Backgammon – 3 Main Plans
In astonishingly simple terms, there are 3 fundamental plans employed. You want to be agile enough to hop between techniques instantly as the action of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This involves creating a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you are able to manage, to block in the opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most adequate procedure at the start of the match. You can create the wall anywhere between your eleven-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the game continues.
The Blitz
This is composed of closing your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your challenger on the bar. e.g., if your opponent rolls an early 2 and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you will be able to play six/one 6/1 eight/three eight/three. Your challenger is now in big-time calamity seeing that they have two checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!
The Backgame
This plan 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 2 of your checkers.) It would be employed when you are significantly behind as this strategy much improves your chances. The better areas for anchor spots are close to your competitor’s lower points and either on adjacent points or with one point in between. Timing is essential for a competent backgame: besides, there is no reason having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break apart this right away, while your competitor is shifting their pieces home, taking into account that you don’t have 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 until your opposer gives you an opportunity to hit, so it can be a wonderful idea to try and get your competitor to get them in this situation!
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