As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of talent and good luck. The goal is to shift your pieces safely around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opponent shifts their chips toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With competing player checkers moving in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at specific times. Here are the last 2 Backgammon plans to round out your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the goal of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to shift her checkers, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely barricade any movement of the opponent by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a battered position if she ever attempts to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your board. After you have successfully built the prime to block the movement of the competitor, the competitor doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, and you move your checkers and roll the dice again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The goals of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game technique are similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions with hope to better your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game strategy relies on different techniques to achieve that. The Back Game strategy is generally utilized when you are far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this strategy, you have to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This plan is more challenging than others to use in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are moved is partially the outcome of the dice roll.