Backgammon Cheats

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

The Blockade

This is comprised of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you are able to achieve, to block in the competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most acceptable tactic at the begining of the game. You can create the wall anywhere within your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the game advances.

The Blitz

This is composed of closing your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. e.g., if your opposer tosses an early 2 and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then roll a five-five, you are able to play six/one 6/1 8/3 8/3. Your challenger is now in serious dire straits due to the fact that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor spot is a point filled by at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It needs to be played when you are extremely behind as it greatly improves your circumstances. The better places for anchor spots are near your opponent’s lower points and either on adjoining points or with a single point in between. Timing is critical for a powerful backgame: after all, there’s no point having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break apart this right away, while your challenger is getting their pieces home, owing to the fact that you do not have any other extra checkers to move! In this case, it’s more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position up till your opponent gives you an opportunity to hit, so it may be a wonderful idea to try and get your competitor to hit them in this situation!