BackgammonTalk
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Tavla. Shesh besh. Nard. Backgammon on a live callSlam the dice. Hit his checker.
The café game, with your people, live on voice. Two players, one board, tea optional, trash talk mandatory. Free in your browser, nothing to install.
Luck you can shout at. Skill you can't argue with.
Your roll. One robot. No excuses.
This is the real BackgammonTalk board, and you're playing the app's robot. Tap to roll, move your checkers, hit a lone one and send it to the bar, and bring all fifteen home first.
Hit by a robot? Imagine your uncle.
Hear the slam. Hear the groan.
Every board is a live call. Two players, one conversation, and the shout arrives the instant the dice land.
Send the link. Pull up a chair.
Paste it in the chat. They tap, sign in with one tap, and the board is set. Across the sea or across the street, it's the same table.
Fifty years of undefeated. Allegedly.
Cousins in Beirut, an uncle in Berlin, a grandmother who counts pips faster than you can blink. Same board, any distance, everyone shouting at once.
Everyone you've ever hit. One list.
Who's online, who's mid-game, who still owes you a rematch. Tap a name and the next game is on.
Things yelled during BackgammonTalk
Questions people ask between games
Is BackgammonTalk free?
Yes. BackgammonTalk is free to play, and every new adult account gets 1,000 coins to play for. Coins only raise the stakes at the bigger tables. They're for bragging, and can never be cashed out.
Do I need to download anything?
No. BackgammonTalk plays in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Open it, sign in with Google, and you're at the board. There's an Android app too.
Can we talk while we play?
Every game is a live voice call. You hear your opponent the moment the dice land, the groan included. There's chat too, for the friend who refuses to unmute.
How do I play a friend online?
Send them your link in a chat. They tap it, sign in with one tap, and sit down at your board. Don't want to wait for them? Play the robot until they arrive. Backgammon is a two-player game, so it's one friend per board.
What's the doubling cube?
The cube is how you raise the stakes mid-game. When you think you're winning, you turn it up to 2 and offer your opponent a choice: take it and play on for double, or give up the game now. Whoever takes it can turn it up again later. It's where the best trash talk happens.
Is tavla the same as shesh besh and backgammon?
Same board, same dice, same fifteen checkers. Tavla in Turkey and Greece, shesh besh across the Levant, tavli, nard, takhte: every café has its own name and its own house rules. BackgammonTalk plays the standard game.
Is it safe for teens?
Players aged 13 to 17 only ever play other teens, never adults, and never for coins. Under 13s can't sign up.
Shake. Slam.
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