As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of ability and luck. The goal is to shift your checkers carefully around the board to your inner board while at the same time your opponent shifts their pieces toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player chips heading in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at particular times. Here are the 2 final Backgammon strategies to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the goal of the blocking tactic is to hamper the opponents ability to shift his checkers, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely block any movement of the opposing player by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a bad position if she ever tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your game board. Once you have successfully built the prime to prevent the activity of the competitor, the opponent does not even get to toss the dice, and you move your checkers and toss the dice yet again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The goals of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game strategy are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions hoping to better your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique utilizes different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game tactic is commonly utilized when you are far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this plan, you need to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single checker) late in the game. This tactic is more challenging than others to employ in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are relocated is partly the result of the dice roll.
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