Plakoto for Seniors
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Plakoto is a board game on ElderWit.com, made for older adults with large print and big buttons. The pinning game from Greece, one of the three games Greeks play on a backgammon board. Nobody is sent back. Instead you land on a lone checker and trap it under yours until you choose to move on.
Play nowNothing to download. It opens in your web browser.
How to play Plakoto
- Tap Play now. Plakoto opens right here in your web browser.
- Choose a level: Easy, Medium or Harder.
- All 15 of your white checkers start on the top right point.
- Race them round to your home corner at the bottom right, then take them off before the computer does.
- Roll the dice, tap a checker, then tap a lit point.
- Land on a lone computer checker to pin it.
- A pinned checker cannot move until the one on top leaves.
- Take your time. There is no clock and no rush.
- When you finish, try the same level again or move up a level.
Three levels
- Easy: The computer plays simply. Good for learning.
- Medium: The computer pins and guards with care.
- Harder: The computer plays its best and hunts your last checker.
Why people enjoy it
People come back to Plakoto because each game is a little different, and a good move feels just as satisfying today as it did years ago. It asks for a little planning a move or two ahead, and nothing more.
Similar games to try
Players who like Plakoto often go on to Long Backgammon. The long game played from Russia and the Caucasus to Iran and Greece. All 15 checkers start on one point, nobody is ever hit, and the skill is in blocking the other side's road home. Tower Checkers is another good pick. Checkers where nobody is taken off the board. Jump a piece and it goes under yours to make a tower, and only the top piece says who owns it. Chowka Bara is worth a try too. A race game played with four cowrie shells instead of dice. Bring your pieces around the board and into the middle square. Land on the computer's piece to send it back to the start.
Questions
Is Plakoto easy to learn?
Yes. Start on Easy: The computer plays simply. Good for learning. When that feels comfortable, move up. On Harder: The computer plays its best and hunts your last checker.
Can I make the words bigger in Plakoto?
Yes. The print is large to start with, and Settings lets you make it larger still. It works on a phone, tablet or computer.
What else is on ElderWit.com besides Plakoto?
Plakoto is one of 2,000+ games on ElderWit.com: word games, cards, trivia, puzzles, memory games and more, all with large print, calm screens and no ads.
More Cards and Boards
- Long BackgammonThe long game played from Russia and the Caucasus to Iran and Greece.
- Tower CheckersCheckers where nobody is taken off the board.
- Chowka BaraA race game played with four cowrie shells instead of dice.
- Mak yekA game of trapping on a square board. Pieces glide in straight lines.
- King's EscapeHelp your king reach a corner. Pieces slide in straight lines like a rook.
- Race HomeMove your counters once around the board and into home.
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