When playing backgammon what degree of risk should you be prepared to take as a standard (I appreciate it varies by game conditions).

For example say:

You are slightly ahead on pips and you have both your back checkers either escaped or as a solid anchor, although your oponent has a strong home board.

Your opponent has both his back checkers on your 1 point and you have points 6-3 covered and are looking to make a 6 man prime and bear off.

You can break your midpoint checkers in such a way that if your opponent rolls a 63 or 64 he can hit you (1 in 9 chance), but if he doesnt hit you you are in good shape to make another point next turn.

Do you make this play or do you play safe (perhaps running one of your midpoint checkers into your home board and leaving the other out of his range?)

By the way Steve. I am ready for another game

Originally Posted by WotaWaster

When playing backgammon what degree of risk should you be prepared to take as a standard (I appreciate it varies by game conditions).

For example say:

You are slightly ahead on pips and you have both your back checkers either escaped or as a solid anchor, although your oponent has a strong home board.

Your opponent has both his back checkers on your 1 point and you have points 6-3 covered and are looking to make a 6 man prime and bear off.

You can break your midpoint checkers in such a way that if your opponent rolls a 63 or 64 he can hit you (1 in 9 chance), but if he doesnt hit you you are in good shape to make another point next turn.

Do you make this play or do you play safe (perhaps running one of your midpoint checkers into your home board and leaving the other out of his range?)

By the way Steve. I am ready for another game

At one point in my life I thought I knew how to play backgammon. Having read this I am not so sure.

Originally Posted by SeanyBullets1

Pips?

Prime and bear off?

WTF are you talking about?

lol...exactly