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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on May 6, 2020 15:31:18 GMT
So I've recently learned how to play Backgammon, and it's become my new addiction. Very fun to play, lots of strategies etc. and I understand the basic rules and 'how to play' but I have noticed that there are several situations I find myself in that I can't find any governing rules that dictate how to play that particular scenario.
For example: If a player has all their pieces on their Home section of their Inner Board/Table and can thus begin to bear off.....Say you have pieces on 6, 5 and 1 but none on spaces 2 or 3 or 4....General Rules state that you can bear off from the next lowest available point (rolled a 2 that is empty but you have a piece on 1 so you can take that is that is the next lowest space available) Or again, still keeping with the Roll from the previous example.... if you rolled a 4/3 but don't have it, and none on 3 either....you can take a piece of the 1 space as that is the next lowest and available space. You can remove down but not up.)
But my question is....for every number you roll....if you have empty spaces in your Inner Table, rather than removing/bearing off from your available points when it is your turn.....can you move pieces around to cover all points? I mean that would statistically enable you to cover all your bases so that you increase your odds of being able to remove something. Otherwise.....if you continue to roll numbers that you don't have and you are stuck on a certain number-space.... you have to count your blessings that you roll exactly the number you need.
So to reiterate: When all of your pieces are in your Home board/Inner Table (but not every point space is occupied), when it is your turn do you have to remove pieces from the spaces available or can you use your turn to strategically move pieces around to fill empty points so that you increase your odds of rolling something you have pieces on?
This is something that I continuously run into and I want to make sure I know the correct way to play.
Anyone who knows how to play, has had experience with this same situation or would know tricks/rules that would govern this play.....PLEASE help!
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