The Essential Facts of Backgammon Strategies – Part Two
Posted in Backgammon on 09/06/2015 09:21 pm by MadisynAs we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and pure luck. The aim is to move your checkers carefully around the board to your home board while at the same time your opposing player moves their chips toward their home board in the opposing direction. With opposing player checkers moving in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific techniques at specific instances. Here are the last 2 Backgammon tactics to complete your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the aim of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift his pieces, the Priming Game plan is to completely block any activity of the opposing player by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get hit, or end up in a battered position if she ever tries to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anyplace between point two and point eleven in your half of the board. Once you have successfully built the prime to prevent the movement of the opponent, your competitor doesn’t even get a chance to toss the dice, and you shift your checkers and roll the dice again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The aims of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to hurt your competitor’s positions with hope to better your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game technique relies on alternate techniques to do that. The Back Game tactic is commonly utilized when you are far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, you need to control 2 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 requires careful movement of your chips and how the checkers are relocated is partially the result of the dice roll.