As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of ability and good luck. The goal is to move your pieces safely around the game board to your inner board while at the same time your opposition shifts their pieces toward their home board in the opposite direction. With opposing player checkers shifting in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific strategies at specific instances. Here are the last two Backgammon techniques to round out your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the goal of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift her pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely block any activity of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s pieces will either get bumped, or result a battered position if he ever attempts to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be built anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your game board. After you have successfully assembled the prime to prevent the movement of your opponent, the opponent does not even get a chance to toss the dice, that means you move your chips and toss the dice again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Tactic
The aims of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game tactic are similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions with hope to better your chances of winning, however the Back Game plan relies on seperate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game strategy is often used when you’re far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this strategy, you need to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This technique is more difficult than others to employ in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your chips and how the checkers are moved is partially the outcome of the dice roll.
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