Strategy guides

Short, practical guides to playing — and winning — every game on Trindo Games, written for the rules exactly as they’re played here.

Two-player games

• Chess Strategy for BeginnersPractical chess strategy for new players: opening principles, safe development, simple tactics to spot, and how to finish a won game with checkmate.
• Checkers Strategy: How to Win More GamesHow to win at checkers: keep your back row, control the centre, use mandatory captures to set traps, and convert an extra king in the endgame.
• Backgammon Strategy for BeginnersBackgammon strategy basics: the best opening moves, when to hit and when to play safe, how to build a prime, and bearing off efficiently.
• Cribbage Scoring and Strategy GuideHow cribbage scoring works — fifteens, pairs, runs, flushes and his nobs — plus which cards to throw to the crib and how to peg safely.
• Crazy Eights Strategy: Tips to WinCrazy Eights tips: when to play your eights, how to choose a suit, which cards to hold back, and how to read your opponent’s hand from their draws.
• Naval Battle (Battleship) StrategyBattleship strategy that works: fire in a checkerboard pattern, hunt around every hit, track which ships are left, and place your own fleet to survive.
• How to Win at Four in a RowFour in a Row (Connect Four) strategy: why the centre column matters, how to build double threats, and the odd/even rule that decides endgames.
• Gomoku Strategy: Threats and ForksGomoku strategy: why open threes and fours matter, how to build a fork your opponent cannot block, and when you must defend instead of attack.
• Reversi Strategy: Corners and MobilityReversi strategy for better board control: secure corners, preserve mobility, limit frontier discs, use parity and count the exact endgame.

Solo games

• Klondike Solitaire Tips and StrategyKlondike Solitaire tips for draw-one games: which moves to make first, when to empty a column, and how to win in fewer moves for the leaderboard.
• FreeCell Strategy: How to Solve Any DealFreeCell strategy that solves almost every deal: keep free cells empty, clear a column early, free low cards first, and plan supermoves ahead.
• Minesweeper Tips: Patterns to Clear FasterMinesweeper tips and patterns: read the 1-1 and 1-2 patterns, flag with confidence, avoid guessing, and clear Beginner, Intermediate and Expert faster.
• Sudoku Solving Techniques, Easy to HardSudoku solving techniques from easy to hard: scanning, naked singles, hidden singles, pairs and pointing — with how to use pencil notes to find them.
• 2048 Strategy: The Corner MethodThe 2048 strategy that works: keep your biggest tile in a corner, build a chain along one edge, and use just two or three directions to reach 2048 and beyond.