Backgammon is a game between two players, which when played is like a military battle
between two armies. This game requires strategy, but the main element of the game is
luck. The dice can be your friend or your enemy.
The following tips will help you play your game:
1. Always try to move your checkers in pairs. It helps you from being hit.
2. Try to hit an opponent’s checker in the ‘away board’. Experts say that this is
even more important than making a blot or blockade in the form of prime.
3. Don’t try to occupy the ace-point in the beginning. Let the checkers move
out for hitting or anchoring. Try to focus at the ace-point in the final stages of
the game.
4. We realize that the bar-point is very important. However we insist you to try
to occupy the equity points in the early stage. These are the 4th and 5th points
on both the sides.
5. We advise you to redouble at a stage when you don’t have anything to lose,
like in the 2nd game of a 3 game match if you have already conceded the first
game.
6. Anchoring is always preferable to restrain the movements of the opponent. If
your opponent sets up an anchor, the best way to counter is with an anchor of
your own. And try to do the same at a stage when you are trailing, for then it
may be your only available lifeline.
7. The occupation of 7 or 9 point is advantageous when you are trailing. It will
create pressure on the 12th point (Mid point) of the opponent. Don’t try to go
too deep at your home board in the beginning. Leave the 1/ 2/ 3 points empty.
The 5th point is equally important like the 7th one as the 5th point also prevents
the opponent’s checkers from entering the bar.
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