The aim of a Backgammon match is to shift your pieces around the game board and get them off the game board faster than your opponent who works harder to achieve the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Succeeding in a match of Backgammon requires both tactics and good luck. Just how far you will be able to shift your pieces is left to the numbers from tossing the dice, and the way you move your chips are decided on by your overall playing tactics. Players use a number of plans in the different stages of a match dependent on your positions and opponent’s.
The Running Game Technique
The goal of the Running Game technique is to bring all your checkers into your home board and bear them off as fast as you could. This tactic focuses on the speed of advancing your chips with no time spent to hit or stop your opponent’s pieces. The best scenario to use this technique is when you believe you might be able to shift your own chips quicker than the opposition does: when 1) you have less checkers on the game board; 2) all your chips have past your competitor’s chips; or 3) the opponent doesn’t employ the hitting or blocking tactic.
The Blocking Game Technique
The primary goal of the blocking technique, by the name, is to block the opponent’s chips, temporarily, while not worrying about shifting your pieces rapidly. After you have created the blockade for the opponent’s movement with a couple of chips, you can move your other checkers quickly from the board. The player should also have a clear strategy when to back off and shift the checkers that you used for blocking. The game becomes intriguing when your competitor utilizes the same blocking tactic.