Backgammon Cheats

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In astonishingly simple terms, there are three basic game plans employed. You need to be agile enough to hop between strategies instantly as the action of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of creating a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you can manage, to block in your opponent’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most suitable tactic at the start of the game. You can build the wall anyplace between your eleven-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This is comprised of closing your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. i.e., if your challenger tosses an early two and shifts one piece from your one-point to your 3-point and you then toss a 5-5, you can play six/one 6/1 eight/three eight/three. Your challenger is then in big-time difficulty since they have two checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have two or more pieces in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor is a position occupied by at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It should be employed when you are extremely behind as this strategy much improves your circumstances. The best locations for anchors are near your opponent’s smaller points and either on adjoining points or with a single point separating them. Timing is essential for a powerful backgame: besides, there is no reason having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break up this right away, while your challenger is moving their checkers home, taking into account that you do not have any other spare pieces to shift! In this case, it is more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position up till your challenger provides you a chance to hit, so it will be a good idea to try and get your challenger to get them in this case!