Backgammon – Three General Schemes
Posted in Backgammon on 06/10/2018 05:25 pm by LillieIn extraordinarily general terms, there are 3 chief tactics employed. You need to be agile enough to switch strategies instantly as the action of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This consists of creating a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as deep as you might manage, to block in the opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most adequate strategy at the begining of the game. You can assemble the wall anyplace within your 11-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game advances.
The Blitz
This involves locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your opposer on the bar. For example, if your opposer rolls an early two and shifts one piece from your one-point to your 3-point and you then roll a five-five, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your competitor is then in big-time difficulty taking into account that they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!
The Backgame
This course of action is where you have two or higher checkers in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor is a point filled by at least two of your pieces.) It must be used when you are extremely behind as this action greatly improves your circumstances. The better places for anchors are close to your opponent’s lower points and either on adjoining points or with one point separating them. Timing is crucial for an effectual backgame: besides, there’s no reason having two nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to dismantle this right away, while your opposer is shifting their pieces home, because you do not have other additional checkers 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 gives you an opportunity to hit, so it may be an excellent idea to try and get your challenger to get them in this situation!