Backgammon Cheats

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In exceptionally general terms, there are 3 fundamental techniques employed. You want to be agile enough to hop between tactics almost instantly as the action of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This involves creating a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at least as deep as you are able to achieve, to block in your competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most adequate tactic at the start of the game. You can assemble the wall anyplace inbetween your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the match advances.

The Blitz

This is composed of closing your home board as quick as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. e.g., if your opposer tosses an early two and shifts one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you are able to play six/one 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your opponent is now in serious trouble since they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!

The Backgame

This course of action is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor is a position filled by at least 2 of your pieces.) It should be played when you are decidedly behind as this strategy greatly improves your opportunities. The strongest areas for anchors are close to your competitor’s lower points and either on adjacent points or with one point separating them. Timing is critical for an effective backgame: after all, there’s no point having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break apart this right away, while your challenger is shifting their checkers home, seeing that you do not have any other spare checkers to move! In this case, it’s better 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 may be a great idea to try and get your challenger to get them in this situation!