As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of talent and pure luck. The goal is to shift your pieces safely around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opponent moves their chips toward their home board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips moving in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for particular tactics at specific times. Here are the two final Backgammon strategies to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the goal of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to shift his checkers, the Priming Game tactic 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 damaged position if he at all tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anyplace between point two and point eleven in your half of the board. After you have successfully assembled the prime to block the movement of your competitor, the opponent doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you move your pieces and toss the dice yet again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Tactic
The goals of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game technique are similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions hoping to improve your chances of succeeding, but the Back Game strategy utilizes alternate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game strategy is frequently used when you’re far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this tactic, you need to control 2 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 because it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the chips are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice roll.
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