The Essential Details of Backgammon Tactics – Part 2
Posted in Backgammon on 04/19/2021 09:25 am by Jillian
As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of talent and good luck. The goal is to move your pieces carefully around the game board to your home board while at the same time your opposition moves their pieces toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With opposing player pieces shifting in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for particular tactics at specific instances. Here are the last two Backgammon tactics to complete your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to move his checkers, the Priming Game plan is to completely barricade 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 bad position if he at all attempts to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your game board. As soon as you have successfully assembled the prime to block the activity of your competitor, your opponent does not even get to roll the dice, that means you move your chips and roll the dice yet again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The objectives of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game tactic are similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions hoping to boost your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique uses different tactics to do that. The Back Game tactic is generally employed when you’re far behind your competitor. To play Backgammon with this technique, you need to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This strategy is more challenging 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.