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== Description ==
[[File:Tavli Board without slots (traditional).jpg|thumb|Traditional Greek [[Tavli]] board made from [[Rosewood]] with checkers made of [[Galalith]].]]
[[Tables game]]s are an ancient family of [[race games]], the best known modern example of which is [[backgammon]]. However, in Greece the most popular form of tables is Tavli, a word which is the equivalent of "tables games". Hence, this is not a single game, but a trio of tables games played to different rules and tactics. These are Portes, Plakoto and Fevga and they are played in that order until a player reaches the agreed target score. The aim in each game is to be the first player to bear off all 15 [[men (tables game)|men]] or [[piece (tables game)|pieces]].<ref name=Papahristou33/>
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* The game may either be won singly, or won double if the loser has yet to bear off a man. There is no equivalent of a backgammon and therefore no triple win.
* There is no [[doubling cube]].
[[File:Tavli Board with slots.jpg|thumb|Tavli board with slots on the sides to store the checkers after playing. This type of board is considered newer or not traditional by Tavli purists.]]
=== Plakoto ===
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* The last piece left on the starting point is the ''mother''. If she is pinned before moving off, the game is over and the pinning player wins double.
* There is no doubling cube.
[[File:Greek Coffee next to a board of Tavli.jpg|left|thumb|Tavli is as much a social activity as it is a game.]]
=== Fevga ===
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