Fevga

How it works in play

In Fevga both players race their fifteen checkers in the same direction from opposite corners, and nothing is ever hit: a single checker holds a point on its own. The game is about blocking, and it is the third game of a Greek tavli session.

Related terms

• Tavli — Greek backgammon — the session triplet of Portes, Plakoto and Fevga.
• Plakoto — Greek variant where blots are pinned (trapped in place) rather than hit.
• Nard / Narde — The Persian ancestor of backgammon — and the Russian-sphere name for the game family today.
• Prime — Consecutive made points (a 4-prime, 5-prime, or the impassable 6-prime).

Go deeper

• How to play Fevga
• The Greek tavli session
• Backgammon strategy, from first roll to bear-off

In other languages

• العربيةفيفغا (Fevga)
• ΕλληνικάΦεύγα (fevga)
• فارسیفِوگا
• עבריתפבגה (Fevga)
• РусскийФевга (fevga)
• TürkçeFevga