The Basics of Backgammon Strategies – Part Two
Posted in Backgammon on 11/07/2015 03:21 pm by Madisyn
As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and luck. The goal is to shift your pieces carefully around the board to your inner board and at the same time your opposition shifts their chips toward their home board in the opposing direction. With competing player pieces moving in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular tactics at particular times. Here are the 2 final Backgammon strategies to round out your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the aim of the blocking plan is to hamper the opponents ability to move her pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to completely stop any movement of the opponent by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s pieces will either get bumped, or end up in a battered position if he/she at all attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be built anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your half of the board. After you’ve successfully constructed the prime to prevent the movement of the opponent, the opponent does not even get a chance to roll the dice, and you shift your chips and toss the dice again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game technique are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions in hope to improve your odds of winning, however the Back Game technique uses different techniques to do that. The Back Game tactic is frequently employed when you’re far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this tactic, you need to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This technique is more complex than others to play in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the pieces are moved is partially the outcome of the dice toss.