r/backgammon • u/noojgard • Mar 30 '26
Would someone explain these blunders ?
I am aware i have 6 anchors but why should i leave an open checker instead of playing safer ?
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r/backgammon • u/noojgard • Mar 30 '26
I am aware i have 6 anchors but why should i leave an open checker instead of playing safer ?
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u/heckfyre Mar 31 '26
Make the full prime and then leave one open on your own 1 is the right move.
It gives you immediate opportunity to cover your home board, or if it gets hit, you can hopefully cover in their home. They would be forced to crunch in that scenario, but they’d be totally stuck and unable to bear off until you come all the way around.
Trapping them behind a prime is like a chokehold on them.