The aim of a Backgammon match is to shift your checkers around the game board and pull those pieces from the game board faster than your opponent who works harder to do the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Winning a game 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 how you move your checkers are determined by your overall playing plans. Players use a number of tactics in the differing parts of a match depending on your positions and opponent’s.
The Running Game Strategy
The aim of the Running Game plan is to lure all your pieces into your inner board and get them off as quick as you could. This plan concentrates on the speed of moving your checkers with little or no time spent to hit or block your opponent’s chips. The best time to employ this plan is when you think you can move your own pieces faster than the opponent does: when 1) you have a fewer checkers on the board; 2) all your pieces have past your opponent’s pieces; or 3) your opposing player doesn’t use the hitting or blocking tactic.
The Blocking Game Tactic
The main aim of the blocking plan, by its name, is to block your competitor’s chips, temporarily, not worrying about moving your chips rapidly. As soon as you have established the barrier for your competitor’s movement with a couple of chips, you can move your other pieces rapidly from the board. The player should also have a clear strategy when to withdraw and move the pieces that you employed for blocking. The game becomes intriguing when your opposition uses the same blocking tactic.