Indirect shot

How it works in play

A blot 7 to 12 pips away can only be hit with both dice together, so far fewer rolls do it: 6 of the 36 at seven pips, and only 2 at eleven. Leaving a blot out of direct range is often the safest play available.

Related terms

• Shot — A roll that hits an opponent’s blot.
• Blot — A point occupied by exactly one checker — vulnerable to being hit.
• Hit — Land on an opponent’s blot, sending it to the bar.
• Duplication — Arranging your position so the opponent needs the same number for two different jobs — fewer rolls help them.

Go deeper

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

In other languages

• العربيةالضربة غير المباشرة (Indirect shot)
• ΕλληνικάΈμμεση βολή (indirect shot)
• فارسیشات غیرمستقیم (Indirect shot)
• עבריתפגיעה עקיפה (Indirect shot)
• РусскийНепрямой выстрел (indirect shot)
• TürkçeDolaylı vuruş