As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and good luck. The aim is to move your pieces safely around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opponent shifts their pieces toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips shifting in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at particular times. Here are the last two Backgammon plans to round out your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to shift her checkers, the Priming Game plan is to completely stop any activity of the opposing player by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s pieces will either get bumped, or end up in a bad position if she at all tries to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your game board. As soon as you’ve successfully built the prime to stop the movement of your competitor, the opponent doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, and you shift your checkers and toss the dice yet again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The aims of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions with hope to improve your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique uses alternate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game technique is generally employed when you’re far behind your competitor. To play Backgammon with this strategy, you have to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This technique is more difficult than others to employ in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are relocated is partly the outcome of the dice roll.
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