Backgammon Cheats

Read more about the
Las Vegas 2024 Super
Bowl Streaker!

In astonishingly simple terms, there are three main plans used. You want to be able to switch techniques quickly as the action of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This is comprised of assembling a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as deep as you might manage, to block in the competitor’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most adequate tactic at the start of the match. You can create the wall anywhere inbetween your 11-point and your 2-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This is composed of locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your opponent on the bar. For example, if your competitor rolls an early 2 and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you can play 6/1 six/one eight/three 8/3. Your competitor is now in serious calamity considering that they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!

The Backgame

This course of action is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor is a position consisting of at least 2 of your checkers.) It must be used when you are decidedly behind as this plan much improves your opportunities. The strongest locations for anchor spots are near your opponent’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with a single point separating them. Timing is essential for a powerful backgame: after all, there is no point having 2 nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break up this straight away, while your opposer is moving their pieces home, considering that you do not have any other spare pieces to shift! In this situation, it’s more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position until your competitor provides you a chance to hit, so it will be a good idea to try and get your competitor to get them in this situation!