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21Sep/210

Backgammon – 3 General Strategies


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In extraordinarily simple terms, there are three fundamental plans used. You want to be able to hop between strategies quickly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This is comprised of assembling a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you can achieve, to lock in your opponent's pieces that are on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most adequate tactic at the begining of the match. You can create the wall anywhere between your eleven-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the match advances.

The Blitz

This consists of locking your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. e.g., if your challenger rolls an early 2 and moves one checker from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then toss a five-five, you are able to play 6/1 six/one eight/three eight/three. Your challenger is now in serious calamity seeing that they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your home board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have 2 or more pieces in your opponent's inner board. (An anchor spot is a position filled by at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It should be used when you are decidedly behind as it greatly improves your circumstances. The best areas for anchor spots are near your competitor's lower points and also on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is essential for an effectual backgame: after all, there is no reason having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break apart this straight away, while your opponent is getting their pieces home, taking into account that you don't have other spare checkers to shift! In this case, it is better to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position until your opposer gives you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a good idea to attempt and get your opponent to hit them in this case!

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