As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of skill and luck. The goal is to move your pieces safely around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opposing player moves their checkers toward their inside board in the opposing direction. With opposing player checkers shifting in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific strategies at particular times. Here are the two final Backgammon tactics to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the aim of the blocking tactic is to hamper the opponents ability to move his pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely stop any movement of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a damaged position if he ever tries to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your game board. Once you’ve successfully assembled the prime to block the movement of the competitor, the opponent does not even get to toss the dice, and you move your chips and toss the dice yet again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The goals of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game technique are similar – to hurt your competitor’s positions hoping to boost your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique utilizes alternate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game strategy is frequently utilized when you’re far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, you need to control 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This tactic is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice toss.