Backgammon variants and their rules.
Besides backgammon, yayay plays eight other games, against a bot or with a friend, unrated and with no signup. Each page has the start position, the rule that sets the game apart, and a button that starts it.
If you know backgammon, Portes is the easiest way in. It's the same game with no cube.
Play Portes now- NackgammonBackgammon with four checkers back. Longer games, more priming.
- HypergammonThree checkers a side, so one hit can decide it.
- PortesThe tavli game closest to backgammon, with no cube and no 3-point win.
- TavlaThe Turkish game. No cube, a mars for 2, and two limits in your home board.
- PlakotoThe tavli game with no hits. Land on a lone checker and it is pinned.
- FevgaThe tavli game where both sides run one way and one checker holds a point.
- Acey-DeuceyAn empty board, and a 1-2 that names any double and rolls again.
- TawulaAn old game: thirteen checkers enter one by one on a shared track.
All the games, side by side
| Game | Checkers | Direction | Cube | Contact | Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backgammon | 15 a side | Opposite | Yes | Hit | 1, 2 or 3 points, times the cube |
| Nackgammon | 15 a side | Opposite | Yes | Hit | 1, 2 or 3 points, times the cube |
| Hypergammon | 3 a side | Opposite | Yes | Hit | 1, 2 or 3 points, times the cube |
| Portes | 15 a side | Opposite | No | Hit | 1 or 2 points |
| Tavla | 15 a side | Opposite | No | Hit, two limits at home | 1 or 2 points |
| Plakoto | 15 a side | Opposite | No | Pin | 1 or 2 points |
| Fevga | 15 a side | Same | No | None, a checker blocks | 1 or 2 points |
| Acey-Deucey | 15 a side | Opposite | No | Hit | 1 point |
| Tawula | 15 a side | Same | No | Hit | 1 point |
Every variant is unrated and played against a bot or with a friend. Only Nackgammon can be read by GNU Backgammon. Backgammon itself is here for comparison, and its rules have their own page.