As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of ability and good luck. The aim is to move your checkers safely around the game board to your inside board and at the same time your opposing player shifts their checkers toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces heading in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific strategies at particular instances. Here are the two final Backgammon strategies to complete your game.

The Priming Game Strategy

If the purpose of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to move their pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to completely block any activity of the opposing player by creating a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent’s checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a bad position if she ever attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anyplace between point two and point 11 in your board. Once you’ve successfully built the prime to prevent the activity of your competitor, the opponent doesn’t even get a chance to toss the dice, and you move your checkers and toss the dice again. You will win the game for sure.

The Back Game Tactic

The goals of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game technique are similar – to hinder your competitor’s positions with hope to boost your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game strategy relies on seperate techniques to do that. The Back Game tactic is generally employed when you are far behind your opponent. To play Backgammon with this strategy, you need to control 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This technique is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are relocated is partially the result of the dice roll.