As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and pure luck. The goal is to move your checkers safely around the game board to your inner board and at the same time your opposing player moves their pieces toward their home board in the opposing direction. With competing player chips moving in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at specific instances. Here are the last 2 Backgammon tactics to round out your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the aim of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to shift his chips, the Priming Game strategy is to completely stop any activity of the opposing player by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a damaged position if she at all attempts to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anyplace between point 2 and point eleven in your half of the board. After you have successfully constructed the prime to block the movement of the competitor, the opponent doesn’t even get to roll the dice, and you move your pieces and toss the dice again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions with hope to boost your chances of winning, but the Back Game technique utilizes seperate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game tactic is commonly employed when you are far behind your opponent. To play Backgammon with this tactic, you have to control 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This strategy is more difficult than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are moved is partially the outcome of the dice toss.
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