As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of skill and good luck. The aim is to move your pieces safely around the board to your inner board and at the same time your opponent shifts their pieces toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces shifting in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at particular times. Here are the last 2 Backgammon techniques to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the goal of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to shift her checkers, the Priming Game tactic is to completely barricade any movement of the opponent by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s checkers will either get hit, or end up in a battered position if she ever tries to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anywhere between point two and point 11 in your half of the board. As soon as you have successfully assembled the prime to block the activity of the competitor, the competitor doesn’t even get to roll the dice, that means you shift your pieces and toss the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game technique are similar – to harm your opponent’s positions hoping to better your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique relies on different techniques to achieve that. The Back Game technique is commonly used when you’re far behind your opponent. To play Backgammon with this plan, you need to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single checker) late in the game. This plan is more complex than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are moved is partly the outcome of the dice toss.