

The blocking technique that can be used when you play online backgammon is probably the most ancient technique of the game. Moreover, it is a very easy technique and is usually the first technique learned by beginner online backgammon players. When starting out in this strategy, first simply try to concentrate all of your checkers in one of the sides, the two that are closest to you. This means that at least three line are occupied by two checkers or more- all belonging to you side and color.
Without this strategy, the online Backgammon game would be a game of transferring the checkers from one side to the other and mostly based on luck and chance.
After you take a checker of your opponent, be careful that you do not have a opened checker on your side of the table. This is because this is the most common mistake played by beginners and often costs them the game. This is why when trying to use the block strategy in online backgammon, it is indeed important to pay attention to the rest of the checkers that are not blocking and see if they are safe.