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Originally Posted by Bulldog2782
I play backgammon just for fun and not against anyone who is really all that good but they still know how to play. I was wondering what is best to do in the beggining of the game with the 2 pieces in the villians home. do you want to run or keep them there? or do you want to move them up a few spaces but still in their bass?
Thanks bulldog
If you roll big numbers (6-3, 6-4, 6-5) you can run a back checker all the way out and try to bring it to safety next turn. Mostly, however, your goal is to split your back checkers quickly by advancing to your opponent's 5-point or 4-point or bar-point, then try to bring the back checkers together again next turn, making what's called an "Anchor". With an anchor in place, your back checkers are safe again and you can then work on making a blocking position on your own side.
Remember that if you roll a number that actually makes a good blocking point (like 3-1 or 4-2 or 6-1) you forget about the back checkers for awhile and just try to block in your opponent.
You're really trying to play two games at once: a game of escaping your back checkers, and a game of blocking your opponent's back checkers. You try to evaluate every roll and see if it's better for one purpose or the other.