How do you win at Mills?

How do you win at Mills?

Players try to form ‘mills’—three of their own men lined horizontally or vertically—allowing a player to remove an opponent’s man from the game. A player wins by reducing the opponent to two pieces (where they could no longer form mills and thus be unable to win), or by leaving them without a legal move.

Do you have to roll the exact number to bear off?

To bear off, you have to reach an imaginary point located just outside of the board. To bear off one man, you need the exact dice to just remove it. This means that to bear off a man on the 3 point, you need to roll a 3. The farthest men can always bear-off, even if the dice is greater than the checker position.

How do you always win backgammon?

Top Backgammon TipsWhen you’re ahead in the race, race. Don’t make stacks.Hit blots, make points. If you have a choice between plays and one of them makes your opponent’s 5-point then do that – you’ll be right most of the time and even if you’re wrong it won’t be by much.5- primes are good but 6-primes are even better.