The objective of a Backgammon game is to move your chips around the game board and get those pieces from the game board faster than your opponent who works just as hard to do the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Winning a round of Backgammon requires both strategy and good luck. Just how far you will be able to shift your checkers is up to the numbers from rolling a pair of dice, and the way you move your pieces are decided on by your overall playing techniques. Enthusiasts use differing tactics in the differing stages of a match depending on your positions and opponent’s.
The Running Game Plan
The goal of the Running Game tactic is to bring all your pieces into your inner board and get them off as fast as you can. This strategy concentrates on the pace of advancing your chips with no time spent to hit or barricade your competitor’s chips. The ideal scenario to employ this tactic is when you think you might be able to move your own checkers a lot faster than your opposition does: when 1) you have less checkers on the game board; 2) all your chips have moved beyond your competitor’s pieces; or 3) the opponent doesn’t use the hitting or blocking plan.
The Blocking Game Technique
The main aim of the blocking tactic, by its title, is to block the competitor’s chips, temporarily, not worrying about shifting your chips quickly. Once you have created the barrier for your competitor’s movement with a couple of checkers, you can move your other pieces quickly off the game board. The player should also have a clear strategy when to back off and move the pieces that you used for the blockade. The game gets interesting when the competitor uses the same blocking tactic.