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Plakoto
Greek Tavli pinning: trap lone checkers instead of hitting them.
Lessons in this path
- 1 Plakoto pinning Plakoto is a Tavli variant where a lone opposing checker is not hit to the bar. You trap it underneath your checker.
- 2 Plakoto releasing pins A pinned checker is frozen only while an opposing top checker stays on that point. When the top checker leaves, the buried checker resurfaces.
- 3 Plakoto blocks and made points In Plakoto, a single opposing checker can be pinned. Two opposing checkers already own the point and block you completely.
- 4 Plakoto pin strategy A pin on the opponent's starting checker is the famous Plakoto danger. It can trap a side so badly that racing alone is not enough.