The Basics of Backgammon Strategies – Part 2

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As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of skill and pure luck. The goal is to move your chips safely around the board to your inner board and at the same time your opposition moves their checkers toward their home board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips heading in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for particular tactics at particular times. Here are the last two Backgammon strategies to finish off your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the aim of the blocking plan is to slow down the opponent to shift her pieces, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely barricade any movement of the opponent by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get hit, or result a damaged position if he/she ever tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your game board. After you have successfully constructed the prime to prevent the activity of your competitor, your competitor doesn’t even get to roll the dice, and you shift your pieces and roll the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.

The Back Game Plan

The objectives of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game strategy are very similar – to hurt your competitor’s positions hoping to improve your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game strategy uses seperate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game tactic is commonly employed when you are far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this strategy, you have to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This technique is more complex than others to employ in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the chips are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice toss.