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Backgammon – 3 Main Strategies
February 5th, 2025 by Claudia

In exceptionally simple terms, there are three fundamental game plans used. You want to be agile enough to switch game plans quickly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This is comprised of creating a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you are able to achieve, to barricade in your competitor’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most acceptable tactic at the begining of the match. You can build the wall anywhere inbetween your 11-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This consists of locking your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your challenger on the bar. e.g., if your opposer tosses an early two and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then toss a 5-5, you will be able to play six/one 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your opposer is then in serious trouble considering that they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have two or more pieces in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor is a point occupied by at least two of your checkers.) It needs to be played when you are extremely behind as it greatly improves your circumstances. The better places for anchors are close to your competitor’s lower points and also on adjacent points or with one point separating them. Timing is important for an effectual backgame: besides, there’s no reason having 2 nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break apart this straight away, while your opposer is moving their pieces home, considering that you do not have other additional pieces to shift! In this situation, it’s more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position until your opposer provides you a chance to hit, so it may be a wonderful idea to try and get your opposer to get them in this situation!


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