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Tavli (Tavla)DLP Game   

Period Modern

Region Southern Europe

Category Board, Race, Escape

Description

Tavli is played in the eastern Mediterranean, particularly Greece and Cyprus, where the games Portes, Plakoto, and Fevga are played in succession.

Rules

Portes, Plakoto, and Fevga are played in succession. One point is awarded to the winner of each game, two points if the opponent hasn't moved pieces out of their starting quadrant. It is typically played to five or seven points.

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Sub-Games

Portes, Fevga, Plakoto

Origin

eastern Mediterranean

Ludeme Description

Tavli.lud

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Sources

Malaby, T. 2003. Gambling Life: Dealing in Contingency in a Greek City. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press.

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Identifiers

DLP.Games.539


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