Backgammon - Opening rolls pt. 1
We already talked about the opening goals in an earlier post. Now it
is time to see how you the possible opening rolls can be used to
perform the first step. In this post i will concentrate on the
blocking rolls.
The luckiest roll for your first move is 3-1. This allows you to build
the 5-point.
Blocking another point in your home board, so your opponent has one
point less to reenter the game if a checker is hit. Making the 5-point
also helps blocking the back men of your enemy.
Another good first roll is 4-2. This allows to make the 4-point.
Basically offering the same advantages as 3-1 but leaving the 5-point
as a gap. If white is able to reach the 5 point your chance to trap
them and to build a prim shrinks.
A little weaker is the roll 5-3 and making the 3-point. I guess you
already understand why ;-)
It is building a point in your home board but the 3-point is not a
strong point alone and leaving a bigger gap does not help.
The last blocking roll is 6-1. The best move is to make the 7-point
also known as the bar-point.
Not considered as strong as 3-1 because it is not building a point
within the home board but making the 7-point prevents white from
escaping with his first roll. Also building a 3-point prime (from 6 to
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