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As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and luck. The aim is to move your pieces carefully around the game board to your inner board while at the same time your opponent shifts their chips toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips moving in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for particular tactics at particular times. Here are the two final Backgammon techniques to round out your game.

The Priming Game Tactic

If the goal of the blocking strategy is to slow down the opponent to shift her pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely barricade any activity of the opposing player by building a prime - ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent's checkers will either get hit, or result a damaged position if he ever attempts to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point eleven in your game board. Once you've successfully assembled the prime to prevent the movement of the opponent, your opponent does not even get to roll the dice, and you move your pieces and toss the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.

The Back Game Tactic

The objectives of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game strategy are very similar - to hurt your opponent's positions with hope to better your odds of winning, however the Back Game strategy relies on alternate tactics to do that. The Back Game technique is generally used when you are far behind your competitor. To play Backgammon with this strategy, you have to control 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single checker) late in the game. This tactic is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your pieces and how the chips are relocated is partly the outcome of the dice toss.