Backgammon – 3 Main Strategies
In astonishingly simple terms, there are 3 chief tactics used. You must be agile enough to hop between game plans quickly as the course of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This comprises of creating a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as thick as you might manage, to lock in your competitor’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most suitable tactic at the begining of the game. You can create the wall anyplace between your eleven-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the game progresses.
The Blitz
This consists of locking your home board as fast as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. i.e., if your challenger rolls an early two and shifts one checker from your one-point to your 3-point and you then roll a 5-5, you are able to play 6/1 six/one eight/three eight/three. Your competitor is then in big-time difficulty due to the fact that they have two checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!
The Backgame
This strategy is where you have 2 or higher checkers in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at least 2 of your pieces.) It must be employed when you are extremely behind as it much improves your circumstances. The strongest locations for anchor spots are near your opponent’s smaller points and also on adjoining points or with a single point separating them. Timing is essential for an effectual backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no point having 2 nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to break down this right away, while your competitor is moving their pieces home, considering that you don’t have any other additional pieces to shift! In this situation, it is more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position up till your challenger provides you a chance to hit, so it may be a good idea to attempt and get your competitor to hit them in this case!
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