Types of Backgammon - Gul Bara

The biggest difference between Gul Bara and the other variants of backgammon is that there is no hitting in Gul Bara. The dice indicates how many points, or pips, the players can move their checkers. The checkers can be moved only to an open point, which is not occupied by the opponent’s checker. Players can use the numbers on the two dices both for separate moves or they can add them together for a single move. If the player who win bears off all his checkers before the loser has borne off any he will get two points.

Types of Backgammon - Tavli

Tavli is a Greek variant of backgammon. It is consisted of three main styles, Portes, Plakoto and Fevga. Portes is pretty much standard backgammon game with few minor variations. Plakoto is almost the same as mahbusa or Tapa, while Fevga is similar the Turkish variant of the game called Moultezim. Normally the three styles are played consecutively, one after another, in matches of three five or seven points.

Types of Backgammon - Tabla

In some Balkan countries the Backgammon is called Tabla. Tabla is also consisted of three main styles, very similar to the Greek tavli. These styles are called Tabla, Gjul Bara and Tapa. All games are played consecutively in a matches of five points. The first style Tabla is standard backgammon with two differences. The first is that there are no doubling cubes and the second is that there is no backgammon. Gjul Bara is played the same way as described before. In Tapa there is no hitting. Instead of this if a player lands on a opponent's checker, he places the checker on top of and traps it so the opponent can't moved it .Gammon in Tabla is called mars. If a player gets mars he wins 2 points from a single game. You can get mars in all three styles of the game. When the first game starts both players rolls one die to determine who will be be first. After that in the next games of the match, the first turn is for the player who won the previous game.