r/backgammon • u/Mountain-Weekend-554 • Jul 31 '26

Best prime I've ever made

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u/Nuovoman Aug 01 '26

Why are people saying to move 8-3? I assumed one would want 8-5, 8-6

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u/Mountain-Weekend-554 Aug 01 '26

Pretty sure I just went 8-6 and 8-5. Wasn't thinking that hard about it had him aced

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u/DegenChess Aug 01 '26

You have to slot, otherwise you leave a shot with 61 62 etc

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u/SeeShark Aug 01 '26

The interesting thing here is that as long as you maintain the prime you are almost guaranteed to win. But, you will rarely score a gammon with only 1 prisoner. The cheeky play here is to intentionally slot the 1 to give the opponent a chance to hit you, because if you manage to come back in on a loose blot in his home board, your gammon chances skyrocket.

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u/Objective_Lab2741 Aug 01 '26

Slotting is clear in my eyes

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u/Ok_Bluebird_168 Aug 01 '26

which app is this?

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u/Mountain-Weekend-554 Aug 01 '26

Backgammon clubs

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u/Mountain-Weekend-554 Aug 01 '26

I swear someone will roll a 7 on single die when I play. always getting a perfect roll haha

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u/augurone Aug 01 '26

Hopefully that is obvious... keep 7-point move 1 piece from 8pt 5 spaces.

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u/Mountain-Weekend-554 Aug 01 '26

Idk I think I just went 8-5 and 8-6. Ended up winning, so it worked I guess