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As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of talent and pure luck. The goal is to move your chips safely around the game board to your inner board and at the same time your opponent moves their chips toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With competing player checkers heading in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for specific tactics at specific times. Here are the two final Backgammon techniques to round out your game.

The Priming Game Plan

If the aim of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to move her pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely barricade any activity of the opposing player by assembling a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get bumped, or result a damaged position if he/she ever tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your game board. As soon as you’ve successfully assembled the prime to block the activity of the opponent, the competitor does not even get to roll the dice, that means you shift your chips and toss the dice again. You’ll 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 in hope to improve your chances of winning, however the Back Game tactic relies on seperate tactics to do that. The Back Game strategy is often employed when you are far behind your competitor. To play Backgammon with this strategy, you need 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 pieces are relocated is partially the result of the dice roll.