The objective of a Backgammon match is to shift your pieces around the Backgammon board and pull them off the game board quicker than your opposing player who works harder to do the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Succeeding in a match of Backgammon needsrequires both tactics and luck. How far you will be able to shift your chips is up to the numbers from rolling the dice, and the way you shift your pieces are decided on by your overall playing strategies. Enthusiasts use differing strategies in the different parts of a match depending on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Strategy

The aim of the Running Game strategy is to lure all your checkers into your inside board and get them off as quick as you can. This tactic focuses on the pace of shifting your pieces with little or no efforts to hit or stop your opponent’s checkers. The ideal scenario to employ this plan is when you think you might be able to move your own pieces quicker than your opposition does: when 1) you have a fewer checkers on the game board; 2) all your chips have moved beyond your opponent’s chips; or 3) the opponent doesn’t use the hitting or blocking plan.

The Blocking Game Tactic

The main aim of the blocking strategy, by the name, is to stop the competitor’s pieces, temporarily, not fretting about shifting your pieces rapidly. As soon as you have established the blockage for your competitor’s movement with a few chips, you can shift your other chips swiftly from the game board. The player should also have a clear strategy when to withdraw and move the checkers that you utilized for blocking. The game gets intriguing when the opposition utilizes the same blocking tactic.