do so, you must roll a one and a |
| backgammon, offers fans all the excitement of | | | | two, which is how the game gets its name. |
| regular backgammon but at an even faster | | | | Following this, you can choose a number for a |
| pace. In parts of the Middle East it's called | | | | double, and you must move your checkers four |
| Tawula. You also start the game off in a | | | | times the double. |
| slightly different way. Each player has | | | | |
| fifteen checkers just as he does in | | | | Bearing off in Acey Deucy is especially |
| backgammon, however only two of these are | | | | difficult because you must roll the exact |
| placed on the board to start a game. The | | | | number that corresponds to each point. If you |
| remaining thirteen checkers must be played | | | | have a checker occupying your four point, you |
| onto the board by rolling two die. You must | | | | must roll a four to remove it from the board |
| get all of your checkers onto the board | | | | instead of rolling a five or six. This |
| before you can play the two already there. | | | | obviously makes it more difficult to win a |
| This creates a race between both players with | | | | game and creates a highly competitive finish. |
| each trying to be the first to get his | | | | |
| checkers into the game to begin moving them | | | | Like tavla, this version of backgammon is |
| toward his home board. | | | | often played for enjoyment rather than |
| | | | gambling. If you're a gambling type, you can |
| Tavli is often played for fun or for money. | | | | still make these games work for you by using |
| It uses slightly different dice to regular | | | | them to improve the way you think |
| backgammon dice and the board is more often | | | | strategically. Valuable skills can be learned |
| placed on one player's knee than on a | | | | which you can put into practice for real |
| backgammon table. There is no doubling cube | | | | money when you next play regular backgammon. |
| and the speed with which experienced players | | | | So if you're looking for a new challenge and |
| can play the game is truly something to see. | | | | think you're good enough to incorporate a few |
| | | | new rules into your backgammon experience, |
| The second variation of backgammon that you | | | | why not try these fun and exciting games for |
| can enjoy is Acey Deucey. This popular | | | | yourself? |
| variation dates back to the First World War | | | | |