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As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of skill and good luck. The goal is to shift your checkers safely around the board to your inner board while at the same time your opponent shifts their chips toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips heading in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at particular times. Here are the 2 final Backgammon plans to complete your game.

The Priming Game Strategy

If the purpose of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to move their checkers, the Priming Game strategy is to completely barricade any movement of the opponent by creating a prime - ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent's chips will either get hit, or result a damaged position if he at all attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your half of the board. As soon as you have successfully built the prime to stop the activity of the opponent, the competitor doesn't even get to roll the dice, and you move your checkers and toss the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.

The Back Game Strategy

The aims of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game tactic are similar - to hinder your competitor's positions hoping to boost your chances of winning, however the Back Game strategy relies on seperate tactics to do that. The Back Game plan is generally employed when you're far behind your opponent. To play Backgammon with this strategy, you need to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This strategy is more complex than others to employ in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the pieces are moved is partly the outcome of the dice toss.