Plakoto
Plakoto is Greek backgammon, one of the three games of tavli. Here an opponent's checker is not hit but pinned.
Starting position
Each player starts with all 15 checkers on a single point — the opponent's first point. The checkers move towards each other, as in regular backgammon:
Moves
Checkers move by the numbers rolled. A double is played four times. You must play both dice; if that is impossible, play the larger one. There is no doubling cube.
Pinning
You may land on a single opponent checker: it becomes pinned and cannot move until all pinning checkers leave the point. A point holding two opponent checkers, or an opponent's pinning checker, is closed.
While a player has at least one pinned checker, even in the home board, they cannot bear off.
The "mother"
The "mother" is a player's last checker on their starting point. If it gets pinned and the pinning player has no checkers left on their own starting point, the game ends at once and the pinning player wins 2 points. If the pinning player still has checkers on their start, play goes on, and the game ends when they move their last checker off it. If by then their own "mother" is pinned too, the game is a draw.
Bearing off and points
You may bear off once all 15 checkers are in your home board. A win is worth 1 point; if the opponent has not borne off a single checker, it is worth 2 points. A game never scores more than 2 points.
First move
Each player rolls one die; the higher number moves first, using the numbers rolled. On a tie both roll again.