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As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of ability and good luck. The aim is to move your pieces carefully around the board to your home board while at the same time your opposing player moves their chips toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player pieces shifting in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for specific techniques at particular times. Here are the two final Backgammon plans to complete your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the aim of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to shift his chips, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely stop any movement of the opponent by building a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s pieces will either get bumped, or end up in a bad position if he at all tries to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your board. Once you’ve successfully constructed the prime to block the activity of your competitor, your opponent doesn’t even get to toss the dice, that means you move your pieces and toss the dice again. You’ll win the game for sure.

The Back Game Strategy

The goals of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game strategy are similar – to hurt your competitor’s positions hoping to improve your odds of winning, however the Back Game strategy relies on alternate techniques to do that. The Back Game strategy is frequently employed when you’re far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this tactic, 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 use in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your chips and how the checkers are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice roll.