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As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of skill and luck. The goal is to shift your checkers safely around the board to your inner board and at the same time your opposition shifts their chips toward their inside board in the opposing direction. With opposing player pieces heading in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at specific times. Here are the two final Backgammon tactics to round out your game.

The Priming Game Strategy

If the aim of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to move her checkers, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely barricade any movement of the opposing player by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s chips will either get hit, or result a battered position if he/she ever attempts to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anyplace between point two and point 11 in your game board. After you’ve successfully assembled the prime to stop the movement of your opponent, the opponent doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you shift your chips and toss the dice yet again. You’ll win the game for sure.

The Back Game Strategy

The aims of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game tactic are similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions hoping to better your odds of winning, however the Back Game strategy relies on seperate tactics to do that. The Back Game technique is often used when you are far behind your opponent. To compete in 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 plan is more difficult than others to play in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the checkers are relocated is partly the result of the dice roll.