{"id":7690,"date":"2021-06-22T17:49:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesandbox.eu\/el\/2016\/10\/10\/playing-tavli-backgammon-omilo\/"},"modified":"2021-06-26T17:58:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T14:58:40","slug":"greek-backgammon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing Tavli (Backgammon) in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Playing Tavli or Backgammon is a very popular Greek habit. Almost every Greek has enjoyed a sunny morning with cold coffee (preferably a frappe) and a round of \u201cPortes\u201d or a summer afternoon with a glass of ouzo accompanied by a \u201cmeze\u201d and a round of \u201cPlakoto\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>\u03a4\u03bf \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03af\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03ae\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ae\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd. \u03a3\u03c7\u03b5\u03b4\u03cc\u03bd \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b1\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b7\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad (\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03af\u03bc\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03ad) \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u00ab\u03c0\u03cc\u03c1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2\u00bb \u03ae \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03b3\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bf\u03c5\u03b6\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b4\u03b5\u03c5\u03cc\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b6\u03ad \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf \u00ab\u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03cc\u00bb.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>What is Backgammon?<\/h3>\n<p>Backgammon is a board game for 2 players. It consists of one board, twelve checkers for each player, and two dice. Tavli or backgammon has different ways of playing. The main games are: \u201cPortes\u201d (doors), Plakoto (crash down) and \u201cFevga\u201d (leaves). All games combine luck with strategy. The result depends on the dice and the player\u2019s ability to move the checkers. The duration of each game is not very long, so the suspense and interest are always very high.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u03a4\u03bf \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03ad\u03b6\u03b9\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2. \u0391\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03cc, \u03b4\u03ce\u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03c4\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03b6\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1. \u03a4\u03bf \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03be\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2. \u03a4\u03b1 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9: \u03bf\u03b9 \u00ab\u03c0\u03cc\u03c1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2\u00bb, \u03c4\u03bf \u00ab\u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03cc\u00bb \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u00ab\u03c6\u03b5\u03cd\u03b3\u03b1\u00bb. \u038c\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b4\u03c5\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03cd\u03c7\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae. \u03a4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b5\u03be\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b6\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03c4\u03b7 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ad\u03be\u03c5\u03c0\u03bd\u03b1. \u0397 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u03bd\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03c5\u03c8\u03b7\u03bb\u03ac. \u03a4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03cd\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03b1.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Some history<\/h3>\n<p>Backgammon is known since Antiquity and has several varieties. In Mesopotamia and in Egypt, a game similar to modern backgammon already existed. Later, we find it in Greece with the name \u201cPessoi\u201d and in the Roman Empire with the name Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum (game of 12 letters). Also in the Middle Ages, it was popular, although the church prohibited playing backgammon. When it was banned in England, the English players made a board that looked like a book so they were able to carry it without fear. Backgammon owes its current appearance to this \u201cconstruction\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>\u03a4\u03bf \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9, \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2, \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1. \u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039c\u03b5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03af\u03b3\u03c5\u03c0\u03c4\u03bf \u03c5\u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9. \u0391\u03c1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1, \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u00ab\u03a0\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03bf\u03af\u00bb \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a1\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ae \u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum (\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b4\u03ce\u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd).\u00a0 \u03a3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u039c\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1\u03af\u03c9\u03bd\u03b1, \u03b5\u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03ad\u03c2, \u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b5\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5 \u03ae \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9. \u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03b3\u03b3\u03bb\u03af\u03b1, \u03bf\u03b9 \u0386\u03b3\u03b3\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03be\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03cc \u03ad\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9 \u03ce\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b2\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u03af\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u03c6\u03cc\u03b2\u03bf. \u03a3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03ae \u03bf\u03c6\u03b5\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae \u03b5\u03bc\u03c6\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In modern Greece, backgammon is popular within every age. In the beginning, you could find it in men\u2019s cafes (kafeneia). Men who used to frequent the cafes were playing cards and backgammon. Gradually everyone loved it and \u201ctavli\u201d even ended up being a student habit. Today, you can see people playing backgammon everywhere: on the beach, on the boat, in the caf\u00e9, in the park, &#8230; (sometimes it is not allowed in enclosed areas because it is a bit noisy\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c3\u03cd\u03b3\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b7 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u00a0 \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b7\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03af\u03b5\u03c2. \u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1. \u039f\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03bd\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1, \u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ac, \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9. \u03a3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac -\u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac \u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7\u03be\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c6\u03bf\u03b9\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1. \u00a0\u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1, \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9: \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b5\u03c2, \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1, \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2 (\u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03ac \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03c7\u03ce\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03af\u03c3\u03c9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bb\u03af\u03b3\u03bf \u03b8\u03bf\u03c1\u03c5\u03b2\u03ce\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2\u2026).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>And at Omilo!<\/h3>\n<p>During one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%b8%ce%b5%cf%83%ce%af%ce%b5%cf%82\/%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%bd%ce%b7%cf%83%ce%af-%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%82-%cf%83%cf%8d%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%85\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greek courses on the island of Syros<\/a>, the Omilo teachers were teaching the Omilo students how to play \u201cportes\u201d (\u201cdoors\u201d) or how to improve their scores. It seemed to be popular since many bought backgammon before returning home! So what do you think? Maybe a good idea to ask or buy as a Birthday Present?