Narde
Narde is a variation of backgammon that you can usually find in Kazachsstan and Russia. This game is played on a regular backgammon board and there are small exceptions that designate this game from the regular backgammon.
Narde is played with only 15 checkers for each of the players. The point numbering is similar to regular backgammon.
Differences between Narde and Backgammon
There are a few exceptions between the regular backgammon and narde. Here are the most important ones:
- In narde both players move in the same direction.
- You cannot hit in this game. if a point is already taken by a checker, you cannot move your checker to it.
- Doubles have no special meaning. If a player rolls a double he can move his checkers just like the dice showed, but only once.