As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and pure luck. The goal is to shift your chips safely around the board to your inner board and at the same time your opposition moves their pieces toward their home board in the opposing direction. With competing player pieces heading in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for particular techniques at specific instances. Here are the last 2 Backgammon tactics to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the aim of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to move her checkers, the Priming Game plan is to completely block any activity of the opponent by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s pieces will either get bumped, or result a battered position if she ever attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your half of the board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to prevent the movement of the opponent, your opponent doesn’t even get to roll the dice, and you move your pieces and toss the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The objectives of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game tactic are similar – to hurt your competitor’s positions with hope to better your chances of succeeding, but the Back Game strategy uses different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game technique is frequently employed when you are far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this tactic, you need to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This strategy is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your chips and how the chips are moved is partially the outcome of the dice roll.