As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and pure luck. The aim is to shift your pieces carefully 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 opposite direction. With opposing player checkers heading in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at particular instances. Here are the last two Backgammon techniques to complete your game.

The Priming Game Plan

If the aim of the blocking plan is to hamper the opponents ability to move their pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely block any movement of the opposing player by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s pieces will either get bumped, or result a damaged position if she ever tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be established anywhere between point two and point 11 in your board. After you have successfully constructed the prime to block the movement of your opponent, your opponent does not even get a chance to roll the dice, and you shift your chips and roll the dice yet again. You’ll win the game for sure.

The Back Game Technique

The aims of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game technique are very similar – to harm your opponent’s positions with hope to improve your chances of winning, but the Back Game strategy utilizes seperate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game strategy is often used when you are far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this plan, you need to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single checker) late in the game. This plan is more difficult than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the checkers are moved is partially the outcome of the dice toss.