The Annual Paleochora Tavli TournamentOrder of Merit
Winner of the Golden Kri-Kri for 2008:
………Ruth…………………………………
Sponored by the Paleochora Yia-yia Ga-Ga Club
& Yanni’s Place
(The Kri-kri Poo was awarded to Chloe for the lowest score)
Tavli is essentially backgammon! Ruth taught Felix and Lucas to play many years ago. Now they are better at it, so it was great surprise when in this three-round contest she emerged as winner following a "gammon" against Chloe. (We may need to revise the scoring pattern!) As a consolation we allowed the boys to take the actual trophy back to Germany for the year.
The kri-kri is a goat with distinctive horns which is native to Crete. Not everyone finds goats benign. For example a former resident of our apartment has a conspiracy theory that is worth a look! http://evilgoats.blogspot.com