Backgammon Cheats

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In astonishingly simple terms, there are three main strategies used. You must be agile enough to hop between tactics almost instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you might achieve, to block in the opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most adequate tactic at the begining of the game. You can create the wall anyplace inbetween your 11-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match advances.

The Blitz

This is comprised of closing your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. e.g., if your opposer rolls an early 2 and moves one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you can play six/one six/one eight/three 8/3. Your challenger is now in big-time difficulty considering that they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point occupied by at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It must be employed when you are significantly behind as this strategy much improves your chances. The strongest areas for anchor spots are near your opponent’s lower points and either on abutting points or with a single point separating them. Timing is crucial for a competent backgame: after all, there’s no reason having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break down this straight away, while your opponent is moving their checkers home, because you don’t have any other spare checkers to shift! In this case, it’s more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you might maintain your position up till your opponent gives you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a good idea to attempt and get your opponent to hit them in this situation!