The Basics of Backgammon Tactics – Part Two
Posted in Backgammon on 11/23/2015 04:21 pm by Madisyn
As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of skill and good luck. The aim is to move your chips safely around the board to your inner board and at the same time your opposition shifts their pieces toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player checkers moving in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific techniques at specific times. Here are the two final Backgammon tactics to complete your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the aim of the blocking tactic is to hamper the opponents ability to shift her chips, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely stop any activity of the opponent by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s pieces will either get hit, or end up in a battered position if she at all attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anyplace between point two and point 11 in your board. Once you have successfully assembled the prime to block the movement of your opponent, the opponent doesn’t even get to toss the dice, that means you move your checkers and roll the dice yet again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The goals of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game strategy are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions hoping to better your chances of winning, but the Back Game technique relies on different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game tactic is generally utilized when you are far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this plan, you have to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This strategy is more difficult than others to employ in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the checkers are relocated is partially the result of the dice toss.