As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of skill and pure luck. The aim is to shift your pieces safely around the game board to your inner board and at the same time your opponent shifts their chips toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces shifting in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at particular instances. Here are the two final Backgammon tactics to complete your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the aim of the blocking plan is to hamper the opponents ability to move her pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to completely block any movement of the opponent by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s pieces will either get bumped, or result a bad position if he at all tries to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point two and point 11 in your board. Once you have successfully assembled the prime to stop the activity of the opponent, your competitor doesn’t even get to toss the dice, that means you move your pieces and roll the dice again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The goals of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions in hope to improve your chances of winning, but the Back Game tactic relies on alternate tactics to do that. The Back Game plan is frequently employed when you’re far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this tactic, you need to control 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This strategy is more complex than others to use in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the chips are moved is partially the outcome of the dice roll.