As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of talent and good luck. The aim is to shift your pieces carefully around the board to your inside board and at the same time your opposing player moves their checkers toward their inner board in the opposing direction. With competing player chips heading in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular tactics at particular times. Here are the last two Backgammon plans to round out your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the purpose of the blocking plan is to slow down the opponent to shift his pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely stop any movement of the opponent by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s chips will either get hit, or end up in a bad position if she ever tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your game board. After you have successfully assembled the prime to block the movement of your opponent, your opponent doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, and you move your pieces and roll the dice again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The aims of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game strategy are similar – to hurt your opponent’s positions in hope to boost your odds of succeeding, however the Back Game plan relies on alternate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game strategy is generally utilized when you’re far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this strategy, you have 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 employ in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are relocated is partially the result of the dice toss.
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