Gul bara

Gul Bara
Gul bara starting layout
GenresBoard game
Dice game
Players2
Movementparallel, anticlockwise
ChanceMedium (dice rolling)
SkillsStrategy, tactics, counting, probability
Related games:

Gul bara is a tables game, an ancient genre of board games that includes Backgammon, Trictrac and Nard. It is also called Rosespring Backgammon or Crazy Narde.[1] The aim of the game is to move all of one's men around the board and bear them off. The first player who bears off all his or her men wins. The game is popular in Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Greece, Turkey and North Macedonia.

Play

Both players roll one die and the one with the higher number goes first. That player rolls both dice to begin the game. Each player starts with fifteen men on the rightmost point of the far side of the board, at diagonally opposite corners from each other. It is a game of parallel movement, i.e. both players move in the same direction around the board; in this in an anticlockwise direction.

Rules

The roll of the dice indicates how many points the player may move the men. The following rules apply:

A man can only move to an open point, i.e. one that is not occupied by an opposing man. The numbers on the two dice may be used by the player either for individual moves or may be added together and used for a single move. For example, if a player rolls 6 and 4, one man may be moved six points to an open point and another four points further to an open point; alternatively one man may be moved a total of ten to an open point, but only if the intermediate point (the fourth or sixth point from the starting point) is also open.

Unlike many other forms tables games, there is no hitting in Gul bara.[2] One man on a point controls it, and an opposing man cannot be placed on that particular point.

Doublets

An unusual feature of Gul bara is that doublets are very powerful. When a doublet is rolled, the roll is played in the normal way and then every succeeding doublet is played up to and including 6-6.

During the first three rolls of the game, doublets only played twice. For example, a roll of 3-3 means one that four threes are available to be used. This changes after the first three rolls. Now the player not only plays the number rolled four times, but also plays each successive number four times. For example, if a player rolls 2-2, he or she may play four 2's, then four 3's, four 4's, four 5's and finally four 6’s. If at any point the player is unable to play all four numbers, the rest are lost and the opponent plays the remainder before starting his or her next turn. It is not difficult to play consecutive doubles when the game is still in its early stages. But because, in Gul bara, it only needs one man to block a point, players block more and more points and as the game progresses playing all the doubles is often quite difficult.

Bearing off and winning

Bearing off can start once a player has moved all of fifteen men into the home board. A player may bear off a man by rolling a number that corresponds to the point on which it resides and then removing that man from the board. If there is no man on the point indicated by the roll, the player must make a legal move using a man positioned on a higher-numbered point. If there are no men on higher-numbered points, the player must remove a man from the highest point that is occupied. The first player who bears off all fifteen men scores one point and is declared the winner. A player scores two points if all men are borne off before the opponent has borne any off.

References

  1. ^ Sfetcu, Nicolae. A Gambling Guide. 2014.
  2. ^ Papahristou, Nikolaos, and Ioannis Refanidis. "Opening Statistics and Match Play for Backgammon Games." In Hellenic Conference on Artificial Intelligence, pp. 569-582. Springer, Cham, 2014.

Read other articles:

Geography of Madagascar

This article is about the island itself. For the modern island country, see Madagascar. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Geography of Madagascar – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Geography of MadagascarContinentA...

 

Nandor Glid

Dachau Memorial Nandor Glid (12 December 1924 - 31 March 1997) was a Yugoslav sculptor, best known for designing the memorial sculpture at the Dachau concentration camp. Biography Glid was a Holocaust survivor who had been a forced laborer and partisan during the war and whose father and most of his family were murdered in Auschwitz.[1][2] From 1985 to 1989 he was Rector of the University of Arts in Belgrade.[3] After the war, he created a number of monuments memoriali...

 

Rizky Teguh

Rizky TeguhLahir24 Februari 1995 (umur 29)Medan, Sumatera Utara, IndonesiaPekerjaanPelawak tunggalaktorTahun aktif2014—sekarang Rizky Teguh (lahir 24 Februari 1995) adalah seorang pelawak tunggal dan aktor berkebangsaan Indonesia. Teguh, sapaannya adalah salah satu pelawak tunggal jebolan komunitas Stand Up Indo Medan yang aktif sejak 2014. Teguh pertama kali dikenal secara nasional setelah mengikuti kompetisi di Stand Up Comedy Academy musim kedua (SUCA 2) yang diadakan Indosiar...

Khoirul Hadi

Khoirul Hadi Pa Sahli Tk. III Bidang Sosbudkum HAM dan Narkoba Panglima TNIMasa jabatan18 Desember 2023 – 21 Februari 2024 PendahuluRifky NawawiPenggantiHarfendiInspektur Sesko TNIMasa jabatan29 Agustus 2022 – 18 Desember 2023 PendahuluHarry Isnaeni RusmantoPenggantiAchmad Solihin Informasi pribadiLahir4 Mei 1966 (umur 57)Purworejo, Jawa TengahKebangsaanIndonesiaAlma materAkademi Militer (1990)Karier militerPihak IndonesiaDinas/cabang TNI Angkatan DaratMasa...

