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As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of ability and pure luck. The aim is to move your pieces safely around the board to your inner board while at the same time your opponent moves their pieces toward their inside board in the opposing direction. With competing player chips moving in opposite directions there is going to be conflict and the need for specific strategies at specific instances. Here are the last 2 Backgammon strategies to complete your game.

The Priming Game Strategy

If the purpose of the blocking plan is to slow down the opponent to move their pieces, the Priming Game tactic is to absolutely barricade any activity of the opponent by assembling a prime - ideally 6 points in a row. The opponent's pieces will either get hit, or end up in a battered position if he/she ever tries to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anywhere between point two and point eleven in your game board. As soon as you have successfully built the prime to prevent the movement of your competitor, your 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 Tactic

The aims of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game strategy are very similar - to hurt your opponent's positions hoping to better your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game technique relies on alternate techniques to achieve that. The Back Game technique is often employed when you are far behind your opponent. To play Backgammon with this plan, you have 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 checkers and how the chips are moved is partially the outcome of the dice toss.