Backgammon Cheats

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In astonishingly simple terms, there are three main techniques used. You want to be agile enough to switch tactics quickly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of assembling a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you might manage, to lock in the opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most suitable strategy at the start of the match. You can create the wall anywhere within your 11-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game advances.

The Blitz

This consists of locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. For example, if your opposer tosses an early two and moves one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you will be able to play six/one 6/1 eight/three eight/three. Your opposer is now in serious dire straits considering that they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!

The Backgame

This course of action is where you have 2 or more checkers in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at least two of your checkers.) It should be employed when you are significantly behind as it much improves your opportunities. The strongest places for anchors are near your opponent’s smaller points and also on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is crucial for an effective backgame: after all, there’s no point having 2 nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to break down this straight away, while your opponent is moving their pieces home, owing to the fact that you don’t have any other spare pieces to move! In this situation, it’s better to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position up till your opposer provides you a chance to hit, so it may be a good idea to attempt and get your opponent to get them in this case!