Tabula (game) Tabula were reconstructed in the 19th century by Becq de Fouquières based upon this epigram. The game was played on a board nearly identical to a modern backgammon board with 24 points, 12 on each side. Two players had 15 pieces each, and moved them in opposing directions around the board, according to the roll of three dice. A piece resting alone in a space on the board was vulnerable to being hit. Hitting a blot, reentering a piece from the bar, and bearing off, all had the same rules as today. The only differences with modern backgammon were the
Istanbul (board game) Istanbul (board game) Istanbul is a German-style board game designed by Rüdiger Dorn and illustrated by Andreas Resch and Hans-Georg Schneider, published in 2014 by Pegasus Spiele. In 2014, "Istanbul" won the Kennerspiel des Jahres award. In 2015, an expansion Istanbul: Mocha & Baksheesh was released, which includes coffee, guild halls and taverns. In 2016, the expansion Istanbul: Letters & Seals was released, which has players delivering letters and may be integrated with the other expansion. The players move a merchant and his four assistants through the bazaar in Istanbul. At various locations, you can leave assistants to handle specific