The Essential Basics of Backgammon Game Plans – Part 2
Posted in Backgammon on 03/10/2026 01:25 pm by Lillie
As we have dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of ability and good luck. The aim is to move your checkers safely around the board to your inner board and at the same time your opposing player shifts their pieces toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With opposing player chips shifting in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific tactics at specific instances. Here are the two final Backgammon strategies to complete your game.
The Priming Game Plan
If the aim of the blocking plan is to hamper the opponents ability to shift their pieces, 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 pieces will either get hit, or result a damaged position if she ever tries to leave the wall. The trap of the prime can be setup anywhere between point two and point eleven in your half of the board. After you have successfully assembled the prime to stop the activity of the competitor, your competitor doesn’t even get to roll the dice, and you shift your chips and toss the dice yet again. You will win the game for sure.
The Back Game Tactic
The aims of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game technique are very similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions hoping to boost your odds of winning, but the Back Game strategy uses different tactics to do that. The Back Game strategy is often employed when you’re far behind your opponent. To compete in Backgammon with this tactic, you need to control 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This plan is more difficult than others to employ in Backgammon seeing as it requires careful movement of your chips and how the checkers are moved is partially the result of the dice toss.