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As we dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of talent and pure luck. The aim is to shift your pieces safely around the board to your inside board while at the same time your opposition moves their checkers toward their inner board in the opposite direction. With competing player checkers heading in opposing directions there is going to be conflict and the requirement for particular strategies at specific instances. Here are the last 2 Backgammon strategies to finish off your game.

The Priming Game Plan

If the aim of the blocking strategy is to hamper the opponents ability to shift her checkers, the Priming Game tactic is to completely block 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 end up in a damaged position if he ever tries to escape the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anywhere between point 2 and point 11 in your board. After you have successfully built the prime to block the activity of the opponent, your competitor doesn't even get to toss the dice, and you shift your checkers and roll the dice again. You will win the game for sure.

The Back Game Tactic

The aims of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game plan are similar - to harm your opponent's positions with hope to better your chances of winning, but the Back Game strategy utilizes different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game plan is generally utilized when you're far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this strategy, you need to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single checker) late in the game. This plan is more difficult than others to employ in Backgammon because it needs careful movement of your checkers and how the pieces are moved is partially the result of the dice roll.