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Backgammon – Three Basic Strategies
In extraordinarily simple terms, there are three chief plans used. You need to be agile enough to switch strategies almost instantly as the course of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This consists of assembling a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as thick as you might manage, to barricade in the opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most adequate course of action at the begining of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the match progresses.
The Blitz
This is comprised of locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your opposer on the bar. i.e., if your opponent rolls an early two and shifts one piece from your one-point to your 3-point and you then toss a 5-5, you can play six/one 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your opposer is now in serious trouble 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 2 or more pieces in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor is a point occupied by at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It needs to be played when you are decidedly behind as this action much improves your chances. The strongest areas for anchor spots are close to your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is essential for an effective backgame: besides, there’s no point having 2 nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then forced to dismantle this right away, while your competitor is moving their checkers home, taking into account that you don’t have other extra checkers to shift! In this case, it is better to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position until your competitor provides 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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