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Opening Rolls

The opening of the game has a few roles in backgammon. Experts found that the points of the dice while opening the backgammon game have an important role and that they influence the rest of the game. They made some experiments with computer programs and human players and researched for many years in order to find out what are the best moves for each of the opening points of the dice. As it turned out, the moves following the first throw contribute to the process of the game, and knowing the pertinent rules can improve the player's skills.

There are specific moves that each player should do, according to the dice's opening points. For example, with 6 and 1 you should make a bar-point (on the 7th triangle of the board - starting to count from the first triangle at your home); this move will leave your checkers unexposed and will help blocking your partner's checkers.

Experts also found that if you will do an unexpected move with the checkers, your probability of wining the backgammon game will decrease, it's as simple as that. It's better for you to recall these specific moves in every opening of the game. It's very simple and we promise you that it takes only a few games to remember it. Likewise, there is a chance that you already know them. If you want to know how to play backgammon, including all the opening rolls, you can read the guidance for each move of the dice's points in the article 'Opening rolls of backgammon'.

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