Backgammon Strategy Backgammon Strategy for Dummies

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As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of skill and pure luck. The goal is to move your checkers safely around the game board to your inside board while at the same time your opposition moves their chips toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips moving in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for specific techniques at specific instances. Here are the last 2 Backgammon tactics to round out your game.

The Priming Game Strategy

If the goal of the blocking plan is to slow down the opponent to move his chips, the Priming Game plan is to completely barricade any movement of the opposing player by assembling a prime - ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent's checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a damaged position if she at all attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be established anywhere between point two and point 11 in your board. Once you have successfully assembled the prime to prevent the movement of the competitor, the competitor does not even get a chance to roll the dice, and you move your checkers and toss the dice again. You will win the game for sure.

The Back Game Strategy

The goals of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game strategy are similar - to harm your opponent's positions hoping to boost your odds of succeeding, however the Back Game tactic utilizes seperate tactics to do that. The Back Game strategy is commonly utilized when you are far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, you need to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This strategy is more difficult than others to play in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your chips and how the chips are moved is partially the outcome of the dice toss.