The Basics of Backgammon Strategies – Part Two
Posted in Backgammon on 11/29/2024 12:25 am by Zaire
As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of ability and pure luck. The goal is to move your checkers carefully around the game board to your inside board while at the same time your opposition moves their chips toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces heading in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at specific instances. Here are the two final Backgammon techniques to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the goal of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to move their checkers, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely barricade any activity of the opponent by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s pieces will either get hit, or result a damaged position if she ever attempts to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your board. As soon as you have successfully built the prime to prevent the movement of your competitor, the competitor doesn’t even get to toss the dice, and you shift your checkers and roll the dice yet again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Technique
The objectives of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game tactic are similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions in hope to better your odds of succeeding, but the Back Game technique utilizes different tactics to do that. The Back Game strategy is commonly used when you’re far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this plan, you have 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 employ in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the checkers are moved is partially the result of the dice roll.