The Basics of Backgammon Strategies – Part 2
Posted in Backgammon on 02/15/2023 04:25 am by Lillie
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 game board to your inner board while at the same time your opposing player shifts their checkers toward their home board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips heading in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at specific times. Here are the two final Backgammon plans to round out your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to shift her pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to completely stop any activity of the opponent 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/she ever attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anyplace between point two and point 11 in your board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to block the activity of your opponent, your opponent doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you shift your chips and roll the dice yet again. You’ll be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The aims of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game strategy are similar – to harm your opponent’s positions with hope to better your odds of succeeding, but the Back Game tactic relies on seperate tactics to do that. The Back Game strategy is frequently utilized when you’re far behind your competitor. To play Backgammon with this plan, you need to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This strategy is more difficult than others to use in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the checkers are relocated is partly the result of the dice roll.