As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of skill and good luck. The aim is to shift your pieces safely around the game board to your inner board and at the same time your opposing player moves 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 particular techniques at specific times. Here are the 2 final Backgammon tactics to complete your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the goal of the blocking tactic is to hamper the opponents ability to move his checkers, the Priming Game plan is to absolutely block any activity of the opposing player by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a battered position if she at all attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your half of the board. As soon as you’ve successfully built the prime to stop the activity of the opponent, the opponent does not even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you move your chips and roll the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.

The Back Game Technique

The goals of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game strategy are similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions hoping to better your odds of winning, however the Back Game tactic uses seperate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game strategy is commonly employed when you’re far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this technique, you have to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This tactic is more challenging than others to employ in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the pieces are moved is partly the outcome of the dice toss.