The objective of a Backgammon match is to shift your checkers around the game board and bear them off the board quicker than your competitor who works just as hard to attempt the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Winning a match of Backgammon requires both strategy and good luck. How far you will be able to shift your chips is up to the numbers from rolling a pair of dice, and the way you shift your chips are determined by your overall playing tactics. Enthusiasts use a few strategies in the different parts of a game depending on your positions and opponent’s.
The Running Game Tactic
The aim of the Running Game plan is to entice all your pieces into your inside board and get them off as quick as you could. This plan focuses on the pace of moving your pieces with absolutely no time spent to hit or barricade your opponent’s pieces. The ideal scenario to use this technique is when you believe you might be able to move your own chips quicker than the opponent does: when 1) you have a fewer chips on the game board; 2) all your pieces have moved beyond your competitor’s pieces; or 3) your opposing player does not employ the hitting or blocking strategy.
The Blocking Game Strategy
The primary goal of the blocking tactic, by its name, is to block your competitor’s pieces, temporarily, while not worrying about shifting your checkers rapidly. After you’ve established the barrier for your competitor’s movement with a couple of chips, you can shift your other chips swiftly from the game board. The player should also have an apparent strategy when to withdraw and move the chips that you utilized for the blockade. The game becomes intriguing when your competitor utilizes the same blocking strategy.