The Basics of Backgammon Tactics – Part 2
Posted in Backgammon on 08/17/2024 09:25 am by Madisyn
As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of skill and pure luck. The goal is to move your pieces safely around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opponent shifts their chips toward their inner board in the opposing direction. With competing player checkers heading in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for particular tactics at particular times. Here are the last two Backgammon techniques to round out your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the aim of the blocking plan is to hamper the opponents ability to shift his pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely stop any activity of the opposing player by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s pieces will either get bumped, or end up in a battered position if he at all tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be built anywhere between point two and point 11 in your board. After you have successfully constructed the prime to stop the movement of the opponent, the competitor does not even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you move your chips and toss the dice again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game plan are similar – to harm your opponent’s positions hoping to better your odds of succeeding, however the Back Game strategy utilizes seperate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game plan is commonly used when you’re far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, you need to control 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This tactic is more challenging than others to employ in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the pieces are moved is partly the result of the dice toss.