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As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of skill and luck. The aim is to move your checkers safely around the game board to your inner board while at the same time your opposing player shifts their checkers toward their inner board in the opposing direction. With opposing player checkers shifting in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for specific tactics at specific times. Here are the last 2 Backgammon techniques to complete your game.

The Priming Game Strategy

If the aim of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to move her pieces, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely stop any movement of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s chips will either get bumped, or result a damaged position if he/she ever tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your board. After you’ve successfully constructed the prime to prevent the activity of the competitor, your opponent doesn’t even get to roll the dice, that means you move your pieces and toss the dice again. You will be a winner for sure.

The Back Game Strategy

The aims of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game plan are very similar – to hurt your opponent’s positions hoping to better your odds of winning, however the Back Game tactic uses alternate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game technique is often employed when you’re far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this strategy, you have 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 seeing as it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the pieces are moved is partially the result of the dice roll.