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As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a casino game of ability and good luck. The goal is to shift your checkers safely around the board to your inner board while at the same time your opposition moves their pieces toward their inner board in the opposing direction. With opposing player checkers shifting in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at particular instances. Here are the last 2 Backgammon techniques to round out your game.

The Priming Game Strategy

If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to move her chips, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely barricade any activity of the opponent by constructing a prime - ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent's chips will either get hit, or end up in a battered position if he ever tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your game board. Once you've successfully constructed the prime to prevent the movement of your opponent, the competitor does not even get a chance to roll the dice, and you move your pieces and roll the dice again. You'll win the game for sure.

The Back Game Technique

The goals of the Back Game strategy and the Blocking Game tactic are very similar - to hinder your opponent's positions hoping to boost your odds of succeeding, but the Back Game strategy uses alternate techniques to do that. The Back Game technique is often utilized when you are far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this tactic, you have to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This technique is more complex than others to use in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your chips and how the checkers are moved is partly the result of the dice roll.