The Essential Basics of Backgammon Game Plans – Part 2
Posted in Backgammon on 08/05/2025 09:25 am by Zaire
As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and luck. The aim is to move your chips safely around the board to your inside board and at the same time your opponent moves their chips toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With competing player chips moving in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for specific strategies at specific times. Here are the last 2 Backgammon techniques to finish off your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the goal of the blocking tactic is to hamper the opponents ability to shift her checkers, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely block any activity of the opposing player by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s checkers will either get hit, or end up in a damaged position if she ever attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your board. As soon as you’ve successfully assembled the prime to prevent the activity of the opponent, your opponent does not even get a chance to toss the dice, and you shift your checkers and toss the dice again. You will be a winner for sure.
The Back Game Tactic
The objectives of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game plan are similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions hoping to boost your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game technique relies on alternate tactics to do that. The Back Game strategy is commonly employed when you’re far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this plan, you have to control two 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 seeing as it requires careful movement of your chips and how the checkers are moved is partially the result of the dice roll.