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Tavla is a Turkish tables game. It often refers to the western game of Backgammon and to tables games in general. However, it also refers to the more traditional game described here. Note that Turkish sources may refer to western Backgammon as "Modern Tavla" to distinguish it. [1] The Persian name for the game is Takhteh or Takhte. [2]
Tawula is a historical tables game once popular in Asia Minor and Egypt. [1] It is sometimes called Turkish backgammon in English; however, this is misleading, as there are fundamental differences; for example, both players move in the same direction in tawula, whereas in backgammon they move in opposing directions.
The word 'tables' is derived from the Latin tabula which primarily meant 'board' or 'plank', but also referred to this genre of game. From its plural form, tabulae, come the names in other languages for this family of games including the Anglo-Saxon toefel, German [wurf]zabel, Greek tavli, Italian tavoli, Scandinavian tafl, Spanish tablas and, of course, English and French tables.
Tavli (Greek: Τάβλι), sometimes called Greek backgammon in English, [1] is the most popular way of playing tables games in Greece and Cyprus and is their national board game.
Gamayun (representation in a painting by Viktor Vasnetsov).. Gamayun is a prophetic bird of Russian folklore. [1] It is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge and lives on an island in the mythical east, close to paradise.
Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards.It is the most widespread Western member of the large family of tables games, whose ancestors date back at least 1,600 years.
Medieval illustration of tabula players from the 13th century Carmina Burana.. Tabula (Byzantine Greek: τάβλι), meaning a plank or board, [1] was a Greco-Roman board game for two players that has given its name to the tables family of games of which backgammon is a member.
Fevga is a popular Greek tables game for two players. It is usually played as one of three different games in succession – the others being Portes and Plakoto – in social gatherings or coffee shops.