As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of ability and pure luck. The aim is to shift your checkers carefully around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opposition moves their chips toward their home board in the opposing direction. With opposing player pieces moving in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for particular tactics at specific times. Here are the two final Backgammon strategies to complete your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the purpose of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift her pieces, the Priming Game plan is to completely block any activity of the opponent by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s pieces will either get hit, or end up in a bad position if she at all tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anywhere between point two and point eleven in your half of the board. After you’ve successfully built the prime to prevent the activity of the competitor, your opponent doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you move your checkers and toss the dice yet again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Tactic
The objectives of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game tactic are similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions hoping to boost your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game tactic relies on alternate tactics to do that. The Back Game technique is generally utilized when you are far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this plan, 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 employ in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are moved is partially the outcome of the dice roll.