As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and luck. The aim is to move your chips safely around the game board to your inner board and at the same time your opposition moves their chips toward their home board in the opposite direction. With competing player checkers shifting in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific techniques at specific times. Here are the 2 final Backgammon strategies to complete your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the aim of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to move her checkers, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely block any movement of the opponent by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s checkers will either get hit, or end up in a battered position if he/she ever attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anyplace between point 2 and point eleven in your game board. Once you have successfully assembled the prime to prevent the movement of the competitor, the opponent doesn’t even get to toss the dice, that means you shift your chips and roll the dice yet again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Tactic
The aims of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game tactic are very similar – to harm your opponent’s positions with hope to improve your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique utilizes seperate tactics to do that. The Back Game technique is frequently employed when you’re far behind your competitor. To play Backgammon with this plan, you need to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This strategy is more complex than others to play in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your chips and how the chips are relocated is partially the result of the dice roll.