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As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of ability and good luck. The aim is to shift your pieces carefully around the game board to your inside board and at the same time your opposing player moves their chips toward their home board in the opposing direction. With opposing player checkers heading in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular strategies at particular times. Here are the two final Backgammon techniques to finish off your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the goal of the blocking plan is to slow down the opponent to move her chips, the Priming Game tactic is to completely block any movement of the opposing player by assembling a prime - ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor's chips will either get bumped, or result a damaged position if he/she ever attempts to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point two and point 11 in your half of the board. After you have successfully constructed the prime to prevent the movement of your opponent, your competitor does not even get a chance to roll the dice, and you shift your pieces and toss the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.

The Back Game Technique

The goals of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game technique are very similar - to hurt your competitor's positions with hope to better your chances of succeeding, but the Back Game tactic uses alternate tactics to do that. The Back Game plan is frequently utilized when you're far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this plan, you have to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This tactic is more complex than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the pieces are moved is partially the result of the dice toss.