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Tawla 31 and the race to open your route
A backgammon variant without hitting or pinning. Learn the opening checker rule and how the remaining pieces determine the score.
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Backgammon as a race and a contest for space
Understand movement, hitting, re-entry and bearing off in Ryvo’s standard backgammon game.
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Mahbusa and the power of a well-placed pin
In Mahbusa, a lone checker can be pinned in place. Learn how pins work and when they can decide the whole game.
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Your first confident moves in chess
Meet the pieces, understand check and checkmate, and learn the special moves that make a chess position easier to read.
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All Fives dominoes and the art of counting the ends
Matching a tile is only the start. Learn the four-arm opening, end scoring and round settlement in Ryvo’s All Fives mode.
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Dominoes from your first tile to the final round
Learn how matching, drawing and blocked rounds work, and why keeping a light hand matters in Ryvo dominoes.
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Farkle and knowing when to bank your points
Six dice and one recurring decision. Understand scoring groups, entry requirements and the risk of another roll.
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Jackaroo and turning cards into a route home
A game of teamwork and timing. Learn the basic cards and how Ryvo’s standard, complex, quick and two-player modes differ.
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Ludo and finding your way home
Learn how sixes, captures, safe squares and extra rolls work, with a closer look at Ryvo’s optional rocket mode.
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Mille Bornes and the race to exactly one thousand
Build distance, recover from hazards and use safety cards at the right moment in Ryvo’s thousand-mile race.
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99 and how one card changes the whole table
Three cards can hold several different plans. Learn the special cards, survival points and the thresholds at 33, 66 and 99.
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Snakes and Ladders and the race to one hundred
A quick guide to automatic movement, ladders, snakes and the exact roll needed to finish a Ryvo game.