As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and good luck. The aim is to move your checkers carefully around the game board to your inner board while at the same time your opposition moves their pieces toward their home board in the opposite direction. With competing player checkers shifting in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for particular tactics at particular instances. Here are the two final Backgammon techniques to round out your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the aim of the blocking plan is to slow down the opponent to move his checkers, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely stop any movement of the opponent by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a bad position if she ever attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anyplace between point two and point eleven in your game board. After you have successfully assembled the prime to stop the activity of the competitor, the opponent does not even get to toss the dice, and you shift your checkers and toss the dice again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The goals of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game technique are similar – to hurt your competitor’s positions hoping to boost your chances of succeeding, but the Back Game strategy relies on different techniques to do that. The Back Game strategy is often utilized when you are far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, you need to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This tactic is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are relocated is partly the result of the dice roll.