As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and luck. The aim is to shift your pieces safely around the game board to your inner board and at the same time your opposition moves their pieces toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player checkers shifting in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for specific tactics at specific times. Here are the 2 final Backgammon tactics to complete your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the aim of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to move his pieces, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely block any movement of the opposing player by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s checkers will either get bumped, or result a damaged position if she ever attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be established anywhere between point two and point eleven in your game board. Once you have successfully constructed the prime to prevent the movement of the competitor, your opponent doesn’t even get a chance to toss the dice, that means you move your pieces and roll the dice again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Tactic
The goals of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game technique are similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions hoping to improve your odds of winning, but the Back Game technique uses alternate techniques to do that. The Back Game technique is often employed when you’re far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, you need 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 employ in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the checkers are moved is partially the result of the dice roll.