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So true! Tavli or backgammon is a great game to play with friends, family, at a taverna or at the beach! ??

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Why Do Greeks Play Tavli?

Tavli, also known as backgammon, is a popular game to pl
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So true! Tavli or backgammon is a great game to play with friends, family, at a taverna or at the beach! ??

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Why Do Greeks Play Tavli?

Tavli, also known as backgammon, is a popular game to pl
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Too true!!.... drinking red wine,Paidhakia in the winter months....all night long with blaring Bouzoukia music ?!???????
 
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Here's how to play ????

 
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Do you know that I never learned how to play this game? It's all around me (friends and family play) and I never knew how to play! Thanks for sharing these resources. They seem like ones I can learn from.
 
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Hello, mastichas09. Thank you for sharing. I played tavli a lot, it is a fantastic game, but it requires a lot of thinking. In my opinion, this game is similar to chess because it also depends on the strategy, but the game has a random moment, so chess is better because you don't have any random game mechanics. Along with tavli I love playing the card games like solitaire. I like playing the spider solitaire free cell or hearthstone when I'm going home from work. Usually, I play solitaire on online-solitaire sites, but if some of you have suggestions for other platforms.
 
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Too true!!.... drinking red wine,Paidhakia in the winter months....all night long with blaring Bouzoukia music ?!???????
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Before I even opened this Tavli talk....my words exactly!!!??.... Lots of red wine ??.....Paidhakia Vevvey!??.....Khimona atmosphere..... very loud Bouzoukia and lots of polla Trela!???
 
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I grew up seeing my uncles play it all the time, but it took me years to actually learn how to play.
 
I think it’s one of those games you can play anywhere—at home, on the beach, wherever. Lately, though, I’ve also been into online slots when I want something chill but still fun. Slot77 has some cool ones with wild themes that keep it interesting.
 
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