As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of ability and pure luck. The aim is to shift your pieces carefully around the board to your inner board and at the same time your opponent shifts their chips toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player pieces shifting in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at particular instances. Here are the two final Backgammon tactics to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to shift their chips, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely block any movement of the opposing player by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get bumped, or result a damaged position if he ever tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your board. Once you’ve successfully constructed the prime to block the movement of the competitor, the opponent does not even get to toss the dice, that means you move your pieces and roll the dice again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The aims of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game tactic are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions in hope to better your odds of succeeding, but the Back Game strategy utilizes alternate tactics to do that. The Back Game technique is generally used when you’re far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this strategy, you have to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This tactic is more complex than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your chips and how the checkers are relocated is partly the result of the dice roll.
