Backgammon Playing Tips
Shawn Somerville
Playing backgammon can be fun, especially if you know how to
win by playing effectively. But sometimes a tip or two can help
you even more and make you a better player.
One of the best strategies to win is to block your opponent in.
It will keep them from moving their checkers out of your home
board and going out. This must be done early in the game to
keep your opponents two checkers in your home board there. So
you must move your checkers to points 7, 5, and 4 as quickly as
possible and even 2 and 3 if possible. Keep your point of 6 with
the six checkers where it is. This will ensure that your
opponent can’t get out of your home board and help your chances
of blocking them in to win.
By blocking your opponent in, they will be praying for double
sixes once all other moves have been made to get those two
checkers out of your home board. If doubles aren’t rolled, your
opponent will be forced to move one checker at a time, as long
as they get a six or better, and leave one checker vulnerable
behind. Of course while veering off your own checkers, make
sure you don’t leave one alone where your opponent can send you
off the board to go through their side.
When in doubt, hit. This can help you win because once your
opponent is hit, that checker is the piece they must move
before they can do anything else on the board. So if you hit
them multiple times, they will have to get several pieces back
on the board and get past your checkers to win. Make sure you
do not hit where it will make you vulnerable to being hit
yourself. Unless of course it will be advantageous to you, as
in early in the game when your opponent won’t have you blocked
in.
Hitting when you have a block started can also be good because
once you get several spots blocked, your opponent will have a
harder time getting their checkers out of your home board and
beating you. It is even possible to hit them several times and
get your block set. That way you can block them from returning
to the game board and even having a chance at beating you.
These two tips are not the only way to win, but they are good
ideas for beginners to become better players. Once you master
these, winner most of the time will not seem like such a hard
thing to do.
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