When to employ a successful defensive strategy
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- Published on Tuesday, 27 September 2011 13:04
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In many sports and games, oftentimes the best offense is a good defense, and that is certainly true in backgammon as well.
The most basic of defensive strategies in backgammon is to cover as much of the board as possible. Strategically setting up primes and improving overall coverage of the board puts your opponent on the defensive, and automatically decreases the number of rolls of the dice your opponent can make in order to jump over the blocks.
The best strategy is to think ahead and work to set up at least two checkers on a single point at a strategic location. Your opponent won't be able to land on that particular point and can give up a turn if the roll of his dice isn't favorable.
The more options you can take away from your opponent, the more you can take a more offensive approach. As in football, if the defense has given the offense favorable position on the field, so it is with backgammon as well. By making a strong defensive stand, any player can give themselves the best chance to win.
A predominantly offensive attack without considering defense can at times be effective in backgammon as well, but keep in mind that your opponent will be employing his own defensive strategy as well, and as a result could put you in a very vulnerable position. Thinking about defensive strategies as a way to an offensive attack can indeed be a productive approach.
