Backgammon Strategy

Although Backgammon is considered a relatively simple luck-based game, leaving your chances entirely to luck is not the only way to play. Utilizing various Backgammon strategies can significantly increase your chances of winning.

The main objective of Backgammon is to find a way to remove all your checkers from the board before your opponent. The first person to accomplish this objective is the winner. In other words, Backgammon is a competitive race.

Each Backgammon strategy has a common underlying concept which requires blocking the opponent's possibilities of access and keeping him delayed while you play care-free. Putting a Backgammon strategy into action provides you with the advantage of predicting and even controlling the moves of your opponent, enabling you to win the race.

Of course, Backgammon players at the beginner level should comprehend the basic rules and concepts of the game prior to learning the strategies. Nonetheless, these rules and concepts are easy to learn.

Once you have acquired the basic knowledge of Backgammon, you can certainly improve your game by utilizing the following strategies:

Written by: Gary Tenaglia.

 
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