As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of skill and luck. The goal is to move your checkers safely around the game board to your inside board while at the same time your opponent moves their checkers toward their inner board in the opposing direction. With opposing player chips heading in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for specific techniques at particular times. Here are the last 2 Backgammon techniques to complete your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the purpose of the blocking tactic is to hamper the opponents ability to move her chips, the Priming Game plan is to completely block any movement of the opposing player by constructing 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 2 and point 11 in your game board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to stop the activity of your competitor, your competitor does not even get a chance to toss the dice, and you move your pieces and roll the dice yet again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The aims of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game strategy are similar – to hurt your opponent’s positions hoping to better your chances of succeeding, but the Back Game plan uses different tactics to do that. The Back Game tactic is generally employed when you are far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this tactic, you have to hold 2 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 use in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are relocated is partly the outcome of the dice toss.
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