The Basics of Backgammon Game Plans – Part Two
Posted in Backgammon on 04/04/2022 05:25 am by Zaire
As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of skill and pure luck. The aim is to move your pieces safely around the game board to your inside board while at the same time your opposing player shifts their pieces toward their home board in the opposing direction. With opposing player pieces heading in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at particular instances. Here are the two final Backgammon tactics to round out your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the goal of the blocking tactic is to hamper the opponents ability to move his checkers, the Priming Game tactic is to completely stop any movement of the opponent by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s chips will either get hit, or end up in a bad position if he at all tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anyplace between point two and point 11 in your half of the board. After you have successfully constructed the prime to stop the movement of your competitor, the competitor does not even get to toss the dice, and you move your chips and roll the dice again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The goals of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game tactic are similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions in hope to improve your odds of winning, however the Back Game strategy relies on different techniques to achieve that. The Back Game tactic is commonly utilized when you are far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this tactic, you need to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This tactic is more difficult than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the pieces are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice toss.