As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of ability and pure luck. The aim is to shift your chips carefully around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opponent moves their checkers toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces heading in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at specific times. Here are the two final Backgammon plans to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to shift his pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely block any movement of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s chips will either get hit, or end up in a bad position if he ever attempts to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anywhere between point two and point 11 in your board. After you have successfully constructed the prime to stop the movement of the opponent, your opponent does not even get to roll the dice, that means you move your pieces and toss the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The goals of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game plan are similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions hoping to boost your odds of succeeding, but the Back Game strategy utilizes different techniques to do that. The Back Game strategy is frequently employed when you’re far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this technique, you have to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This tactic is more difficult than others to employ in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are relocated is partly the result of the dice roll.