The Essential Basics of Backgammon Strategies – Part Two
Posted in Backgammon on 03/21/2026 05:25 am by Lillie
As we have dicussed in the last article, Backgammon is a game of skill and good luck. The aim is to move your pieces carefully around the game board to your inner board and at the same time your opponent shifts their chips toward their inner board in the opposing direction. With opposing player chips heading in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for particular strategies at specific instances. Here are the two final Backgammon techniques to complete your game.
The Priming Game Tactic
If the aim of the blocking tactic is to slow down the opponent to move their pieces, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely barricade any activity of the opponent by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s chips will either get bumped, or end up in a damaged position if he at all attempts to escape the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anyplace between point 2 and point 11 in your half of the board. As soon as you have successfully assembled the prime to prevent the movement of your opponent, the competitor doesn’t even get a chance to roll the dice, that means you move your chips and toss the dice again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Strategy
The goals of the Back Game plan and the Blocking Game strategy are similar – to harm your opponent’s positions with hope to boost your chances of succeeding, however the Back Game technique relies on alternate tactics to achieve that. The Back Game strategy is commonly utilized when you’re far behind your opponent. To participate in Backgammon with this tactic, you have to control two or more points in table, and to hit a blot (a single piece) late in the game. This technique is more challenging than others to employ in Backgammon because it requires careful movement of your chips and how the chips are moved is partially the outcome of the dice roll.