As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and good luck. The aim is to move your pieces carefully around the board to your home board while at the same time your opposing player moves their pieces toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player checkers shifting in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific strategies at specific times. Here are the two final Backgammon strategies to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the aim of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift her checkers, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely stop any activity of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s chips will either get bumped, or result a damaged position if he/she at all tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anyplace between point 2 and point 11 in your board. After you’ve successfully built the prime to block the movement of your opponent, the competitor doesn’t even get to roll the dice, and you move your chips and toss the dice again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The goals of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions with hope to boost your chances of winning, however the Back Game tactic uses seperate tactics to do that. The Back Game plan is commonly employed when you are far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this plan, you have to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This tactic is more difficult than others to employ in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the pieces are moved is partly the result of the dice roll.