Diversification

How it works in play

Diversification means placing your builders and blots so that different numbers do useful work next turn: a 2, a 4 and a 5 might each make a point, instead of all of them needing a 3. It is the mirror image of duplication, which you aim at the opponent.

Related terms

• Duplication — Arranging your position so the opponent needs the same number for two different jobs — fewer rolls help them.
• Builder — A spare checker positioned to help make a new point next roll.
• Slot — Deliberately leave a blot on a key point, intending to cover it next turn.
• Underbuilt — A position lacking the builders needed to make new points.

Go deeper

• Game plans: the tactics behind every plan
• The 15 opening rolls
• Backgammon strategy, from first roll to bear-off

In other languages

• العربيةالتنويع (Diversification)
• ΕλληνικάΔιασπορά αριθμών (diversification)
• فارسیتنوع‌سازی (Diversification)
• עבריתגיוון מספרים (Diversification)
• РусскийДиверсификация (diversification)
• TürkçeÇeşitlendirme