The Basics of Backgammon Game Plans – Part 2

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As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of skill and pure luck. The goal is to shift your checkers carefully around the game board to your inner board and at the same time your opposing player shifts their pieces toward their home board in the opposing direction. With opposing player chips shifting in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for particular techniques at particular times. Here are the last two Backgammon tactics to round out your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the aim of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to shift his chips, the Priming Game tactic is to completely block any movement of the opposing player by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s pieces will either get bumped, or result a bad position if he at all tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anyplace between point 2 and point 11 in your half of the board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to prevent the movement of the competitor, the opponent does not even get a chance to toss the dice, and you shift your chips and roll the dice again. You’ll be a winner for sure.

The Back Game Technique

The objectives of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game tactic are similar – to harm your opponent’s positions in hope to improve your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique utilizes different techniques to do that. The Back Game strategy is generally utilized when you’re far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, you have 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 employ in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are relocated is partially the result of the dice roll.