Backgammon Cheats

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In extraordinarily simple terms, there are 3 main techniques employed. You want to be agile enough to switch techniques almost instantly as the action of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This involves assembling a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at least as deep as you might achieve, to barricade in the competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most suitable course of action at the begining of the game. You can build the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the match advances.

The Blitz

This involves locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. For example, if your opposer tosses an early 2 and shifts one piece from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you will be able to play 6/1 six/one eight/three 8/3. Your competitor is now in big-time difficulty because they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have two or more pieces in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor is a position occupied by at a minimum two of your pieces.) It needs to be used when you are extremely behind as this plan greatly improves your chances. The better areas for anchors are towards your opponent’s lower points and either on adjoining points or with a single point separating them. Timing is essential for an effective backgame: at the end of the day, there is no point having 2 nice anchors and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to break apart this straight away, while your challenger is getting their checkers home, owing to the fact that you don’t have any other additional pieces to shift! In this situation, it is more favorable to have pieces on the bar so that you might preserve your position until your competitor gives you an opportunity to hit, so it will be an excellent idea to attempt and get your challenger to get them in this case!