A folk game in Turkey is called Yüzük Oyunu (The Ring Game), which is a guessing game. On a tray there are usually eleven coffee cups, one of which covers a ring (or sometimes a seal). There are two teams. The first team hides the ring under one of the inverted cups. Their opponents try to guess the cup under which the ring is hidden. If the opposite team is right with their first guess, it is their game, and the functions are reversed. This is the most important moment of the game, and victories are celebrated with cheers. If they find the ring with the second guess, the hiding side gets eleven points, and the ring is hidden again. If it is not found the first or the second time for each cup upturned, the hiding side adds to its score by adding the number of cups upturned to the eleven points from the lifting of the second cup. This is done until three unopened cups are left. If it is found in the first or the second of these cups, the hiding reverts to the guessing team. If it is not found in these two of the remaining three cups, the hiding team continues the game. Whichever teams gets fifty points first is the winning side. Of course this is a simple description of the game, as there are many more rules, either basic ones about making progress or special ones about “what happens if...”

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TAVLA - BACKGAMMON in every corner café in Istanbul and all over Turkey

I love Tavla (Backgammon). I used to play all the time when I was younger and have my own travel set. Next time, I would love to play the "ring game".

Thanks for the info. Roswitha!!

Never heard of it..
But here you go!! you always learn something new

You can play Tavla with everybody in the world on the internet

"The Ring Game" sounds like a variation of the famous con trick practised in bars and marketplaces all over the world!!

Never heard of Yuzuk game..
But of course everyman knows tavla.
It is our national game..

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very funny Turkish Youth games

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