The game is popular in Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Greece, Turkey and North Macedonia.

Each player starts with fifteen men on the rightmost point of the far side of the board, at diagonally opposite corners from each other.

Unlike many other forms tables games, there is no hitting in Gul bara.

It is not difficult to play consecutive doubles when the game is still in its early stages.

Bearing off can start once a player has moved all of fifteen men into the home board.

The first player who bears off all fifteen men scores one point and is declared the winner.