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As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of skill and pure luck. The aim is to move your pieces safely around the board to your inner board while at the same time your opposing player shifts their pieces toward their inside board in the opposing direction. With opposing player chips moving in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular strategies at specific instances. Here are the two final Backgammon plans to complete your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the goal of the blocking plan is to slow down the opponent to shift her pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely block any activity of the opposing player by assembling a prime - ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent's pieces will either get bumped, or end up in a damaged position if he/she ever tries to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be built anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your half of the board. After you have successfully constructed the prime to stop the activity of your opponent, your opponent doesn't even get to roll the dice, that means you move your pieces and toss the dice again. You'll win the game for sure.

The Back Game Plan

The goals of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game strategy are similar - to hurt your opponent's positions hoping to boost your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique utilizes alternate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game tactic is commonly utilized when you're far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this plan, you need to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This strategy is more difficult than others to use in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your pieces and how the chips are moved is partially the result of the dice toss.