As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and luck. The goal is to move your checkers safely around the game board to your inside board and at the same time your opposing player shifts their chips toward their inner board in the opposing direction. With opposing player chips shifting in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for particular techniques at specific times. Here are the 2 final Backgammon strategies to round out your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the aim of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to move his pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to completely block any activity of the opponent by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s pieces will either get bumped, or end up in a damaged position if she ever attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anyplace between point 2 and point eleven in your half of the board. After you have successfully built the prime to prevent the activity of your opponent, your opponent does not even get to roll the dice, and you move your pieces and toss the dice yet again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The aims of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to harm your competitor’s positions hoping to improve your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique utilizes alternate techniques to do that. The Back Game technique is commonly utilized when you are far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this strategy, you need 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 use in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are relocated is partly the result of the dice toss.