As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of skill and pure luck. The aim is to move your pieces carefully around the game board to your home board and at the same time your opposition shifts their chips toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player pieces heading in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for particular tactics at particular instances. Here are the two final Backgammon plans to round out your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the aim of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to move her pieces, the Priming Game plan is to completely block any movement of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a bad position if he at all tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anyplace between point 2 and point 11 in your game board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to block the activity of the opponent, the opponent doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, and you shift your checkers and roll the dice yet again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The goals of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game technique are similar – to hurt your opponent’s positions with hope to boost your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique relies on seperate tactics to do that. The Back Game strategy is generally utilized when you’re far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this plan, you need to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This strategy is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are relocated is partially the result of the dice toss.