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As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of ability and good luck. The aim is to move your chips safely around the board to your home board while at the same time your opposition shifts their pieces toward their inner board in the opposing direction. With opposing player chips moving in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for specific techniques at particular times. Here are the last 2 Backgammon strategies to round out your game.

The Priming Game Plan

If the aim of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to shift her pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely stop any movement of the opponent by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s chips will either get hit, or end up in a bad position if he/she ever tries to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your half of the board. As soon as you have successfully assembled the prime to prevent the activity of your competitor, your opponent doesn’t even get a chance to toss the dice, and you shift your pieces and roll the dice yet again. You’ll be a winner for sure.

The Back Game Tactic

The objectives of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game technique are similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions in hope to improve your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game tactic uses seperate techniques to do that. The Back Game plan is commonly employed when you are far behind your opponent. To play Backgammon with this tactic, you need to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This technique is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are relocated is partially the result of the dice roll.