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Play Backgammon Games Online or Offline : 18 Unique Variants in One Game!
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18 variants of Backgammon Game
Play 18 variants including Backgammon, Tavla, Plakoto, Gulbara, Tapa, Long Backgammon, Narde, Nackgammon, Race Gammon, Acey-Deucey, Fevga, Moultezim, Gioul, Tawla 31, The Pin Game, Old English, Hyper, Dutch and Snake Backgammon.
You can play offline or with your friends via online, bluetooth multiplayer or hot seat.
Games
All variants of Backgammon Game
Game Features
We implement the best features for ultimate gameplay.
Statistics
- by year, month and game
- Elo Rating System
Random dice – generators
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- Mersenne Twister
- Xoroshiro128
- RanLux
- SecureRandom
Other
- Daily Challenges
- Designer
- Rush mode
- 6 themes
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History of Backgammon
Backgammon: The game that dates back thousands of years
Backgammon is one of the oldest games in existence, alongside Go and Chess. It is probably about 5,000 years old and may well have originated in what today is Iraq—previously Mesopotamia.
Recent evidence supporting this was found when these very early dice (made of human bones) were discovered in the area.
There is evidence that several thousand years later the Egyptian Pharaohs were enjoying another board game that may be an ancestor of backgammon.
Boards dating from 1500 BC were found in King Tutankhamen’s tomb in the valley of the Nile, and even at Enkomi on Cyprus, then an Egyptian colony.
Backgammon in the Mediterranean
The game must have reached Western Europe from the Mediterranean. A thousand years after the Egyptians were playing their version, the Greeks were playing a form of the game.
Plato mentions a Greek form of the game and comments on its popularity. Sophocles attributes its invention to Palamedes, who was said to have passed the time during the long siege of Troy by playing it.
Homer mentions the Greek game in the Odyssey. Herodotus claims that the Lydians invented it. The Romans made it popular with their version called Duodecim Scripta et Tabulae, or Tables. The Emperor Claudius was a keen player and had a board built on the back of his chariot.
Questions
What is Backgammon 18 Games?
Backgammon 18 Games is a free backgammon game by Geimz ltd for Android and iOS. It includes classic backgammon plus Tavla, Plakoto, Gulbara, Narde, Fevga, Shesh Besh, Acey-Deucey and other regional variants.
What is Tavla, Tavli, Plakoto and Narde?
Tavla, also called Takhteh, is the Turkish tables game. Tavli is the Greek name for backgammon, usually Portes, Plakoto or Fevga. Plakoto, or Tapa, pins a lone checker instead of hitting it. Narde is long backgammon: there is no hitting, and both players move the same way around the board.
Can I play the backgammon game online and offline?
Yes. Offline, you play the backgammon game against the computer or hot-seat on one device, with no account. Online, you can meet a random player or a friend. Each variant, including Tavla, Plakoto and Narde, keeps its own Elo.
Which backgammon variants are included?
The game includes Backgammon, Gulbara, Plakoto (Tapa), Narde, Nackgammon, Backgammon to Lose, Tavla, Race Gammon, Acey-Deucey, Fevga, Tawla 31, Moultezim, Gioul, The Pin Game, Plakoto Express, Plakoto 2, Shesh Besh, Old English, Hyper Backgammon, Dutch Backgammon, Narde 6-1, Snake and Khachapuri.
Is the game free?
Yes. Backgammon 18 Games is free on Google Play and the App Store.
How do Backgammon, Tavla, Plakoto and Narde differ?
Backgammon hits a lone checker, and the players move in opposite directions. Tavla is the Turkish game and stays close to backgammon, without a doubling cube. Plakoto, or Tapa, does not hit: a lone checker is pinned. Narde, or long backgammon, has no hitting, and both players move the same way.
What is Gulbara and Fevga?
Gulbara is a no-hitting race. All fifteen checkers start together, and after the opening, doubles continue up to sixes. Fevga is a Greek tavli game. There is no hitting, one checker blocks a point, and both players move the same way.
Which variants use the doubling cube?
Classic backgammon uses the doubling cube, and a gammon or a backgammon raises the score. Tavla, Plakoto, Narde, Fevga and Gulbara are played without the cube.
Can two people play on one phone?
Yes. Hot-seat is two players on one device, passing it between turns. It works offline and needs no account. You can also play a friend online or over Bluetooth.
Can I play backgammon in the browser?
Yes. The same game opens on the Play page of this site. You can also install Backgammon 18 Games from Google Play or the App Store.