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Backgammon – Three Basic Strategies
In exceptionally simple terms, there are three fundamental techniques employed. You want to be able to switch game plans quickly as the course of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This is composed of creating a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you can manage, to lock in the competitor’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most suitable procedure at the start of the match. You can build the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match continues.
The Blitz
This involves closing your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your opposer on the bar. e.g., if your competitor tosses an early two and moves one checker from your one-point to your 3-point and you then roll a five-five, you are able to play six/one six/one 8/3 eight/three. Your competitor is now in big-time trouble due to the fact that they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!
The Backgame
This strategy is where you have 2 or higher checkers in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point consisting of at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It should be played when you are significantly behind as it greatly improves your opportunities. The better places for anchor spots are towards your competitor’s lower points and also on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is critical for an effective backgame: at the end of the day, there is no reason having 2 nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break up this right away, while your opposer is shifting their pieces home, taking into account that you do not have other extra pieces to move! In this situation, it is better to have checkers on the bar so that you can preserve your position up until your opponent gives you a chance to hit, so it will be a good idea to try and get your opposer to hit them in this case!
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