As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and pure luck. The goal is to shift your pieces carefully around the board to your inner board while at the same time your opposing player moves their chips toward their inside board in the opposing direction. With competing player chips moving in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for specific tactics at particular instances. Here are the last two Backgammon techniques to complete your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the goal of the blocking plan is to slow down the opponent to move their pieces, the Priming Game plan is to completely barricade any movement of the opposing player by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s checkers will either get hit, or end up in a bad position if she ever attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anyplace between point two and point 11 in your board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to prevent the movement of the competitor, the opponent does not even get to roll the dice, and you shift your pieces and roll the dice yet again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The aims of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game tactic are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions in hope to boost your chances of succeeding, but the Back Game technique uses different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game strategy is generally used when you are far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this tactic, you need to hold 2 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 checkers are moved is partially the outcome of the dice roll.