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As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a game of ability and good luck. The goal is to shift your chips safely around the game board to your inside board and at the same time your opposition moves their chips toward their inside board in the opposing direction. With opposing player chips shifting in opposing directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular techniques at particular times. Here are the last 2 Backgammon tactics to round out your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the aim of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to shift their checkers, the Priming Game tactic is to completely block any activity of the opponent by creating a prime - ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor's checkers will either get bumped, or end up in a battered position if she ever attempts to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anyplace between point two and point 11 in your game board. Once you've successfully constructed the prime to prevent the movement of your opponent, the competitor doesn't even get to roll the dice, that means you shift your checkers and roll the dice again. You'll be a winner for sure.

The Back Game Technique

The objectives of the Back Game tactic and the Blocking Game plan are very similar - to harm your competitor's positions in hope to better your odds of winning, however the Back Game plan utilizes different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game technique is generally used when you're far behind your competitor. 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 use in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your checkers and how the chips are moved is partially the result of the dice roll.