Who plays by *these* rules?

[KLG]

Some of my friends insist that I play with these two rules--which I
have never seen played elsewhere in my limited experience.

(1)
When you hit a blot within your own inner board, you may not run that
blot to safety (either onto another checker or bear it off). You may
double hit if the checker remains exposed. And, of course, you may
hit with a checker and cover that checker.

(2)
After the first game of a match or of money play, all subsequent games
are started by the most recent victor. Thus, you can get doubles on
your first roll.

Here's are my questions:

How widespread are these rules?
I think these rules are common in Persia. Anywhere else?

Thank you,
KLG

[Gregg Cattanach]

"KLG" <klge...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I've heard these rules are common in some Middle Eastern locations. You'll
never find them in any tournament action that I've heard of, however. It is
also likely that games with these rules are also played without a cube.

Gregg C.

[Vladimir Kuznetsov]

My father-in-low played by these rules in Georgia (former
Soviet Republis in USSR). He also played without cube. Most
of the neighbours in their apartment building played by the same rules.
Cube was optional.

vlad

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[ALAN,LOURDES STEFFEN]

It's called nardi

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