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As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of skill and pure luck. The goal is to move your pieces safely around the game board to your inner board while at the same time your opponent shifts their checkers toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player pieces moving in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for particular strategies at particular times. Here are the last two Backgammon tactics to finish off your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the goal of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift her chips, the Priming Game strategy is to completely stop any activity of the opponent by building a prime - ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent's checkers will either get hit, or end up in a battered position if she ever attempts to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anyplace between point 2 and point 11 in your game board. Once you have successfully constructed the prime to stop the movement of the opponent, your competitor does not even get to roll the dice, and you move your chips and roll the dice again. You will win the game for sure.

The Back Game Tactic

The goals of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game strategy are similar - to hinder your opponent's positions hoping to improve your odds of winning, however the Back Game tactic relies on alternate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game plan is often used when you are far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this tactic, you need to control 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This plan is more complex than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are moved is partly the result of the dice toss.