The Basics of Backgammon Tactics – Part 2


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As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and luck. The aim is to move your checkers carefully around the board to your home board and at the same time your opponent moves their checkers toward their home board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces moving in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular tactics at particular instances. Here are the 2 final Backgammon tactics to complete your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the aim 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 assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s checkers will either get hit, or end up in a bad position if she at all tries to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be built anywhere between point two and point 11 in your board. After you have successfully assembled the prime to prevent the activity of your opponent, the competitor doesn’t even get to roll the dice, that means you shift your pieces and toss the dice yet again. You’ll be a winner for sure.

The Back Game Strategy

The goals of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game plan are similar – to hurt your opponent’s positions hoping to improve your chances of winning, but the Back Game tactic relies on different tactics to do that. The Back Game technique is frequently employed when you are far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this strategy, you need to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This strategy is more complex than others to play in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your chips and how the chips are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice roll.

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