Backgammon Cheats

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In very general terms, there are three fundamental strategies employed. You must be agile enough to hop between techniques instantly as the action 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 block in your competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most acceptable strategy at the begining of the game. You can assemble the wall anywhere inbetween your 11-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the match advances.

The Blitz

This consists of locking your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your opponent on the bar. e.g., if your competitor rolls an early 2 and moves one piece from your one-point to your 3-point and you then roll a five-five, you will be able to play 6/1 six/one 8/3 eight/three. Your challenger is then in big-time difficulty because they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your home board!

The Backgame

This plan is where you have two or more checkers in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor is a point occupied by at least 2 of your checkers.) It would be played when you are significantly behind as it much improves your chances. The best locations for anchors are close to your competitor’s lower points and either on adjacent points or with a single point separating them. Timing is crucial for an effective backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no reason having 2 nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break apart this right away, while your challenger is getting their pieces home, owing to the fact that you don’t have any other extra pieces to shift! In this case, it’s better to have pieces on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position up until your opposer gives you a chance to hit, so it will be a great idea to try and get your opposer to hit them in this case!