Backgammon Cheats

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In astonishingly simple terms, there are three basic tactics employed. You need to be agile enough to switch tactics instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This is comprised of creating a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you can achieve, to barricade in your opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most adequate tactic at the begining of the match. You can build the wall anywhere within your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This involves closing your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your opposer on the bar. For example, if your opponent rolls an early 2 and moves one piece from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then toss a five-five, you are able to play six/one six/one 8/3 eight/three. Your opponent is then in big-time difficulty because they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!

The Backgame

This course of action is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point filled by at a minimum two of your pieces.) It would be used when you are decidedly behind as this plan much improves your opportunities. The better places for anchors are towards your opponent’s smaller points and also on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is critical for a competent backgame: after all, there is no point having 2 nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break apart this straight away, while your opposer is moving their pieces home, considering that you don’t have any other additional pieces to move! In this situation, it’s more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position until your challenger provides you a chance to hit, so it will be a good idea to attempt and get your challenger to get them in this case!