<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u0391\u03c1\u03ba\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03af \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u00a0 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c0\u03cc\u03c1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ae \u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03b4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd \u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9! \u0395\u03c3\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03bc\u03ac\u03b8\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M-rHqEtrUEk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playing Tavli or Backgammon is a very popular Greek habit. Almost every Greek has enjoyed a sunny morning with cold coffee (preferably a frappe) and a round of \u201cPortes\u201d or a summer afternoon with a glass of ouzo accompanied by a \u201cmeze\u201d and a round of \u201cPlakoto\u201d. &nbsp; \u03a4\u03bf \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03af\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03ae\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":29567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[392],"tags":[2064,819,2065],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Playing Tavli (Backgammon) in Greece | Omilo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Playing Tavli or Backgammon is a very popular Greek habit in Greece. Almost every Greek has enjoyed this game and you can also learn it\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"el_GR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Playing Tavli (Backgammon) in Greece | Omilo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Playing Tavli or Backgammon is a very popular Greek habit in Greece. Almost every Greek has enjoyed this game and you can also learn it\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Omilo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/omilohellas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-22T14:49:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-26T14:58:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tavli-1-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1446\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Omilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@OmiloHellas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@OmiloHellas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03c7\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Omilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"\u0395\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03ce\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Omilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#\/schema\/person\/c81a34a32c6361e012d68f383eb44986\"},\"headline\":\"Playing Tavli (Backgammon) in Greece\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-22T14:49:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-26T14:58:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/\"},\"wordCount\":379,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tavli-1-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"greek backgammon\",\"Greek Culture\",\"greek tavli\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Greek Culture\"],\"inLanguage\":\"el\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/\",\"name\":\"Playing Tavli (Backgammon) in Greece | Omilo\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tavli-1-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-22T14:49:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-26T14:58:40+00:00\",\"description\":\"Playing Tavli or Backgammon is a very popular Greek habit in Greece. Almost every Greek has enjoyed this game and you can also learn it\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"el\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"el\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tavli-1-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tavli-1-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1446},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Playing Tavli (Backgammon) in Greece\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/\",\"name\":\"Omilo\",\"description\":\"Learning Greek in Greece\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"el\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Omilo | Greek Language & Culture\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"el\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/logo-landing.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/logo-landing.png\",\"width\":280,\"height\":99,\"caption\":\"Omilo | Greek Language & Culture\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/omilohellas\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/OmiloHellas\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/omilo-greek-language-and-culture\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/omiloteam\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#\/schema\/person\/c81a34a32c6361e012d68f383eb44986\",\"name\":\"Omilo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"el\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65ba47fe1883e7623916ff57eabd6f8b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65ba47fe1883e7623916ff57eabd6f8b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Omilo\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/author\/maya\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Playing Tavli (Backgammon) in Greece | Omilo","description":"Playing Tavli or Backgammon is a very popular Greek habit in Greece. Almost every Greek has enjoyed this game and you can also learn it","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/","og_locale":"el_GR","og_type":"article","og_title":"Playing Tavli (Backgammon) in Greece | Omilo","og_description":"Playing Tavli or Backgammon is a very popular Greek habit in Greece. Almost every Greek has enjoyed this game and you can also learn it","og_url":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/","og_site_name":"Omilo","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/omilohellas\/","article_published_time":"2021-06-22T14:49:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-06-26T14:58:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1446,"url":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tavli-1-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Omilo","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@OmiloHellas","twitter_site":"@OmiloHellas","twitter_misc":{"\u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03c7\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc":"Omilo","\u0395\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03ce\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/"},"author":{"name":"Omilo","@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#\/schema\/person\/c81a34a32c6361e012d68f383eb44986"},"headline":"Playing Tavli (Backgammon) in Greece","datePublished":"2021-06-22T14:49:23+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-26T14:58:40+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/"},"wordCount":379,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tavli-1-scaled.jpg","keywords":["greek backgammon","Greek Culture","greek tavli"],"articleSection":["Greek Culture"],"inLanguage":"el"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/","url":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/","name":"Playing Tavli (Backgammon) in Greece | Omilo","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tavli-1-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2021-06-22T14:49:23+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-26T14:58:40+00:00","description":"Playing Tavli or Backgammon is a very popular Greek habit in Greece. Almost every Greek has enjoyed this game and you can also learn it","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"el","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"el","@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tavli-1-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tavli-1-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1446},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/greek-backgammon\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Playing Tavli (Backgammon) in Greece"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#website","url":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/","name":"Omilo","description":"Learning Greek in Greece","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"el"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#organization","name":"Omilo | Greek Language & Culture","url":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"el","@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/logo-landing.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/logo-landing.png","width":280,"height":99,"caption":"Omilo | Greek Language & Culture"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/omilohellas\/","https:\/\/x.com\/OmiloHellas","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/omilo-greek-language-and-culture","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/omiloteam"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#\/schema\/person\/c81a34a32c6361e012d68f383eb44986","name":"Omilo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"el","@id":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65ba47fe1883e7623916ff57eabd6f8b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65ba47fe1883e7623916ff57eabd6f8b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Omilo"},"url":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/author\/maya\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7690"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7690"}],"version-history":[{"count":"3","href":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29592,"href":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7690\/revisions\/29592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}