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Backgammon StrategyBackgammon Game StrategyBackgammon is one of those games that involves basic mathematical fundamentals and there has consequently been quite a bit of analysis of backgammon strategy. We will go over some basic backgammon strategy to get you started but first here are some recommended backgammon strategy books for players of all levels. Backgammon players looking for beginning backgammon strategy should consider:
Players interested in intermediate to advanced backgammon strategy, would benefit greatly from:
Players looking to take their backgammon game to the highest level cannot go wrong with the two volume series on advanced backgammon strategy written by Bill Robertie:
Basic Backgammon Strategy If you are new to backgammon, or just need a refresher on basic backgammon strategy, here is an introduction to basic backgammon strategy. Take a look at backgammon rules if you need to refresh yourself on the basic rules of backgammon before going over this strategy. Your Opening Backgammon Move There has been much computer analysis and simulation applied to the game of backgammon. Like chess, backgammon involves mathematical principles and logic. From this, we can derive the optimal opening backgammon moves.
Here is the opening backgammon board position. Note that each of the 24 triangles, the points, are numbered. The points are numbered for each player starting in that player's home board. The point starting from the right corner of the home board is the one point and the point directly opposite to the one point is the twenty-four point, which is also the opponent's one point. The opening move table below sets forth the optimal opening backgammon game moves for each possible opening roll of the dice. The table does not have opening moves for doubles as there are no doubles on the opening roll (each player rolls one die at the start of the backgammon game and the player with the higher roll moves first according to the numbers rolled on both dice). The opening move table uses the point numbers to indicate the best move for each rollout. For example, 13/9 indicates moving a checker from the 13-point to the 9-point. As you can see from the table, there is a preference for moving a checker from the 13 and 24 points, followed by the 8 and 6 points. Where there is no preferred opening move indicated, computer analysis shows the alternative opening moves to be about equal.
After Your Opening Backgammon Move After your opening backgammon move, there are a number of general backgammon strategies that you can use depending on the game situation. You should be flexible and ready to change strategy as your position in the game changes. The more you practice these basic backgammon strategies, the more you will find them becoming instinctual. When you are comfortable with basic backgammon strategy, take your game to the next level by exploring the nuances of intermediate and advanced backgammon strategy with the books referenced above. One of the most basic and successful backgammon strategies is referred to as the running game. In a running game backgammon strategy, your primary objective is to simply make those moves that get your checkers around the board as fast as possible, while trying not to get hit or trapped. Keep it simple and advance as quickly as possible, particularly if you have the lead. A blitz is another speed based backgammon strategy in which you try to close the home board as fast as you can while keeping your opponent on the bar. With a holding game backgammon strategy, your goal is to keep a point high in your opponent's board or on your opponent's bar point. Try to gain an advantage in the game by hitting your opponent's blot from the point you are holding. As the game progresses, move to a running game strategy if you roll a large doubles and have the chance to rapidly move your checkers from the point you are holding. You may also find times in the game when it is useful to engage in a priming game backgammon strategy, particularly if you find your checkers have naturally lined up in the right pattern. With a priming game strategy, your goal is to build a wall of checkers (a prime) covering six consecutive points (or as many as you can) to obstruct movement of your opponent's checkers stuck behind this wall you have built. You can build the wall anywhere, but the board space between the 11 point and the 2 point is particularly effective. A twist on the priming game strategy is to use a backgame backgammon strategy. In a backgame strategy, you want to build a prime blocking wall in your own home board and also two or more anchor points (at least two checkers on a point) in your opponent's home board. Your anchor points will obstruct your opponent's checkers and give you more chances to hit them as they move toward the home board. This is a risky strategy as it significantly slows the advance of your own checkers and you probably do not want to use it unless you are already behind in the game.
And that, my friends, is basic backgammon strategy. For an explanation of general backgammon rules, see backgammon rules, and for more on backgammon doubling, see backgammon doubling. To read about playing backgammon online, go to online backgammon.
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