As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of ability and good luck. The goal is to shift your chips safely around the board to your inside board and at the same time your opposing player moves their pieces toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces moving in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the need for particular strategies at particular times. Here are the 2 final Backgammon tactics to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the goal of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to move his chips, the Priming Game strategy is to completely block any activity of the opposing player by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get hit, or end up in a damaged position if she ever attempts to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to stop the movement of the opponent, your opponent does not even get to roll the dice, that means you move your pieces and roll the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Tactic
The objectives of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game technique are very similar – to harm your opponent’s positions hoping to improve your odds of winning, but the Back Game plan relies on alternate tactics to do that. The Back Game strategy is generally employed when you’re far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this plan, you have to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This plan 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 result of the dice roll.