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Fevga fair blocking limits

Fevga allows powerful blocks, but two fairness rules limit them. You may never close all six points of your own starting table, and you may never hold a six-point wall directly in front of an opponent stack that still holds all fifteen checkers.

4 min · 4 steps

This is the written edition of an interactive Boardgammon lesson — in the app, the coach narrates while you play every move on a live board.

Step 1 · Blocking has limits

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On the board: The open gap

Fevga allows powerful blocks, but two fairness rules limit them. You may never close all six points of your own starting table, and you may never hold a six-point wall directly in front of an opponent stack that still holds all fifteen checkers.

Coach narration

Step 2 · Why limit full walls?

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On the board: The wall

White has built a strong wall near its head, with one gap left open. Why does Fevga restrict total walls?

Choose the reason for the Fevga blocking limit.

Quick check

  • To keep the opponent from being completely frozen
  • To make room for hits
  • Only because of cube play
Show the correct answer

Correct answer: To keep the opponent from being completely frozen — Correct. Fevga is a blocking race, but it still protects against total early lockdown.

  • To make room for hits — Fevga has no hits. The limit is about avoiding an unplayable trap.
  • Only because of cube play — The board rule matters even in simple games without using the cube.

Coach narration

Step 3 · Spot the illegal wall

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On the board: Tempting gap

White would love to fill the highlighted gap and own the whole starting table. Which kind of wall does Fevga forbid?

Pick the forbidden wall.

Quick check

  • Closing all six points of your own starting table
  • Blocking five points with one gap
  • Owning three points in a row
Show the correct answer

Correct answer: Closing all six points of your own starting table — Correct. One point must stay open — the same ban applies to a six-point wall in front of a full opponent stack.

  • Blocking five points with one gap — Five blocks with a gap are fine. Only the total six-point lockups are banned.
  • Owning three points in a row — Short walls are normal Fevga pressure. The rules only stop the complete freeze.

Coach narration

Step 4 · Build pressure, leave a game

A strong Fevga player blocks lanes but stays legal: leave a gap in your own starting table, and never seal all six points in front of a full opponent stack. The goal is pressure, not a frozen board.

Coach narration

What you learned

You can now describe Fevga blocking and its two fairness limits: no closed starting table, and no six-point wall trapping a full opponent stack.

Coach narration