Posted by Nadia | Posted in Backgammon | Posted on 01-06-2020
As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of skill and luck. The goal is to move your pieces carefully around the game board to your inside board and at the same time your opposing player shifts their chips toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player pieces heading in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular tactics at specific instances. Here are the two final Backgammon tactics to round out your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the purpose of the blocking plan is to slow down the opponent to move his pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to completely barricade any movement of the opponent by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get bumped, or end up in a damaged position if she at all attempts to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your half of the board. After you’ve successfully built the prime to prevent the activity of the competitor, your competitor doesn’t even get to roll the dice, and you shift your chips and roll the dice again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game strategy are similar – to harm your opponent’s positions hoping to boost your chances of winning, however the Back Game strategy relies on seperate techniques to do that. The Back Game plan is commonly employed 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 late in the game. This technique is more difficult than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your checkers and how the checkers are moved is partially the outcome of the dice roll.