Backgammon – 3 Basic Plans
Posted in Backgammon on 06/20/2022 03:25 pm by Zaire
In extraordinarily general terms, there are 3 basic tactics used. You must be able to hop between game plans quickly as the action of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This is comprised of building a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you are able to achieve, to barricade in the competitor’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most acceptable strategy at the start of the game. You can create the wall anywhere between your 11-point and your 2-point and then shift it into your home board as the game advances.
The Blitz
This is comprised of closing your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your opponent on the bar. For example, if your challenger tosses an early 2 and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you are able to play six/one 6/1 8/3 8/3. Your opposer is now in serious calamity seeing that they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have closed half your home board!
The Backgame
This strategy is where you have 2 or higher pieces in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point filled by at a minimum two of your checkers.) It needs to be employed when you are extremely behind as this action much improves your chances. The strongest places for anchor spots are towards your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with one point in between. Timing is important for a competent backgame: besides, there’s no reason having two nice anchors and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break up this straight away, while your opponent is getting their checkers home, taking into account that you do not have any other additional checkers to shift! In this situation, it is better to have pieces on the bar so that you can maintain your position up until your challenger provides you a chance to hit, so it will be a good idea to try and get your challenger to hit them in this situation!