Backgammon Cheats

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As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of ability and good luck. The aim is to shift your pieces safely around the game board to your inside board while at the same time your opposing player shifts their checkers toward their home board in the opposite direction. With competing player checkers shifting in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at particular instances. Here are the last two Backgammon techniques to finish off your game.

The Priming Game Plan

If the aim of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to move her chips, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely stop any activity of the opponent by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s pieces will either get hit, or end up in a damaged position if he ever tries to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your half of the board. After you have successfully constructed the prime to block the movement of the competitor, the opponent doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, and you move your chips and roll the dice yet again. You’ll be a winner for sure.

The Back Game Plan

The objectives of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game strategy are similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions hoping to better your odds of succeeding, however the Back Game plan uses seperate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game plan is generally utilized when you’re far behind your opponent. To play Backgammon with this plan, you have to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This technique is more difficult than others to employ in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are moved is partially the outcome of the dice roll.