As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and pure luck. The aim is to shift your pieces safely around the game board to your home board and at the same time your opposition moves their pieces toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces shifting in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular tactics at particular instances. Here are the last two Backgammon techniques to round out your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the aim of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift his pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely stop any activity of the opposing player by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s pieces will either get hit, or end up in a damaged position if she ever attempts to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anyplace between point 2 and point 11 in your half of the board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to prevent the movement of your competitor, the competitor does not even get to roll the dice, and you move your chips and toss the dice yet again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The aims of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game strategy are similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions in hope to better your chances of succeeding, but the Back Game strategy relies on alternate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game tactic is frequently employed when you are far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, you need to control 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This strategy is more challenging than others to employ in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the pieces are moved is partly the result of the dice roll.