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As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of talent and pure luck. The aim is to shift your pieces safely around the game board to your inner board and at the same time your opposing player shifts their chips toward their home board in the opposing direction. With competing player pieces moving in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for specific techniques at particular instances. Here are the last two Backgammon tactics to finish off your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to shift his pieces, the Priming Game plan is to completely block any movement of the opponent by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s chips will either get hit, or end up in a battered position if he ever tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anyplace between point two and point 11 in your board. Once you’ve successfully constructed the prime to block the movement of your opponent, the competitor doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you move your pieces and roll the dice again. You will be a winner for sure.

The Back Game Tactic

The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game technique are very similar – to hurt your opponent’s positions hoping to better your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game technique relies on alternate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game plan is generally utilized when you’re far behind your competitor. To play Backgammon with this strategy, you have to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single checker) late in the game. This tactic is more difficult than others to employ in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the pieces are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice toss.