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Backgammon – Three General Strategies
In extraordinarily simple terms, there are three basic techniques employed. You must be able to switch game plans instantly as the course of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This involves creating a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at a minimum as deep as you might achieve, to block in your opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most adequate strategy at the start of the game. You can build the wall anywhere inbetween your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the match continues.
The Blitz
This is comprised of closing your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. e.g., if your competitor rolls an early 2 and shifts 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 8/3 8/3. Your opposer is now in serious calamity because they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!
The Backgame
This course of action is where you have two or higher anchors in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position filled by at least 2 of your checkers.) It would be used when you are extremely behind as this action greatly improves your circumstances. The best areas for anchor spots are close to your opponent’s smaller points and also on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is crucial for a competent backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no point having 2 nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break up this straight away, while your challenger is getting their checkers home, seeing that you do not have any other spare pieces to shift! In this situation, it’s better to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position until your challenger gives you an opportunity to hit, so it can be an excellent idea to attempt and get your opponent to hit them in this situation!
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