Backgammon Cheats

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In very general terms, there are three general plans employed. You must be able to hop between strategies quickly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of building a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you can achieve, to block in the competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most adequate strategy at the start of the match. You can create the wall anywhere between your 11-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match advances.

The Blitz

This involves locking your home board as quick as possible while keeping your competitor on the bar. e.g., if your challenger tosses an early 2 and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then toss a 5-5, you will be able to play 6/1 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your challenger is then in big-time difficulty taking into account that they have two checkers on the bar and you have locked half your home board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have 2 or more pieces in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor spot is a position filled by at least 2 of your checkers.) It would be used when you are extremely behind as it much improves your opportunities. The best places for anchors are towards your opponent’s smaller points and also on abutting points or with one point separating them. Timing is critical for a competent backgame: at the end of the day, there is no point having two nice anchors and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then required to dismantle this right away, while your opponent is shifting their checkers home, seeing that you don’t have any other additional pieces to shift! In this situation, it is more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position up until your opposer provides you a chance to hit, so it may be a good idea to try and get your opponent to get them in this situation!