It requires a tables board, 15 men apiece and two dice.

Each players has a different set of pieces, usually distinguished by being coloured black and white.

The dice must be rolled such that they end on one half of the board and lie flat on the surface.

The dice must remain in the position in which they fell on the board until the end of the move.

If a die falls into a different half of the board, or outside of it entirely, or comes to rest in an unstable position i.e. is 'cocked' (e.g. it rests on an edge, tilted against the side of the board or a piece), both dice must be re-rolled.

If both dice have the same number of pips, it is a doublet and the roll counts double, that is, the player must make four moves with the pieces.

A turn is considered completed after pressing the button of the tournament clock, or handing the dice to the opponent.

All 15 pieces must travel full circle (anticlockwise), enter the 'house' (i.e. home table) and be borne off.

The main differences of this variant of tables game are: Each player throws two dice at the same time.

After the throw, the player moves any of his pieces forward the number of points (spaces) equal to the pips on one of the dice, and then any other piece the number of points equal to the pips on the other die.

The player has the right to change his move until the dice are handed to the opponent or the clock button is pressed.

A player may build a block (prime, i.e. 6 occupied points in a row) of 6 pieces in order to 'lock' the opponent but, in doing so, there must be at least one enemy piece beyond the block which is thus free to move on to the opponent's house.

Mars occurs if the loser has failed to bear off any men and is worth double.

[1] There is no concept of a draw in Long Nardy in its classical form, which has existed for many centuries.

The option of a draw in Long Nardy was introduced by the Nard Federation (Федерацией Нард) and has been practised for many years in live tournaments.

According to Federation rules, White always starts the game.