As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of ability and luck. The aim is to shift your pieces carefully around the board to your home board while at the same time your opposing player shifts their chips toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player chips shifting in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific techniques at particular instances. Here are the 2 final Backgammon techniques to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the aim of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to move her pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely stop any activity of the opposing player by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s checkers will either get hit, or result a damaged position if he ever attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anywhere between point two and point 11 in your board. As soon as you’ve successfully assembled the prime to block the activity of the opponent, the opponent doesn’t even get a chance to toss the dice, that means you move your chips and toss the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The aims of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to harm your opponent’s positions hoping to boost your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game strategy uses seperate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game technique is often used when you’re far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this plan, you have to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single checker) late in the game. This tactic is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the chips are relocated is partly the outcome of the dice roll.