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As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of skill and luck. The goal is to move your pieces safely around the game board to your inside board and at the same time your opposing player moves their pieces toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player pieces heading in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for specific techniques at particular times. Here are the last 2 Backgammon techniques to round out your game.

The Priming Game Plan

If the aim of the blocking tactic is to hamper the opponents ability to shift their checkers, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely stop any activity of the opponent by creating a prime - ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor's checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a bad position if she at all attempts to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your board. Once you have successfully assembled the prime to stop the movement of the opponent, the competitor doesn't even get to toss the dice, and you shift your chips and roll the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.

The Back Game Plan

The objectives of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game tactic are very similar - to hinder your opponent's positions hoping to improve your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game tactic utilizes different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game technique is commonly utilized 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 checker) late in the game. This strategy is more challenging than others to use in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the pieces are relocated is partially the result of the dice roll.