Backgammon – 3 General Plans
In exceptionally simple terms, there are three chief strategies used. You want to be able to hop between game plans quickly as the course of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This is composed of assembling a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at least as thick as you can manage, to barricade in the opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most suitable procedure at the begining of the match. You can create the wall anyplace inbetween your 11-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match advances.
The Blitz
This consists of closing your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your opposer on the bar. For example, if your competitor rolls an early two and moves one piece from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then toss a five-five, you can play six/one six/one 8/3 eight/three. Your competitor is then in big-time difficulty because they have two pieces on the bar and you have locked half your home board!
The Backgame
This course of action is where you have two or more pieces in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor spot is a point consisting of at least two of your checkers.) It needs to be used when you are significantly behind as this strategy much improves your chances. The strongest areas for anchor spots are towards your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with one point separating them. Timing is crucial for an effectual backgame: after all, there’s 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 opponent is moving their checkers home, taking into account that you don’t have any other additional pieces to move! In this case, it’s better to have pieces on the bar so that you can maintain your position up until your opponent provides you an opportunity to hit, so it may be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your challenger to get them in this situation!
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