As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and luck. The goal is to shift your checkers carefully around the game board to your inner board while at the same time your opposition moves their chips toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player checkers heading in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for specific strategies at specific instances. Here are the two final Backgammon strategies to round out your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the aim of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift her checkers, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely 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 bad position if he/she ever tries to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your game board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to prevent the activity of your opponent, the competitor does not even get to roll the dice, and you move your chips and toss the dice again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The goals of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions in hope to improve your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique uses different techniques to do that. The Back Game plan is often employed when you’re far behind your competitor. To participate 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 technique is more challenging than others to employ in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the pieces are relocated is partly the result of the dice roll.