Backgammon – Three Main Strategies
In astonishingly general terms, there are 3 general plans employed. You must be agile enough to switch techniques almost instantly as the action of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This is composed of assembling a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you are able to manage, to block in your competitor’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most acceptable procedure at the begining of the game. You can create the wall anyplace inbetween your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the match continues.
The Blitz
This is comprised of locking your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. For example, if your challenger tosses an early two and shifts one piece from your one-point to your 3-point and you then toss a five-five, you are able to play six/one six/one eight/three 8/3. Your opponent is then in big-time difficulty since they have two checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!
The Backgame
This tactic is where you have 2 or more checkers in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor spot is a point consisting of at a minimum two of your checkers.) It needs to be used when you are significantly behind as this plan much improves your chances. The better areas for anchors are towards your opponent’s smaller points and either on abutting points or with one point in between. Timing is integral for a competent 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 down this right away, while your competitor is moving their checkers home, owing to the fact that you don’t have any other additional checkers to shift! In this situation, it’s more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position up till your opponent provides you a chance to hit, so it may be a great idea to attempt and get your opposer to hit them in this case!