As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and good luck. The goal is to shift your checkers carefully around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opponent shifts their pieces toward their home board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips moving in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular tactics at particular times. Here are the 2 final Backgammon techniques to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the goal of the blocking plan is to hamper the opponents ability to move his pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to completely stop any activity of the opposing player by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a damaged position if he/she at all attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anywhere between point two and point 11 in your half of the board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to stop the activity of your opponent, your competitor doesn’t even get to toss the dice, that means you move your checkers and roll the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The aims of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game plan are similar – to hurt your competitor’s positions hoping to better your chances of winning, however the Back Game strategy relies on seperate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game tactic is often used when you are far behind your opponent. To compete 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 difficult than others to employ in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the checkers are relocated is partly the result of the dice roll.