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Backgammon – 3 General Techniques
In astonishingly simple terms, there are 3 general plans employed. You want to be able to hop between game plans almost instantly as the action of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This is composed of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you might manage, to lock in the opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most adequate course of action at the start of the match. You can create the wall anyplace inbetween your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game continues.
The Blitz
This is composed of closing your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. For example, if your opposer rolls an early two and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a five-five, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three eight/three. Your challenger is then in serious dire straits seeing that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!
The Backgame
This plan is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor spot is a point occupied by at least 2 of your checkers.) It should be employed when you are extremely behind as this action much improves your chances. The better places for anchor spots are close to your opponent’s lower points and also on adjoining points or with a single point separating them. Timing is critical for a competent backgame: besides, there is no point having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then forced to dismantle this straight away, while your competitor is getting their pieces home, seeing that you do not have other additional checkers to shift! In this case, it is more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position up till your opposer gives you a chance to hit, so it may be an excellent idea to attempt and get your opposer to get them in this situation!
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