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Some Important Backgammon Tips



Are you looking forward to your Christmas break?  I hope that you are lucky enough to have at least several days of rest for the holidays.  I know some friends who are – oh this includes myself, by the way.  We’re all planning on spending a lot of time doing nothing and playing backgammon together.  If you have the same plans, here are some important tips that can help you perfect your game.  Thanks to Gammoned for these tips.

1) Once a backgammon opponent makes an advanced anchor it is even more important to make one yourself. Your opponent can now afford to make bolder plays which could really put you on the defensive.

As they say, offense is the best defense!

2) If you are already substantially behind in the race it may not hurt your chances to fall further behind. When you are way behind in the race it may actually improve your timing to be hit again giving you a better backgame or avoid crunching your board.

I am not so sure about this but probably only because I have this aversion to being behind in anything.  I think that I shall try this tip the next time I find myself in this situation, though.   Perhaps it is a better way of dealing with things/

3) When ahead in the race, race! Break contact if you are ahead and bank on your racing advantage.

Now this is more to my liking.  I actually like doing this – just to make sure that I have a lot of advantage.

(to be continued)

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