As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of talent and luck. The aim is to move your chips safely around the game board to your inside board while at the same time your opposing player shifts their pieces toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces shifting in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at particular times. Here are the two final Backgammon strategies to complete your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to move their chips, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely block any activity of the opponent by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s chips will either get hit, or end up in a battered position if she ever attempts to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anyplace between point 2 and point 11 in your half of the board. After you have successfully constructed the prime to prevent the activity of your opponent, the competitor does not even get to roll the dice, that means you shift your chips and toss the dice again. You’ll be a winner for sure.

The Back Game Tactic

The goals of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game strategy are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions with hope to improve your odds of succeeding, however the Back Game technique utilizes alternate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game tactic is generally employed when you are far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this technique, you have to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This plan is more challenging than others to use in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are relocated is partially the outcome of the dice toss.