Backgammon – Three Main Plans
Posted in Backgammon on 09/21/2022 01:25 pm by Madisyn
In extraordinarily simple terms, there are 3 basic game plans employed. You must be agile enough to hop between techniques instantly as the action of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This is composed of creating a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you are able to achieve, to barricade in the opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most suitable procedure at the start of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace inbetween your 11-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the game continues.
The Blitz
This is comprised of closing your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. e.g., if your opponent rolls an early two and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you will be able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your challenger is now in serious dire straits taking into account that they have two pieces 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 competitor’s home board. (An anchor spot is a position occupied by at least two of your checkers.) It should be played when you are decidedly behind as it greatly improves your circumstances. The better locations for anchors are close to your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with one point separating them. Timing is crucial for a competent backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no point having two 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 other spare checkers to shift! In this situation, it’s more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you might preserve your position up until your opponent provides you an opportunity to hit, so it may be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your opponent to hit them in this situation!