As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of ability and pure luck. The aim is to shift your pieces safely around the board to your inside board and at the same time your opposition shifts their chips toward their home board in the opposing direction. With opposing player pieces heading in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for particular strategies at specific times. Here are the last two Backgammon tactics to round out your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the aim of the blocking plan is to slow down the opponent to move their checkers, the Priming Game strategy is to completely barricade any activity of the opposing player by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s pieces will either get bumped, or result a battered position if she at all tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anyplace between point 2 and point 11 in your board. After you’ve successfully built the prime to prevent the movement of the competitor, the opponent doesn’t even get a chance to toss the dice, that means you shift your chips and toss the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Tactic
The goals of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game strategy are similar – to hurt your opponent’s positions hoping to better your chances of winning, but the Back Game strategy utilizes alternate tactics to do that. The Back Game tactic is frequently utilized when you’re far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this technique, you need to control 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This technique is more complex than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice toss.