Backgammon Cheats

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In exceptionally general terms, there are three fundamental tactics employed. You need to be able to hop between techniques instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This involves assembling a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you can achieve, to lock in the opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most acceptable tactic at the start of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace within your 11-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match advances.

The Blitz

This is composed of closing your home board as fast as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. i.e., if your challenger rolls an early 2 and moves one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a five-five, you can play 6/1 six/one eight/three 8/3. Your opponent is then in serious calamity seeing that they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position filled by at least two of your pieces.) It needs to be employed when you are significantly behind as this action much improves your opportunities. The best areas for anchors are towards your competitor’s lower points and either on abutting points or with one point separating them. Timing is integral for a powerful backgame: besides, there is no reason having 2 nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to break up this straight away, while your challenger is shifting their checkers home, considering that you do not have any other spare pieces to move! In this situation, it’s more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position up till your opposer provides you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to try and get your challenger to get them in this situation!