The Basics of Backgammon Game Plans – Part 2
Posted in Backgammon on 02/22/2024 10:25 am by MadisynAs we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and luck. The aim is to shift your chips carefully around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opposing player moves their chips toward their home board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces moving in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular strategies at particular instances. Here are the two final Backgammon plans to round out your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the goal of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to move his pieces, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely barricade any activity of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s chips will either get hit, or end up in a bad position if she ever attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anyplace between point two and point 11 in your game board. After you’ve successfully constructed the prime to prevent the activity of your competitor, your opponent doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you shift your pieces and roll the dice again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Tactic
The objectives of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game tactic are similar – to harm your competitor’s positions hoping to improve your chances of succeeding, but the Back Game strategy uses seperate tactics to do that. The Back Game tactic is frequently employed when you are far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this technique, you need to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This tactic is more difficult than others to use in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are moved is partially the outcome of the dice toss.