Narde Rules

Narde is a game that is played on a backgammon board and it's usually played in Kazakhstan and Russia. Narde is also played with 15 checkers for each player. In the following starting position (point are taken from backgammon).

Narde is played like backgammon except for the following rules:

1) Both players move in the same direction. Player 1 moves from 12 to 1, and then to 24 and from there to 13 and off the board. Player 2 moves from 24 to 13, and then to 12 and from there to 1 and off the board.

2) A point is already made with one checker on it. There is no hitting in narde.

3) Doubles are not special, if a player rolls any double he get to move the checker according to the roll twice and not 4 times.

Bearing off is exactly like in backgammon. A player must move his checkers if he is able to move them.

Narde is mostly a game of chance and the most important thing is not to get blocked in by a six point prime.