As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of skill and pure luck. The aim is to move your chips carefully around the game board to your inside board and at the same time your opposing player shifts their checkers toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player pieces shifting in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific strategies at particular instances. Here are the 2 final Backgammon tactics to round out your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the purpose of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift their checkers, the Priming Game strategy is to completely barricade any activity of the opponent by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s chips will either get hit, or result a bad position if he/she ever attempts to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your board. As soon as you’ve successfully constructed the prime to stop the activity of the competitor, the opponent doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you shift your chips and toss the dice again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game technique are very similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions hoping to improve your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game tactic relies on seperate tactics to do that. The Back Game technique is frequently utilized when you are far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this plan, you have to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This strategy is more challenging than others to employ in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice toss.