Backgammon Cheats

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In very simple terms, there are three basic tactics employed. You want to be agile enough to switch game plans instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This involves building a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as thick as you can achieve, to barricade in the competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most acceptable procedure at the start of the game. You can assemble the wall anyplace within your 11-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the game advances.

The Blitz

This is comprised of locking your home board as quick as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. i.e., if your opposer tosses an early two and moves one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you can play six/one six/one eight/three eight/three. Your opponent is now in serious calamity seeing that they have two checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!

The Backgame

This plan is where you have two or higher checkers in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor is a point filled by at least two of your pieces.) It would be played when you are decidedly behind as it much improves your chances. The best areas for anchor spots are close to your opponent’s lower points and either on abutting points or with a single point in between. Timing is critical for an effectual backgame: besides, there is no point 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 opposer is shifting their pieces home, owing to the fact that you do not have any other extra checkers to shift! In this situation, it is better to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position until your opponent provides you a chance to hit, so it can be a good idea to attempt and get your opponent to hit them in this case!