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As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of talent and good luck. The goal is to move your chips safely around the game board to your inside board while at the same time your opposition shifts their chips toward their home board in the opposing direction. With opposing player checkers moving in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at particular times. Here are the last two Backgammon techniques to round out your game.

The Priming Game Strategy

If the purpose of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift his chips, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely barricade any activity of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s pieces will either get hit, or end up in a battered position if he ever tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be built anyplace between point two and point 11 in your half of the board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to block the movement of your opponent, the competitor does not even get to toss the dice, that means you move your checkers and toss the dice again. You will win the game for sure.

The Back Game Tactic

The goals of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game strategy are similar – to harm your opponent’s positions hoping to improve your odds of winning, however the Back Game technique utilizes different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game technique is often utilized when you are far behind your opponent. To participate 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 tactic is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are relocated is partly the result of the dice roll.