The Basics of Backgammon Tactics – Part Two
Posted in Backgammon on 09/16/2023 05:25 pm by Madisyn
As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of ability and good luck. The aim is to move your checkers carefully around the game board to your inner board while at the same time your opponent shifts their chips toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces shifting in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific strategies at particular instances. Here are the last two Backgammon tactics to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the goal of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to shift her pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to completely barricade any activity of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s pieces will either get bumped, or result a bad position if he/she ever tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anywhere between point two and point 11 in your half of the board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to stop the activity of your competitor, your opponent does not even get to toss the dice, that means you move your chips and roll the dice again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The aims of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game tactic are very similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions hoping to boost your chances of winning, however the Back Game strategy uses different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game technique is frequently utilized when you are far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, 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 use in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the checkers are relocated is partially the result of the dice roll.