 

List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 193

Supreme Court of the United States38°53′26″N 77°00′16″W / 38.89056°N 77.00444°W / 38.89056; -77.00444EstablishedMarch 4, 1789; 235 years ago (1789-03-04)LocationWashington, D.C.Coordinates38°53′26″N 77°00′16″W / 38.89056°N 77.00444°W / 38.89056; -77.00444Composition methodPresidential nomination with Senate confirmationAuthorized byConstitution of the United States, Art. III, § 1Judge term lengthl...

 

Laksana (perusahaan karoseri bus)

CV LaksanaJenisPersekutuan komanditerIndustriTransportasiDidirikan1967PendiriYusuf ArmanKantorpusatUngaran, Semarang, Jawa TengahWilayah operasiIndonesiaProdukKaroseriPemilikIwan ArmanStefan ArmanAlvin ArmanSitus webhttp://www.laksanabus.com CV Laksana adalah sebuah perusahaan Karoseri bus asal Kota Ungaran, Kabupaten Semarang, Jawa Tengah. Perusahaan ini merupakan salah satu pembuat Karoseri di Indonesia yang merakit berbagai macam badan bus. Karoseri Laksana digunakan oleh beberapa operator...

2016年美國總統選舉

2016年美國總統選舉 ← 2012 2016年11月8日 2020 → 538個選舉人團席位獲勝需270票民意調查投票率55.7%[1][2] ▲ 0.8 %   获提名人 唐納·川普 希拉莉·克林頓 政党 共和黨 民主党 家鄉州 紐約州 紐約州 竞选搭档 迈克·彭斯 蒂姆·凱恩 选举人票 304[3][4][註 1] 227[5] 胜出州/省 30 + 緬-2 20 + DC 民選得票 62,984,828[6] 65,853,514[6]...

 

土库曼斯坦总统

土库曼斯坦总统土库曼斯坦国徽土库曼斯坦总统旗現任谢尔达尔·别尔德穆哈梅多夫自2022年3月19日官邸阿什哈巴德总统府（Oguzkhan Presidential Palace）機關所在地阿什哈巴德任命者直接选举任期7年，可连选连任首任萨帕尔穆拉特·尼亚佐夫设立1991年10月27日 土库曼斯坦土库曼斯坦政府与政治 国家政府 土库曼斯坦宪法 国旗 国徽 国歌 立法機關（英语：National Council of Turkmenistan） ...

 

FK Grafičar Podgorica

Football clubFK Grafičar PodgoricaFull nameFudbalski klub Grafičar PodgoricaNickname(s)Štampari ('Printing-workers')Founded1948GroundCamp FSCG, Podgorica, MontenegroCapacity1,050ManagerMladen MiročevićLeagueMontenegrin Second League2016-1712th FK Grafičar is a Montenegrin football club based in Podgorica. The club was founded in 1948 and during the season 2016-17 was relegated from Montenegrin Second League. History FK Grafičar was founded in 1948 in Nikšić, as a club of workers of s...

مجلس الأمن الداخلي

مجلس الأمن الداخلي   تفاصيل الوكالة الحكومية البلد الولايات المتحدة  تأسست 2001  الإدارة تعديل مصدري - تعديل   مجلس الأمن الداخلي (HSC) (بالإنجليزية: The Homeland Security Council)‏ أو مجلس أمن الوطن هو كيان داخل المكتب التنفيذي لرئيس الولايات المتحدة المكلف بتقديم المشورة للرئيس...

 

Bitumen

Form of petroleum primarily used in road construction Natural bitumen from the Dead Sea Refined bitumen The University of Queensland pitch drop experiment, demonstrating the viscosity of bitumen Bitumen (UK: /ˈbɪtʃʊmɪn/ BITCH-uu-min, US: /bɪˈtjuːmɪn, baɪ-/ bih-TEW-min, by-)[1] is an immensely viscous constituent of petroleum. Depending on its exact composition it can be a sticky, black liquid or an apparently solid mass that behaves as a liquid over very large time scales. I...

 

Alexander III of Russia

Emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894 In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alexandrovich and the family name is Romanov. Alexander IIIPortrait photograph, 1885Emperor of RussiaReign13 March 1881 – 1 November 1894Coronation27 May 1883PredecessorAlexander IISuccessorNicholas IIBorn(1845-03-10)10 March 1845Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian EmpireDied1 November 1894(1894-11-01) (aged 49)Maley Palace, Livadia,[a] Taurida Go...

