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As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of ability and luck. The goal is to shift your pieces safely around the board to your inner board while at the same time your opposition moves their chips toward their home board in the opposing direction. With opposing player chips moving in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the requirement for particular techniques at particular instances. Here are the last 2 Backgammon strategies to complete your game.

The Priming Game Strategy

If the purpose of the blocking plan is to hamper the opponents ability to shift their chips, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely stop any activity of the opponent by building a prime - ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor's pieces will either get bumped, or end up in a damaged position if she ever attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anyplace between point two and point 11 in your game board. After you've successfully constructed the prime to prevent the activity of the competitor, your opponent doesn't even get a chance to toss the dice, and you move your checkers and toss the dice again. You'll be a winner for sure.

The Back Game Plan

The goals of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game technique are very similar - to hurt your opponent's positions with hope to boost your chances of winning, but the Back Game tactic relies on different tactics to do that. The Back Game technique is generally utilized when you are far behind your competitor. To compete in Backgammon with this plan, you have to control 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This tactic is more difficult than others to use in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the pieces are moved is partially the result of the dice toss.