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Tavla
The coffeehouse classic with every rule intact: opening roll, doubles, hitting, entering from the bar, blocked points, bearing off and mars (gammon). Create a table, invite a friend; play by dragging or tapping your checkers. Dice are rolled on the server — no cheating!
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- Each player has 15 checkers in the standard starting layout. Both players roll one die to open; the higher roll starts.
- Move your checkers by the numbers rolled; doubles let you play the same number 4 times. Every die that CAN be played MUST be played.
- Land on a point where your opponent has a single checker and you hit it — it goes to the bar and must re-enter from your home board.
- A point with 2+ opposing checkers is closed; you cannot land there. While you have a checker on the bar, you must enter it before any other move.
- Once all your checkers reach your home board (last 6 points), you start bearing off. An exact roll bears a checker off; a higher roll bears off the rearmost one.
- First to bear off all 15 checkers wins. If your opponent bore off none, it is MARS — a double win! Leaving the table forfeits the game.