As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of ability and good luck. The goal is to move your chips carefully around the game board to your inside board and at the same time your opponent shifts their chips toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player checkers shifting in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for specific tactics at particular instances. Here are the last two Backgammon tactics to complete your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the aim of the blocking plan is to hamper the opponents ability to move her checkers, the Priming Game tactic is to completely block any movement of the opposing player by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get hit, or end up in a damaged position if he at all attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anywhere between point two and point 11 in your game board. As soon as you’ve successfully assembled the prime to block the activity of your opponent, the competitor doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, that means 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 strategy and the Blocking Game strategy are very similar – to hurt your competitor’s positions hoping to improve your chances of winning, however the Back Game plan utilizes seperate techniques to do that. The Back Game plan is generally employed when you’re far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this plan, you need to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single checker) late in the game. This tactic is more complex than others to employ in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice toss.