Backgammon

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In very simple terms, there are three basic techniques employed. You must be agile enough to hop between techniques almost instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of building a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at a minimum as deep as you might manage, to barricade in the competitor’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most suitable tactic at the start of the game. You can create the wall anyplace inbetween your eleven-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the match continues.

The Blitz

This consists of locking your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your opposer on the bar. e.g., if your opponent tosses an early 2 and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you can play six/one 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your competitor is now in big-time calamity taking into account that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your home board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have 2 or more checkers in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor is a position consisting of at least two of your pieces.) It needs to be played when you are significantly behind as this action greatly improves your circumstances. The strongest areas for anchors are near your opponent’s smaller points and either on adjoining points or with a single point in between. Timing is crucial for a powerful backgame: besides, there is no reason having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break apart this right away, while your challenger is getting their pieces home, considering that you don’t have other additional pieces to move! In this case, it’s better to have pieces on the bar so that you might maintain your position until your opponent provides you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to try and get your opponent to get them in this case!