As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of skill and pure luck. The aim is to move your checkers safely around the game board to your inside board and at the same time your opposing player moves their checkers toward their inside board in the opposing direction. With opposing player pieces shifting in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at specific times. Here are the last two Backgammon strategies to complete your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the aim of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to shift her chips, the Priming Game plan is to completely barricade any activity of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get bumped, or end up in a damaged position if he/she at all tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your game board. After you’ve successfully constructed the prime to block the activity of the competitor, your competitor doesn’t even get a chance to toss the dice, and you shift your chips and toss the dice yet again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game plan are similar – to hurt your competitor’s positions hoping to boost your odds of winning, however the Back Game plan relies on different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game technique is often used when you are far behind your competitor. To play Backgammon with this tactic, you have to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This plan is more complex than others to employ in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your chips and how the checkers are relocated is partly the outcome of the dice toss.
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