As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of ability and pure luck. The aim is to move your checkers carefully around the board to your inner board and at the same time your opposition shifts their checkers toward their inner board in the opposing direction. With competing player chips heading in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific strategies at particular instances. Here are the last two Backgammon techniques to round out your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the goal of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift his pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely barricade any activity of the opponent by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s pieces will either get hit, or result a damaged position if he/she at all attempts to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your game board. Once you’ve successfully assembled the prime to stop the activity of your opponent, your opponent doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you move your chips and toss the dice yet again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game tactic are similar – to hurt your competitor’s positions in hope to better your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game tactic relies on different techniques to achieve that. The Back Game technique is often utilized when you are far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this tactic, you need to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This technique is more challenging than others to use in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your chips and how the checkers are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice roll.