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As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of ability and pure luck. The goal is to move your chips safely around the game board to your inside board while at the same time your opponent shifts their pieces toward their home board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces moving in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the need for particular strategies at particular instances. Here are the last two Backgammon strategies to round out your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the purpose of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to shift her chips, the Priming Game tactic is to completely barricade any movement of the opposing player by assembling a prime - ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent's chips will either get hit, or end up in a bad position if he/she ever attempts to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be established anyplace between point two and point 11 in your board. Once you've successfully assembled the prime to stop the activity of your competitor, the competitor doesn't even get to roll the dice, that means you move your checkers and toss the dice yet again. You'll win the game for sure.

The Back Game Strategy

The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game technique are very similar - to hinder your competitor's positions with hope to improve your chances of winning, however the Back Game technique utilizes different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game technique is generally used when you're far behind your competitor. To play Backgammon with this tactic, you need to hold two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single checker) late in the game. This plan is more complex than others to play in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the chips are relocated is partly the result of the dice toss.