As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of talent and luck. The aim is to shift your pieces carefully around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opposing player shifts their checkers toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips heading in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at particular times. Here are the two final Backgammon strategies to round out your game.

The Priming Game Strategy

If the aim of the blocking tactic is to hamper the opponents ability to shift her pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to completely block any activity of the opponent by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get bumped, or end up in a battered position if she ever tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your game board. Once you have successfully assembled the prime to prevent the movement of your opponent, the competitor doesn’t even get a chance 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 very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions with hope to improve your odds of winning, however the Back Game technique relies on seperate techniques to do that. The Back Game tactic is commonly employed when you’re far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, you have to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This strategy is more complex than others to play in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the checkers are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice toss.