As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and pure luck. The goal is to shift your pieces safely around the game board to your inner board and at the same time your opposing player moves their checkers toward their home board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips shifting in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for specific tactics at particular times. Here are the last two Backgammon plans to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to shift her pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to completely barricade any movement of the opposing player by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get hit, or result a battered position if he/she ever attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your board. As soon as you’ve successfully constructed the prime to block the movement of the competitor, the opponent doesn’t even get a chance to toss the dice, and you move your pieces and roll the dice yet again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game tactic are similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions with hope to boost your chances of winning, however the Back Game plan uses seperate tactics to do that. The Back Game plan is generally employed when you’re far behind your competitor. To compete in 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 technique is more difficult than others to play in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the chips are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice roll.