Backgammon Hitting - How To Attack Your Opponent

Hitting your backgammon opponent occurs when you move your checker to a point that has only one opponent backgammon checker on it. This means that your opponent's checker is hit, and is taken out to the bar. Your opponent must re-enter his checker into the board, in order to continue with his game of online backgammon.

An example of a hit in backgammon

Factors Influencing Your Decision for Backgammon Hitting

There are several factors that should be taken into account when contemplating backgammon hitting of an opponent in online backgammon.

Location of the opponent's checker - The farther away your opponent's checker is from your homeboard, the better it is for contemplating a backgammon hitting option. This is because you are taking your opponent further back on the board, and also because you are at a lower risk of being hit yourself.

Backgammon Hitting of a point you want to make - It is recommended to hit a checker if it is placed in a strategic point on the board which you are trying to reach, perhaps to create a blocking row there.

Hitting two checkers - When you hit two checkers that belong to your opponent, you are setting them back in the game considerably, and you are gaining important backgammon pips over them. This is why it is almost always advised to hit two or more checkers if you can.

Backgammon Hitting or point making - When you have an option of either hitting your opponent, or making a new point with two or more checkers, it is often advised to hit, unless it is an extremely strategic point on the board.

Next time your playing backgammon and your have the chance to hit your opponent, you'll know whether to do it or not, and it may be the factor that will determine who is the winner of the game.

Felicity Stone - Technical Writer