Backgammon

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As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of ability and good luck. The goal is to move your pieces safely around the game board to your home board and at the same time your opposition shifts their chips toward their inside board in the opposing direction. With competing player chips moving in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at specific times. Here are the two final Backgammon tactics to finish off your game.

The Priming Game Strategy

If the goal of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to move her checkers, the Priming Game plan is to completely block any activity of the opposing player by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get bumped, or result a damaged position if she at all attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anyplace between point two and point 11 in your half of the board. After you have successfully built the prime to stop the movement of the opponent, your competitor does not even get to roll the dice, and you shift your pieces and roll the dice again. You’ll be a winner for sure.

The Back Game Technique

The aims of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game tactic are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions hoping to boost your chances of winning, however the Back Game strategy relies on alternate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game plan is often employed when you are far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this tactic, you have to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This tactic is more complex than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are moved is partially the outcome of the dice roll.