Saison 2016-2017 de l'Olympique lyonnais

Saison 2016-2017 de l'Olympique lyonnais Généralités Couleurs Rouge, bleu et blanc Stade Parc Olympique lyonnais 59 186 places Président Jean-Michel Aulas Entraîneur Bruno Génésio Résultats Championnat 4ème 67 points (21V, 4N, 13D)(77 buts pour, 48 buts contre) Trophée des champions Finalistecontre le PSG 4-1 Coupe de France 1/16 de finalecontre l'Olympique de Marseille (2-1 a.p) Coupe de la Ligue 1/8 de finale contre l'EA Guingamp 2-2 (3-4 tab) Ligue des champions Ph...

 

Guizhou

Cet article est une ébauche concernant la Chine. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. Guizhou贵州省 Carte indiquant la localisation du Guizhou (en rouge) à l'intérieur de la Chine. Administration Pays Chine Autres noms Chinois : 贵州省Pinyin : Guìzhōu shěng Abréviation 黔 (qián), 贵 (guì) Statut politique Province Capitale Guiyang Secrétaire du parti Xu Lin (en) Gouver...

 

Onegin (Cranko)

1965 ballet created by John Cranko OneginRoberta Marquez and Thiago Soares in OneginChoreographerJohn CrankoMusicPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arrangements by Kurt-Heinz StolzeBased onEugene Onegin by Alexander PushkinPremiere13 April 1965[1]Staatstheater StuttgartOriginal ballet companyStuttgart BalletSetting19th-century Russia Onegin is a ballet created by John Cranko for the Stuttgart Ballet that premiered on 13 April 1965 at Staatstheater Stuttgart. The ballet was based on Alexander Pu...

Ardenne (dipartimento)

Questa voce o sezione sull'argomento Francia non cita le fonti necessarie o quelle presenti sono insufficienti. Puoi migliorare questa voce aggiungendo citazioni da fonti attendibili secondo le linee guida sull'uso delle fonti. ArdennedipartimentoArdennes LocalizzazioneStato Francia RegioneGrand Est AmministrazioneCapoluogoCharleville-Mézières Presidente del Consiglio dipartimentaleBenoît Huré (I Repubblicani) Data di istituzione4 marzo 1790 TerritorioCoordinatedel capoluog...

 

Godfred Donsah

Godfred DonsahNazionalità Ghana Altezza175[1] cm Peso70[1] kg Calcio RuoloCentrocampista Squadra Chieti CarrieraGiovanili 2011-2012 Palermo2013-2014 Verona Squadre di club1 2013-2014 Verona1 (0)2014-2015 Cagliari21 (2)2015-2019 Bologna67 (4)2019-2020→  Cercle Bruges19 (0)2020-2021→  Çaykur Rizespor24 (1)2021-2022 Crotone14 (1)2022-2023 Yeni Malatyaspor28 (0)2023-2024 Şanlıurfaspor11 (0)2024- Chieti0 (0) N...

 

Gilles Pennelle

Gilles PennelleGilles Pennelle à Paris en 2023.FonctionsDéputé européen10e législature du Parlement européenFrance (en)Rassemblement nationaldepuis le 16 juillet 2024Directeur généralRassemblement national2023-2024Conseiller régional de BretagneMandature 2015-2021 des régions de France (d)Mandature 2021-2028 des régions de France (d)Ille-et-Vilainedepuis le 13 décembre 2015BiographieNaissance 20 juillet 1962 (62 ans)DieppeNationalité françaiseFormation Université de Rouen-...

Mary Jane Morgan

Mary Jane MorganBornMary Jane Sexton1823 (1823)New York City, New YorkDiedJuly 3, 1885(1885-07-03) (aged 61–62)Saratoga Springs, New YorkOther namesMary J. MorganMary Jane Sexton MorganKnown forArt collectorSpouseCharles Morgan Mary Jane (Sexton) Morgan (1823–1885), initially a schoolteacher, became a fine art collector after her marriage to Charles Morgan. She was the second wife to the man who earned a fortune in the iron, railroad, and steamship industries. She also...

 

Battle of Sokolki

Engagement during the Great Northern War Battle of SokolkaPart of the Swedish invasion of RussiaDateApril 12, 1709 (O.S.)April 13, 1709 (Swedish calendar)April 23, 1709 (N.S.)[1]LocationSokolka uk:Лівобережна Сокілка at the Vorskla River, UkraineResult InconclusiveBelligerents Swedish Empire Cossack Hetmanate Tsardom of RussiaCommanders and leaders Carl Gustaf Kruse Karl Evald von RönneStrength 2,730 Swedish regulars[1]3,500 Cossacks 3,000 dragoons2,000...