As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of ability and luck. The goal is to move your pieces safely around the game board to your inside board and at the same time your opposition moves their pieces toward their home board in the opposing direction. With competing player pieces shifting in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at particular times. Here are the last two Backgammon tactics to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the goal of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift her chips, the Priming Game plan is to completely block any movement of the opponent by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get hit, or result a battered position if she ever tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anyplace between point 2 and point 11 in your half of the board. Once you’ve successfully assembled the prime to prevent the movement of your opponent, the opponent does not even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you move your chips and roll the dice again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The aims of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions in hope to better your chances of succeeding, but the Back Game strategy relies on alternate techniques to do that. The Back Game plan is generally utilized 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 checker) 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 moved is partially the outcome of the dice toss.