Backgammon Cheats

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In extraordinarily simple terms, there are 3 general techniques employed. You must be agile enough to switch tactics quickly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This is composed of building a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as thick as you are able to manage, to barricade in your competitor’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most adequate strategy at the start of the game. You can create the wall anyplace between your eleven-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 quickly as as you can while keeping your challenger on the bar. For example, if your competitor tosses an early two and moves one piece from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a five-five, you will be able to play six/one 6/1 eight/three eight/three. Your opposer is now in serious difficulty because they have two checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have 2 or higher pieces in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point filled by at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It must be used when you are significantly behind as this plan much improves your chances. The better locations for anchor spots are close to your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with one point in between. Timing is essential for a competent backgame: besides, there’s no reason having two nice anchors and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to dismantle this straight away, while your challenger is shifting their checkers home, seeing that you don’t have any other additional pieces to move! In this case, it’s better to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position until your opposer provides you a chance to hit, so it may be a good idea to attempt and get your competitor to hit them in this situation!