The Essential Facts of Backgammon Game Plans – Part 2
Posted in Backgammon on 02/01/2024 12:25 pm by Jillian
As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of ability and pure luck. The aim is to move your pieces safely around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opposing player moves their pieces toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With opposing player pieces heading in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for specific strategies at particular times. Here are the 2 final Backgammon strategies to complete your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to shift their pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to completely barricade any activity of the opposing player by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s pieces will either get hit, or end up in a bad position if she ever attempts to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be established anyplace between point two and point 11 in your board. Once you have successfully built the prime to block the movement of the opponent, the opponent does not even get a chance to toss the dice, that means you shift your pieces and roll the dice again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The goals of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game strategy are similar – to hurt your competitor’s positions with hope to better your chances of winning, but the Back Game tactic utilizes different techniques to achieve that. The Back Game technique is frequently employed when you are far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this tactic, you have to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single checker) late in the game. This plan is more challenging than others to employ in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the chips are moved is partially the outcome of the dice toss.