Backgammon Tricks

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As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and pure luck. The aim is to move your pieces safely around the game board to your inside board while at the same time your opposing player shifts their pieces toward their inner board in the opposing direction. With opposing player checkers shifting in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for particular tactics at specific instances. Here are the two final Backgammon plans to finish off your game.

The Priming Game Strategy

If the aim of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift his pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely barricade any activity of the opposing player by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a damaged position if he/she at all tries to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your board. After you’ve successfully built the prime to stop the activity of your opponent, your opponent doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, and you move your pieces and toss the dice again. You’ll win the game for sure.

The Back Game Tactic

The objectives of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game plan are similar – to hurt your opponent’s positions in hope to improve your odds of winning, however the Back Game strategy relies on seperate techniques to do that. The Back Game strategy is often utilized when you’re far behind your opponent. To participate 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 strategy is more challenging than others to use in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the checkers are moved is partially the outcome of the dice toss.