As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of ability and good luck. The aim is to shift your pieces safely around the board to your inner board while at the same time your opponent shifts their pieces toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player chips moving in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific techniques at particular instances. Here are the last two Backgammon tactics to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the aim of the blocking plan is to hamper the opponents ability to move his pieces, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely barricade any activity of the opposing player by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s pieces will either get bumped, or result a battered position if he at all tries to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anywhere between point two and point eleven in your game board. After you’ve successfully constructed the prime to block the activity of the competitor, the competitor does not even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you move your pieces and toss the dice again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The objectives of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to hurt your opponent’s positions in hope to boost your odds of succeeding, however the Back Game tactic utilizes seperate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game plan is generally employed when you’re far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this tactic, you have to control 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This technique is more complex than others to employ in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the pieces are moved is partially the outcome of the dice roll.