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Backgammon – 3 Main Techniques
In astonishingly general terms, there are 3 chief tactics used. You must be agile enough to hop between strategies quickly as the action of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This is comprised of creating a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you are able to manage, to block in your opponent’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most suitable strategy at the begining 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 progresses.
The Blitz
This consists of locking your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your opposer on the bar. i.e., if your opposer tosses an early two and shifts 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 eight/three 8/3. Your challenger is now in big-time dire straits due to the fact that they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!
The Backgame
This plan is where you have two or higher pieces in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor is a point occupied by at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It must be used when you are significantly behind as this strategy greatly improves your circumstances. The better places for anchor spots are towards your opponent’s smaller points and also on adjacent points or with a single point separating them. Timing is essential for an effectual backgame: besides, there’s no reason having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break down this right away, while your opponent is shifting their pieces home, owing to the fact that you do not have any other spare pieces to move! In this case, it is more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position until your opposer gives you a chance to hit, so it can be an excellent idea to attempt and get your competitor to hit them in this case!
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