As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and good luck. The goal is to move your chips safely around the game board to your inside board while at the same time your opposition moves their pieces toward their home board in the opposing direction. With opposing player checkers shifting in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific techniques at particular times. Here are the two final Backgammon techniques to complete your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the purpose of the blocking plan is to hamper the opponents ability to move her chips, the Priming Game plan is to completely block any movement of the opponent by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s pieces will either get hit, or result a battered position if she ever tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your board. After you have successfully constructed the prime to prevent the activity of the competitor, your opponent does not even get a chance to toss the dice, that means you move your chips and toss the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The goals of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game technique are similar – to harm your opponent’s positions in hope to improve your odds of succeeding, however the Back Game strategy relies on alternate tactics to do that. The Back Game plan is generally used when you are far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, you need to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This strategy is more difficult than others to play in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the checkers are relocated is partially the result of the dice toss.