As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of skill and good luck. The aim is to move your checkers safely around the board to your inside board and at the same time your opponent moves their checkers toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips shifting in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for specific techniques at particular instances. Here are the last 2 Backgammon tactics to complete your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to shift their chips, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely block any activity of the opposing player by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s checkers will either get bumped, or result a damaged position if she ever tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point two and point 11 in your half of the board. After you’ve successfully constructed the prime to prevent the movement of your opponent, the opponent doesn’t even get to toss the dice, that means you shift your pieces and toss the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The goals of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions hoping to better your odds of winning, however the Back Game technique utilizes alternate tactics to do that. The Back Game plan is generally utilized when you are far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this strategy, you have to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single checker) late in the game. This technique is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the pieces are moved is partially the outcome of the dice toss.