Why Xounu
No wayo. No excuse. Na only backgammon.
Dice wey you fit check
Every throw dey come from secret code wey dem lock before di match start. When e finish, you go check dem one by one.
Dem build am make wayo no work
Your browser no dey decide anything. Di server dey check every move with di rules, so any app wey person don tamper no go fit do anything.
Board wey sweet to play
Wood, felt and dice wey dey roll for real-time 3D, plus smooth 2D board for old phone and computer.
Full screen
Make di board full your computer or phone screen, focus for di game.
Your table, your rules
Backgammon or Turkish tavla, match from 1 reach 7 points, and who go start di next game. Na you go decide.
Person to play with sharp sharp
Play with person wey we match you with or bring your padi with one link. No download, no sign-up.
Fair dice
No just trust us. Check us.
- 01
We lock our secret code
Before di match, di server go pick secret code and show you im fingerprint. From dat time, e no fit change di code without di fingerprint expose am.
- 02
You add your own
Your browser go add im own random code. Di dice dey come from di two codes join together, so nobody fit choose dem alone.
- 03
You check every throw
When di match finish, we go show our secret code. Your browser go calculate every throw again and show say dem no change even one.
Questions wey people dey ask
Xounu dey free?
Yes. Every match na free and you no need account — open di page and play.
Who I go play with?
Press Start and we go find another player wey choose di same rules. If nobody show for 10 seconds, you fit play with computer or continue to wait for real person.
I fit play with my padi?
Yes. Choose “Invite padi” and send di link. Di match go start as your padi open am. Di link dey work only once and e go expire after one hour.
Wetin be di difference between backgammon and tavla?
Di moves na di same. For Turkish tavla, person wey win di opening throw go throw again, person wey win game go start di next one, and gammon (mars) na 2 points, no triple backgammon. You fit choose opening throw for every game and on di “no hit and run” rule: checker wey hit for your home board no fit move again dat turn.
How una dey stop wayo?
Di game dey run for our server. Your browser dey send only di move wey you want; di server dey throw di dice, check every move and keep di score. For online, every player get im own secret key, so nobody fit move for im opponent.
Di dice dey really fair?
Yes, and you fit check am. Before di match di server go lock secret code; your browser (and for online, your opponent own) go add im own. When e finish, dem go show di server code and your browser go check every throw again.
Wetin go happen if my network cut?
Open di game again for di same browser and continue from where you stop. For online match, every move get 90 seconds: if time finish, dat player don lose di match.
I fit play for my phone?
Yes. Xounu dey work for any modern browser, even for full screen. Phone wey no get 3D go get fast 2D board.
I fit off sound or make di moves confirm by demself?
Yes. Use di speaker button to off sound, and tick “Confirm by itself when all di dice don play” under di board so you no go need press Confirm.
Wetin una dey collect?
Only wetin di game need; no account, name or email. We dey count visits only if you agree. Di full gist dey our Privacy & Cookie Policy.
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