As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and pure luck. The goal is to shift your checkers safely around the game board to your home board and at the same time your opponent moves their chips toward their home board in the opposing direction. With competing player chips shifting in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at specific instances. Here are the last two Backgammon strategies to complete your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the goal of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to move their chips, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely barricade any movement of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s checkers will either get hit, or result a damaged position if she at all attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point two and point 11 in your half of the board. After you have successfully constructed the prime to prevent the movement of your opponent, your competitor does not even get to roll the dice, and you move your chips and roll the dice again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Tactic
The objectives of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions hoping to improve your chances of succeeding, but the Back Game tactic utilizes different tactics to do that. The Back Game technique is generally used when you’re far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, you need to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot 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 checkers are moved is partially the outcome of the dice toss.