Backgammon – Three General Plans
In extraordinarily general terms, there are 3 chief tactics employed. You need to be agile enough to hop between strategies instantly as the action of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This comprises of building a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you might manage, to barricade in your opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most suitable strategy at the start of the match. You can create the wall anywhere within your eleven-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the match continues.
The Blitz
This involves locking your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your challenger on the bar. i.e., if your competitor tosses an early two and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a five-five, you will be able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three eight/three. Your competitor is now in big-time difficulty due to the fact that they have two checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!
The Backgame
This strategy is where you have two or higher anchors in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at least 2 of your checkers.) It would be used when you are extremely behind as it much improves your chances. The better areas for anchor spots are close to your competitor’s lower points and also on adjoining points or with one point separating them. Timing is integral for a powerful backgame: besides, there’s no reason having two nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to dismantle this right away, while your opponent is shifting their pieces home, owing to the fact that you do not have any other extra pieces to move! In this situation, it is better to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position until your competitor gives you a chance to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your opposer to hit them in this case!
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