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Enjoying backgammon could be entertaining, particularly if you are aware of how to win by playing excellently. But sometimes a tip or two might assist you even more and make you a more accomplished competitor.

One of the better strategies to succeed is to block your opponent in. It will keep them from shifting their checkers out of your home board. This must be completed at the start of the game to hold your opponents two checkers in your home boardthere. So you need to shift your pieces to points 7, 5, and four as quickly as as you can and even two and 3 if possible. Maintain your point of 6 with the six checkers as it is. This will guarantee that your opponent can not get out of your home board and help your chances of blocking them in to come out on top.

By blocking your competitor in, they’ll be praying for double 6’s once all other moves have been made to get those two pieces from your home board. If doubles aren’t rolled, your challenger will be forced to move 1 piece at a time, as long as they get a six or greater, and leave 1 checker behind and vulnerable. Of course while moving your own pieces, make sure you do not leave one alone where your challenger can send you off to the bar to make your way through their side.

When you are not sure what to do, hit. This can assist you in winning mainly because as soon as your opponent is hit, that piece is the checker they must move prior to doing anything else on the board. So if you hit them numerous times, they will have to get several pieces back on the board and get past your checkers to succeed. Make sure you do not hit where it’ll cause you to be vulnerable to getting hit yourself. Unless of course it will be advantageous to you, as in early on in the game when your competitor will not have you locked in.

Landing a hit when you have a barricade started can also be good because as soon as you get several spots blocked, your challenger will have a harder time moving their pieces from your home board and crushing you. It’s even possible to hit them numerous times and get your block setup. That way you will be able to prevent them from re-entering the game board and even being offered a chance at defeating you.

These 2 pointers are not the only way to succeed, but they are exceptional ideas for amateurs to grow into better players. So when you conquer these, succeeding most of the time certainly won’t appear to be such a hard thing to do.