As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of ability and luck. The aim is to move your chips safely around the game board to your home board while at the same time your opposition moves their checkers toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips shifting in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for particular techniques at specific times. Here are the last 2 Backgammon tactics to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the aim of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to move their checkers, the Priming Game tactic is to completely block any movement of the opposing player by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a damaged position if she at all tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anyplace between point 2 and point 11 in your game board. As soon as you have successfully built the prime to stop the activity of the opponent, the opponent does not even get a chance to roll the dice, and you move your pieces and roll the dice again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The aims of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game strategy are very similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions with hope to better your odds of succeeding, however the Back Game plan relies on alternate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game plan is commonly used when you are far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this tactic, you have to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This plan is more difficult than others to play in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are relocated is partly the result of the dice roll.
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