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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.
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]
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.