Posted by Darien | Posted in Backgammon | Posted on 09-09-2020
As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and luck. The goal is to shift your checkers safely around the board to your inside board and at the same time your opponent moves their pieces toward their inside board in the opposing direction. With opposing player pieces moving in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at particular times. Here are the last 2 Backgammon tactics to complete your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the goal of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to move her checkers, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely barricade any activity of the opponent by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s chips will either get bumped, or end up in a bad position if he ever attempts to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anywhere between point two and point eleven in your half of the board. As soon as you’ve successfully constructed the prime to stop the movement of the opponent, the competitor does not even get to toss the dice, that means you shift your chips and toss the dice yet again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The aims of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game strategy are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions hoping to better your chances of succeeding, but the Back Game tactic uses alternate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game tactic is commonly utilized when you’re far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this strategy, you need to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This tactic is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the pieces are moved is partly the outcome of the dice toss.