As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of skill and luck. The aim is to move your chips carefully around the board to your inner board and at the same time your opponent shifts their checkers toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player checkers moving in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at particular times. Here are the last two Backgammon strategies to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the purpose of the blocking tactic is to hamper the opponents ability to shift her pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely block any movement of the opposing player by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s checkers will either get hit, or end up in a battered position if she ever attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your game board. Once you’ve successfully built the prime to block the movement of your opponent, your opponent doesn’t even get a chance to toss the dice, that means you move your pieces and roll the dice again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Tactic
The aims of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game tactic are very similar – to harm your opponent’s positions hoping to better your chances of winning, however the Back Game plan uses different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game plan is commonly employed when you are far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this technique, you have to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This technique is more difficult than others to use in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are relocated is partly the outcome of the dice roll.
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