Backgammon Moves

Build family communication and togetherness by having a weekly game night. It is so easy these days to let work, school, and the business of life rule the day, that we can easily lose touch with each other. If we get together one night each week for a game night, that does not involve the computer; we can rekindle those family ties.

Those families with small children will probably focus on the aspect of togetherness more so than actually finishing a game. Take the time to get down on the floor and play with those youngsters. Cuddle those dollies and call yourself "grandma" or "grandpa." Push those trucks around and pretend right along with the kids. If your back can take it, let them take turns riding you like a horse while you crawl around and neigh. Every kid loves that! Start teaching them the very basics of Backgammon. Let them throw the dice.

On summer evenings, try game night in the sand box at the park. Using an old mesh produce bag, collect a variety of suitable sand toys to take with you. These toys include various containers, a few wheeled vehicles, toy garden tools, and cast-off kitchen utensils. In the sandbox with your kids, you can create towns with roads, castles, or just about anything while they can learn many different values.

The most fun games for family nights include board games like Backgammon, Candy Land or Life, and dominoes. Consider the ages of the family members when explaining the rules and moves involved in Gammon play. Does the game take forever to play, so that some players' attention spans play out? Does the game encourage merciless competition, like Monopoly, leaving losers feeling left out? It's important for kids to learn how to lose and still have fun. Don't "throw" the game, intentionally letting them win all the time, but don't mercilessly beat them every time either. Make it fun. If losing is a problem for some of the kids, check out some of the new cooperative games where everyone is on the same team. The important thing is to have fun together.

Having a game night every week will help you stay close to your kids as they grow up. It will keep the bond of love fresh and the lines of communication open. Plan a game night this week! If there are no kids in your house, you should still sit and play a game of backgammon with your spouse or friends.

Here is what Online Gammon has to say about them.
·6-6 - will allow you to close both your and your opponents 7 points.

·5-5 - you should always move 2 pieces from your midpoint (12 point) to your 3-point.

·4-4 - you can create with ease an anchor on your opponents 5 point and your own 9 point.

·3-3 - will help you make your 5 point and your opponents 4 point.

·2-2 - can help you close the 5 point of your opponent by moving your back pieces twice.

·1-1 - one of the greatest combinations to start with as you can close both your 7 point and your 5 point, two of the most important pieces on the board.

One of the best opening moves would be 3-1 as it will allow you to close your 5 point. An opening move of 6-1 will close the 7 point and a 4-2 opening move will close the 4 point. If your opening move is 5-4, 5-3, 5-2, 4-3 and 3-2 you should move two checkers from your midpoint; however an opening move of 2-3, 4-5 and 4-3 can be used to close one of the opponent's points and move one checker from the midpoint. An opening move of 5-4 can alternatively move one of the back pieces nine points ahead.

The opening moves of 6-5, 6-4, 6-3 and 6-2 most of the time should move one of the back pieces using both dices. In addition you can also move one checker from the back to your opponent's 7 point and move another checker from the midpoint. Even today, after countless years of play and study, expert players still debate on what you should do with the 6-2 opening move, even so many are inclined on moving one piece from the midpoint and slot the 5 point.

With the opening rolls of 2-1, 4-1 and 5-1 you can split your back pieces in your opponents home board or slot the 5 point and move one piece from the midpoint with the reminder dice.

Once you get comfortable with the basics of the game maybe you'd like to try some of the variations.

·Acey Deucy

·Narde

·Tabula

·Tapa

·One Point Match to name a few.

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