As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and pure luck. The goal is to move your checkers carefully around the game board to your inner board and at the same time your opposition shifts their chips toward their home board in the opposing direction. With competing player checkers heading in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific techniques at specific instances. Here are the 2 final Backgammon tactics to complete your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to shift their pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely block any activity of the opponent by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s pieces will either get bumped, or result a battered position if he at all attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your half of the board. Once you’ve successfully assembled the prime to prevent the activity of the competitor, the opponent does not even get a chance to roll the dice, and you shift your chips and toss the dice again. You will win the game for sure.

The Back Game Strategy

The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game tactic are very similar – to harm your competitor’s positions with hope to improve your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique relies on seperate techniques to do that. The Back Game tactic is generally used when you’re far behind your opponent. To play Backgammon with this technique, you have to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This tactic is more difficult than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice toss.