As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and good luck. The goal is to shift your checkers safely around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opponent moves their pieces toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player chips heading in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for particular strategies at specific instances. Here are the last two Backgammon tactics to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the aim of the blocking plan is to slow down the opponent to move her pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to completely barricade any activity of the opposing player by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get hit, or result a battered position if he ever tries to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your half of the board. Once you’ve successfully assembled the prime to prevent the movement of the opponent, your opponent does not even get a chance to toss the dice, and you shift your checkers and roll the dice again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The aims of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game tactic are very similar – to hurt your competitor’s positions with hope to better your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game tactic uses alternate tactics to do that. The Back Game technique is frequently used when you are far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this tactic, you need to hold two 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 play in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your checkers and how the checkers are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice toss.
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