The Essential Details of Backgammon Game Plans – Part 2
As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and luck. The aim is to move your pieces safely around the board to your inside board and at the same time your opposing player shifts their chips toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With opposing player pieces moving in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at specific instances. Here are the 2 final Backgammon techniques to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to move his pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely block any activity of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get hit, or result a battered position if he/she ever tries to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your board. Once you have successfully assembled the prime to prevent the activity of the opponent, your competitor doesn’t even get a chance to toss the dice, that means you shift your checkers and roll the dice again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The goals of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game technique are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions in hope to boost your odds of succeeding, however the Back Game strategy relies on alternate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game tactic is generally used when you are far behind your opponent. To play Backgammon with this technique, you need to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This technique is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are relocated is partially the result of the dice roll.