Backgammon Cheats

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In extraordinarily simple terms, there are 3 fundamental strategies used. You must be agile enough to hop between techniques instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This is composed of creating a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you can manage, to barricade in the competitor’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most suitable tactic at the begining of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the match continues.

The Blitz

This involves locking your home board as fast as possible while keeping your competitor on the bar. i.e., if your competitor rolls an early 2 and moves one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a five-five, you will be able to play 6/1 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your opponent is now in serious trouble since they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your home board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have 2 or higher pieces in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It must be played when you are decidedly behind as this strategy greatly improves your circumstances. The best areas for anchors are towards your opponent’s lower points and also on adjacent points or with one point separating them. Timing is essential for a competent backgame: after all, there’s no reason having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break up this right away, while your opponent is moving their checkers home, considering that you don’t have other extra pieces to move! In this situation, it is better to have pieces on the bar so that you might preserve your position up until your challenger provides you a chance to hit, so it may be an excellent idea to attempt and get your opponent to hit them in this case!